IoES in the News

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An analysis led by Stanford University found that temperatures rose about 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit statewide in California while precipitation dropped 30% since 1980. That doubled the number of autumn days—when…

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In California, a changing climate has made autumn feel more like summer, with hotter, drier weather that increases the risk of longer, more dangerous wildfire seasons, according to a new…

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Though the “great outdoors” may be more distant than ever right now due to COVID-19, small and mediated exposure to nature can still give us a lift, said Jon Christensen,…

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Ann Carlson, co-director of UCLA’s Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, said the Trump administration’s less aggressive rules “don’t make legal sense.” She noted that agencies will need…

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After years of blustery promises and draft proposals, the Trump administration Tuesday released final rules tossing out auto emissions standards and gutting one of the U.S.’s biggest efforts to fight…

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On Tuesday, the Trump administration finalized its plan to require manufacturers of cars and trucks – the biggest-source of climate-warming pollution – to boost their average fuel economy by 1.5 percent annually…

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The Trump administration has finalized its rollback of a major Obama-era climate policy, weakening auto emissions standards in a move it says will mean cheaper cars for consumers. “More fuel-efficient…

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The Trump administration is replacing Obama-era fuel economy standards with weaker ones that will allow for more air pollution.  Groups are already lining up to challenge the new rule. Ann…

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Last week, in response to complaints and an outpouring of social media outrage, governor Gavin Newsom announced a “soft closure” of 36 State Parks and beaches in California, 26 of…

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Donald Trump has always touted his rollback of Obama-era fuel economy and tailpipe emissions standards as one of his proudest anti-regulatory achievements. Today, his administration finalizes his own lower targets,…

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The Trump administration is rolling back the US government’s strongest attempt to combat the climate crisis, weakening rules which compel auto companies to produce more fuel-efficient vehicles. Critics say the move…

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In a new TED Talk, climate activist, geographer and one of OkayAfrica’s 100 Women 2020, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, discusses the role that indigenous knowledge can play in combatting climate change.

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To tackle a problem as large as climate change, we need both science and Indigenous wisdom, says environmental activist Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim. In this engaging talk, she shares how her…

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Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) is a strategy of the essential importance for chemistry and pharmacy, based on the idea that when we change a structure of a molecule then also the activity or property…

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UCLA study offers new way to look at temporary solutions that could buy more time for our planet. The paper sheds light on the social implications of climate change solutions, where…

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In general, higher latitudes are expected to see more total precipitation, particularly in rainfall as the Earth warms.  All in all, we should see “more intense but less frequent precipitation”…

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With some shots of rain and snow still arriving, and reservoirs at near average levels, the state still remains far short in total rain and snow statewide as it heads…

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In California, a county public health officer’s order can limit access to lands managed by federal, state, tribal or city authorities in an emergency. It’s a step that some counties,…

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Emma Marris, a contributing writer for National Geographic and Pritzker Nominator, has written a story in its Earth Day 50th Anniversary Special Issue.  “I imagined a future in 2070 where…

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Peter Daszak, senior research fellow at UCLA Center for Tropical Research and president of the EcoHealth Alliance is featured in a PBS Newshour special podcast on the coronavirus pandemic.

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A UCLA-led study, in the Nature journal Scientific Reports examined body condition of newts across their entire range, from San Diego to Mendocino. In the south, researchers discovered that body condition —…

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Health.com put together a day-to-day, room-to-room road map of easy places to start building the healthiest home possible.  Depending on where you live, work, and shop, trying to make environmentally…

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Many Los Angeles universities slid into disarray after schools announced last week they would shut down in-person classes to prevent the spread of COVID-19. For UCLA, which is on the…

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The president has overturned a 50-year waiver that allows the state to set its own standards—but California, allied with other states, is fighting back.  California’s ZEV program, which requires car companies…

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Companies dabbling in a novel food space are attracting increasing attention from pet owners, regulators, financiers and the veterinary profession.  Hungry dogs and cats account for 25-30% of the environmental…