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The Ebony Project
Taylor Guitars has launched The Ebony Project, a multimedia storytelling platform that highlights their history of West African ebony use for guitars and their current efforts to ensure the sustainability of…
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State parks turnaround deserves voter support
UCLA IoES faculyt member and UCLA Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies co-founder Jon Christenses recently co-authored a San Francisco Chronical opinion piece in support of Prop 68, a $4 billion water…
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Climate change will make California’s drought-flood cycle more volatile, study finds
“We really need to be thinking seriously about what we’re going to do about these risks,” Daniel Swain, IoES climate scientist told the LA Times about the findings in a…
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Illegal wildlife trade likely unstoppable without dramatic shift in public awareness
“You can see this cycle where species go from being common to being rare because of the food trade, and then rare to extremely rare or extinct because of the…
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Wilder Weather Swings in California’s Future Could Spell Disaster
A new study showed with increased frequency of extreme weather events in California, Daniel Swain, the study’s lead author and IoES post-doctoral scholar, told KQED that, “I can definitely attest…
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Fighting Ocean Acidification With Underwater Forests
News Deeply featured one of this year’s Environmental Science B.S. senior practicum projects, Turning the Tides: Santa Monica Bay Ocean Acidification Project, and their work with the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Foundationresearching how…
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Grad student looks into epidemic of outbreak narratives in media
IoES faculty member and Ursula Heise spoke with the UCLA Daily Bruin about how outbreak narratives could leave younger generations with an unrealistically bleak outlook on life.
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Why California is fighting for tough vehicle emissions standards
“We have a history of the auto industry declaring how difficult it is to comply with regulations… Inevitably, it costs less than they say and they’re capable of making changes.…
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UCLA professor heads long-term evolutionary biology project on marmots
The Daily Bruin highlighted IoES faculty member Daniel Blumstein’s as head of the Marmot Project of the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory.
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UCLA conference to tackle water challenges in regions most impacted by climate change
by Jack Schwada On May 7, partners from across campus will host a conference highlighting UCLA’s commitment to sustainability and environmental issues at the global level. Water in the Middle…
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What role should the L.A. River play in a future Los Angeles?
The LA Times featured an article highlighting a UCLA Grand Challenges study that suggested if the city meets its goal of capturing run-off and treated water, the LA River may…
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Rolling back fuel economy standards could mean bigger cars — and less progress on climate change
“We see larger cars getting more fuel efficient and regular combustion engines getting more fuel efficient. I don’t think that happens without government regulations,” said IoES faculty member/ UCLA Law…
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California’s Nearly Dismal Snow Year a Harbinger of Things to Come
“At the end of February things were not looking so great, things were extremely dry throughout the state… The whole winter had been very warm, in some place the warmest…
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The Sierra Nevada snowpack will be 64% smaller by the end of this century. We need to prepare now
“We’re going to lose a lot of snow to climate change. Equally worrisome, California’s water infrastructure is not resilient enough to make up for the loss.” Alex Hall & Katharine…
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La nueva vida del río de Los Ángeles y los miedos al desplazamiento de sus vecinos
Jon Christensen published an Op-Ed in La Opinión that discussed gentrification as a result of the revitalization of the LA River.
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EPA poised to scrap fuel economy targets that are key to curbing global warming — setting up clash with California
Ann Carlson, UCLA Law professor and IoES faculty member told the LA Times that, “Given the work that needs to be done to bring the transportation sector along and the…
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About half of Americans don’t think climate change will affect them — here’s why
Why do only 45% of Americans think that global warming will pose a serious threat in their lifetime when climate change is already affecting the world? What can be done…
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Chevron just agreed in court that humans cause climate change, setting a new legal precedent
Vox included a statement by Ann Carlson, UCLA Law professor and IoES faculty member stating evidence connecting heat waves and flooding to fossil fuel burning is more robust today.
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Report: How Los Angeles Could Source its Water Locally
NewsDeeply discussed a UCLA report co-authored by IoES faculty, challenging the city to think bigger about local water sourcing plans and stating that 100% local water is possible.
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Pierce and Keely Shaye Brosnan, Van Jones Honored by UCLA at Rainy Eco-Gala
The Hollywood Reporter featured a story about the March 22nd IoES Sea CO2 Change Gala held at the Pritzker residence. The piece included quotes from board members and honorees (Van…
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See everything bad about climate change in a single California Town
WIRED spoke with IoES climate scientist, Daniel Swain, about atmospheric rivers and the effects of climate change on extreme weather events.
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Pierce Brosnan, Van Jones Speak Out About Climate Change at UCLA IoES Gala
Variety published an article highlighting the 2018 UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Sea CO2 Change Gala featuring honorees Van Jones, Keely Shaye Brosnan and Pierce Brosnan and other…
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Producer Lawrence Bender brings UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability’s Gala – SEA CO2 Change to the Forefront
Premier Gazette highlighted Producer Lawrence Bender’s compassion for the environment and his work as Co-Chair of the 2018 UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Sea CO2 Change Gala.
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Santa Barbara County braces for massive winter storm
“It is worth noting that the majority of major historical flood events in California have been the result of a slow-moving or stalled atmospheric river,” explained IoES climate scientist, Daniel…
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Why all this rain? Blame a strong ‘atmospheric river’ known as the ‘pineapple express’
Is the atmospheric river bad? The LA Times included a quote from UCLA IoES climate scientist Daniel Swain to answer their question: “This storm concerns me at least as much…