IoES in the News

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“Despite tremendous leadership in California and in the region on a wide variety of air quality and greenhouse gas emission reduction issues, we’re seeing in L.A. County that we’re still…

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A new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences analyzed the influence of global warming on extreme climate events, such as record-breaking temperatures or rainfall,…

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Trump is aggressively proclaiming that we should not be addressing climate change at the federal level,” said UCLA’s Sean B. Hecht. “And the auto companies have taken this as an…

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“Scientists are servants, and we can never forget that, he said. “We serve the people, we serve this planet, and most of all, we serve the truth,” said UCLA’s Glen…

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“Having desal means Southern California gains water independence from Northern California. You can’t waive that off as insignificant. That can be quite important,” said Yoram Cohen, a professor of chemical…

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Climate Lab, a new YouTube series by Vox and the University of California that explores the behavioral science of climate change and attempts to mitigate it, is a smart idea…

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“In terms of behavioral change, we need two things,” said Magali Delmas, a professor at the Institute of Environment and Sustainability at UCLA and the Anderson School of Management. “We…

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What I learned through Climate Lab, a new video series I’m hosting in partnership with the University of California and Vox, is that most climate change messaging is filled with…

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Magali Delmas, a professor at the Institute of Environment and Sustainability at UCLA and the Anderson School of Management is on the hunt for these motivations, looking for simple ways…

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While previous studies of these animals have demonstrated that injuries likely occurred during fierce battles, the UCLA biologists are the first scientists to study enough bones to determine how frequently…

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“Consequently, we expected injuries in saber-toothed cats would likely be concentrated in the shoulder, anterior ribcage and spine, while those of dire wolves were likely to be more evenly distributed…

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“I think this year’s annual report from LADWP really emphasizes the fact that you can guarantee that the city of L.A. provides clean, high-quality water to its customers, which is…

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Caitlin Brown, a doctoral candidate at UCLA and lead author of the study, along with her colleagues analyzed more than 35,000 saber-toothed cat and dire wolf bones retrieved from the…

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But there are a number of things you can do to protect yourself and your family from air pollution, said Yifang Zhu. She’s a professor of environmental health sciences at…

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Blaire Van Valkenburgh, a paleontologist at UCLA, led graduate students to a local resource. The student researchers found a way to map damaged areas on bones and spent months examining…

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“This is a great idea,” said Michael Roberts, executive director of the UCLA Resnick Program for Food Law and Policy and a UC Global Food Initiative subcommittee member. “Most consumers…

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IoES and Department of English Professor Ursula Heise has been awarded this year’s British Society for Literature and Science (BSLS) prize for best book in the field of literature and science published…

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“I think the court really got it right,” Cara Horowitz, a law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, told Bloomberg BNA. “It took a creative analytical approach to…

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“I think one of the fears about what’s going on in the US with Trump stepping back from climate action is that some people think Chinese leaders may not want…

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Starting this fall, the IoES will offer a new graduate program to help students study and address important environmental challenges that require skills in multiple disciplines. Environment and sustainability problems…

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“If you ask in the most expansive way what federal actions affect fossil fuels production, DOE’s energy support — research and development support for renewable energy — could be construed…

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Daniel Swain, Postdoctoral Fellow, UCLA, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability: Overall, this piece accurately describes the findings of a new research paper by Mann et al on linkages between rapid…

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“In many ways it’s surprising how adaptable these species have been. Mountain lions, for instance, willingly limit themselves to 25 square miles instead of their staggeringly large range of around…

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“Trump’s rejection of regulatory action on climate change creates a vacuum in global climate leadership that China can now seize,” said Alex L. Wang, a law professor and China environmental…

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UCLA environmental lawyer Cara Horowitz said, “States like California and environmental organizations will take EPA to court and say, “Look, EPA can’t undo this rule just based on a political…