Story
Vegetation browning from drought hits L.A.’s disadvantaged communities hardest
David Colgan
UCLA-led study reveals a ‘geography of inequality’ across region’s coastal areas
IoES Magazine
Profile
New professor Alesia Montgomery examines environmental justice in urban redevelopment
David Colgan
Who gets to make those decisions (and how) is the focus of ethnographer Alesia Montgomery, a new faculty member at UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. Racialized, low-income communities…
Story
Beating the heat in L.A.: County’s ‘informal’ cooling centers are used more than official ones
David Colgan
With climate change making heat waves longer and more severe, Los Angeles County has for several years provided cooling centers — many of which are in libraries, parks or other…
Video
A Smallholder’s Voice (video)
David Colgan
Cacao and palm oil industries contribute to deforestation of the most vibrant, species-rich places on the planet, leading to conservation attempts that use external sustainability certifications to drive responsible manufacture…
Story
Air for disadvantaged L.A. residents is more polluted, more toxic
David Colgan
Levels and sources of contamination vary by location, UCLA-led study finds
Story
Dysmus Kisilu wins UCLA’s Pritzker Award for environmental innovators
David Colgan
Kenyan entrepreneur and his company, Solar Freeze, receive $100,000 prize for reducing food waste
Story
As climate change worsens deadly heat waves, policymakers begin to act
Anna Novoselov
Extreme heat disproportionately harms already-vulnerable communities and individuals
Story
Students combine research and reality for sustainable agriculture project in Cameroon
David Colgan
Team of five students among 112 to graduate UCLA with degrees in environmental science
Voices
Talking solutions with Marilyn Raphael, director of UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
David Colgan
Faculty and students are working on new ways to respond to climate change and other environmental problems
Story
Public talk underscores need for equity and regulation in the electrification of transportation
Anna Novoselov
California has passed numerous laws stimulating green transportation. According to environmentalist Mary Nichols, making these laws work will take better enforcement. “Regulations are really only as good as the enforcement…
Story
Changing bus schedules can protect riders from deadly heat, study finds
David Colgan
Rerouting 10% of Phoenix’ bus fleet could reduce exposure to extreme heat by 35%
Story
In 3 California regions, big cities lag smaller cities in ‘neighborhood biodiversity’
David Colgan
Animal species are less evenly distributed in large urban areas, UCLA-led study finds
Story
Farwiza Farhan wins UCLA’s Pritzker Award for environmental innovators
David Colgan
Conservationist receives $100,000 for work to protect Indonesia’s species-rich Leuser Ecosystem
Story
Q&A with Clara Pratte, 2020 Pritzker Award winner
David Colgan
Pratte moved solar energy projects forward with Navajo Power, the company she co-founded to benefit local communities on tribal lands. She also expanded Strongbow Strategies, the professional services and consulting…
Story
Jaden Smith and Mari Copeny honored for environmental justice leadership at UCLA gala
David Colgan
Virtual fundraising gala featured celebrity performances and science from UCLA graduate students
Story
UCLA environmental experts featured in PBS sustainability series
Madeline Adamo
Faculty and others play a major role in shaping stories of accountability in ‘Sustaining US,’ whose second season debuts Oct. 6
Story
Program co-produced by UCLA storytelling lab wins local Emmy
David Colgan
‘Earth Focus’ episode explores environmental and human costs of coal mining in South Africa
Profile
Jacob Phaneuf found his path at UCLA through a passion for genetics and environmental justice
Sonia Aronson
Everyone was making small talk, trying to figure out what they had in common. Jacob told me he was a microbiology major from a tiny town in upstate New York…
Story
UCLA’s women leaders discuss their influence in the environmental science field
Ashley Kruythoff
In celebration of Women’s History Month, a look at those who are challenging norms, dispelling stereotypes and celebrating diversity
Story
Tribal leader Clara Pratte wins Pritzker Award for young environmental innovators
David Colgan
Navajo sustainable business advocate receives $100,000 for grassroots and national efforts
Story
Activism in pandemic times: Q&A with Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, 2019 Pritzker Award winner
David Colgan
In her multiple roles: UN Sustainable Development Goal Advocate, founder/president of the Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT), and Conservation International senior fellow, Ibrahim continued advocating for…