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Drought restrictions had side benefit: Lowering risk of mosquito-borne disease
Sonia Aronson
Study finds Southern California mosquito populations would have been around 40% higher without water-use mandates
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Evidence mounts that eco-friendly wine tastes better
David Colgan
Certified organic French wines rated higher by experts, UCLA-led study finds
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A ‘ghastly future’ unless extraordinary action is taken soon on sustainability
Stuart Wolpert
Global team of scientists, including UCLA’s Daniel Blumstein, points to environmental, population and political challenges
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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
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State of Fire
Alison Hewitt
UCLA wildfire research reveals the patterns and future threats of blazes in California — and offers a foundation for how to face the flames.
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Sustainability leaders discuss possible outcomes of pandemic
Ashley Kruythoff
The abrupt onset of the coronavirus forced people, businesses, and organizations to aggressively prepare for a new reality and uncertain future. Around the world, institutions shifted to digital engagement, implementing…
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New book from UCLA urban sustainability experts: Q&A with Stephanie Pincetl
Sonia Aronson
A quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions come from buildings in California — over 100 million tons per year. And while the state is a leader in setting ambitious climate…
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KCET and UCLA launch new season of Earth Focus with Link TV and Thompson Reuters
David Colgan
Four episodes explore environmental politics, youth activism and the New West
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2020 Pritzker finalists: Clara Pratte, Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner, Leah Penniman
David Colgan
The finalists represent a vast range of environmental issues and approaches. All of them are working to address past and ongoing injustices.
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Announcing the Candidates for the 2020 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award
Sonia Aronson
Candidates for the 4th annual Pritzker Award are artists, leaders and inventors under the age of 40 fighting for a more sustainable future. They include a college dropout who invented…
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Air conditioning: Environmental loss, human win
Paul Stainier
With a warming climate, a key win-lose solution is air conditioning. In hotter conditions, workplace productivity suffers, students learn less, and mortality rates are higher. Fortunately, we have a way…
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Clean energy revolution may leave disadvantaged communities behind
Mary Hardin
Study finds affluent L.A. neighborhoods use more energy and reap greater benefits from government incentive programs
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Researchers create framework for evaluating environmental stopgap measures
David Colgan
UCLA study offers new way to look at temporary solutions that could buy more time for our planet
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Homegrown fire prevention could save Amazon rainforest
Annika Karody
Among the ashes in Brazil there exists hope, driven by efforts of small family farmers
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Effort to limit dust pollution in Owens Valley is advancing, but still room to improve
David Colgan
Study produced by national panel of experts including UCLA geography chair Gregory Okin
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Geoengineering, a futuristic idea that needs more imagination — a Q&A with author Holly Buck
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Buck talks about her new book at UCLA School of Law on Feb. 18 Whether building bridges to connect people, inventing drugs to save lives or splitting atoms to power…
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Many pregnancies are shorter as climate change causes more 90-degree days
Kaitlyn DeShon
The trend could cause health risks for newborns
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Drone monitoring of ship emissions could save lives, protect health
David Colgan
Students partnered with tech company on project that explored public health outcomes in L.A. and Long Beach port communities
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L.A. County taps UCLA to help create first-ever sustainability plan
OurCounty initiative aims for fossil-free future, addresses environmental injustices
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UCLA’s Energy Atlas expands to provide consumption data for most of Southern California
David Colgan
Online tool updated to include solar capacity, as California aims for 100% renewable energy
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A burning reminder of what happens if we roll back the Clean Water Act
It wasn’t first time. The Cuyahoga burned 13 times in the previous 100 years, thanks mostly to rapid industrialization and lack of sewage treatment. This year, Cleveland hosted annual River…