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A UCLA professor and other researchers estimate nearly 1 million incarcerated people could suffer lifelong health consequences.

Active Membranes, a startup within the Magnify Incubator at CNSI, has developed an innovative technology to treat and desalinate water.

Proposed legislation, which grew out the students’ work in a legal clinic project, would benefit small farmers who can’t afford big legal fees.

The funds will support undergraduate, graduate and faculty activities.

Using common reagents in heated water, chemists can ‘behead’ and break down PFAS, leaving only harmless compounds behind.

UCLA-led research projects that end-of-the-century storms will generate 200% to 400% more runoff in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

A UCLA-led study finds greater “streamflow” may mean more water for the West, but it could also increase the risk for floods and landslides.

The current drought has exceeded the severity of a late-1500s megadrought that had been considered the driest since the year 800.

The new database will help researchers, conservationists and fisheries understand changes to marine species and ecosystems.

Microplastics could be present in greater-than-expected concentrations in crops around the world.

A UCLA-led study explains how much of the damage is being caused by treated sewage.

A study co-authored by UCLA researchers finds hundreds of public water systems are out of compliance with state standards.

UCLA’s Dennis Lettenmaier and colleagues found that mosquito populations would have been around 40% higher without water-use mandates.

In this role, Hoek will provide leadership and grow partnerships with faculty and stakeholders to improve ecosystem health in Los Angeles.

The analysis is the only comprehensive analysis of the state of the region’s water systems

The analysis by the Luskin Center for Innovation helps the state deliver on its legal recognition that safe, clean, affordable and accessible water is a human right.

At a Zócalo/UCLA Downtown event, experts discussed how much sea level rise we can expect, how we balance public and private concerns, and how we can reduce additional risk.

Stories on ethnic studies, Yang Yang and clean water studies.

The engineers and mathematicians have designed a unique and effective system that could be used to produce clean, fresh water, or to recycle industrial water that would otherwise be wasted.

The announcement by Los Angeles officials that the city would recycle 100 percent of its wastewater by 2035 aligns with the UCLA Sustainable LA Grand Challenge.

Formed in partnership with the Waitt Foundation, the Blue Prosperity program works with local governments, businesses and communities.

UCLA research shows that swift public action could actually result in more wetlands.

Single-celled coastal coccolithophores appear resilient to high levels of carbon dioxide.

New UCLA-led research demonstrates the financial benefits of using sources such as groundwater.

From water resources to wildfires, UCLA research reveals a climate future that will have wide-ranging consequences.