Environment + Climate

Research led by UCLA links prenatal exposure to specific chemicals to higher rates of eye cancer.

Special Collections is home to a 70-plus-year-old pamphlet that provides the four-part answer to why you are so much more comfortable in air conditioned surroundings.

With climate change, these dual exposures and related health problems will only increase, say researchers who studied the 2020 fire season.

New research looks at the nexus of climate change, sleep and human immunity.

V. Kelly Turner co-leads UCLA’s Heat Resilient L.A. project, which takes a multi-pronged approach that emphasizes equitable solutions to this dangerous problem.

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

By wrapping platinum-alloy crystals in tiny graphene “nanopockets,” scientists generated far more catalytic activity and power than expected.

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

More than 60 graduate students have received training through the NSF-funded INFEWS initiative at UCLA.

Researchers are lending their expertise to help make sure everyone in Los Angeles can benefit from the efforts.

Three alumni with a combined four decades of legal experience are helping bring environmental justice to low-income communities.

The decision could have wide-reaching consequences for federal agencies’ ability to regulate industries.

As temperatures rise, so does the risk of serious illness. UCLA doctors tell you how to protect yourself and your loved ones.

While many municipal climate plans cite extreme heat as a threat, few propose any comprehensive strategy to address it, a UCLA-led analysis shows.

Professor Ted Parson will serve as senior advisor to the commission.

If they can escape death in poachers’ nets, the endangered marine mammal is well poised genetically to rebound despite inbreeding.

The plan includes initiatives focused on transportation, energy, water and food systems.

“Not all energy-efficient upgrades or programs are the same,” said Magali Delmas, a UCLA environmental economist and co-author of the paper.

Faculty and students are working on new ways to respond to a wide range of environmental problems.

The gift from Richard Turco and his wife, Linda Turco, will support students engaged in environmental research.

Research co-authored by UCLA’s Daniel Swain finds that extreme precipitation conditions are projected to increase in the coming decades.

Research produced by those in the California Environmental Legislation and Policy Clinic has influenced proposed legislation.

LandCART uses machine learning to assess changes in vegetation and ground cover across the American West.

“The Labyrinth Project” engages listeners in a range of ecological conundrums that are as interconnected as the city’s ecosystems.

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.