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Water recycling could ease shrinking of Colorado River | ABC News
Water recycling can significantly lessen the burden on the Colorado River Basin, but just 26% of treated municipal wastewater is reused across the seven states that depend on the overdrawn river, according to an analysis by the University of California, Los Angeles, released on Wednesday. (UCLA’s Noah Garrison was quoted. Also: City News Service.)
Volcano eruption cools, not heats, Southern Hemisphere | Scienmag
However, a groundbreaking study led by atmospheric scientists from UCLA has revealed a counterintuitive outcome. Contrary to initial expectations, the eruption had a net cooling effect on the Southern Hemisphere, reducing temperatures by approximately 0.1 °C by the end of 2022.
Building starter homes on small L.A. lots | KCRW 89.9-FM’s “Press Play”
Los Angeles is under a state mandate to add 250,000 new housing units by the end of the decade. To help speed up progress during the remaining five years, UCLA’s urban think tank cityLAB has launched a design competition … Working with the city, particularly the mayor’s office, CityLab has identified 12 lots that are scattered across L.A., and each would have three to 20 units, says Dana Cuff, a professor of architecture at UCLA and the director of cityLAB.
Why Canada, Mexico are missing from Trump’s tariff chart | Business Insider
Chris Tang, a UCLA professor who’s an expert in global supply chain management and the impact of regulatory policies, told Business Insider the Trump administration’s choice to leave Canada and Mexico off the tariffs list on Wednesday might be a symbol that the president recognized the neighboring nations’ significance to the U.S. economy — but it was also probably a negotiation tactic.
Will Californians pay more for goods after tariffs? | Sacramento Bee
The UCLA Anderson Forecast cited the tariff policies as one key reason to issue a recession watch, meaning the first economic downturn in five years could be at hand. “Tariffs will raise prices by directly raising the cost of production and consumption,” said Clement Bohr, an economist at the Forecast.
In Trump 2.0, collateral damage, disruption OK | Christian Science Monitor
DOGE’s approach, which has already drawn a flood of litigation, may yield only modest fiscal savings. But the greater impact won’t be known until sometime in the future, when hollowed-out agencies try to respond to a crisis, says Martin Gilens, a professor of public policy at UCLA. “A lot of the consequences will be slow to develop,” he says.
10 small things neurologists wish you’d do for your brain | New York Times
Minimizing the amount of time you spend sitting or being inactive can also deliver some of those benefits, said Dr. Kevin Bickart, an assistant professor of behavioral and sports neurology at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Who is laying fault on city officials after fires? | Christian Science Monitor
The transition to long-term recovery requires leadership skills to manage the patchwork of entities taking action and a strategy with clear roles and responsibilities, says Corinne Bendersky, an expert in leadership development at the University of California, Los Angeles.
How much toxic heavy metal is in that bright red fire retardant? | LAist
Sanjay Mohanty, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at UCLA, agreed, saying that the risk for people with limited exposure, such as homeowners or hikers, is “very low.”
