Environment + Climate

The latest report from the Latino GDP Project looks at Latino business creation from 2007 to 2023.

UCLA hosted the first annual LA Fire Research Conference to answer that question, convening researchers from across the U.S., agencies and survivors.

The use of pesticides on farms in California largely ended in 2015, but exceptions have been allowed for fumigating freight containers and similar shipping needs.

An advance warning system will tell people when to take down their bird feeders to prevent outbreaks from starting.

Project ReConnect explores how our connection to nature and animals helps our well-being, and how we can help theirs.

Work launched in the immediate aftermath of the January 2025 blazes continues to deliver practical insights and tools for wildfire risk reduction and disaster response.

Across medicine, environmental studies, public policy, the social sciences and beyond, UCLA scholars in 2025 continued turning discovery into real-world impact.

Bruin Wilson Sherman is blending ecology, social science and social media data to prepare Southern California communities for a wilder future.

The peer-reviewed study, co-led by UCLA Fielding’s Dr. Lara Cushing, shows facilities across the U.S. face rising flood risks due to sea-level rise.

The study offers rare evidence linking intergroup lethal conflict to reproductive benefits.

A new UCLA study finds people clash more with wildlife in drought years.

High-level COP30 events will gather leaders for policy meetings on finance, preservation and the ‘new forest economy.’

A team of UCLA researchers is joining with community partners to test soil samples from neighborhoods hit hard by the blazes.

Miscast as Halloween villains and pests, Joey Curti's ‘Bats and Brews’ public tour shows their ecological value.

UCLA College’s new “Cabinet of Curiosities” podcast spotlights a fang-tastic north-south collaboration between Bruins — and an underappreciated animal hero.

Fast fashion degrades land and people. In Indonesia, Riadini-Flesch is proving it can also heal soil, cut carbon and empower women.

Inhalers have generated over 2 million metric tons of carbon emissions annually over the past decade.

Smart meters and undergrounding power lines are among promising innovations in addressing climate and fire risks.

The UCLA professor draws a line from the Hurricane Katrina disaster to the nationwide struggle for healthy housing.

A new UCLA Atlas reveals fragmented water governance has unequal impacts on affordability, quality and resilience.

Beachgoers may see the dye tracer experiment Sept. 15, 22–24 and 30, weather permitting.

An analysis of air quality data sources and a study of tiny airborne particles aim to help people make safer choices during fires.

Air samples collected in March and April 2025 showed traces of metals.

Enjoy a twilight educational program and bat walk in the Santa Monica Mountains Sept. 5.

The research with local collaborators is the first to identify how to reliably grow ebony trees from seeds.