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2023 Impact Report
Our new era of shaping effective and equitable environmental policy solutions
Transformative Climate Communities
Tracking groundbreaking community-led climate action.
Heat Equity
We conduct research to inform evidence-based governance and policy to improve heat-vulnerable communities’ health and well-being.
UCLA Human Right to Water Solutions Lab
Supporting solutions to advance the Human Right to Water across the U.S.
America Is Still Stuck on Prius vs. Pickup (VN Explorer)
Elias: California wildfire smoke’s fatal effects raise liability questions (The Mercury News)
Heat-Related Emergencies Are Soaring in the U.S. Can Hospitals Keep Up? (The New York Times)
California’s wildfire smoke doesn’t have to be so deadly (Today's Chronic)
The pernicious contents of wildfire smoke | Thomas Elias (Sant maria Times)
Commentary: Wildfire smoke kills thousands of Californians a year. It doesn’t have to be so deadly (Arca Max, Science & Technology)
Research Areas
We focus our research on solutions that build resilience to today’s most pressing environmental challenges.
Environmental Equity
Transportation
Urban Greening
Recent Publications
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The UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands). As a land grant institution, we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.
Click on the linked words to hear the pronunciation for the Tongva-language words.
Click on the linked words to hear the pronunciation for the Tongva-language words.
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