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EPA Used Dubious Methodology to Justify Weakening the Clean Water Act
EPA analysis assumes most states will step in to protect waterways as over half of U.S. wetlands and 35% of streams in West lose federal protection.
The Luskin Center Is Turning 10!
Our IMPACT report highlights what we’ve collaboratively accomplished, along with audacious but achievable goals for the future.
Utility Consolidation to Achieve Health Equity
This article was originally posted by the Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC). The UCLA Luskin Center was proud to partner with EPIC on this project. The immense number of small drinking water systems in the U.S. exacerbates the water sector’s challenges. Small utilities have a smaller customer base and are thus vulnerable to shocks such […]
New Research Shows Global Impact of Extreme Heat on Learning
Worsening climate change deepens educational inequities across the United States and around the world, UCLA’s R. Jisung Park finds. Extreme heat may deepen educational inequities for students around the world, according to new research by R. Jisung Park – Assistant Professor in Public Policy, and Associate Director of Economic Research at the UCLA Luskin Center […]
Symposium Highlighted the Nation’s Top Climate Adaptation Research
In case you missed it, the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation was thrilled to host the Climate Adaptation Research Symposium on September 21, 2020. The event brought together more than 2,000 attendees from 47 different U.S. states and 58 countries. Check out the event website to view recordings for each of the 17 sessions, as […]
Green Together Collaborative Gets the Green Light to Launch Projects
LOS ANGELES, August 25, 2020 – After much awaited anticipation, the Green Together Collaborative in the Northeast San Fernando Valley is ready to launch six remarkable projects within the Pacoima- Sun Valley area. Awarded with a $23m grant from the California Strategic Growth Council’s Transformative Climate Communities Program, the Collaborative will design and implement projects […]