For the Press: UCLA research and commentary on the LA fire response and recovery

Our experts are available to comment on: 1) Water Supply and Urban Water Systems; 2) Air Quality and Public Health Impacts from Wildfires; 3) Land Use and Governance Considerations for Recovery; 4) Politics of Disaster and Response; and 5) Climate Whiplash and Extreme Weather

On the fires, from UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation

In the coming weeks, we will work with our colleagues at UCLA and partners across the region to help shape efforts that expedite recovery while advancing equity and resilience in our rapidly changing environment.

UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation releases Strategic Roadmap

Journeying through 15 years of impact, our priorities for the next few years, and opportunities to partner

UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation’s Strategic Roadmap

Join us on our journey to inform effective and equitable environmental policy

UCLA Documents a Model for Community-led Climate Action

This video highlights three CA Transformative Climate Communities leading comprehensive, collaborative, equitable, and innovative climate action

La acción climática impulsada por la comunidad genera beneficios económicos

Nuevos informes de UCLA documentan cómo las inversiones del estado en Transformative Climate Communities traen ganancias financieras para hogares, trabajadores y la economía local

2023 Impact Report: Our New Era of Shaping Effective and Equitable Environmental Policy Solutions

A brief, interactive summary of select environmental policy impacts in 2023

Shining a light on hidden corners of environmental injustice

Catherine Coleman Flowers fights for the health and dignity of rural communities where water and sanitation systems are failing
An example of courtyard shade and a nature-based outdoor learning environment at Esperanza Elementary School, Los Angeles.V. Kelly Turner / Luskin Center for Innovation

California’s K-12 education system is under-prepared for rising temperatures

Heat makes it harder for students to learn and for teachers to teach. Previous research supported by the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation quantified how these effects exacerbate educational and racial inequalities.
At Creekside Elementary in Tassajara, CA, the play structure is partially protected from the sun.Brian Shamblen / Flickr

Protecting Californians with Heat-Resilient Schools

Guidance for an Effective State Strategy

Authors: Colleen Callahan, Lauren Dunlap, Michelle Gallarza, Rae Spriggs, and V. Kelly Turner