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
Downtown LA aerial view with power lines in foregroundDavid Galvan / Flickr

LA100 Equity Strategies: Energy Affordability and Policy Solutions Analysis

In March 2021, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)…

UCLA guides LADWP as it pursues the first equity-focused clean energy transition

Luskin Center for Innovation’s first-of-its-kind study includes recommendations on how to expand low-income customer protections
Student athletes sit on artificial turf football field at sunriseHarker School Staff Photographer / Wikimedia Commons

Researchers equip policymakers to protect students from extreme heat

The Luskin Center for Innovation releases fact sheets and visuals to inform policy and funding decisions for heat-resilient K-12 schools
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The Problem with Hot Schoolyards and Classrooms

California School Heat Equity Infographics
Aerial view of schools in residential neighborhood of Southern CaliforniaSource: Google Earth

Closing the School Heat Data Gap

A California School Heat Equity Fact Sheet
Teacher writes on chalkboard while students watch in classroom with fans mounted to wallsFG Trade / iStock

Cooling Classrooms to Healthy Temperatures

A California School Heat Equity Fact Sheet

Welcome to our new associate project manager, Lauren Dunlap

Learn more about her research at the nexus of energy justice and climate adaptation
Play structure at school shaded by shade sails overheadJames St. John / Flickr

Protecting Students from Heat Outdoors

A California School Heat Equity Fact Sheet
Student athletes sit on artificial turf football field at sunriseHarker School Staff Photographer / Wikimedia Commons

Changing Behavior on Hot School Days

A California School Heat Equity Fact Sheet