NEWS
UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation provides an early overview of how L.A’.s water systems and their residents were impacted by the 2025 wildfires
From boil-water advisories to direct infrastructure damage, findings underscore the need for equitable and resilient recovery.
UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation to guide the City of L.A.’s efforts to advance equitable access to local water supplies
Key equity goals UCLA research will support include tap water understanding and trust, affordability, and broader community engagement.
UCLA Luskin Summit 2025: A Vision for Equitable Recovery After the L.A. Fires
The UCLA Luskin Summit 2025 brought experts together to explore pathways to equitable and resilient rebuilding in the wake of the LA Fires.
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
Gaining support from key local stakeholders to advance high-impact water affordability policies in the U.S.
Workshop informs key takeaways to build support for high-impact water affordability policies.
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
Luskin and partners awarded $4 million to assess California’s aging wastewater infrastructure
This first-of-its-kind study will inform policy and investment with a focus on providing equitable sanitation services
Tap Water Distrust Among Parents and Caregivers in Kern County, CA
UCLA study highlights Latinos’ distrust of tap water and solutions that could improve consumption and use of tap water by residents.
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
Celebrating our impact in 2022
Meet our new faculty director and explore our actionable research for a sustainable future in our new Impact Report
Federal park funding reaches underserved communities — but more can be done
Research from UCLA and The Wilderness Society finds that with a few key improvements, federal park funds can bring outdoor recreation to more communities
New shade shelter prototype aims to keep transit riders cool
Community-driven research strives to prevent heat-related illnesses
Meet Ariana Hernandez and Elena Hernandez, our newest team members
Join us in welcoming them to the Luskin Center for Innovation team!
San Joaquin Valley tap water trust
Human Right to Water Solutions Lab researchers and collaborators spoke with residents in the San Joaquin Valley about their trust in tap water.
Unpaid Utility Bills Are Disproportionately Piling Up in L.A.’s Communities of Color
Between 25% and 30% of Angelenos have unpaid energy and water bills, with debts unevenly impacting Black, Latino, and low-income neighborhoods.