In Early March, I visited one of the Clean Earth Rovers sites to see how the company uses technology as a means to prevent marine pollution. The company was founded
Exposure to a common air pollutant found in vehicle exhaust and wildfire smoke triggers inflammation in pregnant women, potentially raising the risk of preterm birth, low birth weight and developmental
El Nino, Nature's chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists announced Thursday.
Experts said the
A cancer-causing metal detected in the air around last year's Los Angeles wildfire cleanup zones may have exposed more than 3 million residents to dangerous levels of
The Santa Monica Pier has been ranked among California's most polluted beaches for the 5th consecutive year, according to an annual water quality report released ahead of Memorial
As we ricochet from headline to headline, we may miss the threats not screaming for attention. It’s easy to spot a cracked window after a storm, but it’s
Every 10 homes lost to a climate-related disaster per 10,000 residents is associated with a 1 percentage point increase in homelessness, according to a sweeping new national study
As a rare early-season heat wave sends temperatures soaring across Southern California, new research from UCLA reveals a troubling reality: extreme heat does not threaten all communities equally.
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A large-scale national study of coyote behavior has found that urban coyotes are more willing to take risks around novel stimuli than their rural counterparts — a finding that arrives
A team of UCLA researchers has screened nearly 700 soil samples for hundreds of Los Angeles County residents concerned about contamination in their yards and gardens, part of a growing
Twelve high school students who first came together while helping rebuild their community after the devastating Palisades Fire have set their sights on a new mission: breaking a world record
UCLA researchers and community partners will host a free soil testing and clean soil demonstration Saturday at MudTown Farms in Watts, offering residents strategies to address contamination from legacy industrial