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The Guardian

Stephanie Pincetl, Director of UCLA's California Center for Sustainable Communities at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, discusses how Angelenos should rebuild post wildfire.

CBS News

Dr. David Eisenman, Director of UCLA's Center for Public Health and Disasters, talks to CBS about the mental health impacts of the LA wildfires.

The LA Times

Park Williams, a hydroclimatologist in UCLA's Geology Department, discusses a report he co-authored on climate change's role in the LA wildfires with the LA Times.

CNN

CNN cites a study by UCLA scientists on the role climate change played in the severity of the LA wildfires.

NPR

Dr. David Eisenman, Director of UCLA's Center for Public Health and Disasters, talks to NPR about the mental health impacts of the LA wildfires.

The NY Times

The NY Times cites UCLA's Latino Policy and Politics Institute work on the impact of the fires on workers.

ABC News

Edith de Guzman, UC ANR Water Equity and Adaptation Policy Cooperative Extension Specialist affiliated with UCLA's Luskin Center for Innovation, talks with ABC News about post-fire threats.

LAist

Dr. Rita Kachru, UCLA Health physician in Allergy and Immunology, discusses what parents should know about the air, ash, and safety with LAist.

Vox, Today Explained

UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation Co-Director Greg Pierce discusses the politics of water during the LA wild fires with Vox.

NPR

Stephanie Pincetl, Director of UCLA's California Center for Sustainable Communities at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, discusses misinformation around the wildfires with NPR.

NPR

UCLA Health's Dr. Medell Briggs-Malonson discusses fire-related medical emergencies and how to protect against dangerous air pollutants.

CNN

“I don’t know a water system in the world that is that prepared for this type of event,” UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation Co-Director Greg Pierce.

CBS News

Travis Longcore, an environmental scientist and urban ecologist with UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, talks with CBS about how fires start in Southern California.

CBC News

Morgan Tingley, a conservation biologist affiliated with UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, talks with CBC News about the conditions leading up the LA wildfires.

Axios

"[T]he nature of wildfire in Southern California is changing and we must adapt accordingly," Alex Hall, director of UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability.