UCLA in the News

Publication: CalMatters, CNN, Guardian, Jerusalem Post, KABC-TV, KCBS-TV, KCRW-FM, KPCC-FM, KPCC-FM’s “AirTalk,” KTTV-TV, Los Angeles Magazine, L.A. Times, National Public Radio, NBC’s “Early Today,” New York Times, , Santa Monica Mirror, San Francisco Chronicle, The Hill, USA Today, and Washington Post

UCLA Expert: Daniel Swain: Assistant Researcher and Climate Specialist, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

Publication: Guardian, The Hill, N.Y. Times, ScienceDaily, Scienmag, Vice

UCLA Expert: Ken Houk: Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Samueli School of Engineering

Synopsis: A team of scientists has found a cheap, effective way to destroy so-called forever chemicals, PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), a group of synthetic compounds that pose a global threat to human health from contaminated water.

Publication: N.Y. Times

UCLA Expert: Blake Emerson: Professor, UCLA School of Law

Synopsis: The article discusses how cities can fight climate change after the Supreme Court ruled to limit federal authority on power plant emissions.

UCLA News: “The Supreme Court has swung to the right thanks to the three appointments by the Trump administration, and they’re not afraid to make big shifts,” Emerson said.

Publication: L.A. Times

UCLA Expert: Jennifer Walske: Adjunct Assistant Professor of Management and Organizations, UCLA Anderson School of Management; Member, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability; Interim Faculty Director, Impact@Anderson

Synopsis: Amazon’s marriage of supply chain mastery and advanced technological prowess makes it an ideal company to lead the way toward fighting climate change, said Walske.

Publication: CalMatters

UCLA Expert: V. Kelly Turner: Assistant Professor, Urban Planning; Assistant Professor, Geography; Co-Director, Luskin Center for Innovation; Associate Director of Urban Environment Research, Luskin Center for Innovation; Member, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

Publication: N.Y. Times

UCLA Expert: Daniel Swain: Assistant Researcher and Climate Specialist, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

Synopsys: As heat waves become more persistent, scientists are trying to understand how climate change affects the occurrence of floods.

UCLA News: Swain said in terms of climate change causality, floods fall somewhere along the confidence spectrum between heat waves (“yes, clearly”) and tornadoes (“we don’t know yet”).

Publication: Bloomberg

UCLA Expert: David Eisenman: Professor-in-Residence, Department of Community Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health; Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine; Director, Center for Public Health and Disasters; Deputy Director for Community Partnerships, Center for Healthy Climate Solutions

Publication: Reuters

UCLA Expert: Daniel Swain: Assistant Researcher and Climate Specialist, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

Synopsys: The U.S. heat wave caused record temperatures that killed possibly thousands of people and sparked wildfires in Europe. The article explains what is causing the heat waves, according to scientists.

Publication: L.A. Times

UCLA Expert: Daniel Swain: Assistant Researcher and Climate Specialist, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

Synopsys: The Oak fire near Yosemite exploded to 6,555 acres. Ten structures were destroyed and thousands of people were evacuated.

Publication: Associated Press

UCLA Expert: Daniel Swain: Assistant Researcher and Climatologist, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

Synopsis: The article featured Swain as he explained how cities in the West still have water to use despite the severe drought. Swain argues this water availability is due to decades of spending billions of dollars on infrastructure aimed at diversifying water sources.