Can a city that’s synonymous with freeways and gridlock deliver a car-free Olympic Games? Los Angeles has picked up the torch.
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4 in 10 voters would back a candidate from the opposing party for local office if that politician shared their views on homelessness and housing, according to survey data from California.
No Democrat from California has ever won the US presidency.
Many of the book’s themes, including structural racism, inequalities and poverty are as topical now as 30 years ago.
Breathing wildfire smoke can cut years off people’s lives. As fires become more frequent in a warming world, smoke is leading to a public health crisis, harming people far from the flames.
For years, the ‘duck curve’ of low daytime demand due to cheap solar power has challenged energy planners. California is showing the solution is storage.
Even in a concrete jungle like Los Angeles, wild species show up in surprising places. New research identifies the types of wildlife that best tolerate urban development.
The US homicide rate is far above the rate of other nations.
What happens in November 2024 could influence other states weighing their own options.
Georgia’s inmate fire crews respond to hundreds of calls in surrounding counties every year. Without them, there might not be a responder, but they aren’t universally loved – and they don’t get paid.
Turning off power is a last-ditch strategy for utilities to reduce the risk that their systems could spark wildfires. In most states, deciding whether to take that step is up to utilities.
The eclipse will allow scientists to get rare measurements of the Sun’s atmosphere.
California is considering a controversial proposal for utilities to charge customers for electricity based partly on household income. Two scholars explain how this approach could benefit everyone.
Subnational authorities are leading the charge on a just transition and dealing with climate change impacts. It is time for this key role to be reflected in international climate negotiations.
A hot, dry summer on the heels of a wet winter raises the risk of wildfires.
Among the missions being planned is a huge helicopter drone to explore Saturn’s moon Titan.
An atmospheric scientist explains how rising temperatures are helping to fuel extreme storms, floods, droughts and devastating wildfires.
Redwoods grow in networks that house unique communities of plants and animals high in the air. They offer life lessons about adapting over time.
The secular carol doesn’t mention Jesus, angels or wise men, while reminding listeners of what makes them not just American, but human.
The US saw a record number of billion-dollar disasters in 2023, even when accounting for inflation. The number of long-running heat waves like the Southwest experienced is also rising.
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Regents Professor Emeritus and Morris K. Udall Professor of Law & Public Policy Emeritus, University of Arizona
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Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
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Wildfire Specialist at the University of California Cooperative Extension; Adjunct Professor Bren School of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Academic Coordinator, California Institute for Water Resources, University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
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Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University
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Director, Ocean and Coastal Policy Center, Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Associate Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California
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Associate Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy, Occidental College
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Daniel Sperling is a Friend of The Conversation.
Distinguished Blue Planet Prize Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Founding Director, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis
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Graduate Research Fellow of Sustainable Design and Construction, Stanford University
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Adjunct Assistant Professor and a founder of the Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Civil, Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Purdue University
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Director Emeritus, California Institute for Water Resources, University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
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Distinguished Professor of Law, Wayne State University
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Provost Professor of Economics and Spatial Sciences, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
