California and other states plan to build more homes in an effort to fix America’s affordable housing problem. But that’s not the main reason housing remains unaffordable for millions of people.
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Today’s building codes were implemented as a result of devastating natural disasters that resulted in the loss of human lives and billions of dollars. But they aren’t retroactively applied.
Studies show climate change is raising the risk of cascading hazards that alone might not be extreme but add up to human disasters. Communities and government agencies aren’t prepared.
Stealthing is not a new issue in the community but it has only recently come to the attention of lawmakers in many countries.
Offshore oil drilling has a long history in California, but is highly unpopular today. The latest major spill is likely to fuel efforts to wind down oil and gas production statewide.
The Blob, a long-lasting mass of warm water, sat off the Pacific coast of North America for years, bringing new species to formerly cold waters. What allows some to survive while others fade away?
The state’s Democratic governor held off an attempt to oust him by some margin. His victory provides a pathway for the national party, and a reminder of the mobilizing power of the state.
A fire scientist explains the risk of flying embers that can travel over a mile from a wildfire and how people can protect their homes.
What kind of evidence does it require to get a widely used chemical banned? A professor of medicine and former state regulator explains how the case for chlorpyrifos as a threat to public health developed.
Not all forests respond to hotter and drier conditions in the same way.
Pandemic chaos has driven the cost of shipping through the roof.
A long-expected federal drought declaration underlines how serious the Colorado River water shortage has become for Western states.
If you thought slavery in the US was confined to southern states, think again.
More than 40 fire scientists and forest ecologists in the US and Canada teamed up to investigate why wildfires are getting more extreme. Climate change is part of the problem, but there’s more.
Sexual harassment and discrimination in gaming and tech is not inevitable or permanent, write experts in the field. The solutions are positive community standards and women in power.
As rivers run dry in the Rocky Mountains and the West, it’s easy to wonder where all the snow you see on mountain peaks goes. Some of it ends up in the air, but researchers aren’t sure how much.
New research found that smoke from the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, carried high concentrations of lead. An environmental toxicologist explains what else you’re breathing and how to stay safe.
Some of the most powerful offshore wind is over water too deep for a standard wind turbine. Engineers found a way around the problem.
‘Local, organic, sustainable’ are common buzzwords on US restaurant menus now, but it wasn’t always that way. Alice Waters and her restaurant, Chez Panisse, helped put them there.
Without enough water, trees can develop embolisms, similar to blockages in human blood vessels, and they’re more likely to die from drought or fires.
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Regents Professor Emeritus and Morris K. Udall Professor of Law & Public Policy Emeritus, University of Arizona
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Scientist and Director of Research Communication for the Arizona Water Innovation Initiative, Arizona State University
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Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
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Wildfire Specialist, University of California Cooperative Extension; Adjunct Professor at the Bren School, University of California at Santa Barbara, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupation Health, University of California, Irvine; University of Southern California
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Director, Ocean and Coastal Policy Center, Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Distinguished Professor of Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Professor, Environmental Studies Program at UC Santa Barbara
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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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Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University; United Nations University
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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; Institute for Humane Studies
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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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Graduate Research Fellow of Sustainable Design and Construction, Stanford University
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Director Emeritus, California Institute for Water Resources, University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources