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Read our suggestions for how to kickstart the important transformation of our urban environment to help shield residents from the worst effects of rising temperatures @uclaioes.bsky.social @law.ucla.edu @uclasustainablela.bsky.social @luskininnovation.bsky.social

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November 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
UCLA’s STOP Methane is a new, user-friendly ranking of super-polluting methane emissions. We just released our Spotlight on the Top 25 in ’25: Oil and Gas Sector. The Top 25 sites are mostly in Turkmenistan — but also Venezuela, Iran, Pakistan, and the U.S.

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November 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Many Americans today have no memory of the world that spurred modern environmental law. The Documerica project, housed at the National Archives, provides a vivid window into environmental destruction circa the 1970s and reminds us how far we’ve come," writes our Prof. Jim Salzman.
November 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
👋We're on the ground at #COP30 in Belém, Brazil. Please say hi.

Our Cara Horowitz joins our methane project lead Juan Pablo Escudero, a Professor at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez. Our Governors'​ Climate & Forests Task Force led by Jason Gray is holding a governors roundtable and several side events.
November 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
UCLA's Blueprint Magazine explores China's lead in the race to renewables and features a lengthy interview and profile of our Prof. Alex Wang @greenlawchina.bsky.social.

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November 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
For the @law.ucla.edu Public Service Challenge, our law students volunteered at @treepeople-org.bsky.social, removing invasive plants, and planting CA sagebrush and other natives all along a hillside they’re restoring. #probono
November 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This article in the new #UCLA Blueprint magazine looks at our GCF Task Force's work in Brazil on the long road to #COP30.

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November 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The U.S. energy industry is always complex but perhaps never more so than right now. Excited to welcome back @law.ucla.edu alumni in the field to talk with students about the path forward. @luskininnovation.bsky.social @uclasustainablela.bsky.social

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October 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Two of our fabulous @law.ucla.edu students asked questions, to which one panelist replied “I wish you were in the California legislature.”
October 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Our Julia Stein moderated the No Way to Recycle Our Way Out of Plastic Pollution panel at the Yosemite Environmental Law Conference all about how to confront the firehose of single-use plastics — as well as the growing danger of microplastics.
October 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Global production of plastic has topped 1 trillion pounds per year, and 33 billion pounds of plastic enters the ocean annually. Some estimates find that only 5-6% of plastic is really recycled. Here are some reasons why.
October 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
It’s ‘work hard, hike hard’ here at the Yosemite Environmental Law Conference.
October 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
We’re packing our bags for the annual Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite. Faculty and staff plus about FORTY @law.ucla.edu environmental law students. Who else is going?
October 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Which is better at delivering power: publicly owned LADWP or investor-owned Southern California Edison? They provide a unique opportunity to contrast the two models, says our @denisegrab.bsky.social

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October 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This Politico analysis by @zcolman.bsky.social of the federal government’s own data rebuts Trump’s and Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s false claims about renewables. Trump administration officials should be asked to respond to this reporting.

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October 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
LAST CALL: Join us today at 12:15 pm PT for a webinar on what's next for the endangerment finding as EPA looks to scrap the foundational finding.

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September 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM
California and Brazil signed a Memorandum of Understanding during Climate Week. www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/u...
September 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
We’re at New York Climate Week. Look for our Faculty Director Ted Parson traveling with his handy, collapsible bike helmet and riding Citi bikes to his talks on methane mitigation and geoengineering governance.
September 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Climate change dominated the California legislative session that just ended. Now we’re seeing Gov. Newsom sign what he calls a package of “big beautiful bills” on climate & energy. Julia Stein who runs our legislation clinic explains. #Newsom #energysky
September 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Our Julia Stein and Jonathan Zasloff spoke with Debra Kahn for this smart @politico.com examination of NIMBY politics in the Palisades interfereing with the fire revocery there AND in Altadena. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
September 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
What happens now that Trump has proposed to revoke the “endangerment finding”? Join us for this 9/29 webinar to find out and weigh in. Whether you're a journalist, fellow researcher, or law student, come ask a question.

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September 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Join others in defending science by attending UCLA’s “Suspended Science Fair” highlighting the science impacted by cancelled research grants. Two events Sept 10-11.
September 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
What is environmental law? We hear that a lot. It’s the body of statutes and regulations that protect the environment and communities. But the field is so new that it’s expanding all the time.
August 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This Saturday would have been the third birthday of the Inflation Reduction Act. There are a lot of stories this week about where US climate policy goes from here. Our @evanlgeorge.bsky.social has a roundup in this week's edition of The Drain. legal-planet.org/2025/08/19/w...
August 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
If there's a better courtyard for studying law, please show us the evidence. Can't wait to welcome students back to @law.ucla.edu this month.
August 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM