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Our new research with the California Energy Commission finds automation devices (like smart thermostats) are key to reducing energy use during times of high stress on the electrical grid, like heat waves.

Fast charging stations may enable increased adoption of electric vehicles by renters, according to a new UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation study in collaboration with EVgo Network. The research can help local governments and utilities understand where to invest resources, especially as California works toward its ambitious transportation electrification goals.

We are excited to announce our new environmental justice fellowships that support first-generation Bruins, students of color, and other underrepresented students. Learn more about our first class of fellows and how you can invest in these emerging leaders: https://ucla.in/3al2vZy Are you a UCLA graduate student interested in becoming a fellow? Check out our webpage for student resources. Applications will open next quarter! https://ucla.in/2WDq87P

The Trump administration’s decision to remove federal Clean Water Act protections from millions of acres of wetlands and millions of miles of streams is based on dubious methodology and flawed logic, according to a new report by environmental economists from leading research institutions across the United States. The study was prepared by the External Environmental Economics Advisory Committee, which is partially funded by the Luskin Center for Innovation at UCLA and co-chaired by the Luskin Center’s director JR DeShazo.

What’s the perfect 50th birthday gift for the @EPA? Bringing back the use of sound science to protect our health and environment. https://morningconsult.com//to-celebrate-the-epas-50th-bi/ #EPAat50

Join us at this first-of-its-kind event on September 21, featuring more than 50 of the nation's top climate adaptation researchers! Register for your free ticket at bit.ly/adaptation-symposium-registration.

How are organizations adapting to the pandemic to meet clean transportation and livelihood needs? Join us on Monday, June 29th at 2pm in a conversation with Valley Clean Air Now, Centro La Familia Advocacy Services, Inc., and Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula.

What would a sustainable recovery from COVID-19 look like? Join us this Friday at 2:30pm to discuss with the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and USC Schwarzenegger Institute. Register: https://webinars.on24.com/uclaluskin/summitsession12

Luskin’s Jisung Park writes in @USAToday that extreme heat contributes to the racial achievement gap in education, climate change could make it worse, and widespread school air conditioning could help. https://www.usatoday.com//heat-wave-students-n/1996394001/

Registration is now open for #NZ19, the world's largest #NetZero Conference & Expo! Join experts in #energy, #water, #waste, #transit, #policy, #engineering, #architecture, #utilities, #government, and #sustainabledesign on 10/2-10/4: http://www.NetZeroConference.com #NetZeroFuture

Our new website (!) is your gateway to 10 years of #UCLA research informing today’s innovative environmental policies. From #Climate to #Water, our work helps guide effective and equitable policies for the health of people and the planet. Visit! https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/

We made it! After an incredible trip around the globe, witnessing health impacts and climate solutions, we’re moving into our last hour of #24HoursofReality and we promise it won’t disappoint. Tune in now! Become a Citizen Producer at ifightforclimate.org

Next up on #24HoursofReality, we’re headed back home to the United States. As the federal government has leaned further into climate denial, cities and states are forging ahead on climate solutions to protect the health of all Americans. In this hour, we’ll speak to incredible climate justice leaders and hear talented musicians perform! Become a Citizen Producer at ifightforclimate.org

Tune in to #24HoursofReality now as we travel to Mexico. Climate change is transforming the nation's geography, environment, and future and the more than 120 million people who call the nation home have had enough. Become a Citizen Producer at ifightforclimate.org

With tropical storms increasing in intensity and infectious diseases on the rise, Central America and the Caribbean sit squarely in the crosshairs of the climate-health connection. But the region is also reaffirming its commitment to renewable energy and climate solutions. Tune in for hour 21 of #24HoursofReality, live now. Become a Citizen Producer at ifightforclimate.org

This hour on #24HoursofReality, we travel through Argentina, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, and Bolivia to see how rising temperatures are bringing floods and drought that threaten millions’ ways of life. Become a Citizen Producer at ifightforclimate.org