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Research informs heat equity solutions to improve human well …

WEBBy Mara Elana Burstein. The Luskin Center for Innovation’s (LCI) heat equity program identifies climate solutions that improve human well-being and quality of life …

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Protecting Californians From Deadly Heat

WEBProtecting Californians From Deadly Heat 2. Status Quo:The Extreme Heat Action Plan is organized into four action tracks. Each action track contains three to four goals, and …

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High Temperatures Increase Workers’ Injury Risk, Whether They’re

WEBJuly 16, 2021. A UCLA study published today shows that hot weather significantly increases the risk of accidents and injuries on the job, regardless of whether the work takes place …

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Heat Equity UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation

WEBHeat Equity. We conduct research to inform evidence-based heat governance, including policy, planning, and regulation, to protect vulnerable populations and communities. The …

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Utility Consolidation to Achieve Health Equity

WEBEarlier this year, Environmental Policy Innovation Center recommended that the EPA set a national goal to bring down the number of utilities by 75% in the next 20 …

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The heat is rising, and UCLA research is helping L.A. respond

WEBBy Les Dunseith. As Southern California braces for more heat waves this summer, the city of Los Angeles has launched its most comprehensive and equitable …

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Protecting Student Health and Learning with Heat-Resilient Schools

WEBThis event has passed. Access the recording here.. The UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation, Ten Strands, and Undaunted K12 invite you to a Virtual Policy Forum: Protecting …

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New Research Shows Global Impact of Extreme Heat on Learning

WEBExtreme heat may deepen educational inequities for students around the world, according to new research by R. Jisung Park – Assistant Professor in Public …

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Who will be most impacted by rising temperatures in California

WEBThe California Healthy Places Index (HPI): Extreme Heat Edition helps the state ramp up its efforts to prepare for rising temperatures — visualizing where and who …

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Uncovering the perils of plastics

WEBHarms caused by production and manufacturing: Plastic is made from oil, and extracting oil from underground creates many of the same hazards as extracting …

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Researchers equip policymakers to protect students from extreme …

WEBThe UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los …

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California Healthy Places Index: Heat Edition UCLA Luskin Center …

WEBCalifornia is projected to experience higher average temperatures, more extreme heat days, and more frequent heat waves in coming years. Rising temperatures will impact nearly …

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Luskin researcher and partners publish Nature Commentary …

WEBBy Mara Elana Burstein. Cities across the world don’t have enough shade to protect all residents, particularly the most marginalized, from the health impacts of …

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Rachel Connolly UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation

WEBProject Director. [email protected]. Rachel Connolly is project director for air quality and environmental equity research with the Luskin Center for …

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Promoting Healthy Food Choices for Children

WEB6 Executive Summary Rates of childhood obesity in the United States are high, which not only cause health problems later in life, but also have large costs on the …

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Protecting Californians With Heat-Resilient Homes

WEBProtecting Californians With Heat-Resilient Homes. eficiency and building decarbonization goals. (See SB 1261 call-out box.) • Provide retrofit subsidies to landlords with …

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quitocused Heat Adatation Strategies or Los Angeles Count

WEBPrepared for the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management. quitocused Heat Adatation Strategies or Los Angeles Count. 2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. This report …

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Protecting Californians with Heat-Resilient Schools

WEB2 Learning losses: When schools cannot maintain comfortable indoor temperatures, students’ ability to learn suffers. Without cooling equipment in classrooms, hotter …

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Decarbonizing California Transportation by 2045

WEBIn order to achieve the state’s goals of carbon neutrality by 2045 and avoid the worst impacts of climate change, decarbonizing this sector is essential. But such a …

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