Q&A: Toxic algae, warming waters imperil marine life on U.S. coasts
In Southern California, toxic algae blooms are killing hundreds of dolphins and sea lions while record-high ocean temperatures threaten Florida’s coral reefs. USC experts weigh in.
Farms of the future: How the mung bean, chickpea and kelp can survive climate change
USC Dornsife’s Sergey Nuzhdin on how the evolution of crops may point toward their sustainable future.
Unlocking the ocean’s secret: Natural carbon capture
Ocean-inspired methods for carbon capture hold promise for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and advancing sustainability efforts. Experts from USC and Caltech join us for a Q&A from the docks at the Port of Los Angeles.
$50 million gift commitment establishes USC Dornsife environmental initiative
The Ronald and Leslie Sherwin Initiative for environmental protection aims to unite diverse academic disciplines for ecosystem conservation.
Colorado River water plan could trigger unprecedented supply cuts, ripple effects on key industries
The American Southwest braces for economic impact as pressure mounts in negotiations over the river’s dwindling water supplies.
USC Sea Grant leads new efforts to assess impact of DDT in ocean near L.A.
A recent discovery of nearly 800,000 pounds of the banned toxic pesticide near Santa Catalina Island sparks new research for an institution that has spent five decades helping Southern California manage its coasts.
USC research identifies existential threats to the iconic Nile River Delta
Poor environmental and water management have turned the delta into one of the largest polluted areas on the planet. Millions of people and migrating birds are at risk of exposure to waterborne contaminants.
The water wars of the future are here today
Seven thirsty states including California are fighting over the dwindling waters of the Colorado River. USC experts look at how we got here — and why this was inevitable.
Tyler Prize award ceremony returns to USC for its 50th anniversary
On April 28, the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement ceremony returns to its home at USC to celebrate this year’s laureates, marine biologist Daniel Pauly and economist Rashid Sumaila.
Innovation with impact: 2 USC sustainability research projects seek to make real-world difference
New approaches to addressing and reducing air and water pollution in L.A. seek to educate, incentivize key stakeholders.
A Cure for Plastic Waste
At USC, researchers are turning plastic waste into materials we can use as medicine in the future.
New USC Annenberg center empowers climate storytellers
The Center for Climate Journalism and Communication will provide critical training to media, public relations and communications professionals to be climate storytellers who advance a deeper understanding of the consequences of climate change.
Learning from how animals adapt to wildfire
USC landscape architecture students win accolades for work that examines post-fire landscapes and supports ecological resilience.
When the EPA used photos to fight America’s pollution problem
A USC Dornsife art historian plumbs the archives of the Documerica project, an Environmental Protection Agency photo project that tried to reveal environmental damage and share how the agency prevents it and repairs the harm.
Making the future look more like the past, USC landscapers learn to nurture native plants
GREEN WEEK: Some native plants are shady characters; others worship the sun. Some look dead, but they’re just sleeping in the summer heat. It takes a knowledgeable landscaper to sort things out and keep them alive
In a warmer world, half of all species are on the move — but where are they going?
A new computer modeling tool provides a more accurate analysis of species’ movement amid climate change. What it’s finding is bleaker than experts expected.
Clearing the air: USC faculty seek to shift the climate change conversation
Cross-disciplinary researchers work to educate general audiences about what they need to know when faced with confusing environmental information.
Bringing the magic of scuba diving to a more diverse crowd
The Wrigley Institute Scientific Diving Discovery Program helps students from underrepresented minority groups get certified as professional science divers.
Q&A: New incentives could electrify the car market, but old roadblocks remain
California approved regulations banning the sale of new gasoline-powered cars and trucks by 2035, an action aimed at addressing climate change that could speed the nation’s transition to electric vehicles. How will incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act affect the hot electric vehicle market? USC Assistant Professor Hovig Tchalian weighs in.
USC Gould’s Robin Craig takes the mystery out of ocean, water law for judges, lawmakers
With climate litigation becoming more complicated, the influential Environmental Law Institute turned to the law professor as part of its Climate Judiciary Project.
Keck Medical Center of USC signs White House Health Care Sector Climate Pledge
The pledge invites organizations to commit to lowering their greenhouse gas emissions and building a more climate-resilient infrastructure.
Shrimps, worms and similar bottom-dwellers recovered first after history’s largest mass extinction
USC Dornsife researchers join an international team to find underwater clues on how life bounced back after 90% of species died off.
Yellowstone flooding underscores environmental pressures facing U.S. national parks
USC researcher Douglas Noble discusses the impact of climate change on Old Faithful, shrinking glaciers and desert oases.
USC Children’s Health Study, now 30 years old, raises nationwide awareness of pollution’s harms
The research helped establish clean-air norms and inspired dozens of spinoff studies on air quality.