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.
After decades of racist planning decisions, areas with a larger share of non-white people experience more air pollution than whiter but otherwise similar areas, the USC study finds.
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.
In April, the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement ceremony returns to its home at USC and star-studded Los Angeles to celebrate this year’s laureates.
New approaches to addressing and reducing air and water pollution in L.A. seek to educate, incentivize key stakeholders.
The new practice provides expert research and project management services to government, industry and nonprofit partners in the fast-growing clean technology and sustainability market.
At USC, researchers are turning plastic waste into materials we can use as medicine in the future.
Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC conducted one of the first-ever studies showing that electric cars are associated with real-world reductions in both air pollution and respiratory problems.
Thiloshon Nagarajah has developed a device that stops plastic debris from flowing through neighborhood drainage systems and polluting the oceans.
Who could have predicted that gas stoves would be the latest hot topic to ignite the nation’s culture wars?
Keck Medicine of USC is curbing the environmental impacts of anesthesia in operating rooms — and saving money
Larissa Gurjão Pereira De Lima’s game teaches teams to tackle the most difficult problems facing organizations, governments and countries across the globe.
Tens of thousands of Trojans have taken part in the continuing effort.
The novel method developed by USC pharmacy and chemistry researchers has exciting implications for plastic waste collecting on Catalina Island and L.A.-area beaches.
The move provides a new space for collaboration and research. The pharmacy that has held the space moves into a much larger location near the Engemann Student Health Center, with room to add services.
The vibrant artwork on a 120-year-old house enlivens the walk to campus.
USC Dornsife undergraduates showcase their inventive method of ensuring sustainably clean water at a global synthetic biology competition.
The ban on single-use plastic beverage bottles — part of USC’s effort to reach zero waste by 2028 — took effect July 1.
USC experts weigh in on the impacts of the protracted conflict on climate change as world leaders convene for the annual climate summit — an event being held against the backdrop of Russian supply chain manipulation.
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.
Abigail Horn brings expertise in fighting global challenges in food systems to USC Viterbi.
USC landscape architecture students win accolades for work that examines post-fire landscapes and supports ecological resilience.
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.
Center for Transnational Law and Business panel sparks lively discussion on inclusive measures and mechanisms.