How changing L.A.’s tree rules could cool more neighborhoods
A USC Dornsife study finds that outdated guidelines are limiting tree growth — especially in lower-income neighborhoods — and offers a path forward.
USC Dick Wolf Drama Center obtains LEED Platinum certification
The USC School of Dramatic Arts’ building, built in 1931, was renovated to meet the highest standards in sustainability.
‘Astrophotography … gives me perspective’: Q&A with new USC Price Dean Chris Boone
The veteran educator and sustainability leader discusses his vision for USC’s public policy school, his role in supporting students and his photographs of the Milky Way.
As Olympics and World Cup approach, USC alum works toward cleaner outdoor air for athletes, audiences
The concept of cleaning air outside can be daunting, not just from the perspective of volume, but also because outdoor air is dynamic. (Photo/iStock) Share Science/Technology As Olympics and World Cup approach, USC alum works toward cleaner outdoor air for...
Spelling out the urgent need for a green energy transition
The USC Visions and Voices event El Respiro / Respire invites participants to speak their minds on climate justice — without saying a word.
L.A.’s urban trees absorb more carbon than expected, USC Dornsife study finds
Research revealed that vegetation in one area of central L.A. offsets a surprising 60% of fossil fuel emissions.
Protected: Coastal erosion threatens this ancient city — and others much closer to home
USC research on the vanishing coastlines of Alexandria, Egypt, offers nature-based solutions for protecting coastal cities globally, including those in California.
Coastal erosion threatens this ancient city — and others much closer to home
USC research on the vanishing coastlines of Alexandria, Egypt, offers nature-based solutions for protecting coastal cities globally, including those in California.
How Trojan Jade Clemons is boosting California’s ‘Blue Economy’
The director of the Blue Sustainable Economy Alliance is helping to steer a more equitable and sustainable future for California’s environment — and, perhaps unexpectedly, for its people.
Electricity from offshore wind is more promising than ever — except for the politics
Offshore wind is facing new political headwinds, even as a new study shows that it is technically and financially more promising than ever.
