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Global Consensus Needed to Develop Climate Risk Disclosures for Companies

by Karen Nikos Rose
November 12, 2021

A small Pacific newt on gray asphalt approaches the white-painted line of a highway

Annual ‘Roadkill’ Report Identifies Hot Spots and Paths Forward

by Kat Kerlin
November 10, 2021

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Crude Awakenings: An Oil Spill, a Tiny Bird and a Big Care Network

by Kat Kerlin
November 08, 2021

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Paving the Way to Zero Emissions From Cement

by Andy Fell
October 22, 2021

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Fungal Outbreak in Marine Mammals Began on Land

by Justin Cox
October 21, 2021

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UC Davis Ecologist Awarded Packard Fellowship

by Neelanjana Gautam
October 14, 2021

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‘Unfold’ Podcast, Episode 3: ‘Nature Tells Its Story, Part 2’

by Amy Quinton
October 12, 2021

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UPDATED: Oiled Wildlife Care Network Comes Full Circle in Orange County

by Kat Kerlin
October 11, 2021

VIDEO ADDED: ‘UC Davis LIVE’ on Mitigating Wildfire Hazards for Homes and Communities

by Andy Fell
October 01, 2021

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Studying the Impact of Aerosol Particles on Thunderstorms

by Tiffany Dobbyn
September 21, 2021

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Student-Built Air Purifiers Tackle Wildfire Smoke and COVID-19

by Ali Loge
September 20, 2021

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What FEMA's New Flood Risk Rating Means for Californians

by Kat Kerlin
September 20, 2021

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Grant to Study How Liquid Aerosols Impact Climate

by Emily C. Dooley
September 16, 2021

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Miniseries Explores Climate Justice

by Hayley Morris
September 13, 2021

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Indian Wolf Among World’s Most Endangered and Distinct Wolves

by Kat Kerlin
September 02, 2021

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‘We Have a Chance.’ Climate Scientists Weigh in on IPCC Report

by Kat Kerlin
August 30, 2021

Researcher Brandon Berry from the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center collects data from a research vessel on the water at Lake Tahoe amid smoke-filled skies.

Science, Despite Smoke, at Lake Tahoe

by Kat Kerlin
August 27, 2021

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Dams Ineffective for Cold-Water Conservation

by Kat Kerlin
August 25, 2021

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Drought and Climate Change Shift Tree Disease in Sierra Nevada

by Kat Kerlin
August 24, 2021

Smoke and haze over a Yolo County neighborhood

Hope Amid the Heavy

by Kat Kerlin
August 23, 2021

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Annual Report Assesses the State of Lake Tahoe

by Andy Fell
August 12, 2021

Thousands of microbead pellets from a ripped pool toy scatter across the surface of Lake Tahoe in July 2021.

Plastic ‘Pool’ Toy Pollution in the Wild

by Kat Kerlin
July 29, 2021

Cultural Biases Impact Native Fish, Too

by Kat Kerlin
July 26, 2021

Wildfire, Smoke and Air Quality Experts

by Kat Kerlin
July 20, 2021

Detecting Wildlife Illness and Death With New Early Alert System

by Kat Kerlin
July 14, 2021

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