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Sustainability News Highlights
$8 million NIH grant advances research on environmental health
An $8 million NIH grant supports a USC–UC Irvine center studying how air pollution, wildfires, extreme heat and chemical exposures affect health.
Who should have a say in which species are saved? The California condor offers lessons for a global biodiversity treaty
USC Dornsife scientists explore how the California condor’s recovery illustrates the need to include local and Indigenous communities in conservation decisions.
Scientists and policy experts explore what it will take to scale carbon removal responsibly
The USC Wrigley Institute brought nearly 50 experts to Catalina Island to examine carbon removal strategies, environmental impacts, monitoring and community engagement.