The world now produces nearly 400 million tons of plastic pollution every year, and each piece takes some 400 years to break down. Less than 10% is recycled. Clearly, we have a serious problem. But what do we do about it? Plastic protects nearly everything we buy, it’s the building material for home goods, and…
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One NIEHS grant recipient is taking air pollution research to a new level and expanding knowledge about how climate change-related weather events such as wildfires can affect maternal and infant health. Rima Habre, Sc.D., from the University of Southern California (USC), integrates diverse data on individual exposures and lifestyle factors to bolster her research, and…
The Keck School of Medicine of USC strives to make health care sustainable through research, improving practices, and awareness of the role medicine plays in contributing to and ameliorating environmental harm. We acknowledge that it takes a healthy planet to produce healthy people. The Keck School is conducting vital research on the impacts of environmental…
An April 19 workshop, Finding Calm in the Storm: A Workshop on Climate Anxiety and Love for Our Planet, will help reduce your stress and anxiety around climate change. The workshop is lead by USC clinical psychologist and professor Dr. Pamela “Tobi” Fishel and occupational therapist Dr. Camille Dieterle. In preparation for Earth Day on April…
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change, released a report on climate change mitigation progress and pledges. In the last decade, the average annual global greenhouse gas emissions reached its highest levels in human history — but the rate of growth has slowed.…
On April 11, 2022 at 10 am, the USC Schwarzenegger Institute will provide an overview of the Climate Vulnerability Assessment, what it means for communities in Los Angeles, and discuss strategies to adapt our city to a changing climate. The event is co-sponsored by the UCLA Luskin Center, the Los Angeles Business Council, and the Los…
Join the ESA on April 11 at 7 pm for an interactive speech, performance, and Q & A by Pattie Gonian, focused on the importance of increasing queer representation in environmentalism. Pattie will discuss the importance of taking an intersectional lens when approaching nature, environmentalism, and climate change. Register
Answer a few questions about your lifestyle, and the Carbon Footprint Calculator will evaluate your carbon emissions and its impact on the Earth. The calculator assesses your personal household consumption, food choices, daily transportation, recreational activities and other common practices to measure your overall carbon production. You can adjust the calculator to see how minor…
Earth Week (April 18-22) has many opportunities for you to expand your knowledge, meet people, make connections, share ideas, and take action. Do you want to do something during Earth Week with your fellow Trojans but don’t know where to begin? We have created a guide for hosting an event. Are you looking for a…
Climate change isn’t an inevitable death sentence, and the discipline of psychology must strengthen its ability to act on the issue, new report says. “Addressing the Climate Crisis: An Action Plan for Psychologists” is the result of 15 months of work by a task force led by Gale Sinatra, Stephen H. Crocker chair and professor of…