UC Davis |

Invasive water snakes may pose risk to California native species

About 300 have been spotted around the state and are likely pets set free.
UC Irvine |

Pollution expert James Pitts dies

Air pollution pioneer helped clear Los Angeles basin of deadly smog.
UC Santa Barbara |

Ocean Health Index assesses U.S West Coast states

Loss of salt marshes and sand dunes — two key habitat areas — have negatively impacted carbon storage and coastal protection.
UC Davis |

‘California’s blackbird’ in sharp decline

Once numbering in the millions, survey finds that population of songbirds is down to 145,000, a drop of 64 percent since 2008.
UC Newsroom |

Sustainability conference brings together state’s colleges

Annual meeting provides venue for sharing best green practices among UC, CSU, community colleges and private universities.
UC Riverside |

Cleaning the air with roof tiles

Students develop coating that removes up to 97 percent of smog-causing nitrogen oxides.
Lawrence Berkeley Lab |

The energy cost of streaming video

A night of Netflix may create a larger carbon footprint than you'd think.
UCLA |

Reducing emissions will be primary way to fight climate change

Study: Climate engineering won't sufficiently stem global warming.
UCLA |

UCLA prof gives TV viewers bird's-eye view of climate change

Alex Hall, a professor in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, appears on Showtime's “Years of Living Dangerously” to explain how climate change will impact lives.
UC Davis |

Unintended result from curbing invaders

What to do when eradicating invasive species threatens endangered ones? Proceed with a careful balancing act.
UC Berkeley |

Central Valley sees big drop in wintertime fog needed by fruit and nut crops

Winter's shroud is needed to force tree crops into dormancy — it's necessary for budding, setting of fruit.
UC Irvine |

Greenland will add far more to sea rise than expected

UCI-NASA work reveals long, deep valleys connecting ice cap to the ocean.