Environmental Studies
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Restoring California's Coastal Ecosystems
The Union of Concerned Scientists asked Environmental Studies Professor Karen Holl to author a blog post about why her research is of value to Californians.
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Top 10 most endangered rivers in the U.S.
Environmental Studies Professor Daniel Press was quoted in a National Geographic article about endangered rivers, saying the Trump administration's proposed budget cuts suggest environmental quality in the U.S. is good enough. "Rather than taking small steps forward, the administration seems to be gleefully leaping backwards," said Press. "The results will harm everyone in the United…
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Restoring tropical forests from the bottom up
In a Perspective piece, Environmental Studies Professor Karen Holl address what she calls the "often striking disconnect" between groups that set bold tropical reforestation targets and those that implement projects and guide restoration science.
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Humans worry about self-driving cars. Maybe it should be the reverse
NPR's Morning Edition featured an interview with environmental studies assistant professor Adam Millard-Ball about his study on whether pedestrians might challenge self-driving cars.
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Trump Hates Renewable Energy
Environmental Studies Professor Daniel Press disputes the effectiveness of renewable energy certificates in a Mother Jones magazine article about Donald Trump's purchase of RECs for an exclusive hotel in downtown Manhattan.
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How driverless cars could empower pedestrians
Several online publications, including The Atlantic’s “City Lab” blog, wrote about environmental studies professor Adam Millard-Ball’s journal article about pedestrians and self-driving cars. Others include Planet Citizen, the Register in the U.K. and the IEEE Spectrum.
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What we know about the people who clean the floors in Silicon Valley
The Washington Post “Wonk Blog" wrote about a report by environmental studies professor Chris Benner, executive director of the Everett Program, about the ethnic disparity between high-tech workers in Silicon Valley and the contract workers who staff corporate campuses as janitors, landscapers, food service workers, and shuttle bus drivers.
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UCSC’s Chris Benner: Lessons from Kansas City, Salt Lake City and Oklahoma City
The Santa Cruz Sentinel covered a talk by environmental studies professor Chris Benner to the Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce Women in Business luncheon.
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Daniel Press: To help stop global warming, curb short-lived pollutants
Environmental studies professor Daniel Press and Veerabhadran Ramanathan of UC San Diego co-wrote an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times calling for restrictions on methane, carbon soot, ozone and hydrofluorocarbon coolants.
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The startling racial divide in pay for restaurant workers
A study co-authored by Chris Benner, professor of sociology and environmental studies, was the subject of numerous reports including NPR and the Oakland Tribune.
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Inside Silicon Valley on KLIV radio in San Jose
Professor Chris Benner, environmental studies and sociology, was interviewed on KLIV radio show "Inside Silicon Valley" about his new book “Equity, Growth, and Community: What the Nation Can Learn From America’s Metro Areas.”
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Fog belt: Santa Cruz trees faring better than some in drought
Michael Loik, associate professor of environmental studies, was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel article on how trees in the area are suffering from the drought.