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Grist
“The secret ingredient in Biden’s climate law? City trees” by Matt Simon | Sept. 23, 2024
Prism
“U.S. legislators push mandates for cooling regulations in rental housing” by Jill Webb | Sept. 19, 2024
Planetizen
“Symposium highlights the crucial role of trees in combatting extreme heat” by Clement Lau | Sept. 9, 2024
ABC 7 Eyewitness News
“Experts: Lean on trees for relief from extreme heat, heatwaves” by Rob Hayes | Sept. 5, 2024
La Tribune
“Planète : le crépuscule des palmiers de Los Angeles” by Étienne De Metz | Aug. 25, 2024
LAist 89.3FM KPCC
Co-curated water exhibit featured on “Best things to do this weekend in Los Angeles and Southern California: August 23 - 25” by Laura Hertzfeld | Aug. 22, 2024
Los Angeles Times
“Boiling Point: Heat, fires, floods — extreme weather has affected 99% of Americans” by Ian James | Aug. 20, 2024
Grist
“The surprisingly simple way cities could save people from extreme heat” by Matt Simon | July 16, 2024
Spectrum 1 News
“California workplace safety board approves heat protections for indoor workers, excluding prisons” by Nathalie Basha | June 20, 2024
Anthropocene
“New research shows how more trees could cut ER visits in heatwaves” by Warren Cornwall | May 22, 2024
WIRED
“City trees save lives” by Matt Simon | May 9, 2024
LAist 89.3FM KPCC
“LA has big plans to turn a landfill into a wetland, but delays are jeopardizing the project” by Erin Stone | Mar. 11, 2024
LAist 89.3FM KPCC
“How you can help refill LA’s aquifers by capturing stormwater at home” by Jacob Margolis | Mar. 4, 2024
Los Angeles Times
“How California’s storms are projected to become more extreme with climate change” by Ian James | Feb. 8, 2024
Spectrum 1 News
“UCLA grads create simple, effective solution to tackle extreme heat in urban areas” | Nov. 9, 2023
WIRED
“As extreme heat increases, heart attacks will rise” by Maryn McKenna | Nov. 1, 2023
WIRED
“This is your kid’s brain on extreme heat” by Matt Simon | Sept. 15, 2023
WIRED
“Heat waves aren’t just getting hotter—they’re stickier too” by Matt Simon | Jul. 27, 2023
Los Angeles Times
“For Californians who live and work outside, there is little escape from deadly heat” | Jul. 14, 2023
Al Jazeera
“How are cities responding to extreme heat?” | May 16, 2023
Los Angeles Times
“‘He baked’: Heat waves are killing more L.A. homeless people who can’t escape broiling sun” | Feb. 19, 2023
Santa Monica Daily Press
“Outrage over illegal tree trimming unlikely to yield prosecution” | Oct. 7, 2022
WIRED
“Texas’ precarious power grid exposes a nasty feedback loop” | Jul. 15, 2022
WIRED
“Extreme heat is a disease for cities. Treat it that way” | Apr. 25, 2022
NBC TODAY Show
“Cities plant trees to combat extreme heat in urban areas” | Apr. 23, 2022
Daily Bruin
“Study finds planting trees, employing reflective surfaces could save LA lives” | Apr. 17, 2022
Sustaining US on PBS
“Why Does Hot Weather Kill Thousands Each Year?” | Jan. 12, 2022
Air Talk - LAist 89.3FM KPCC
“Climate Week: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti And The ‘Race To Zero’” | Nov. 3, 2021
Los Angeles Times
“Poor neighborhoods bear the brunt of extreme heat, ‘legacies of racist decision-making’” | Oct. 28, 2021
Los Angeles Times
“Heat waves are far deadlier than we think. How California neglects this climate threat” | Oct. 7, 2021
Los Angeles Times
“Climate change is supercharging California heat waves, and the state isn’t ready” | Oct. 7, 2021
BBC
“Why the health risks of overheating go unnoticed” | Aug. 26, 2021
Nature
“Racism is magnifying the deadly impact of rising city heat" | Jul. 14, 2021
To The Point - 89.9FM KCRW
“In Our Backyard No. 3: Heat is the deadliest aspect of climate change. It’s turning some underserved LA neighborhoods red hot” | May 6, 2021
AND
“In Our Backyard No. 3 (bonus): Heat islands are killers, but they don’t have to be” | May 6, 2021
Curbed
“A 2006 heat wave was a warning from the future. Why didn’t L.A. pay attention?” | Sept. 9, 2020
Los Angeles Times
“As second heat wave sears California, experts say health impacts will worsen with climate change” | Sept. 5, 2020
La Croix
“Face à la canicule, Los Angeles teste des solutions innovantes pour refroidir ses rues” | Aug. 25, 2020
Noticias Últimas
“Ante la ola de calor, Los Ángeles está probando soluciones innovadoras para enfriar sus calles” | Aug. 25, 2020
LegalPlanet
“Beat the heat: As Angelenos swelter in historic heatwave, city and county governments seek to cool vulnerable residents” | Aug. 21, 2020
Bloomberg CityLab
“The Problem With ‘Cool Pavements’: They Make People Hot” | Oct. 3, 2019
China Global TV Network
“To fight climate change, Los Angeles cools down its streets” | Sept. 26, 2019
Curbed
“Why is the Valley so hot—and how can LA cool it down?” | Aug. 22, 2019
The Guardian
“Cooling goo sidewalks and other strange new weapons in the war on urban heat” | Aug. 21, 2019
Curbed
“Our Cities Are Getting Hotter—And it’s Killing People” | Jun. 21, 2019
The Occidental
“‘3rd LA’ event illuminates issues of shade and equity in Los Angeles” | Apr. 23, 2019
Southern California Public Radio/KPCC 89.3FM
“LA just got a $320,000 grant to prevent deaths from urban heat” | Jun. 21, 2017
Yes! Magazine
“LA Imports Nearly 85 Percent of Its Water—Can It Change That by Gathering Rain?” | Jan. 6, 2015