Proud to support this important work. Read more about restoring public confidence in drinking water after wildfires.

Greg Pierce@gregspierce.bsky.social · 3w ago

Did you want >20k words on "Restoring public confidence in drinking water after wildfires" You are in luck🔽 innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/2026/09/10/r...

Urban Firestorms: Risk and Resilience 🗓️ Save the Date | Thursday May 7 ➡️ Sign up for more information and notification when registration opens: airtable.com/appnhrh49NfZ...

Thanks to co-authors including Faith, @edithdeguzman.bsky.social and @ucanrwater.bsky.social folks and the 44 workshop participants who contributed their expertise. And so much support and polishing from @luskininnovation.bsky.social & @uclasustainablela.bsky.social teams.

Faith Kearns, Ph.D.@fkearns.bsky.social · 9mo ago

What are we learning about the role water systems can realistically play during urban wildfires? Our new report out today, a year after the devastating LA fires, synthesizes the outcomes of a recent expert workshop innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/2026/01/07/u...

ICYMI our Policymaking Under Uncertainty: Zone 0 and Vegetation Clearance webinar recording is now available. 👉 Watch the full discussion, read key takeaways, and more: sustainablela.ucla.edu/news/policym...

Policymaking Under Uncertainty: Zone 0 and Vegetation Clearance Webinar Recap

Watch the the first in a series of webinar discussions on defensible space that SLAGC is organizing. During Policymaking Under Uncertainty: Zone 0 and Vegetation Clearance, experts discussed what is a...

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Based on the unique way that the role of water system infrastructure in the Palisades fire has been covered and perceived, we put out a new issue brief today to answer a simple question: How often have the 'hydrants run dry' in recent major wildfires across the U.S. West?

Join us for Policymaking Under Uncertainty: Zone 0 and Vegetation Management on Friday December 12, 2025 at 12 p.m. PT 👉 Register today: ucla.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @edithdeguzman.bsky.social | @travislongcore.bsky.social | Max Moritz | Alessandro Ossola | Nurit Katz

Important new work looking at @ladwp.com's LA100 Equity Strategies: "This case study highlights both the promise and the limitations of applied energy justice in the context of large-scale grid decarbonization." 👉 Read the case study: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Energy justice at the utility scale: Insights from Los Angeles's path to decarbonization

Decarbonization of our energy systems is key to alleviating environmental injustices and enabling a more sustainable, livable planet for all. Yet, wit…

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Read our suggestions for how to kickstart the important transformation of our urban environment to help shield residents from the worst effects of rising temperatures @uclaioes.bsky.social @law.ucla.edu @uclasustainablela.bsky.social @luskininnovation.bsky.social law.ucla.edu/news/reducin...

Here's a blog with @fkearns.bsky.social @edithdeguzman.bsky.social and others on a topic that remains top of mind: "Water Systems and Wildfire: Understanding Capacities and Limitations" Summarizing our Aug 18 workshop w/ 35 external participants. ucanr.edu/blog/conflue...

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CCSC leveraged their expertise to project future electricity use and assess impacts of solar reqs. on planning for rebuilding energy infrastructure post-fire. This report builds off @ccscatucla.bsky.social team's recent work for the Blue Ribbon Commission. Report: www.ioes.ucla.edu/project/esti...

From the start of UCLA's partnership with the Blue Ribbon Commission on Climate Action and Fire-Safe Recovery in Feb '25, a critical part of our work was to spearhead a robust community engagement effort. 📰 Read more: sustainablela.ucla.edu/news/amplify...

“UCLA is proud to have been the [Blue Ribbon] commission’s research partner in this important undertaking. With strong leadership that’s accountable to communities, we can build back quickly and be better prepared for future fires,” said @mullinmeg.bsky.social

Sustainable LA @ UCLA@uclasustainablela.bsky.social · last yr.

📣 New Report: the Blue Ribbon Commission on Climate Action and Fire-Safe Recovery published its Final Policy Recommendations aimed at charting a post-fire recovery. @uclacollege.bsky.social provided in-depth research and considerations. Read more: sustainablela.ucla.edu/ResilientLA

Read the 50+ new policy recommendations covering everything from urgently needed actions to building standards and vegetation management efforts to ways to support the expedient housing construction and workforce development the region will need to fully recover. legal-planet.org/2025/06/23/h...

Here’s How the Palisades and Altadena Can Rebuild Better - Legal Planet

In partnership with UCLA, the Blue Ribbon Commission on Climate Action and Fire-Safe Recovery has released its final recommendations.

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With strong guidance, government can streamline rebuilding "that makes these communities more fire-safe, more climate-resilient,” says @mullinmeg.bsky.social, who led the UCLA team & spoke w/ @ianjames.bsky.social @latimes.com @uclasustainablela.bsky.social @uclalawemmett.bsky.social bit.ly/40grypH

L.A. needs new authority to oversee rebuilding after firestorms, panel says

An independent panel is urging California lawmakers to create a new authority to oversee rebuilding after the firestorms in Pacific Palisades and Altadena.

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Big release! UCLA Research Informing Resilient Rebuilding & the Blue Ribbon Commission on Climate Action & Fire-Safe Recovery Policy Recommendations. Civic leaders, fire survivors & 40+ scholars led by @mullinmeg.bsky.social @uclasustainablela.bsky.social @uclalawemmett.bsky.social bit.ly/3SYRTov

📣 New Report: the Blue Ribbon Commission on Climate Action and Fire-Safe Recovery published its Final Policy Recommendations aimed at charting a post-fire recovery. @uclacollege.bsky.social provided in-depth research and considerations. Read more: sustainablela.ucla.edu/ResilientLA

Out today: the final Blue Ribbon Commission report on Climate Action and Fire-Safe Recovery as well as the backdrop UCLA Research Context and Considerations Report sustainablela.ucla.edu/ResilientLA

Supporting a Safe and Resilient LA Recovery

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‼️ Grant funding opportunity UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute and the David Geffen School of Medicine @dgsomucla.bsky.social are partnering to provide pilot funding to support wildfire-related research across disciplines. 👉 Learn more and apply today: ctsi.ucla.edu/funding-and-...

🎉 SLAGC is excited to welcome aboard our new cohort of student workers. SLAGC's Information Analysts are hard at work producing rapid response briefings to inform the work we do. 🔍 Learn more about SLAGC and its core initiatives and programs: sustainablela.ucla.edu

🎉 SLAGC is proud to have played a key role in this critical partnership, connecting @ladwp.bsky.social to UCLA's experts, helping set research agendas, and facilitating the ongoing relationship b/w UCLA and the nation's largest municipal utility. Background: sustainablela.ucla.edu/la100-equity...

Greg Pierce@gregspierce.bsky.social · last yr.

Our short @natureportfolio.nature.com Nature Energy piece led by @ioes.ucla.edu's Rachel Sheinberg is out reflecting on lessons learned from the first few years of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's unique 100 Equity Strategies effort.

CWRI is excited to launch this new working group and to be working closely with the deeply knowledgable experts at #UCLALuskin and #UCANR to tackle the urgent challenges our water systems--and the communities that rely on them--face. 👉 Learn more: sustainablela.ucla.edu/cwri

UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation@luskininnovation.bsky.social · last yr.

Wildfires don’t just burn land—they threaten and challenge water systems. #UCLA’s new Urban Water Supply + Fire working group, led by @gregspierce.bsky.social, is tackling this critical intersection head-on w/ funding from CWRI. Read more: innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/2025/04/08/l... #UCLALuskin

#ICYMI check out this important piece discussing major implications for water supply after the Los Angeles Fires published in @naturewaterjnl.bsky.social sky.social last month by @gregspierce.bsky.social, @edithdeguzman.bsky.social, & @mullinmeg.bsky.social.

Nature Water @natwater.nature.com · 2y ago

Out now! A Comment in Nature Water discusses major implications for water supply after the Los Angeles Fires @gregspierce.bsky.social l @edithdeguzman.bsky.social @mullinmeg.bsky.social 👇 www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Thrilled to be leading this w @fkearns.bsky.social, @edithdeguzman.bsky.social and Erik Porse. Thanks to the UCLA Climate and Wildfire Initiative @uclasustainablela.bsky.social for enabling this work. Look forward to collaborating w many folks here and welcome your ideas!

Sustainable LA @ UCLA@uclasustainablela.bsky.social · last yr.

CWRI launches its newest working group: Urban Water Supply + Wildfire. Chaired by @gregspierce.bsky.social (@luskininnovation.bsky.social), this effort brings together UCLA & @ucanr.bsky.social expertise to develop solutions to post-fire water infrastructure challenges. sustainablela.ucla.edu/cwri

CWRI launches its newest working group: Urban Water Supply + Wildfire. Chaired by @gregspierce.bsky.social (@luskininnovation.bsky.social), this effort brings together UCLA & @ucanr.bsky.social expertise to develop solutions to post-fire water infrastructure challenges. sustainablela.ucla.edu/cwri

Exciting to see SLAGC Director Alex Hall represent @uclacollege.bsky.social on stage with the legendary Dr. Jane Goodall at @sierraclub.org's 2025 Symposium. Alex spoke to the urgent need for universities to work with communities as we face the very real consequences of #climatechange.

Important work on the pressing issue of planning for #extremeheat in #urban environments. #climateadaptation #publicpolicy

Greg Pierce@gregspierce.bsky.social · 2y ago

New article in Local Environment out from me, @cjgabbe.bsky.social @laurendunlap.bsky.social + several Santa Clara and UCLA students. Planning for heat beyond the big city: comparing smaller cities’ heat activities, opportunities, and constraints in California www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Honored to serve as UCLA PI on this effort. We'll bring expertise from across UCLA & other area universities to support the Commission in rebuilding communities that are resilient to the climate conditions of our present & future. @uclasustainablela.bsky.social @luskininnovation.bsky.social

Alissa Walker@awalkerinla.bsky.social · 2y ago

Another rebuilding effort being announced this morning by LA County Supervisor Lindsay Horvath in partnership with UCLA. This one is the Blue Ribbon Commission on Climate Action and Fire Safe Recovery, developing "safer, fire-hardened communities given the 21st century reality of climate change"

Led by @mullinmeg.bsky.social UCLA experts will provide findings & recommendations for resilient equitable wildfire recovery. An independent Commission requests guidance to rebuild; retrofit & catalyze climate-resiliency measures @uclaioes.bsky.social‬ @uclasustainablela.bsky.social bit.ly/4aWNTNa

Honored to participate. But mostly shoutout to @mullinmeg.bsky.social, Julia Stein @uclalawemmett.bsky.social and several others incl. @uclasustainablela.bsky.social who will be putting in so much time and effort into leading the Blue Ribbon Commission over the next few months🔽

UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation@luskininnovation.bsky.social · 2y ago

What does equitable, resilient LA fire recovery look like? Led by LCI'S @mullinmeg.bsky.social, UCLA research experts will provide data-informed policy recommendations to rebuild; retrofit buildings & catalyze climate-resiliency measures & investments @uclasustainablela.bsky.social bit.ly/40PRo3u

All details on the commission here sustainablela.ucla.edu/ResilientLA Hope we can see more urgent recommendations emerge sooner than three to six months. For example, this commission should be trying to convince LA leaders not to waive the city's electrification requirements for rebuilding

Column: The Los Angeles fires are no excuse to slow down on clean energy

State and local officials seem to be rushing to rethink climate policies. It's a terrible idea.

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