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UCLA faculty voice: Even without Tesla, electric car batteries can help California

Ethan Elkind (UCLA School of Law and UC Berkeley School of Law) discusses how old electric vehicle batteries could be used as a future energy source.

Source: UCLA faculty voice: Even without Tesla, electric car batteries can help California UCLA Newsroom, 23 Sept. 2014

Additional coverage on electric vehicle batteries:

UCLA, Berkeley law schools examine emerging market for used electric vehicle batteries UCLA Newsroom, 17 Sept. 2014

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UCLA study: L.A. neighborhoods show striking differences in transit-related air pollution

Suzanne Paulson (Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences recently headed a study of transit-related air pollution in L.A. neighborhoods. The study indicates that while more affluent neighborhoods generally fared better, the Mar Vista community near the Santa Monica Airport scored worse for ultra-fine particle pollutants than freeway-laced downtown and Boyle Heights and far worse than neighboring portions of West Los Angeles.

Read more at UCLA Newsroom

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UCLA announces plan to tackle ‘Grand Challenges,’ starting with urban sustainability

UCLA will unveil plans on Nov. 15 designed to turn Los Angeles into a global model for urban sustainability. The project is the first of three in the UCLA Grand Challenge initiative that will unite the university’s resources to tackle some of society’s most pressing issues.

Source: UCLA announces plan to tackle ‘Grand Challenges,’ starting with urban sustainability UCLA Newsroom, 14 Nov. 2013

Additional coverage about the Grand Challenges announcement:

Sustainable LA: Now there’s a grand challenge LA Observed 19 Nov. 2013

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