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Environment

Panorama of mountains, lakes and forest

Using AI research to solve climate problems

06/02/22 — CDSS: The BAIR Climate Initiative aims to build partnerships and conduct groundbreaking artificial intelligence research to combat climate change
Old-style drawings of fish, cow and chicken above stylized petri dishes

The future of meat

04/15/22 — The Alt: Meat Lab pairs scientific innovation with entrepreneurship to bring plant-based proteins from the classroom to the market.
Aerial photo of smoke from wildfires, with California county map superimposed

Tracking smoke

04/15/22 — Tests on a smoke forecasting model from the NOAA has allowed researchers to pinpoint areas for improvement.
Students check data on a laptop during field research on biodiversity

New center will apply data science to solving environmental challenges

03/23/22 — Open science and collaboration with communities is at the heart of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center for Data Science and Environment
Chevron refinery in Richmond, California, seen from the adjacent residential Point Richmond neighborhood.

Study shows more air pollution in areas of historical redlining

03/09/22 — Public Health: Research led by Berkeley civil engineers finds racism from the 1930s is still influencing environmental inequality today
CHart showing SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater in Contra Costa County

Bay Area wastewater data suggests COVID hasn’t peaked everywhere

01/27/22 — SFGate: While indicators suggest COVID-19 cases are on the decline across the Bay Area, wastewater analyzed for SARS-CoV-2 at Berkeley Engineering professor Kara Nelson's lab suggests that three areas of the region may have yet to peak.
Illustration of water recycling, showing insects, wetland plants and glass of potable water

How building wetlands could recycle the world’s water

01/21/22 — Kicking off Season 2 of the Berkeley Voices podcast, water engineer David Sedlak explains how ever-thirstier California can fight back against climate change by learning to recycle the water we use
Orange glow on Berkeley campus

Cesunica Ivey to lead EPA project to reduce wildfire smoke exposure

12/20/21 — EPA: Award to support engagement and better communication of health risks of underserved and marginalized groups in California’s San Francisco Bay Area.
Illustration of hourglass, containing plastic transforming into compost

Back down to earth

11/15/21 — Materials science professor Ting Xu is re-engineering plastics for the age of sustainability.
San Francisco skyline seen through brown haze

Where there’s smoke

11/15/21 — On wildfire days, taking steps like closing up houses and using indoor filtration can cut the infiltration of PM2.5 particulate matter into homes by half.
Google Street View Car in San Francisco

Block by block

11/15/21 — Research shows that levels of air pollution vary not only by region, such as between urban and rural areas, but by city block.
Prof. Dan Kammen seated at a desk.

Daniel Kammen named senior adviser to USAID

10/21/21 — Berkeley News: Kammen, who holds joint appointments in energy and resources, public policy and nuclear engineering, will serve as senior adviser for energy, climate and innovation for the U.S. Agency for International Development.
San Francisco skyline seen through brown haze

New study shows how air pollution varies block by block

09/07/21 — Researchers used Google Street View cars to show that levels of air pollution vary not only by region, such as between urban and rural areas, but also by city street
Five new hires in the Climate Equity and Environmental Justice cluster

New faculty cluster to focus on climate change, environmental justice

09/02/21 — CNR: Five assistant professors, including civil and environmental engineering's Maya Carrasquillo, will bring their disparate perspectives to research on battling the “climate gap”
Stock photo of light shining through a window revealing smoke

How much wildfire smoke is infiltrating our homes?

09/01/21 — Berkeley News: Environmental engineers used crowdsourced data to measure indoor air quality during California’s wildfires.
Frame capture from video about making plastics self-destruct

How to make plastic truly biodegradable

08/31/21 — Professor Ting Xu and her students have come up with a solution for the global problem of single-use plastics: embed enzymes so that the unwanted plastic can self-destruct with a little heat and water
Firefighter in helmet amid wildfire flames.

Fighting wildfires with computing and data science

07/13/21 — Berkeley's Fire Research Group uses algorithms, machine learning, and simulation to improve fire prevention efforts.
Video frame showing children on seesaw amid differing levels of air pollution

New studies of deadly air pollutant document environmental inequality

04/28/21 Washington Post — “The deck is stacked against people of color,” says civil and environmental engineering assistant professor Joshua Apte
Blue plastic bags

Out of the bag

04/26/21 — A chemical process that converts polyethylene plastic into a strong adhesive could create economic incentives for recycling plastic bags.
Solar panels and wind power turbine in the Tehachapi Mountains

Earth Day message for California: Move faster on climate change

04/22/21 Los Angeles Times — Scientists led by Berkeley energy professor Dan Kammen urge aggressive action to confront the climate crisis
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