The events featured appearances by John Kerry, Nancy Pelosi, Reince Priebus and other prominent political and media figures. Funds raised support the USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future.
Michelle Barton has led major environmental initiatives and will help guide work on shade, heat resilience and the L.A. River.
Toby Kiers is honored for research on mycorrhizal fungi — and for efforts to map and protect the underground networks that sustain life on Earth.
After a devastating marine heatwave hit the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas in 2023, the populations of two essential reef-building corals are now too low to fulfill their ecological roles. However, coral researchers are not giving up hope yet.
How free soil testing is helping families rebuild after catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires.
Nearly half of Angelenos say their block has enough shade even though most live on tree-sparse streets. A new LABarometer report also reveals how race, politics and education shape support for greening the city.
Assistance has often rested on fuzzy accounting, with funding for airports, hotels and even ice cream stores being counted as climate finance.
A recent marine heat wave had a calamitous effect on two of Florida's most important coral species.
Associate Professor Geoff Boeing of USC Dornsife’s Spatial Sciences Institute and USC Price School leads a global research initiative that helps cities around the world measure their progress toward becoming healthier and more sustainable.
The Trump administration has been pressuring countries to back away from their climate commitments, but many are still pressing ahead.
