Are you looking to learn more about recent developments in nuclear reactor design, demonstration, and legislation? The advanced reactors being designed and demonstrated today will be capable of doing more than just producing electricity. Hear how nuclear energy, when integrated with other generating sources, can be an enabling technology for local economic development. In this...
Everyone is welcome to attend this Keynote address, given by Dr. Brett Helms, Senior Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The BioPACIFIC MIP Summer School offers a week-long opportunity to learn about scalable production of bio-derived building blocks and polymers. One of the goals of a circular economy is to design-out waste by re-orienting industry...
The City of LA's Chief Heat Officer, Marta Segura, on behalf of the Climate Emergency Mobilization Office (CEMO) and the Board of Public Works, invites you to join the virtual launch of the 2024 Heat Relief 4 LA Community Campaign! The panelists will be partners from non-profit organizations and the City, who together will discuss...
Join for an exciting Open House at AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles. AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles is a leader in the Blue Economy that strives towards sustainable and responsible use of ocean resources to promote economic growth, improve livelihoods, and ensure the health of ocean ecosystems to address environmental and...
Wildfire smoke presents a population-wide health risk in California with significant environmental justice implications. However, the policy landscape addressing the public health impacts of wildfire remains siloed, posing challenges to integrated policy development and implementation. Join via Zoom for a discussion about the wildfire and public health policy landscape, based on the findings of a...
In one of its final decisions of this term, the Supreme Court voted 6-3 to overturn the Chevron Doctrine. The Chevron Doctrine, established forty years ago, stated that courts must defer to reasonable agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes. Legally, the Chevron Doctrine has been critically important and has been cited in thousands of court decisions,...
See the sunset from the UCLA Botanical Garden at Third Thursdays, their summer twilight series. Meet new friends at the wine bar, then kick back and enjoy live music! Admission for each event is $10. Purchase tickets here or at the door. Cash is not accepted. If you are paying at the door, you will...
The City of West Hollywood will host a free document shredding, electronic and hazardous household waste collection event for residents and businesses. Community members are invited to bring confidential files and unwanted electronics, including hard drives, and household hazardous waste for shredding and recycling. The hazardous household waste collection is for residents only. This is...
Summertime at TreePeople is back! All summer long, TreePeople is bringing its favorite musicians, comedians, movies and more to the S. Mark Taper Foundation Amphitheatre stage at Coldwater Canyon Park. More programming will continually be announced throughout the summer in the monthly DIG IN newsletter, as well as special email only on-sales! To see TreePeople’s...
In 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 261 (Stern) into law, requiring all companies doing business in the state with total revenues over $500 million to disclose climate-related financial risks. Earlier this year, the Security and Exchange Commission adopted long-awaited rules to strengthen and standardize climate risk disclosure by public companies in the United...