Greg Pierce
@gregspierce
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Day jobs: @LuskinCenter @UCLAurbnplnning @UCLAwater @uclaluskin Affiliations: @UCLAIOES @UCLALewisCenter @UCLA_ITS @UCLA_CSolutions @HWISE_rcn @PPICWater
Los Angeles, CA
Joined March 2014
Our @NatureWaterJnl comment “Redefining expectations for urban water supply systems to fight wildfire”⬇️. Started working on this w/ Edith de Guzman and Megan Mullin @LuskinCenter 10 days after fires started. We lay out 3 implications from the fires for water supply systems.
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RT @jaweedkaleem: NEW: Now that $300+ million in UCLA grants are frozen, will the university follow Columbia, Brown to settle with Trump? @….
latimes.com
President Trump's higher education battle comes to the University of California. After the Department of Justice found that UCLA had violated Jewish students' civil rights, the administration froze...
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It’s well known there are a lot of unlicensed mobile home parks, although no one knows how many. Unsurprisingly it’s very hard to address water issues there.
Michigan led on safe water after Flint, but mobile home parks are stubborn rough spot
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Deep dive on my favorite overlooked topic⬇️.
For millions in US mobile home parks, clean and safe tap water isn’t a given. Great to work w/ @travisloller and @mkwildeman on this one.
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RT @PB__Community: Agua University students got a behind-the-scenes look at where LA’s tap water gets its final polish—the Los Angeles Aque….
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RT @ClimateResolve: A great write up from the @latimes about the fantastic new exhibition Roots of Cool: A Celebration of Trees and Shade i….
latimes.com
"Roots of Cool" is an all-women art show focused on the role trees (and the shade they provide) play in making urban life healthier.
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RT @bhar_venkat: And the story about the show written by my student and @UclaHeatLab's own Marcos Magana!.
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RT @alexa_stjohn: For @AP_Climate: The Republican megabill headed to Trump supports oil, coal and gas - largely driving Earth’s warming and….
apnews.com
Congressional passage of a massive bill cuts billions of dollars in spending across many areas including clean energy.
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Banging opener last night. Check it out through October if you’re in SoCal⬇️.
latimes.com
"Roots of Cool" is an all-women art show focused on the role trees (and the shade they provide) play in making urban life healthier.
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RT @ucce_la: The concept of 'shade equity' inspires an interactive art exhibition curated by UC Cooperative Extension specialist Edith de G….
ucanr.edu
Shade equity is the inspiration for a new art exhibition at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge called “Roots of Cool: A Celebration of Trees and Shade in a Warming World.”
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RT @bhar_venkat: Heat illness symptoms can vary by person, Venkat said. Medications or underlying conditions can also make it harder to reg….
apnews.com
Heat doesn’t just mean canceled events. It also poses a health risk. If you can’t afford to cool the whole house, make a “cool space” to sleep in.
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RT @UCLALuskin: The Blue Ribbon Commission, with insight from 40+ UCLA experts, is calling for bold action after January’s wildfires — incl….
luskin.ucla.edu
UCLA Luskin’s Megan Mullin says strong guidance, government can streamline rebuilding effort.
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If you would prefer to not read 87 pages, check out @ByIanJames story on key aspects:
latimes.com
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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But mostly here to give props to Megan Mullin, Julia Stein, Sophie Katz, Alice Chen, Colleen Callahan, Dan Coffee, Jason Islas and more at UCLA (all left this platform!) who pulled all hours effort on this for months.
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I worked with the Water Working group (thanks Mark Gold, Tracy Quinn P.E., Marty Adams Fran Pavley) of the BRC and helped author the water portion of the UCLA report. There is some very good work there to check out.
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Check out 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
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RT @OtayMark: Smaller water districts were hit hardest by L.A. firestorms, UCLA @LuskinCenter report finds. In Altadena, for example, the b….
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RT @ByIanJames: Smaller water suppliers were hit especially hard by the L.A. firestorms, UCLA researchers find in a preliminary assessment….
latimes.com
The January firestorms damaged water systems in large areas of Altadena and Pacific Palisades. In a new report, UCLA researchers examine the toll on 11 community water systems.
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RT @renshaolei: In 2023, one tech company directly "consumed" 24x water in its data centers as in its office buildings. For another, the ra….
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RT @UCLAIoES: What can cities learn from LA’s approach to clean energy and equity? 🔋⚡️. A new @UCLA study breaks down the data, decisions….
ioes.ucla.edu
A closer look at the decisions, data and trade-offs behind LA’s plan to reach 100% renewable energy by 2035 — without leaving vulnerable communities behind…
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