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California wildfires disproportionately affect elderly and poor residents, UCI study finds

California’s wildfire burn area has increased by more than 23,000 acres per year over the past two decades, and the number of people who have been adversely affected has nearly doubled. In a paper published recently in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, UCI researchers show that elderly and low-income residents have […]

California’s wildfire season has lengthened, and its peak is now earlier in the year

UCI environmental engineers analyzed a century’s worth of the Golden State’s blazes

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UCI Podcast: California environmental justice advocates lead the way

Michael Méndez talks about the crucial years of the environmental justice movement

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UCI Podcast: How drought and climate change threaten California’s water

Better management of groundwater could help, says Nicola Ulibarri