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Fighting fire with fire: How prescribed burns can help mitigate wildfire risks
A new study in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management indicates that prescribed burns could play a key role in mitigating risks of wildfire like those still active in Los Angeles, California. This photo of the Palisades Fire was taken from the Playa Vista neighborhood in western Los Angeles Jan. 7. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons) […]
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Marshall Shepherd provides insights on climate change at OVERHEATED 2024 in Atlanta
Getting the general public to engage with sustainability, climate science and environmental justice can be a tough challenge- but this recent conference is working hard to build engagement. The OVERHEATED conference took place this past November at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The event, presented by nonprofit organization Support+Feed and Grammy-winning artist Billie Eilish, […]
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Clinic combines law and science to protect land
Originally published here by the Odum School of Ecology. Written by Patrick Barry. When the idea of a clinic bringing ecology and law students together to serve as support for land conservation efforts was introduced, there wasn’t anything like it. Science and policy are inextricably linked, but there aren’t many other programs like UGA’s Land Conservation […]
