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Researchers investigate water use dynamics in the Willamette River Basin

Researchers publish the first comprehensive account of groundwater wells across the contiguous United States

Bren research reveals the influence long-term climatic cycles can have on marine aquaculture

Professor Arturo Keller links reforestation to water quality credits

NGO-led transparency drives accountability. Public performance ratings significantly increase government compliance with environmental policies, demonstrating how independent monitoring strengthens governance and improves on-the-ground outcomes.

Professor Kyle Meng quantifies the effects of political lobbying on likelihood of climate policy enactment

Data science and statistics instructor Allison Horst was recognized with a 2019 Distinguished Teaching Award by the UCSB Academic Senate.

Bren researchers conduct first global assessment of the lifecycle of greenhouse gas emissions from plastics

Bren researcher shows that warming oceans are impacting fish populations

Professor David Tilman finds strategies for growing biomass for fuel can have ecological and environmental benefits.

NCEAS researchers say extreme weather and geopolitics are major drivers of increasing ‘food shocks’

Beginning a new chapter in the global effort to adapt to a rapidly changing Earth

Based on data analysis by Professor Roland Geyer, only 9% of plastic created has been recycled, leaving 91% to go to landfills or become environmental pollutants. This plastic waste pollution statistic received global acclaim in 2018 as the Statistic of the Year.

The US has less fresh groundwater than previously thought, according to research by UCSB scientists

Bren researchers recommend satellite technology as a way to create more effective, ‘true’ shark sanctuaries

Professor Andrew Plantinga finds that the California Coastal Act can increase property values in coastal communities