U.N. Slaps Cargo Ship Companies with Emissions Reduction Order
Carolina Watts
Staff Writer
Delegates from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) recently established a aggressive plan of action to reduce pollution from international shipping by mandating...
Monarch Butterfly Species is at Risk
Carolina Watts
A massive 70-mile blob flew over Denver, Colorado and baffled the National Weather Service (NWS); originally, many people thought that it was an unknown...
Superbloom Springs Into California
Tanner Walker
Staff Writer
After years of drought conditions, heavy rainfall this winter created a "super bloom" of wildflowers across the desert regions of California.
From the...
Seal Pup Washes Up on Anacapa Beach
Kyle Dent
A few days ago, a small seal pup washed up on the shore of one of UCSB’s beaches, near the Chi-5 residence cluster....
UCSB Helps Advance the Field of Aquaculture
Hannah Maerowitz
Staff Writer
A team of researchers, including fellows and faculty at the UC Santa Barbara National Center for Ecological Analysis and the Bren School...
USDA Pulls Back Regulations of Biotechnology Products, GMOs
Jacob Wong
The USDA announced Monday, Nov. 6 that it was pulling back proposed guidelines on the regulatory process for biotechnology products such as genetically...
Dive Into Plant-Based Sustainability With These Easy Recipes
Raymond Matthews
Staff Writer
Odds are that at some point you’ve had the misfortune of meeting the fearsome, self-righteous, super vegan that you thought only existed...
Santa Barbara County Files Lawsuit Against Plains All-American Over 2015 Refugio Oil Spill
Jessica Gang
Almost two and a half years after the Refugio oil spill, the County of Santa Barbara has filed a lawsuit against the...
The Plight of the Western Snowy Plover
Tanner Walker
Staff Writer
The Western Snowy Plover returned to its beachfront home in Los Angeles this spring after nearly 70 years of absence. The small...
Sustainability at UCSB: A Growing Emphasis
Xander Apicella
In the Princeton Review’s 2015 ranking of Green Universities, UCSB was declared first out of public universities and third out of all universities....
