California Climate Action Grants Awarded to 4 UC Davis Projects
From Solar and Streams to Native-Allotted Lands and Wildfire Health Impacts, Funds to Help Spur Climate Action
"As part of a historic partnership between the University of California and the state of California, UC today announced it is awarding over $80 million in climate action grants. The grants will spur implementation of solutions that directly address state climate priorities.
Four UC Davis projects are among the grantees. They include:
- “Aligning Goals for Solar Energy, Biodiversity Conservation, and Environmental Justice in California” led by Rebecca R. Hernandez of the Land, Air and Water Resources department. ($2,000,000)
- “Resilient and Equitable Urban Stream Corridors,” led by Gregory Pasternack of the Land, Air and Water Resources department. ($2,000,000)
- “Exposure Assessment, Health Monitoring, and Cancer Control in Wildland Firefighters,” led by Shehnaz K. Hussain of the Public Health Sciences department and Comprehensive Cancer Center. ($1,997,940)
- “Planning Landscape Resilience for California Indian Allotment Lands,” led by Beth Rose Middleton Manning of the Native American Studies department. ($1,602,917)"