Sean Hecht

UCLA Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment

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Co-executive director of the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the University of California-Los Angeles

Sean Hecht on KCRW

Scientists say that all 800 miles of California beaches may disappear in the next 80 years because of sea level rise caused by climate change.

In Our Backyard No. 5: Sea level rise means life on California’s beaches is ending up on the rocks

Scientists say that all 800 miles of California beaches may disappear in the next 80 years because of sea level rise caused by climate change.

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President Trump has struggled to deliver on campaign promises like health care and immigration, but he’s delivered on climate.

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President Trump has struggled to deliver on campaign promises like health care and immigration, but he’s delivered on climate.

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President Donald Trump released his budget blueprint today.

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