{"id":4878,"date":"2026-01-06T01:08:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T01:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/?post_type=project&#038;p=4878"},"modified":"2026-01-09T18:32:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T18:32:34","slug":"clean-waters-partnership","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/project\/clean_waters\/clean-waters-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"CLEAN Water Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull p-project-hero is-style-default has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b45d237d wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull p-project-hero__background is-style-default has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background\" style=\"min-height:782px;background-image:url(&#039;https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/CLEAN-Waters_Hero-01.jpg&#039;);background-size:cover;\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid p-project-hero__content is-style-white is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b709b9a7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow is-style-white--1\" style=\"border-radius:24px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-19eabfb7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p><span class=\"c-tag-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-tag-list__item t-category c-tag-list__item--brown\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/projects\/?_practice_area=disaster-response\" class=\"c-tag-list__item-link\">Disaster Response<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column tribe-has-stacking-order is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"--tribe-stacking-order:0\"><h1 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-large is-style-large--2\">Testing L.A.\u2019s oceans and rivers after the 2025 wildfires<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column tribe-has-stacking-order is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"--tribe-stacking-order:0\"><p>Measuring water quality post-wildfires to understand potential health and environmental risks. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default t-category\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);text-transform:uppercase\"><span class=\"c-university-list\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"c-university-list__item t-category\">USC<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-university-list__item t-category\">Launched 2025<\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-navigation\" class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid is-style-accent p-section-navigation is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow is-style-accent--3\" style=\"border-radius:50px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group p-section-navigation__mobile-wrapper is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cecd7293 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><nav class=\"p-section-navigation__navigation wp-block-navigation is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-fbcf6490 wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"CLEAN Waters\"><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container  p-section-navigation__navigation wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/project\/clean_waters\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Overview<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/project\/clean-waters-partnership\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Partnership<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-82baacbd wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"is-style-small is-style-small--4\">Share this 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noopener\">Proteocean Lab<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column tribe-has-stacking-order is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"--tribe-stacking-order:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7aebf01d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized l-shink-none t-line-height-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live-uscpx.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/arrow.svg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:36px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-container-content-69bc4bdf\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/la.surfrider.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Surfrider LA<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns tribe-has-custom-gap aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c767e2da wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column tribe-has-stacking-order is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);--tribe-stacking-order:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f1189ed3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized l-shink-none t-line-height-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live-uscpx.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/arrow.svg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:36px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-container-content-69bc4bdf\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/healthebay.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Heal The Bay<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-medium  is-animated-on-scroll-25 tribe-animation-type-fade-in tribe-animation-direction-bottom is-style-medium--8\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;--tribe-animation-speed:0.6s;--tribe-animation-offset:50px;--tribe-animation-delay:0s;--tribe-animation-easing:cubic-bezier(0.390, 0.575, 0.565, 1.000)\">When L.A. had questions about water safety in the wake of the 2025 wildfires, we expanded our CLEAN research to help provide answers.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns tribe-has-custom-gap aligngrid  is-animated-on-scroll-25 tribe-animation-type-fade-in tribe-animation-direction-bottom is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-17f5ea13 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;--tribe-animation-speed:0.6s;--tribe-animation-offset:50px;--tribe-animation-delay:0.3s;--tribe-animation-easing:cubic-bezier(0.390, 0.575, 0.565, 1.000)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column tribe-has-stacking-order is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"--tribe-stacking-order:0\">\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">Following the 2025 wildfires, some contaminants briefly increased in local waters \u2014 raising understandable concerns about safety and environmental health. To understand what\u2019s truly happening, we\u2019re partnering with Surfrider LA and HealTheBay to collect samples and track heavy metals, nutrients, and chemicals across beaches, rivers, and inland waterways throughout the year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column tribe-has-stacking-order is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"--tribe-stacking-order:0\">\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">We\u2019re working with UC Riverside to analyze our samples, and what we\u2019ve found so far is reassuring. While a few measures rose shortly after the fires, levels declined quickly and are now all below EPA thresholds. Nutrient changes aligned with seasonal ocean upwelling rather than fire activity, and chemicals like PFOS dropped sharply after early spikes \u2014 suggesting limited, short-lived impacts rather than ongoing contamination.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-light-gray has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-light-gray--9\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2942c910 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-large is-animated-on-scroll-25 tribe-animation-type-fade-in tribe-animation-direction-bottom alignwide has-balanced-text is-style-large--10\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;--tribe-animation-speed:0.6s;--tribe-animation-offset:50px;--tribe-animation-delay:0s;--tribe-animation-easing:cubic-bezier(0.390, 0.575, 0.565, 1.000)\">Meet the project team <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4837cf7f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outlined is-style-outlined--11\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#research-team\">Research team<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid is-style-white is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e25567f2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex is-style-white--12\" style=\"border-radius:16px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8af81c07 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"334\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Public-Exchange-Profile-Photos_Max-Teirstein.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1419\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:180px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Public-Exchange-Profile-Photos_Max-Teirstein.png 334w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Public-Exchange-Profile-Photos_Max-Teirstein-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Public-Exchange-Profile-Photos_Max-Teirstein-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-small is-style-small--13\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">Max Teirstein<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-overline-highlight is-style-overline-highlight--14\">Project Manager<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fc4fd283 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary is-style-default tribe-button-has-icon\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/contact-clean\/\">Get In Touch<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading aligngrid\" id=\"research-team\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">Research team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns tribe-has-custom-gap aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c356a51d wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column tribe-has-stacking-order is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"--tribe-stacking-order:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-65e523f9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:22%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/CLEAN-Waters_Noelle-Held.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4955\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:100px;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/CLEAN-Waters_Noelle-Held.jpg 500w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/CLEAN-Waters_Noelle-Held-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/CLEAN-Waters_Noelle-Held-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/CLEAN-Waters_Noelle-Held-376x376.jpg 376w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/CLEAN-Waters_Noelle-Held-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ea0cb840 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-x-small is-style-small is-style-x-small--15\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">Noelle Held<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-small is-style-small--16\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0\"><strong>Assistant Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-small is-style-small--17\">USC Department of Biological Sciences, Marine and Environmental Biology<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column tribe-has-stacking-order is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"--tribe-stacking-order:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-65e523f9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:22%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/CLEAN-Waters_Mia-Franks.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4957\" style=\"border-radius:100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/CLEAN-Waters_Mia-Franks.jpg 500w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/CLEAN-Waters_Mia-Franks-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/CLEAN-Waters_Mia-Franks-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/CLEAN-Waters_Mia-Franks-376x376.jpg 376w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/CLEAN-Waters_Mia-Franks-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ea0cb840 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-x-small is-style-small is-style-x-small--18\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">Mia Franks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-small is-style-small--19\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0\"><strong>PhD Candidate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-small is-style-small--20\">USC Department of Biological Sciences, Ocean Sciences<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column tribe-has-stacking-order is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;--tribe-stacking-order:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-65e523f9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:22%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/CLEAN-Waters_Daniel-Petras.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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has-text-align-left is-style-x-small is-style-small is-style-x-small--21\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">Daniel Petras<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-small is-style-small--22\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0\"><strong>Assistant Professor of Biochemistry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-small is-style-small--23\">UC Riverside, Biochemistry Department<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-light-gray has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-light-gray--24\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d7e64215 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex 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t-category\">USC<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"c-project-card__title t-display-small\">Greening L.A.\u2019s hottest streets<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-project-card__excerpt t-body\">Bringing more trees, shade, and fresh air to L.A. by identifying where, what kind, and how many trees to plant for the biggest impact.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/project\/usc-urban-trees-initiative\/\" class=\"c-project-card__link-overlay\">Read more about Greening L.A.\u2019s hottest streets<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"c-project-card\">\n\t<ul class=\"c-tag-list c-project-card__tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"c-tag-list__item t-category c-tag-list__item--green\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/projects\/?_practice_area=climate-sustainability\" class=\"c-tag-list__item-link\">Climate &amp; Sustainability<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<div class=\"c-project-card__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Projects_Featured-Images_The-Thrive-Study.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-project-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"c-university-list c-project-card__universities\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"c-university-list__item t-category\">USC<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"c-project-card__title t-display-small\">Decreasing healthcare worker burnout<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-project-card__excerpt t-body\">Creating a new support system to improve well-being for some of society\u2019s most critical people: clinicians and caregivers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/project\/thrive\/\" class=\"c-project-card__link-overlay\">Read more about Decreasing healthcare worker burnout<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section 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