People&Planet is the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment’s monthly newsletter, sharing Stanford research, people in the news, programs and events related to the environment. Read past issues
August 23, 2021 | Stanford Program on Water, Health & Development
Climate change, disease, and other threats imperil the world’s clean water, but solutions are at hand. Researchers at the Stanford Program on Water,... Read More
Smoke from wildfires may have contributed to thousands of additional premature births in California between 2007 and 2012. The findings underscore... Read More
Achieving Stanford’s goal of reaching at least net-zero emissions from its operations will require developing new tools and strategies, which could... Read More
August 10, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
From lake-draining drought in California to bridge-breaking floods in China, extreme weather is wreaking havoc. Preparing for weather extremes in a... Read More
Several studies have found that the EPA underestimates the amount of methane leaking from U.S. oil and gas operations by as much as half. A new... Read More
August 5, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Stanford engineers, physicians, sociologists, Earth scientists and others soon will collaborate to make cities healthier, revolutionize plastic... Read More
A nearly 30-year survey, conducted at Stanford’s Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, has found that the distribution of Argentine ants has shrunk as a... Read More
August 4, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Wildfire-weary Californians may be wondering whether their state – the world’s fifth largest economy – is destined for an ever-intensifying cycle of... Read More