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
A new study examines California farmers’ perceptions of fair groundwater allocation and dispute resolution with the goal of achieving groundwater... Read More
The Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment launched Stanford’s Earth Week festivities celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day with a... Read More
Stanford Earth Dean Steve Graham joined one of the thousands of rallies held in celebration of the first Earth Day. Now he discusses the event and... Read More
Donald Kennedy, Stanford’s eighth president and a Woods Institute senior fellow, helped set the stage for Stanford's transformation into one of the... Read More
Stanford biologists Gretchen Daily and Jeffrey Smith discuss the small ways that biodiversity supports the fabric of our daily lives, from our first... Read More
Emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from water heaters are higher than previously estimated, especially for a new type of heater growing... Read More
In 1969, a blowout on an oil platform off the coast of Santa Barbara sent 3 million gallons of crude oil into coastal waters, catalyzing an... Read More