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
November 15, 2019 | Stanford School of Engineering
Plants make a remarkable array of chemicals to survive the world around them. Stanfrod engineer Elizabeth Sattely is using that knowledge to help... Read More
Despite statewide devastation from wildfires, a new poll conducted by the Bill Lane Center for the American West shows Californians are still... Read More
November 1, 2019 | Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences
Research combining future climate conditions and arsenic-induced soil stresses predicts rice yields could decline about 40 percent by 2100, a loss... Read More
Satellite images, drone photos and even Google Earth could help identify communities most at risk for getting one of the world's worst tropical... Read More
October 21, 2019 | Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences
Scientists have estimated the emissions intensity of carbon dioxide and other air pollutants from a major electricity distributor and highlighted key... Read More
Late last month, the U.S. Department of Energy announced a $100 million research grant to the National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI) to lead... Read More
Woods-funded research shows how the ways climate scientists explain their predictions about the impact of global warming can either promote or limit... Read More