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April 28, 2020 | Water in the West
Fairness – or at least the perception of fairness – could play a determining role in the future of California’s groundwater, according to new... Read More
April 23, 2020
The Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment launched Stanford’s Earth Week festivities celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day with a... Read More
April 22, 2020 | Natural Capital Project
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
April 22, 2020 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
For the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, April 20, Stanford researchers reflect on environmental success stories.
April 22, 2020 | Stanford News Service
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
April 22, 2020 | Stanford News Service
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
April 17, 2020 | Precourt Institute for Energy
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
April 14, 2020
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
April 8, 2020 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Viruses that jump from animals to people, like the one responsible for COVID-19, will likely become more common as people continue to transform... Read More
