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June 7, 2019 | Precourt Institute for Energy
From production to consumption, natural gas leaks claim lives, damage the climate and waste money. Research teams at Stanford are working on better... Read More
June 6, 2019 | Water in the West
A new study analyzes patterns of urban irrigation and vegetation health during extreme drought. Its findings could inform urban water conservation... Read More
June 4, 2019 | Stanford News Service
An experimental chemical bath and electrochemical filter could make contaminated fields and food chains safer.
May 30, 2019 | Stanford Medicine
Immune markers and pollutant levels in the blood indicate wildfire smoke may be more harmful to children’s health than smoke from a controlled burn.
May 29, 2019 | Water in the West
New web portal examines, compares and explains the permitting process of groundwater pumping across seven U.S. states.
May 23, 2019
On May 23, Stanford climate scientist Noah Diffenbaugh testified before the U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, explaining the... Read More
May 22, 2019 | Water in the West
New research finds one drought can amplify or cause another. Decreased moisture recycling and transport impacts how droughts form and move across... Read More
May 21, 2019
Global health efforts to design and deliver improved cookstoves don't always catch on. Experience has shown poor households in rural settings will... Read More
May 20, 2019
Julia Marton-Lefèvre, former director general of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, reflected on her work to ameliorate the world's... Read More
