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Climate Insights 2020
October 26, 2020 | Resources for the Future
Issue: October 2020
A new survey, partly funded by the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, provides a snapshot of American opinion on climate change as the... Read More
Health Impacts of Wildfire Smoke
October 15, 2020 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Issue: October 2020
Recent wildfires have blackened over 5 million acres, taken at least 35 lives and destroyed over 6,000 buildings explained Chris Field, Director of... Read More
New Agreement on U.S. Hydropower and River Conservation
October 13, 2020 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Issue: October 2020
A dialogue organized by Stanford that brought together environmental organizations, hydropower companies, investors, government agencies and... Read More
The Hidden Costs of Desalination
October 8, 2020 | Water in the West
Issue: October 2020
New research identifies impacts of agricultural desalination on the local environment, economy and community, and identifies policy solutions.
Birds’ Cultural Benefits
October 7, 2020 | Natural Capital Project
Issue: October 2020
Around the world, birds are deeply embedded in human culture. New research finds the birds people value most are under the greatest threat from... Read More