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People&Planet
November 8, 2022 | Stanford News Service
Federal subsidies promote planting cover crops to store carbon in agricultural soils, among other benefits, but the approach as currently practiced... Read More
October 6, 2022 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
The health care sector accounts for almost 10% of U.S. emissions and is one of the country’s largest producers of waste. What can be done to make it... Read More
September 29, 2022 | Stanford Water in the West Program
Water in the West visiting researcher discusses climate-related perils facing migratory fish and the changes needed to save them from extinction.
September 28, 2022 | Stanford Report
Students are seeking solutions to complex climate and sustainability challenges through deep analysis, innovative thinking, and careful collaboration... Read More
September 22, 2022 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Ironically, after California’s deadliest and most destructive wildfire season ever – in 2018 – insurance companies stopped providing coverage for one... Read More
September 19, 2022 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
(See video and recap from related September 21 webinar here.)
Storms exacerbate inequalities. Increasingly frequent hurricanes and intense... Read More
September 13, 2022 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
A new Stanford University-led study in Costa Rica reveals that restoring relatively narrow strips of riverfront forests could substantially improve... Read More
September 7, 2022 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
The Tule River Reservation in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains may not look much like the flat farmlands of Lowndes County,... Read More
August 30, 2022 | Water in the West
A Stanford University study analyzes water transactions that leave water in the river, and shows how they could be scaled up to avert cuts for major... Read More
