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Stanford’s Peter Vitousek and Gretchen Daily honored by the British Ecological Society
October 15, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
The British Ecological Society (BES) announced today the winners of its annual awards and prizes, recognizing thirteen distinguished ecologists and... Read More
Living near oil and gas wells increases air pollution exposure
October 12, 2021 | Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences
Researchers found increased concentrations of air pollutants downwind from oil and gas wells in California, likely affecting millions of Californians... Read More
Stanford-led research underscores pollution’s impact on child health
October 12, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Studies have shown air pollution is a major risk factor for respiratory infection – the leading cause of death among children under five – but bad... Read More
Growing Climate Solutions: Stanford Earth scientists discuss climate-smart agriculture
October 12, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
A major bill with bipartisan support in Congress would reward farmers for an unusual harvest. The Growing Climate Solutions Act promises billions of... Read More
Anticipated spill from deteriorating Red Sea oil tanker threatens public health, Stanford-led study finds
October 11, 2021 | Stanford School of Medicine
An oil spill from the FSO Safer could increase cardiovascular and respiratory hospitalizations and disrupt access to food and water for millions of... Read More
Extinction changes rules of body size evolution
October 6, 2021 | Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences
A sweeping analysis of marine fossils from most of the past half-billion years shows the usual rules of body size evolution change during mass... Read More
Indigenous climate activist wins 2021 Stanford Bright Award
October 5, 2021 | Stanford News Service
India Logan-Riley is the winner of the 2021 Bright Award, recognizing their work as co-founder of Te Ara Whatu, a group of Māori and Pasifika youth... Read More
Stanford’s Deborah Sivas on the California Oil Spill and Challenges of Regulating Off-Shore Drilling
October 5, 2021 | Stanford Law School
Environmental law expert discusses Orange County, California coastal oil spill and regulations surrounding off-shore oil drilling.
Q&A: Stanford advisors to the state of California on climate risk disclosure explain their recommendations
October 4, 2021 | Stanford News Service
California should use its $260 billion annual spending and $1 trillion pension funds to advance its climate agenda through climate risk disclosure... Read More

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