People&Planet is the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment’s monthly newsletter, sharing Stanford research, people in the news, programs and events related to the environment. Read past issues
August 30, 2021 | Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences
Interviews with Northern California residents reveal that social norms and social support are essential for understanding protective health behaviors... Read More
August 27, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
On August 25, the California State Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy hosted an informational hearing “Beyond New Construction: Decarbonizing... Read More
August 23, 2021 | Stanford Program on Water, Health & Development
Climate change, disease, and other threats imperil the world’s clean water, but solutions are at hand. Researchers at the Stanford Program on Water,... Read More
Smoke from wildfires may have contributed to thousands of additional premature births in California between 2007 and 2012. The findings underscore... Read More
Achieving Stanford’s goal of reaching at least net-zero emissions from its operations will require developing new tools and strategies, which could... Read More
August 10, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
From lake-draining drought in California to bridge-breaking floods in China, extreme weather is wreaking havoc. Preparing for weather extremes in a... Read More
Several studies have found that the EPA underestimates the amount of methane leaking from U.S. oil and gas operations by as much as half. A new... Read More