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May 5, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
In recognition of Earth Week, Hilary Tompkins, a partner at Washington, D.C. law firm Hogan Lovells and graduate of Stanford Law School, joined... Read More
Researchers from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, the Virtual Human Interaction Lab and the Lemann Center at Stanford... Read More
May 4, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Health experts have long urged people to eat more fruits and vegetables for a healthy diet, arguing that millions of cases of cardiovascular disease... Read More
May 3, 2021 | Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences
Stanford scientists simulated the local risk of damaging or nuisance-level shaking caused by hydraulic fracturing across the Eagle Ford shale... Read More
April 29, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
When President Joe Biden addressed a joint session of Congress, a common thread ran through much of his narrative: resilience. Beyond touting his... Read More
April 26, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Up to 1 million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction, according to a UN report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy... Read More
April 26, 2021 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Buyer beware: Single-family homes in floodplains – almost 4 million U.S. homes – are overvalued by nearly $44 billion collectively, or $11,526 per... Read More
April 23, 2021 | Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences
Efforts to prevent human exposure to asbestos may be mobilizing the cancer-causing mineral so that it can reach water supplies, based on new findings... Read More
Using a new computer framework, scientists are able to project future floodwaters under a changing climate. The approach could help California water... Read More