News Releases
June 30, 2020 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Growing evidence points to a link between air pollution and increased vulnerability to COVID-19. At the same time, the U.S. Environmental Protection... Read More
June 29, 2020 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Dust sweeping across the Southeast U.S. in recent days warns of a growing risk to infants and children in many parts of the world. A Stanford-led... Read More
June 24, 2020 | Program on Water, Health & Development
An NGO and local governments grapple with the long-term implications of meeting emergency water supply needs during COVID-19.
June 22, 2020 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Campaigns to plant huge numbers of trees could backfire, according to a new study that is the first to rigorously analyze the potential effects of... Read More
June 11, 2020 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
An executive order signed by President Trump last week is intended to speed up infrastructure projects by using emergency authorities to avoid... Read More
June 11, 2020 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
The COVID-19 pandemic has made clear the urgent need to help communities better prepare for a range of health and environmental disasters. Experts... Read More
June 9, 2020 | Natural Capital Project
Gross Domestic Product, the standard metric for measuring national economies, doesn’t account for the valuable services provided by nature. A new... Read More
June 9, 2020 | Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences
New research shows living near oil and gas development in California is a risk factor for preterm birth, the leading cause of infant death in the... Read More
June 8, 2020 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, another source of deadly and increasingly frequent disease outbreaks goes largely unnoticed by much of the... Read More
