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People&Planet
December 19, 2022 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
We’re looking back at important environmental research and news in 2022 – and looking ahead with hope for the future.
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November 14, 2022 | Stanford News Service
Analysis finds that dammed reservoirs could store more than 50% of the water needed to irrigate crops without depleting water stocks or encroaching... Read More
November 9, 2022 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
One of the key topics that world leaders are debating at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Egypt is how nations can more quickly and effectively... Read More
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
