Cleaning Poop from Drinking Water

Interviews Woods Senior Fellows Stephen Luby and Jenna Davis and Woods Research Associate Amy Pickering about their work with the Lotus Water Project. 
July 30, 2015 - By Lauren Farrar, KQED | Quest Science

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Your Brain on Nature

Woods Senior Fellow Gretchen Daily (Biology) discusses her research on how nature can improve well-being. 
July 30, 2015 - By Brian Lehrer, WNYC / Brian Lehrer Show

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Can Hillary Clinton Make Her 2016 Bid Carbon-Neutral?

Woods affiliate Michael Wara (Law) states that buying the absence of emissions can be tricky.
July 29, 2015 - By Clare Foran and Ben Geman, National Journal

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What is the Future of Groundwater in California?

California Academy of the Sciences talks to Tara Moran, Program Lead of Sustainable Groundwater at Water in the West, about California's groundwater future. 
July 27, 2015 - By , Cal Academy Science News

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Is It Safe to Go to the Beach?

Woods Senior Fellow Alexandria Boehm tests for bacteria in samples of sand from beaches, and provides tips for beachgoers to reduce their risk of exposure to dangerous pathogens.
July 27, 2015 - By , ABC News

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What Killed Off the Woolly Mammoth? Climate Change

Woods Senior Fellow Chris Field (Humanities and Sciences) discusses concerns with rapid climate change.
July 24, 2015 - By Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor

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How Walking in Nature Changes the Brain

Features research co-authored by Woods Senior Fellow Gretchen Daily (Biology) about how a walk in nature affects the brain.
July 22, 2015 - By Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times / Well

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State Proposes $1.5-Million Fine of Water District for Improper Diversions

Quotes Woods Co-Director and Senior Fellow Buzz Thompson on the degree of authority the State Water Board has over water rights holders.
July 20, 2015 - By Matt Stevens, LA Times

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How Giant Prawns Could Fight Tropical Disease and Poverty

Quotes Woods Senior Fellow Giulio De Leo (Humanities and Sciences) and Woods Affiliate Susanne Sokolow on their research using prawns to fight Schistosomiasis in Senegal. 
July 20, 2015 - By Ed Young, National Geographic

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River Prawn Becomes New Weapon Against Schistosomiasis

Discusses research findings from  Woods Senior Fellow Giulio De Leo (Biology), Woods Affiliate Susanne Sokolow and other researchers on using prawns to fight Schistosomiasis in Senegal.
July 20, 2015 - By Faith Lapidus, Voice of America

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California Farmers Fight for Century-Old Claims to Water

Woods Co-Director and Senior Fellow Buzz Thompson discusses how California is an anomaly among Western states in the way it treats water rights.
July 17, 2015 - By Alison Vekshin, Bloomberg

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California Flexes Muscles in Water Tussle With Farmers

Woods Co-Director and Senior Fellow Buzz Thompson discusses how California is an anomaly among Western states in the way it treats water rights.
July 17, 2015 - By , Associated Press

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More Wildfires Burning More Forest May Become the New Normal

Senior Fellow Chris Field (Humanities and Sciences) discusses the links between climate change and increases in fire risk.
July 15, 2015 - By Malavika Vyawahare and ClimateWire , Scientific American

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California's Missing Water Fell On Boston Instead, As Snow

Quotes Senior Fellow Chris Field (Humanities and Sciences) on how climate change can impact weather patterns, and Senior Fellow Dick Luthy (engineering) on why transporting water long distances isn't practical.
July 13, 2015 - By Rupa Shenoy, WGBH News

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Scientists Show Rising Concern About Deep-Sea Mining

Senior Fellow Larry Crowder (Biology), Science Director at the Center for Ocean Solutions, calls their approach a middle ground between environmentalists and mining companies.
July 13, 2015 - By Robert Ferris, CNN

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In Paris, Scientists Chart Varied Paths to a Sustainable Human Relationship With Earth’s Climate

Notes that a leading signatory of the meeting's concluding statement is Senior Fellow Chris Field (Humanities and Sciences), who is one of a handful of scientists in line for the chairmanship of the IPCC.
July 11, 2015 - By Andy Revkin, New York Times / Dot Earth

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Environmental Groups Call for Regulation as World Dives into Deep Sea Mining

Senior Fellow Larry Crowder (Biology), Science Director at the Center for Ocean Solutions, states that protected areas need to be in place before deep sea mining happens.
July 10, 2015 - By Robert Gebelhoff, Washington Post

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The Risk of Getting Attacked By a Shark Off California Has Plummeted Sharply Since 1950, Study Says

Francesco Ferretti, a postdoctoral research fellow at Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station, discusses why attack rates have declined. 
July 9, 2015 - By Chelsea Harvey, Washington Post

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The Power of Green Space

Features research co-authored by Woods Senior Fellow Gretchen Daily (Biology) about how a walk in nature affects the brain
July 9, 2015 - By Phoebe Gavin, Slate.com

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Shark Attack Risk Is Down Sharply Since 1950

Discusses research co-authored by Woods Senior Fellow Fiorenza Micheli (Biology) showing a more than 90-percent drop in risk of shark attacks off California coast.
July 9, 2015 - By Brian Clark Howard, National Geographic

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