Freshwater

Eleven Experts to Watch on California Water Rights

Buzz Thompson discusses issues involving water rights in California.
August 9, 2016 - By Eline Gordts, News Deeply

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Fracking

Robert Jackson guests on a podcast discusses fracking's impact on our environment.
July 27, 2016 - By Caitlin Kenney, Heather Rogers, and Kaitlyn Sawrey, Gimlet

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When It Comes to Water, We Need All the Data We Can Get

Editorial board discusses study by Robert Jackson of deep groundwater and the Water in the West program's survey of groundwater stakeholders in California.
July 23, 2016 - By The Desert Sun Editorial Board, The Desert Sun

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Seven Experts to Watch on California’s Groundwater

Researchers with Water in the West program named "experts to watch."
July 21, 2016 - By Eline Gordts, NewsDeeply / Water Deeply

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Is California Sitting on the Solution to Its Drought?

Discusses a study co-authored by Senior Fellow Rob Jackson (Earth System Science)
June 28, 2016 - By Joshua Berlinger, CNN

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California Has a Lot More Water Than Some Think, New Stanford Study Suggests

Highlights research by Senior Fellow Rob Jackson (Earthy System Science)
June 28, 2016 - By Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times

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Lead Isn’t the Only Threat to Drinking Water

Details a study co-authored by Senior Fellow Robert Jackson (Earth System Science).
April 27, 2016 - By Zoë Carpenter, The Nation

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Wastewater Becomes a Resource in Silicon Valley

Quotes RELP program fellow Sebastien Tilmans, operations director of Codiga Resource Recovery Center, a project incubated at Woods through the Environmental Venture Projects program.
April 6, 2016 - By Tara Lohan, KQED

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Scientists Find Groundwater in Wyoming Impacted by Fracking

Cites research co-authored by Senior Fellow Robert Jackson (Earth System Science).
March 31, 2016 - By James Crugnale, The Weather Channel

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Stanford University Study Finds Fracking Harmed Wyoming Drinking Water

Discusses research co-authored by Senior Fellow Robert Jackson (Earth System Science).
March 29, 2016 - By Hannah Albarazi, CBS

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Catching Storm Runoff Could Ease Droughts, But It’s No Quick Fix

Senior Fellow Dick Luthy (Civil and Environmental Engineering) discusses the need for new water sources
March 14, 2016 - By Molly Peterson, KQED (NPR)

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Hearing Explores Funding for Calif. Water Needs

Quotes Newsha Ajami, Woods senior research associate and director of urban water policy for Water in the West, on need for sustainable water system funding.
March 8, 2016 - By , WaterWorld

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Storm Water, Long a Nuisance, May Be a Parched California’s Salvation

Senior Fellow Dick Luthy (engineering) sees storm water capture as an opportunity to increase supply levels in urban environments.
February 19, 2016 - By ADAM NAGOURNEY, New York Times

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PPIC Water Policy Center Publishes A Road Map to Improve the Federal Government’s Drought Response

Mentions Leon Szeptycki, Woods professor of the practice and executive director of the Water in the West program, as one of the report's authors.
February 1, 2016 - By , Sierra Sun Times

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Once Famous for Beer, Milwaukee Now Bets on Water

Leon Szeptycki, Woods professor of the practice and executive director of the Water in the West program, discusses why the cheap price of water hinders incentives for investment in water innovation.
January 26, 2016 - By Sarah Gardner, Marketplace

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California Drought: How Will We Know When It's Over?

Leon Szeptycki, Woods professor of the practice and executive director of the Water in the West program, states that there is no simple answer to the question "When is the drought over?"
January 9, 2016 - By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News

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Serious Forum Needed for Delta Solution

Woods Consulting Professor David Hayes (Law) discusses two key elements needed to move forward to deal with the challenge of balancing environmental and water supply needs in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
December 26, 2015 - By David Hayes, Sacramento Bee

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Gray Water and Stormwater Can Help in the Drought, But Risk Needs to Be Studied, Researchers Say

Senior Fellow Dick Luthy (engineering) states that it can be advantageous to use gray water but it needs to be studied more carefully because there's an opportunity for exposure to pathogens.
December 16, 2015 - By Matt Stevens, Los Angeles Times

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Calif. Scrambles to Count Every Drop of Water

Woods Co-Director and Senior Fellow Buzz Thompson discusses the possibility of bringing all water rights holders under the authority of the water board.
December 9, 2015 - By Jeremy P. Jacobs, E&E News

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Scientists Find Source of Southeast Asian Arsenic

Discusses research led by Woods Senior Fellow Scott Fendorf (Earth System Science)
December 4, 2015 - By Brooks Hays, United Press International

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