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Model Island
Feature on Natural Capital Project work to identify where and how local ecosystems could potentially be restored, expanded, or introduced to help protect communities.
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California set an ambitious goal for fighting global warming. Now comes the hard part
Discusses emission permitting legislation informed by Michael Wara and another Stanford researcher.
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How Building a Wall Can Save a Forest
Gretchen Daily explains that the most successful conservation models are based on a shared community value, as opposed to monetary gains.
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Irony: Levees Could Make River Flooding Worse
Noah Diffenbaugh explains why climate change makes it necessary for communities to reevaluate hazards.
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How Virtual Reality Tech Will Help The Environment
Jeremy Bailenson, professor of communication at Stanford University uses VR technology as a way to explain ocean acidification and create an urgency to act
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Amid calls for review of Colo. wells following explosion, agencies caution against rush to judgment
Rob Jackson discusses investigation into fatal explosion caused by gas leak.
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Fatal home explosion reignites debate over drilling setbacks, but with a twist
Rob Jackson discusses potential danger of inactive oil and gas wells.
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Your phone's microphone could help cure malaria
Discusses Manu Prakash's crowdsourced mosquito surveillance project.
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Trump's directive on offshore drilling will face solid resistance in California
Deborah Sivas on "roadblocks" to offshore oil drilling in California.
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Sylva passes renewable energy resolution
Mentions research by Mark Jacobson showing how all U.S. states could switch to 100 percent clean energy by 2050.
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The Grub Hunter: Seafood bait and switch runs rampant
Mentions work by Steve Palumbi to test veracity of seafood labelling.
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Ted 2017: Frugal scientist offers malaria tools
Profile of Manu Prakash, a bio-engineer at Stanford who designs cheap tools that can make a big difference in the poorest parts of the world.
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"Living Map" created for financing water projects in U.S.
Discusses Water in the West project, and quote Newsha Ajami on the need for new ideas and solutions for aging infrastructure.
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This Bug Can Eat Plastic. But Can It Clean Up Our Mess?
Discusses ongoing research at Stanford by Weimin Wu and others on plastic-eating mealworms.
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These pesky caterpillars seem to digest plastic bags
References research on plastic-eating mealworms supported by Woods Environmental Venture Projects program.
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Study: Man-made extreme weather has hit all over the world
Features research led by Noah Diffenbaugh on human "fingerpint" on extreme weather.
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Analysis: Trump’s top environmental win is in cutting protections
Liz Hadly discusses global environmental "emergency."
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New method created to look at farm production's environmental impacts
Features study coauthored by Becky Chaplin-Kramer, Gretchen Daily and other Natural Capital Project researchers.
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Five myths about oceans
Op-ed coauthored by Steve Palumbi examines myths and mysteries of the sea.
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Oxygen-infused 'super water' could protect NYC schools from lead hazards,technology CEO says
Richard Luthy on the importance of replacing lead piping.
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