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Experts at the 2026 Water in the West conference examined the governance failures putting the West's water future at risk.
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For their final project in a natural capital course, students Megan Chen and Zoe Rehnborg created a “zine” on the many values of public parks.
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With energy costs up and electricity demand climbing, Stanford researchers are leading efforts to make clean power affordable and reliable for all while cutting the emissions that drive climate change. Their work ranges from deep underground heat to solar on farms, renewable fuels, and upgrades for the power grid and batteries.
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When Tiziana Vanorio began researching how to decarbonize cement, she saw it as a chemistry challenge. Now, she’s focused on reducing the financial risk associated with making cement production more sustainable.
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Although climate models predicted Antarctic sea ice would steadily dwindle, its extent grew for decades until 2016. A new study finds the ice finally receded when wind-driven upwelling unleashed warmer, deeper water.
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Disputed access to ocean areas and resources, such as ports or fisheries, are the primary types of conflicts occurring across coastal countries in Africa, highlighting the need for equitable intervention strategies as more industries expand into the ocean.
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Researchers discovered high levels of benzene in domestic gas in multiple Western European cities. Exposure through commonplace gas leaks reaches levels that breach safe limits for many residents, new measurement and modeling suggests.
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Future climate damages from past greenhouse gas emissions dwarf the economic harm already inflicted.
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A new study finds old-growth forests in Sweden store far more carbon than the industrial tree plantations that are rapidly replacing them, with soil accounting for most of the difference. Protecting undisturbed areas could do more to mitigate climate change than previously thought.
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Since his time as a Stanford undergraduate, William Tarpeh has been interested in addressing problems others ignore. His lab develops systems that recover nitrogen from wastewater in usable forms such as fertilizer.
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As oceans warm and ecosystems shift, Stanford's Hopkins Marine Station is helping detect trouble early – and prevent collapse before it starts.
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Stanford researchers partnered with neighborhoods hit hard by flooding to understand their experiences and explore potential solutions. When given resources to plan infrastructure, residents consistently chose configurations that would benefit neighbors and shared spaces over maximizing protection for their own properties.
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Led by E’jaaz Mason, a lecturer in Earth systems, EARTHSYS 285: Community-Engaged Multimedia Environmental Communication guides students in community-engaged filmmaking on environmental issues affecting Bay Area communities.
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By 2050, up to half the world’s urban population will face water scarcity. A new model of water supply, demand, and policies in a drought-prone city of 7 million in India shows how policies could prevent the poor from bearing the heaviest burden.
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The Stanford ecologist traces quiet shifts in the natural world – and how they circle back to human health. PhD student Phil Roberge takes us on a tour of his lab.
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The report highlights the need for stronger regulatory enforcement to protect groundwater quality and community health.
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To analyze for risk of schistosomiasis, a debilitating parasitic disease, Giulio De Leo and collaborators used AI to transform local field work into satellite-powered disease mapping in Senegal.
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How vulnerable are school meal programs to price volatility and regional shocks tied to climate change? Learn four key facts about school meals and climate, and ideas for making this increasingly important nutritional backstop more resilient.
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Learn about opportunities related to alternative proteins, reducing food waste, wildfire mitigation, vehicle electrification, and more in a video series from Stanford Ecopreneurship and the Climate Tech Map.
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While 14% of major companies report carbon emissions, just 9% disclose water withdrawals and only 1% reveal recycled water use. Stanford and Korea University researchers have developed a scoring system that weighs where companies draw water and how they use it.
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Environmental law expert Deborah Sivas discusses what the repeal could mean for the future of federal climate regulation, how it may fare in the courts, and why it could signal a broader unraveling of environmental protections.
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Research suggests that images featuring socioemotional features like visible faces or cues about an animal's mental state drive the most engagement, offering insights that could help environmental organizations design more effective communication campaigns.
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Researchers have mapped relative levels of human well-being and development for thousands of municipalities around the world. The new approach could help fill gaps in census data and inform decisions about how to tailor policies and programs to local needs.
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Emmanuel Codillo recreates geologic processes hundreds of miles beneath Earth’s surface to understand the inner workings of planets, shedding light on magma generation and volcanic activity, earthquakes, and critical mineral deposits.
