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Soaring water utility bills force many households to ration water use for essential needs while still falling behind on payments. Stanford scientists offer a new approach to measuring water affordability that could help utilities and government agencies identify and aid those most at risk.
New research provides the clearest evidence to date that a rapid burst of evolution 540 million years ago could have been caused by a small increase in oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere and shallow ocean waters.
Environmental law expert Deborah Sivas discusses the implications of the Supreme Court overturning the Chevron decision, which had established 40 years of precedent related to the independence of government agencies.
Faculty and scholars associated with the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability recommend these 17 books for your summer reading.
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Organized by the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, and King Center on Global Development, the inaugural summit convened global climate innovators to forge new connections.
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Summer fellowships have been awarded through the Haas Center’s Partnerships for Climate Justice in the Bay initiative. Fellows co-sponsored by the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability will focus on environmental justice, working with local organizations on projects related to sustainable agriculture, flood risk, air and soil pollution from refineries, and more.
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Seed grants awarded under the Big Ideas for Oceans program will enable work on high-risk, potentially high-reward projects designed to conserve the ocean and address climate change.
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Soaring water utility bills force many households to ration water use for essential needs while still falling behind on payments. Stanford scientists offer a new approach to measuring water affordability that could help utilities and government agencies identify and aid those most at risk.
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Stanford researchers and others are assessing an innovative curriculum and infrastructure maintenance program that could provide a blueprint for more effective school-based sanitation and hygiene interventions.
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New research provides the clearest evidence to date that a rapid burst of evolution 540 million years ago could have been caused by a small increase in oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere and shallow ocean waters.
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Environmental law expert Deborah Sivas discusses the implications of the Supreme Court overturning the Chevron decision, which had established 40 years of precedent related to the independence of government agencies.
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Dean Majumdar’s message to the school community on the report released by the university’s Committee on Funding for Energy Research and Education
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Citing academic freedom as “an underpinning of good science” and the need for a “robust and diverse” approach to climate solutions, a Stanford committee recommended against prohibiting research funds from fossil fuel companies. But the panel encouraged closer oversight and reviews, which are now underway, of industrial affiliates programs across the university.
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Supported by a Sustainability Accelerator grant, a multidisciplinary team is exploring policy options such as prescribed burning with the goal of reducing wildfire risk in California.
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Faculty and scholars associated with the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability recommend these 17 books for your summer reading.
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A Stanford researcher helped the World Bank integrate landscape and ecosystem approaches into development projects in new ways, influencing nearly $1 billion in development finance and supporting global climate investments.
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A new anthology of environmental justice storytelling from the Environmental Justice Working Group at Stanford addresses topics including childhood lead poisoning, extreme weather events, and connection to nature.
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Stanford researchers are developing a technology to analyze wastewater for a range of pathogens. Their approach could lead to more timely and comprehensive public health guidance on issues such as drug-resistant pathogens and emerging diseases.
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Concrete has an outsized role in climate change. Civil and environmental engineering lecturer Kyle Douglas is inspiring a new generation of engineers and architects how to use it sustainably.
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During the school's 2024 commencement ceremony, Dean Arun Majumdar told graduates they “can change the world.”
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Leaders and experts from across sectors and countries show how investing in nature is an antidote to local and global crises and the foundation of a better future.
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Chueh is a leading materials scientist and entrepreneur whose research is paving the way for better batteries and cleaner power grids.
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The center’s move from the Precourt Institute for Energy will enable TomKat-funded student projects to compete for space and funding in the Accelerator, while the Accelerator will benefit from TomKat’s experience empowering students, researchers, and entrepreneurs to develop and launch solutions to energy and sustainability problems.
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U.S. Department of Energy has funded an initiative – built on Stanford Uncommon Dialogue – that seeks greater consensus among solar companies, conservation groups, agricultural interests, tribal nations and others in developing large-scale solar projects.
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The People, Planet, Prosperity Forum at Stanford reconnected teams that are using nature-based approaches to achieve country development, climate, and biodiversity goals.
