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Get insights and analysis from Water in the West researchers as well as the latest news about new Stanford water research and events focusing on western water issues.

March 15, 2024  | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment  | News

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

As policymakers consider updates to the Bay-Delta Plan, a Stanford analysis outlines challenges and strategies to support future water security in the San Francisco Bay Area in the face of climate change.

March 06, 2024  | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment  | News

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

A new report looks back at the most impactful environment and sustainability research from Stanford scholars in 2023.

December 07, 2023  | Water in the West  | Insights, Newsletter, Workshops and Dialogues

Madison Pobis

A Stanford expert discusses how thinking on smaller scales about water treatment and reuse could help meet the challenges of water scarcity.

November 28, 2023  | Stanford Law School  | News

Felicity Barringer

Buzz Thompson discusses his new book on how business government partnerships can help solve the water crisis.

June 05, 2023  | Stanford News  | News

Scientists have long suspected that the weight of snow and ice in nearby mountains could throw off groundwater assessments tied to elevation changes in California’s Central Valley, but they lacked a way to quantify the effect. A new study demonstrates a solution.

June 01, 2023  | Water in the West  | Insights

Brennecke Gale

Stanford’s Felicia Marcus discusses grand-scale climate adaptation projects with experts from three major urban areas: Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, and New York City.

Buzz Thompson discusses a new agreement between states and the federal government—and challenges still facing the millions of people, creatures, plants, and ecosystems that depend on the Colorado River for water.

May 22, 2023  | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment  | News

Look back at how 2022 environment and sustainability research is informing solutions.

March 20, 2023  | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment  | News

Stanford scholars to join the #WaterAction dialogue in New York City from March 22-24.

January 25, 2023  | Stanford Earth Matters  | News

Stanford and local experts discuss ways to mitigate risk to communities and infrastructure amid dramatic swings between flood and drought.

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