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A new study from Stanford researchers shows central California’s vast San Joaquin Valley has sunk at a record pace since 2006. Strategic recharging of aquifers could help slow or stop the sinking.
Sarah Fletcher calls attention to the growing issue of water affordability as her study exposes how many households struggle to pay water bills.
April 10, 2024 | Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research | Insights
Stanford economist Paul Milgrom won a Nobel Prize in part for his role in enabling today’s mobile world. Now he’s tackling a different 21st century challenge: water scarcity.
March 18, 2024 | The Sacramento Bee | News
Felicia Marcus applauds digitizing water rights as the system as it would help "implement the system and institute fairness."
March 15, 2024 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment | News
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
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
A Stanford expert discusses how thinking on smaller scales about water treatment and reuse could help meet the challenges of water scarcity.
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
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.
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