Past Media Coverage: 2016
Hearing Explores Funding for Calif. Water Needs »
Quotes Newsha Ajami, Woods senior research associate and director of urban water policy for Water in the West, on need for sustainable water system funding.
Storm Water, Long a Nuisance, May Be a Parched California’s Salvation »
Senior Fellow Dick Luthy (engineering) sees storm water capture as an opportunity to increase supply levels in urban environments.
By ADAM NAGOURNEY,
Hunting for the Neuroscience of Heat and Violence »
Center Fellow Marshall Burke (earth system science) discusses climate and conflict in a new series by Grist "Climate on the Mind"
By Clayton Aldern,
New Discoveries: Bigfoot Daddy Longlegs and a Bad Bacterium »
Senior Fellow Rob Jackson (earth system science) co-authors a blog on the latest newly discovered species.
By Rob Jackson,
Will California Gas Leak Mark A Turning Point In Energy Debate? »
Senior Fellow Rob Jackson (earth system science) discusses the environmental impact of the Aliso Canyon gas leak.
By Kelly McEvers,
Living On Top Of Forgotten Oil And Gas Wells »
Senior Fellow Rob Jackson (earth system science) explains how "plugged" gas wells can still leak methane at various levels.
By Stephanie Joyce,
Zika Fears Spur Rash of Calls to Clinics About Travel Safety »
Senior Woods Fellow Michele Barry and Woods Affiliate Desiree LaBeaud discuss the risks of Zika transmission to pregnant women.
By Victoria Colliver,
The Developing World Can Leapfrog Dirty Coal And Go Straight To Clean Energy »
Woods Senior Fellow Mark Jacobson (civil and environmental engineering) explains how developing countries can bypass coal and go straight to low-cost renewables.
By Mark Z. Jacobson,
PPIC Water Policy Center Publishes A Road Map to Improve the Federal Government’s Drought Response »
Mentions Leon Szeptycki, Woods professor of the practice and executive director of the Water in the West program, as one of the report's authors.
Are We Heading Into A New Ice Age? »
Senior Fellow Chris Field (biology, earth system science) and Katherine Mach of the Carnegie Institution discuss a new paper in Nature that concludes we are not headed for a new ice age and that human-caused climate change will delay...
By Chris Field and Katherine Mach,
New Discoveries: A Waving Spider, Roadkill Snake, and More! »
Senior Fellow Rob Jackson (earth system science) co-authors a blog on the latest newly discovered species.
By Rob Jackson and Molly Michelson,
Calif. Lawmakers Urged to Tackle Ocean Acidity »
Quotes Woods Senior Fellow Alexandria Boehm (engineering) explaining to California State Senators that ocean acidification is a huge problem that is going to affect our children and grandchildren.
By Nick Cahill,
Once Famous for Beer, Milwaukee Now Bets on Water »
Leon Szeptycki, Woods professor of the practice and executive director of the Water in the West program, discusses why the cheap price of water hinders incentives for investment in water innovation.
By Sarah Gardner,
Gas Leak Pollution Monitoring Took Months to Put in Place »
Woods Senior Fellow Rob Jackson (earth system science) states that the delay in setting up pollution monitoring equipment undermined the ability to measure health impacts of the leak.
By Brian Melley,
Bluefin Tuna, Once Bountiful, Now in Peril »
Woods senior fellow, by courtesy, Barbara Block (biology) warns that the bluefin is trouble because of decades of overfishing.
By Joe Rosato Jr.,
Monterey Conference: Coming Together for the Bluefin »
Senior Fellow, by courtesy, Barbara Block (biology) states that the meeting is a call to action for regional managers of fisheries and scientists to work together to rebuild the bluefin tuna population.
By Ramin Skibba,
An Invisible Leak, With Glaring Consequences »
Woods Senior Fellow Rob Jackson (earth system science) discusses the severity of the Aliso Canyon gas leak.
By Elah Feder,
Obama Announces Moratorium on New Federal Coal Leases »
Woods Consulting Professor David Hayes, also a visiting lecturer at Stanford Law School, discusses how the current federal coal program is outdated.
By Joby Warrick and Juliet Eilperin,
Obama Said to Plan Suspension of New U.S. Coal Leases »
Woods Consulting Professor David Hayes, also a visiting lecturer at Stanford Law School, explains why the current federal coal program is outdated.
By Jennifer A. Dlouhy,
Solar Surges Past Wind, Hydro as California’s No. 1 Renewable Energy Source »
Woods Senior Fellow Mark Jacobson (civil and environmental engineering) explains why wind costs are lower than solar and gas as a national average, but are more comparable in California.
By Pete Danko,