Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Media Coverage: Freshwater

California’s New Water Data Law Will Have Far-Reaching Benefits »

October 11, 2016

Op-Ed references a report from Water in the West which surveyed groundwater managers in California regarding their need for groundwater data.

By Kirsten James, Water Deeply

Happy Droughtiversary, California! »

September 30, 2016

Leon Szeptycki discusses precipitation, groundwater and related legislation in California.

By Nick Stockton, Wired

Eleven Experts to Watch on California Water Rights »

August 9, 2016

Buzz Thompson discusses issues involving water rights in California.

By Eline Gordts, News Deeply

Fracking »

July 27, 2016

Robert Jackson guests on a podcast discusses fracking's impact on our environment.

By Caitlin Kenney, Heather Rogers, and Kaitlyn Sawrey, Gimlet

When It Comes to Water, We Need All the Data We Can Get »

July 23, 2016

Editorial board discusses study by Robert Jackson of deep groundwater and the Water in the West program's survey of groundwater stakeholders in California.

By The Desert Sun Editorial Board, The Desert Sun

Seven Experts to Watch on California’s Groundwater »

July 21, 2016

Researchers with Water in the West program named "experts to watch."

By Eline Gordts, NewsDeeply / Water Deeply

California Has a Lot More Water Than Some Think, New Stanford Study Suggests »

June 28, 2016

Highlights research by Senior Fellow Rob Jackson (Earthy System Science)

By Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times

Is California Sitting on the Solution to Its Drought?  »

June 28, 2016

Discusses a study co-authored by Senior Fellow Rob Jackson (Earth System Science)

By Joshua Berlinger, CNN

Lead Isn’t the Only Threat to Drinking Water »

April 27, 2016

Details a study co-authored by Senior Fellow Robert Jackson (Earth System Science).

By Zoë Carpenter, The Nation

Wastewater Becomes a Resource in Silicon Valley »

April 6, 2016

Quotes RELP program fellow Sebastien Tilmans, operations director of Codiga Resource Recovery Center, a project incubated at Woods through the Environmental Venture Projects program.

By Tara Lohan, KQED

Scientists Find Groundwater in Wyoming Impacted by Fracking »

March 31, 2016

Cites research co-authored by Senior Fellow Robert Jackson (Earth System Science).

By James Crugnale, The Weather Channel

Stanford University Study Finds Fracking Harmed Wyoming Drinking Water »

March 29, 2016

Discusses research co-authored by Senior Fellow Robert Jackson (Earth System Science).

By Hannah Albarazi, CBS

Catching Storm Runoff Could Ease Droughts, But It’s No Quick Fix »

March 14, 2016

Senior Fellow Dick Luthy (Civil and Environmental Engineering) discusses the need for new water sources

By Molly Peterson, KQED (NPR)

Hearing Explores Funding for Calif. Water Needs »

March 8, 2016

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.

WaterWorld

Storm Water, Long a Nuisance, May Be a Parched California’s Salvation »

February 19, 2016

Senior Fellow Dick Luthy (engineering) sees storm water capture as an opportunity to increase supply levels in urban environments.

By ADAM NAGOURNEY, New York Times

PPIC Water Policy Center Publishes A Road Map to Improve the Federal Government’s Drought Response »

February 1, 2016

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.

Sierra Sun Times

Once Famous for Beer, Milwaukee Now Bets on Water »

January 26, 2016

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, Marketplace

California Drought: How Will We Know When It's Over? »

January 9, 2016

Leon Szeptycki, Woods professor of the practice and executive director of the Water in the West program, states that there is no simple answer to the question "When is the drought over?"

By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News

Serious Forum Needed for Delta Solution »

December 26, 2015

Woods Consulting Professor David Hayes (Law) discusses two key elements needed to move forward to deal with the challenge of balancing environmental and water supply needs in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

By David Hayes, Sacramento Bee