News and Press Releases: Freshwater
Stanford Experts on Hurricane Harvey Impacts »
Stanford experts comment on how climate change and infrastructure planning contribute to the severity of impacts from extreme weather events like Hurricane Harvey.
By Devon Ryan,
Jordan Faces More Frequent Long and Severe Droughts »
Jordan is among the world’s most water-poor nations, and a new, comprehensive analysis of regional drought and land-use changes in upstream Syria suggests the conditions could get...
By Rob Jordan,
Q&A with Leon Szeptycki: Climate change & water in the West »
Leon Szeptycki, executive director of Stanford’s Water in the West program, discusses the challenges and responses to managing water in a changing climate.
By Devon Ryan,
New Tool for Planning Groundwater Recharge »
Stanford environmental engineers have developed a planning tool called AquaCharge that helps urban water utilities develop efficient and cost-effective systems to replenish aquifers.
By Edmund Andrews,
Collaboration Meets Innovation »
Stanford funding kickstarts research aimed at developing a range of transformative environmental solutions.
By Rob Jordan,
“Living Map” of Innovative Water Financing Ideas »
Financing for water projects and aging infrastructure is critically needed but hard to come by. Stanford researchers highlight innovative approaches with a “Living Map” of case...
By Devon Ryan,
Groundwater Over-Pumping is Reducing Ability to Store Water »
Over-pumping groundwater has drastically and permanently reduced the water storage capabilities of land in the San Joaquin Valley, one of California’s most important farming areas.
By Ker Than,
Legal Expert on President Trump’s Environmental Plan »
In Q&A, Woods Senior Fellow Deborah Sivas discusses legal implications of Trump administration's moves on environmental policy.
By Sharon Driscoll, Deborah A. Sivas,
Ranking Colorado River Basin States on Water Rights Transfers »
Stanford’s Water in the West program ranks states in the Colorado River Basin on their use of and support for a legal tool enabling water rights holders to voluntarily transfer their...
By Devon Ryan,
Heavy California Rains Par for the Course for Climate Change »
Stanford climatologist Noah Diffenbaugh explains why heavy rains during a drought are to be expected for a state in the throes of climate change.
By Ker Than,
Mapping Seawater Threat to Aquifers »
Scientists use Earth-imaging technologies to study the intrusion of saltwater into freshwater aquifers along the California coast.
By Ker Than,
U.S. Grasslands Affected More by Atmospheric Dryness Than Precipitation »
The findings provide important information for understanding how ecosystems will respond to climate change.
By Danielle Torrent Tucker,
Syrian Crisis Altered Region’s Land and Water Resources »
Using remote sensing tools to uncover the environmental impacts of war, researchers introduce novel approaches for hard-to-reach areas.
By Danielle Torrent Tucker,
Standing Rock: Legal and Environmental Challenges »
Protestors against the Dakota Access Pipeline have raised legal and environmental challenges against the pipeline’s construction. Stanford experts explain the current legal status of...
By Devon Ryan,
What California can Learn from Other Southwest States on Managing Groundwater »
Researchers at Stanford and Melbourne University looked at groundwater permitting regimes in southwestern states that could hold important lessons for local agencies in the...
By Devon Ryan,
How Will the Election Affect Environmental Policy? »
Stanford energy and environmental policy scholars suggest what a Donald Trump presidency could mean for such issues as U.S. participation in international agreements, environmental...
By Rob Jordan,
Groundwater Forum Brings Research to Policymakers in Sacramento »
Scholars working with Water in the West discussed their latest research on groundwater and the implications for the future of California’s water.
By Felicity Barringer,
National Security's Connections to Food, Energy and Water Security »
Stanford scholars and other experts discussed pressing environmental and energy challenges and risks that the next presidential administration will need to confront.
By Devon Ryan,
What is the Future of California’s Water? »
Sacramento briefing Sept. 27 to explore future of the Golden State's groundwater.
By Devon Ryan,
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