Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Induction avoids gas-burner combustion pollutants, yet only about 3% of U.S. households use it. At a Stanford-co-hosted summit, experts highlighted trusted messengers and incentives to help households switch.

Among the takeaways: Investing in safer communities and fire-resilient landscapes is key to reducing future wildfire losses and costs.

Expanding transmission and wind power offers billions in potential annual power-system savings across a range of federal policy scenarios, a Stanford-led study finds.

Stanford experts in medicine and policy explain what can be learned from the state’s decade-long regulatory experiment to stem the tide of microplastics pollution.

A Stanford study of three Bay Area wastewater plants finds potential savings of up to 48% from coordinating pollution-control upgrades and operations, easing the burden on ratepayers.

Action Lab courses pair students with nonprofits, government agencies, and industry partners to tackle real-world sustainability challenges.

Wildfires can turn natural metals in soil into toxic, airborne particles. Stanford researchers are working to predict where these metals travel and warn people in harm’s way.

Inês Azevedo aims to foster rigorous, cross-disciplinary research and prepare the next generation of leaders and professionals.

A new federal rule redefines “harm” to exclude habitat destruction under the Endangered Species Act. Stanford experts in law and biology explain why the change matters and which species have the most to lose.

Leaders from 32 countries convened at Stanford to unlock ways of meeting surging demand for valuing nature in decisions – and growing that demand exponentially.