Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

As awareness of smoke-related health risks grows, Stanford-led research suggests that prescribed burns can help reduce both wildfire intensity and harmful smoke.

Despite facing considerable wildfire risk, many power utilities have yet to adopt basic mitigation measures – endangering communities and the future energy system.

New research shows that protecting trees can limit harmful mosquito species and lower the risk of disease transmission.

Tribal, local, and private firefighters are often undercounted, making it harder to plan wildfire response and leading to disparities in pay, protections, and benefits.

In partnership with Chilean experts, scientists are working to help policymakers integrate long-term environmental and social changes into water governance.

A new study shows that simple operational fixes in brick kilns can reduce coal use and emissions, pointing to scalable solutions in unregulated industries.

A Stanford study finds that intensifying heat and atmospheric dryness have reduced yields of the world’s five major crops by 4–13% over the past half century.

Stanford students are helping non-governmental organizations put health at the center of energy decisions – replacing fossil fuels with more sustainable options.

New research finds that tropical cyclones reduce years of schooling for children in low- and middle-income countries, underscoring the need to address the educational impacts of climate change.

When traditional devices couldn’t provide the air quality data needed to monitor prescribed burns’ effects on local communities, Stanford Radio Club students stepped in to help.