The Bill Lane Center for the American West

Experts at the 2026 Water in the West conference examined the governance failures putting the region’s water future at risk.

The future of water in the Southwest was top of mind for participants and attendees at the 10th Annual Eccles Family Rural West Conference.

A Stanford water policy expert discusses how investments in nature could simultaneously help states bolster water supplies and achieve their climate goals.

Newsha Ajami, director of urban water policy at Stanford’s Water in the West program, discusses the profound impact of the Clean Water Act.

Despite statewide devastation from wildfires, a new poll conducted by the Bill Lane Center for the American West shows Californians are still reluctant to subsidize wildfire prevention or support relocating communities at risk.