Environment and Climate Change

The Stanford epidemiologist and King Center Faculty Affiliate reacts to recent news about the effects of plastic on human health.

Promising technologies for converting wastewater into drinkable water produce a chemical compound that can be toxic, corrosive and malodorous.

These environmental engineers tell Stereo Chemistry about their visions for the future of our water . . . and share some laughs along the way

Faculty Affiliate Marshall Burke has focused his research on quantifying the social and environmental impacts of climate change.

Faculty Affiliate Lawrence Goulder writes for the World Economic Forum about China's new carbon market, the world's largest.

Policy interventions to stop deforestation are most effective when enacted in a certain order, according to a new Stanford study.

A new analysis by Faculty Affiliates Stephen Luby and Michael Biaocchi finds evidence of a link between air pollution and children’s respiratory health in low-income settings.

Unrest and climate change are creating an agonizing feedback loop that punishes some of the world’s most vulnerable people.

Gretchen Daily is a pioneer in the field known as “natural capital.” Using science and software, she shows stakeholders why it benefits everyone to prioritize conservation.

In a Q&A, Stanford economists discuss the importance of this number and its role in creating environmental policies.

Research by Faculty Affiliates Desiree LaBeaud and Erin Mordecai is featured in Stanford Magazine about disease transmission between insects, animals, and humans.

Despite aquaculture’s potential to feed a growing world population, the industry has been plagued by questions about its environmental impacts.

Stanford researchers find installing piped water near homes promotes gender equality and improves well-being in rural Zambia.

Faculty Affiliate and Earth System Science professor Marshall Burke spoke with Dulcé Sloan, a correspondent for The Daily Show, about the economic cost of climate change.