In a Q&A, environmental law Professor Deborah Sivas discusses a recent executive order that empowers federal agencies to override legal requirements for environmental reviews and community feedback related to major infrastructure projects.
Professor Ron Tyler and lecturer Suzanne Luban of Stanford Law School’s Criminal Defense Clinic discuss the Floyd case and offer suggestions for a way forward.
Global carbon dioxide emissions are down dramatically in the wake of COVID-19. A new study pinpoints where energy demand has dropped the most, estimates the impact on annual emissions and points the way to a less polluted future.
With work, school and family life all taking place in our homes, the challenges may be greater for women, according to a focus group consisting of corporate and nonprofit leaders convened by Stanford’s VMware Women’s Leadership Innovation Lab.
With holy days approaching for many religions and with Stanford’s faith communities unable to gather in person, Dean Tiffany Steinwert discusses the Office for Religious Life’s alternate approaches for worship and spiritual growth.
Stanford Dean for Religious Life Tiffany Steinwert discusses the adjustments made by Stanford’s diverse and dispersed communities of faith during the COVID-19 epidemic.
Biologist Erin Mordecai discusses different social distancing strategies, how long we may need to maintain them and the risk of a disease resurgence if precautions are lifted too early.
In a complex news environment, Stanford professors urge voters to be careful consumers of political information and to think hard about where information comes from and how it reaches them.
Stanford Law Professor Alan Sykes, an expert in international trade law, explains key aspects of the new agreement that covers IP, agriculture, energy, and more.
America’s signature legislation for saving species faces a major overhaul. Conservation and legal experts examine likely impacts of the new rules and legal options for challenging them.
Economic development plans often overlook a crucial detail – ecosystems that provide essential services to people. Stanford experts discuss a new sustainable development approach that balances the needs of people and nature.
The EPA replaced the Obama-era Clean Power Plan with one that focuses on efficiency improvements at generating stations. Stanford experts on law, energy policy and economics discuss the move and its potential impacts.
The new normal for Western wildfires is abnormal, with increasingly bigger and more destructive blazes. Understanding the risks can help communities avert disaster.
The political landscape has changed, potentially opening a window for meaningful policies to combat global warming. Stanford experts discuss opportunities and prospects for change.
The sweeping plan to overhaul transportation, energy and other sectors failed a recent U.S. Senate vote, but remains a political lightning rod. Stanford experts discuss the science behind the politics.
Stanford’s Ian Morris says the issues that led to Brexit, Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, have come up throughout British history, since rising sea levels separated the country from the continent 8,000 years ago.
Storing energy produced by wind or solar for later use has a challenge competing with existing natural gas-fired generation units. But batteries designed for the job could ease the way.
In a Q&A, historian Priya Satia discusses the history of the 1947 partition of India and how that is at the root of today’s continuing tensions between Pakistan and India.
In a Q&A, Stanford law Professor Michael Wald, an expert on legal policy toward children, discusses the legal rights of children to receive vaccinations and how the law varies from state to state.
As Stanford ombudsperson, Brenda Berlin is an independent, neutral and confidential resource for students, postdocs, faculty and staff who are navigating conflicts or other issues.
Driven by public pressure, governments and corporations are considering eliminating or phasing out single-use plastics such as straws. Stanford experts discuss the limitations of these bans and the potential for meaningful change.
