Chris Black

BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.

The Stanford Environmental Research Year in Review is here! bit.ly/Enviro-YIR-2...

Read about all the 2024 highlights, including:
🌊 tracing #microplastics in the ocean
🔥 materials that protect homes from #wildfires
🪱 how #climatechange promotes diseases

Browse the pubs: bit.ly/StanfordEnvi...

A Framework for Permitting Innovation in the Wastewater Sector December 2024 This report, A Framework for Permitting Innovation in the Wastewater Sector, marks the culmination of over a decade of research and engagement on innovation in the water sector. […]

#Wastewater solutions like water reuse and resource recovery are critical for the future, but permitting must catch up. A new EPA-led report shows how smarter development of pollution permits can drive innovation. Read the report coauthored by WitW scholar @feliciamarcus.bsky.social: bit.ly/4gFXNVy

Flu virus remains infectious in refrigerated raw milk for up to five days, a new Stanford study shows The findings come as outbreaks of bird flu in dairy cattle have raised concerns about the potential for a new pandemic.

Do you drink #rawmilk? You might want to read a new study coauthored by @stanfordwoods.bsky.social fellow Alexandra Boehm. It finds that refrigerated raw milk can contain infectious flu virus for up to five days, raising concerns about #birdflu and another #pandemic.
Read more: stanford.io/4gHY1v7

Seven quiet breakthroughs for climate and nature in 2024 you might have missed Global temperatures rose and extreme weather ramped up, but there were also some significant breakthroughs for the climate this year.

On the 2024 eco-climate bright side…. www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Here's a great opportunity at a wonderful organization called Collaborative Earth to contribute your expertise in Nature-Based Climate Solutions! Check it out: www.collaborative.earth/opportunitie...

Saw this plastered all over a San Francisco Chevron station last night and wondered about any recent coverage of this PR campaign and the way it targets the “unelected bureaucrats” at California’s Air Resources Board.

No, Orcas Probably Aren't Reviving the 'Dead Salmon Hat' Trend, Despite a Viral Photo, Experts Say. Here's Why A recent photo of an orca swimming with a salmon on its head has fueled speculation that the fad, first observed in the 1980s, has re-emerged off the coast of Washington state. But some experts are le...

Can we not just have the salmon hats? We need them.

Am enjoying logging in here and seeing the clean, white background with touches of a reassuringly familiar blue hex code.

How Freaked Out Should We Be About Black Plastic? | KQED We’ll talk about how concerned we should be about the plastics in our kitchen and how to evaluate the risks.

Do you have black plastic spatulas and cookware? Unfortunately, it might be time to throw them out according to @stanfordwoods.bsky.social Desiree LaBeaud. The black plastic contains more toxic materials than other plastics.

Read more: www.kqed.org/forum/201010...

Getting started up here on Bluesky and figure I may as well put in a plug for this big project that consumed my team for the past few months. Grateful to work with so many dedicated, talented people @stanfordwoods.bsky.social