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How does cooking with gas affect the air at home? Join researchers, physicians, policymakers, and community leaders for Breathing Room, a half-day summit on indoor air quality, health, and stoves.

Friday, Oct. 23, at Stanford Redwood City.
🔗 hph.stanford.edu/BRS

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Last week, California added microplastics to its Candidate Chemicals List — the step before it can regulate specific products. A Stanford-led paper traces a decade of incremental state laws, and argues others can make progress while the UN plastics treaty stalls.

🔗 stanford.io/3TB68DB

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Action Labs offer something most courses don’t: a chance to test theory against reality.

From the health impacts of fossil fuels to coffee farming, these courses pair students with partner organizations facing real-world sustainability challenges.

🔗 Learn more: stanford.io/4yxN3kC

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Stanford researchers out in Monterey Bay, tracking critically endangered sea stars. By using environmental DNA (traces of DNA in water), they can map populations to aid kelp forest restoration, helping managers locate remaining stars and track future reintroductions. ⭐🔎

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Last week, the Woods community celebrated director @chrfield.bsky.social "passing the baton" to new director Inês Azevedo. Over the past ten years, his leadership anchored the institute through a period of remarkable change while fostering essential climate research. Thank you, Chris and Inês!

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After four years, the GEF 7 IW project on strengthening the Micronesia Challenge 2030 is complete.

With partners across Micronesia, we helped advance the MC2030’s goals, including effectively managing 50% of marine & 30% of terrestrial resources by 2030.

➡️ Impact Report: bit.ly/4zC0Wj3