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In recognition of her role in an important environmental rights case in South Africa, Mabilo has been selected as the 2026 winner of Stanford University’s highest environmental prize.

Stanford researchers are working to help cities adapt to extreme weather and keep people and buildings cool during severe heat waves.

A new federal rule redefines "harm" to exclude habitat destruction under the Endangered Species Act. Stanford experts in law and biology explain why the change matters, and which species have the most to lose.

A Stanford-led study based on two decades of satellite data finds California could cut deadly pollution from wildfire smoke by 20% in active fire years by expanding use of prescribed fire in conifer forests each year.

A PhD student in environmental social sciences at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, Quito Tsui researches how communities rebuild after conflict, how digital evidence is used in international law, and how the destruction of the environment is documented and witnessed.