Chris Black
@ecoflack.bsky.social
Comms Director, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. 👀enviro/eco/climate news, scicomms and media. Views here are my own.
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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.
July 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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.
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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...
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...
April 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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...
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...
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#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
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. […]
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January 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
#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
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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
Read more: stanford.io/4gHY1v7
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.
news.stanford.edu
December 17, 2024 at 4:43 PM
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
Read more: stanford.io/4gHY1v7
On the 2024 eco-climate bright side…. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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.
www.bbc.com
December 18, 2024 at 3:00 PM
On the 2024 eco-climate bright side…. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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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...
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emergent wayfinding for a flourishing planet
www.collaborative.earth
December 13, 2024 at 5:54 PM
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.
December 12, 2024 at 1:51 AM
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.
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Can we not just have the salmon hats? We need them.
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...
www.smithsonianmag.com
December 6, 2024 at 5:38 PM
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.
December 6, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Am enjoying logging in here and seeing the clean, white background with touches of a reassuringly familiar blue hex code.
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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...
Read more: www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
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.
www.kqed.org
December 3, 2024 at 5:39 PM
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...
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
Greetings new Bluesky followers! Get to know us a little better by checking out recent stories, videos and event coverage from our 20th anniversary celebration. It's encouraging to see what kind of progress can be made over the long haul. stanford.io/4f11sMp
December 3, 2024 at 12:19 AM
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