Center News and Notes

  • & the West
Squeezed between sinking farmland and rising seas, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta residents and farm owners are facing approval of California's plan to divert water south via tunnels. The tunnel project will cost tens of billions of dollars and is…
  • Research Notes
In a new policy brief, Esther Conrad offers analysis on how to expand the electric vehicle market in California and ensure access to charging stations.
  • Happenings
On Friday, Feb. 16 at 8:00 a.m., Bill Lane Center Associate Director Kate Gibson joined Jon Cousins on KZSU's "The Great British Breakfast," a morning show featuring interviews with various accomplished members of the Stanford community.
A charged partnership between the Bill Lane Center and the California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development plans to speed up the build-out of EV charging stations by addressing permitting delays.
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Demand for lithium and other metals like cobalt, copper and nickel is soaring as the world increases manufacturing of green energy components like batteries and solar panels. But can these minerals, situated on Indigenous lands, be mined without…
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