Lara Fowler
Senior Lecturer in International Affairs
Most Recent Publications
Harmonized Database of Western U.S. Water Rights (HarDWR) v.1
Matthew D. Lisk, Danielle S. Grogan, Shan Zuidema, Jiameng Zheng, Robert Caccese, Darrah Peklak, Karen Fisher-Vanden, Richard B. Lammers, Sheila M. Olmstead, Lara Fowler, 2024, Scientific data
Climate impacts on migration in the Arctic North America: existing evidence and research recommendations
Guangqing Chi, Shuai Zhou, Megan Mucioki, Jessica Miller, Ekrem Korkut, Lance Howe, Junjun Yin, Davin Holen, Heather Randell, Ayse Akyildiz, Kathleen E. Halvorsen, Lara Fowler, James Ford, Ann Tickamyer, 2024, Regional Environmental Change
Strengthening opportunities to integrate informal resilience practices in formal flood resilience planning
Virginia G. Silvis, Courtney M. Cooper, Lisa D. Iulo, Robert Eugene Nicholas, Lara B. Fowler, 2024, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
Stakeholder engagement in water resource management: a systematic review of definitions, practices, and outcomes
Hannah Whitley, H. Whitney, Elyzabeth W. Engle, Kathryn J. Brasier, Weston Eaton, Mark E. Burbach, Lara B. Fowler, Sara Anariba, S. E. Bonilla Anariba, Emma Butzler, Kathryn Dixon, Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Walt Whitmer, 2024, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management on p. 22
Come Hell or High-Water: Challenges for Adapting Pacific Northwest Water Law
Lara Fowler, Robert Caccese, 2022, Psce Environmental Law Review
Addressing Climate Impacts in Alaska Native Tribes: Legal Barriers for Community Relocation due to Thawing Permafrost and Coastal Erosion
Ekrem Korkut, Lara Fowler, Ekrem Korkut, Lara Fowler, Kathleen Halvorsen, David Holen, E. Howe, Lance Howe, Guangqing Chi, 2022, UCLA Journal of environmental Law and Policy on p. 185-228
Advancing the scholarship and practice of stakeholder engagement in working landscapes: a co-produced research agenda
Weston M. Eaton, Morey Burnham, Tahnee Robertson, J. G. Arbuckle, Kathryn J. Brasier, Mark E. Burbach, Sarah P. Church, Georgia Hart-Fredeluces, Douglas Jackson-Smith, Grace Wildermuth, Katherine N. Canfield, S. Carolina Córdova, Casey D. Chatelain, Lara B. Fowler, Mennatullah Mohamed Zein el Abdeen Hendawy, Christine J. Kirchhoff, Marisa K. Manheim, Rubén O. Martinez, Anne Mook, Cristina A. Mullin, A. Laurie Murrah-Hanson, Christiana O. Onabola, Lauren E. Parker, Elizabeth A. Redd, Chelsea Schelly, Michael L. Schoon, W. Adam Sigler, Emily Smit, Tiff van Huysen, Michelle R. Worosz, Carrie Eberly, Andi Rogers, 2022, Socio-Ecological Practice Research on p. 283-304
Regulatory and Policy Analysis of Production, Development and Use of Sustainable Aviation Fuels in the United States
Ekrem Korkut, Lara B. Fowler, 2021, Frontiers in Energy Research
A Conceptual Framework for Social, Behavioral, and Environmental Change through Stakeholder Engagement in Water Resource Management
Weston M. Eaton, Kathryn J. Brasier, Mark E. Burbach, Walt Whitmer, Elyzabeth W. Engle, Morey Burnham, Barbara Quimby, Anil Kumar Chaudhary, A Kumary Chaudhary, Hannah Whitley, Jodi Delozier, Lara B. Fowler, Amber Wutich, Julia C. Bausch, Melissa Beresford, C. Clare Hinrichs, Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel, H Gall, Heather E. Preisendanz, Clinton Williams, J Watson, Jason Weigle, 2021, Society and Natural Resources on p. 1111-1132
Reasonable Use?: The Challenges of Transboundary Groundwater Regulation in the Eastern United States
Robert T. Caccese, Lara B. Fowler, 2020, Journal of the American Water Resources Association on p. 379-386
Most-Cited Papers
Environmental and Human Health Impacts of Spreading Oil and Gas Wastewater on Roads
T. L. Tasker, W. D. Burgos, P. Piotrowski, L. Castillo-Meza, T. A. Blewett, K. B. Ganow, A. Stallworth, P. L.M. Delompré, G. G. Goss, L. B. Fowler, J. P. Vanden Heuvel, F. Dorman, N. R. Warner, 2018, Environmental Science & Technology on p. 7081-7091
A Conceptual Framework for Social, Behavioral, and Environmental Change through Stakeholder Engagement in Water Resource Management
Weston M. Eaton, Kathryn J. Brasier, Mark E. Burbach, Walt Whitmer, Elyzabeth W. Engle, Morey Burnham, Barbara Quimby, Anil Kumar Chaudhary, A Kumary Chaudhary, Hannah Whitley, Jodi Delozier, Lara B. Fowler, Amber Wutich, Julia C. Bausch, Melissa Beresford, C. Clare Hinrichs, Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel, H Gall, Heather E. Preisendanz, Clinton Williams, J Watson, Jason Weigle, 2021, Society and Natural Resources on p. 1111-1132
Advancing the scholarship and practice of stakeholder engagement in working landscapes: a co-produced research agenda
Weston M. Eaton, Morey Burnham, Tahnee Robertson, J. G. Arbuckle, Kathryn J. Brasier, Mark E. Burbach, Sarah P. Church, Georgia Hart-Fredeluces, Douglas Jackson-Smith, Grace Wildermuth, Katherine N. Canfield, S. Carolina Córdova, Casey D. Chatelain, Lara B. Fowler, Mennatullah Mohamed Zein el Abdeen Hendawy, Christine J. Kirchhoff, Marisa K. Manheim, Rubén O. Martinez, Anne Mook, Cristina A. Mullin, A. Laurie Murrah-Hanson, Christiana O. Onabola, Lauren E. Parker, Elizabeth A. Redd, Chelsea Schelly, Michael L. Schoon, W. Adam Sigler, Emily Smit, Tiff van Huysen, Michelle R. Worosz, Carrie Eberly, Andi Rogers, 2022, Socio-Ecological Practice Research on p. 283-304
Regulatory and Policy Analysis of Production, Development and Use of Sustainable Aviation Fuels in the United States
Ekrem Korkut, Lara B. Fowler, 2021, Frontiers in Energy Research
Climate impacts on migration in the Arctic North America: existing evidence and research recommendations
Guangqing Chi, Shuai Zhou, Megan Mucioki, Jessica Miller, Ekrem Korkut, Lance Howe, Junjun Yin, Davin Holen, Heather Randell, Ayse Akyildiz, Kathleen E. Halvorsen, Lara Fowler, James Ford, Ann Tickamyer, 2024, Regional Environmental Change
Human conflicts and the food, energy, and water nexus: building collaboration using facilitation and mediation to manage environmental disputes
Lara B. Fowler, Xiaoxin Shi, 2016, Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences on p. 104-122
United States law and policy and the biofuel industry
Kristina S. Dahmann, Lara B. Fowler, Paul Michael Smith, 2016, on p. 102-140
Stakeholder engagement in water resource management: a systematic review of definitions, practices, and outcomes
Hannah Whitley, H. Whitney, Elyzabeth W. Engle, Kathryn J. Brasier, Weston Eaton, Mark E. Burbach, Lara B. Fowler, Sara Anariba, S. E. Bonilla Anariba, Emma Butzler, Kathryn Dixon, Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Walt Whitmer, 2024, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management on p. 22
Reasonable Use?: The Challenges of Transboundary Groundwater Regulation in the Eastern United States
Robert T. Caccese, Lara B. Fowler, 2020, Journal of the American Water Resources Association on p. 379-386
An Overview of Arctic Legal Regime Regarding the Protection of the Marine Environment and Some Suggestions
Ekrem Korkut, Lara B. Fowler, 2019, Journal of Territorial and Maritime Studies on p. 64-84
News Articles Featuring Lara Fowler
Dec 10, 2024
Penn State ranks second in the US in 2025 QS sustainability rankings
University ranks No. 1 in the Big Ten, rises to No. 19 internationally in ranking’s third year.
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Sep 30, 2024
Penn State cuts greenhouse gas emissions in half; targets future goals
Since 2005, Penn State has worked steadily toward lowering its University-wide greenhouse gas emissions. Along the way, the University set and met various goals — including a 17.5% reduction by 2012 and a 35% reduction by 2020 — and recently exceeded a 50% reduction, marking a major milestone.
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Dec 13, 2023
US Southwest Has Seen Precipitation Levels Falling Since the 80s—Here's Why
Rain and snowfall have been steadily decreasing across the U.S. Southwest over the past few decades, and it may be due to tiny particles of smoke, dust, and water vapor emitted by industry
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Nov 24, 2023
Pennsylvania ranks 7th in nation in greenhouse gas supply
Pennsylvania ranks seventh on the list of states and their greenhouse gas emissions
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Nov 03, 2023
Live in a rental? Here are 17 Ideas to make it more Eco-Freindly
Ways to make your rental space more eco-friendly
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Sep 30, 2023
As flooding increases in the Delaware Valley, hundreds of thousands of at-risk homes are uninsured
Across the tri-state metro area, nearly 330,000 properties will likely flood by 2053, very few of them have flood insurance
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Jun 01, 2023
Penn State 3rd in US and 40th globally in Times Higher Education Impact Rankings
Penn State remained in the top three in the U.S. and moved up globally from No. 47 to No. 40 out of nearly 1,600 international institutions that participated in the 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings.
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Jun 01, 2023
Sustainability Institute recognized for service to State College Borough
The Penn State Sustainability Institute recently received the 2023 Arnold Addison Award during the annual Authorities, Boards, and Commissions (ABC) Dinner hosted by the Borough of State College.
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May 09, 2023
Lake Shasta Water Levels Rise Close to Capacity
Thanks to heavy rainfall across northern California over the past few days, Lake Shasta's water level is now higher than it has been in years.
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Apr 28, 2023
Two-Thirds of California Completely Drought-Free as 'Big Melt' Begins
Drought-stricken California is in for another break, with the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada about to start melting with rising springtime temperatures.
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Apr 03, 2023
California Lake Flooded for First Time in 110 Years After Atmospheric River
California's intense weather at the start of 2023 has led to a number of changes in the state's climate, notably filling up usually dry lakes with the plentiful rainwater that fell over recent months.
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Mar 20, 2023
California's Unprecedented Snowfall Seen From Space: 'Absurd'
The massive amounts of rain and snow that have drowned California this month due to several atmospheric river storms have been captured in pictures taken from space.
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Mar 17, 2023
Drought Battle Is Looking Up for California
The drought-ridden state of California has managed to climb out of the arid conditions it has been facing for months, with nearly half the state currently being classified as drought-free.
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Nov 09, 2022
Penn State ranks 38th in new 'QS World University Rankings: Sustainability'
Penn State ranks No. 38 internationally out of 700 participating institutions in a new sustainability assessment by rankings organization Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).
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Aug 31, 2022
Cancer, environment event to take place on Sept. 29
The Penn State Cancer Institute and the Institutes of Energy and the Environment (IEE) announced a Cancer and the Environment Symposium from 1–5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29 in the Energy and the Environment Laboratory
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