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Editorial Writers Consider the Water Crisis, Informed by UCS Experts
I was in Newport, Rhode Island for a conference of the Association of Opinion Journalists October 13 through 16. It was wonderful to escape the fog of Capitol Hill and be in the company of rational,...
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The Hidden Costs of “Cheap” Electricity in West Virginia
Today, residents of nine West Virginia counties—including my parents—are without water because of a spill from a chemical storage container near a water treatment plant on the Elk River in Charleston....
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West Virginia Scientists to EPA, CDC: Allow Your Scientists to Speak
UPDATE: See responses below from CDC and EPA officials. This morning, two dozen West Virginia scientists wrote to the CDC and EPA to urge the two agencies to give more freedom to their scientists to...
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Where Is the Wastewater Going? How Better Data Can Make Us More Resilient
According to the United Nations, up to 90 percent of the developing world’s wastewater does not get treated before it goes back into the environment. That’s a staggering statistic, especially...
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Proof that California’s Water Sector Can Be a Climate Leader: Sonoma County...
Today, I am at the Sonoma County Water Agency celebrating the achievement of their goal to provide “carbon-free water.” That means that no fossil fuels are burned in order to provide water services...
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Anchorage Event a Great Warm-Up for Fort Lauderdale
While the Arctic Council normally meets at a table with only eight chairs, the US has invited world leaders, researchers, and media to a party that promises to be standing room only. What happens in...
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Come El Niño or La Niña, Climate Change is La Madre of Weather Systems
It’s getting close to that time of year when weather watchers and water managers start wringing their hands and wondering whether it will be a boy or a girl. The boy is none other than El Niño – that...
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Agroecology to the Rescue: 7 Ways Ecologists are Working Toward Healthier...
Ivette Perfecto and John Vandermeer in a shaded coffee farm in Chiapas, Mexico. They use diverse shaded coffee as a model system to study ecological complexity and its implications for farm management...
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Water in an Uncertain Future: Planning the New Normal
Northern California breathed a sigh of relief this weekend as rain and cooler temperatures finally arrived in force after the devastating fires in October. Now the question is, what kind of a winter...
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What Climate Change Could Mean for the Future of California’s Springtime...
Photo: CaltransEveryone coming from or heading to spring break ski trips in the Sierra Nevada this year knows that California’s snowpack is having a great year. The Squaw Valley Alpine Ski Resort...
View ArticleSurviving in a Thirsty World
Clean, fresh water is an increasingly scare resource in many parts of the world—and that will get worse with climate change. A recent research article reminds us that agriculture is by far the biggest...
View ArticleU.S. Renewable Electricity Future Is Within Reach
In June, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released a groundbreaking new study showing that the United States could generate 80 percent of its electricity from renewable energy by 2050...
View ArticleEnergy-Water Collisions Hit Washington's Radar
This summer’s power plant water troubles have folks in Washington looking for answers on energy-water issues. Thank goodness. Over the past few months, the risks that come along with power plants’...
View ArticleHappy World Water Day! (Celebrate by Saving Energy!)
If you’re all done with your vernal equinox celebrations and looking for another excuse to party, you’re in luck. It may not show up on your run-of-the-mill cute-puppy-dog calendar, but it turns out...
View ArticleZombies, Glee, and Coal on Earth Day: New Mashup Report on Coal's Water...
In the fine tradition of mashups that have produced zombie-enhanced classic novels and cutting-edge high school music efforts, a new UCS mini-report is a stimulating amalgamation of two exciting areas...
View ArticleWater-Smart Power: Why Our Power Plant Choices Matter in a Warming,...
In a future of growing climate change impacts and water strains, the water implications of our electricity choices are way worth paying attention to. A new report from the UCS-organized Energy and...
View ArticleThe Alabama I Used to Know: Is the Southeast Getting Climate- and Water-Smarter?
A trip I just made to the Southeast included my first visit to Birmingham in decades, and glimpses of changes the intervening years had brought. New houses in my grandmother’s old neighborhood. Food...
View ArticleClimate Change Impacts on California Central Valley: The Warning Shot the US...
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View ArticleSustainable Groundwater Management Is a David and Goliath Story
Picture the small shepherd boy, David, pitted against the enormous warrior, Goliath. This is how it can feel when I step up to the microphone in the Capitol in Sacramento, California, to discuss some...
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How Do Californians Perceive Climate Risks to Their Household Water Supplies?
Scientific evidence is clear that climate change is affecting winter storms, making extreme events happen more frequently. I lived through one of these storms recently in Texas: Winter Storm Uri in...
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More Federal Funding Can Close the Rural Water Gap. Will Congress and the...
This week is Drinking Water Week, but not everyone in America has the same access to safe, reliable running water, or a system for removing and treating wastewater when flushing toilets. Rural...
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