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    protected areas Water Quality
    Freshwater
    Insights
    January 10, 2024

    More Critical Minerals Mining Could Strain Water Supplies in Stressed Regions

    • Freshwater
    • water pollution
    • water quality
    • Water Quality
    Workers extracting lithium in Bolivia.
    • Freshwater
    • water pollution
    • water quality
    • Water Quality
    Energy
    North America
    Technical Perspectives
    December 14, 2023

    5 Tips for Leveraging the IRA’s Direct Pay Provision to Maximize the Benefits of Clean Energy Investment

    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Energy Topics
    • renewable energy
    • climate policy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Tax Incentives
    Three people work to install solar panels on the roof of a veterinary clinic.
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Energy Topics
    • renewable energy
    • climate policy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Tax Incentives
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 11, 2023

    US Communities Dependent on Fossil Fuels and Coal Face a “Cumulative Burden” of Pollution, Poor Health and Job Loss

    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Climate Equity
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Energy Topics
    A neighborhood sits in front of an oil refinery.
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Climate Equity
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Energy Topics
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    September 25, 2023

    Many Underserved Communities Face EV ‘Charging Deserts.’ These 5 Strategies Can Help.

    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Energy Topics
    A young man plugs in an electric vehicle in a city neighborhood with apartment buildings in the background.
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Energy Topics
    Freshwater
    Insights
    August 16, 2023

    25 Countries, Housing One-quarter of the Population, Face Extremely High Water Stress

    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • Aqueduct
    • water risk
    Women collect water near Arba Minch, Gamo Gofa Zone, Ethiopia,
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • Aqueduct
    • water risk
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 31, 2023

    Redefining America’s ‘Energy Communities’ Can Boost Clean Energy Investment Where It’s Needed Most

    • U.S. Energy Topics
    • Clean Energy
    • climate policy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    A train carrying coal in front of houses in Thurmond, West Virginia.
    • U.S. Energy Topics
    • Clean Energy
    • climate policy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    Energy
    Initiatives
    June 27, 2023

    Local and State Clean Energy Programs

    Solar panel installation.
    Freshwater
    Update
    May 22, 2023

    Ethiopia and Tanzania Share Experiences and Lessons on Water Allocation Planning

    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    Fisherman in Tanzania lake
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    Energy
    Initiatives
    April 18, 2023

    Equitable Clean Energy for Communities

    Solar panels in Minneapolis, MN.
    Freshwater
    Insights
    March 30, 2023

    UN Water Conference 2023: Not Enough Game-changing Commitments

    • Corporate Water Stewardship
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    • floods
    • drought
    Girls collect water in Rajasthan, India
    • Corporate Water Stewardship
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    • floods
    • drought
    Energy
    Initiatives
    January 27, 2023

    Clean Energy for Large Buyers

    Chicago skyline during the day.
    Energy
    Initiatives
    January 27, 2023

    Utility Clean Energy Solutions

    Wind turbines.
    Forests
    Insights
    November 29, 2022

    How Forests Near and Far Benefit People in Cities

    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    • health
    • Climate
    • biodiversity
    urban forest
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    • health
    • Climate
    • biodiversity
    Freshwater
    North America
    Update
    August 30, 2022

    Small Reservoirs More Vulnerable to Climate Extremes

    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    • water pollution
    A manmade reservoir with powerlines in the background
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    • water pollution
    Energy
    Initiatives
    June 1, 2022

    Power System Reform

    Power line against sky with pink clouds.
    Freshwater
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 7, 2021

    How Forest Restoration Can Save Water Supply Companies $26 Million in Espírito Santo, Brazil

    • Water Security
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    A landscape view of Vila Velha in Espírito Santo, Brazil
    • Water Security
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Finance
    Insights
    February 24, 2021

    Why Investors Bought the First Certified Green Bond to Protect Forests for Drinking Water

    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • adaptation finance
    • green bonds
    • Finance
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Lake Maumelle in central Arkansas
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • adaptation finance
    • green bonds
    • Finance
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Ocean
    News
    January 27, 2021

    STATEMENT: Biden Administration Commits to Protect 30% of U.S. Land and Ocean by 2030

    • Food
    • Forests
    • conservation
    • land use
    • biodiversity
    • fisheries
    • Ocean
    • protected areas
    • Food
    • Forests
    • conservation
    • land use
    • biodiversity
    • fisheries
    • Ocean
    • protected areas
    Ocean
    Insights
    April 24, 2020

    The Ocean Genome Helps Fight Disease: Here's How We Save It

    • conservation
    • coronavirus
    • biodiversity
    • Equity & Governance
    • international climate policy
    • Ocean
    • protected areas
    Algae, corals and fish in an ocean gully.
    • conservation
    • coronavirus
    • biodiversity
    • Equity & Governance
    • international climate policy
    • Ocean
    • protected areas
    Energy
    Initiatives
    April 10, 2020

    Electric Vehicles in the U.S.

    Electric Vehicle plugged in and charging in CT

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