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    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
    Freshwater
    Asia
    Insights
    August 26, 2021

    How Water Challenges Threaten India’s Energy Security

    • water risk
    • renewable energy
    • power plants
    • drought
    • floods
    • Aqueduct
    Power plant in dry land
    • water risk
    • renewable energy
    • power plants
    • drought
    • floods
    • Aqueduct
    Forests
    Insights
    September 23, 2020

    How Forests Near or Far Can Protect Water for Cities

    • Freshwater
    • Water Security
    • Cities
    • Forests
    • water pollution
    A view of Hong Kong from the edge of a forest.
    • Freshwater
    • Water Security
    • Cities
    • Forests
    • water pollution
    Freshwater
    Oceania Asia North America
    Insights
    March 4, 2019

    In World That Says It’s Cutting Nutrient Pollution, Progress Is Lacking

    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Algal blooms in Florida’s Santa Fe River
    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    February 22, 2019

    After 15 Years, EPA Updates Water Quality Trading Policy. It Could Do More.

    • Freshwater
    • water pollution
    • wastewater
    • Water Quality
    Wetlands like these in the Chesapeake provide cost-effective water quality services.
    • Freshwater
    • water pollution
    • wastewater
    • Water Quality
    Climate
    North America
    News
    November 23, 2018

    STATEMENT: Fourth National Climate Assessment Confirms Climate Change Will Affect All Regions and All Sectors of U.S. Economy

    • Air Quality
    • Water Security
    • fires
    • climate science
    • natural infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • health
    • climate impacts
    • water pollution
    • pollution
    • sea level rise
    • Ocean
    • Air Quality
    • Water Security
    • fires
    • climate science
    • natural infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • health
    • climate impacts
    • water pollution
    • pollution
    • sea level rise
    • Ocean
    Freshwater
    Asia
    News
    January 16, 2018

    RELEASE: Dependence on Scarce Water Puts India’s Electricity Supply at Risk

    • power plants
    • water risk
    • power plants
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    March 14, 2017

    PODCAST: How We Can Clean the Chesapeake and Save Money in the Process

    • Freshwater
    • podcasts
    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • pollution
    • Water Quality
    Marsh
    • Freshwater
    • podcasts
    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • pollution
    • Water Quality
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    July 11, 2016

    Guacamole Coasts: Not Just Florida, Not Just Now

    • water pollution
    • mapping
    • pollution
    • wastewater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    • water pollution
    • mapping
    • pollution
    • wastewater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Food
    News
    April 20, 2016

    RELEASE: WRI offers new approach to help move billions to more sustainable diets

    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • land use
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • GHG emissions
    • natural resources
    • Freshwater
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • land use
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • GHG emissions
    • natural resources
    • Freshwater
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    June 18, 2015

    Cleaner US Rivers, Lakes and Estuaries with Water Quality Trading

    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    Fishing in Mitkof Island. (Petersburg, Alaska, U.S.) Photo by Penny Meyer/Flickr.
    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    March 12, 2015

    Win-win: Reducing Water Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in China’s Power Sector

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    China’s power sector is the nation’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and its biggest industrial water user. To meet increasing energy demand, the country may double its installed generation capacity by 2030. Photo by Asian Development Bank/Flickr.
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    Freshwater
    Insights
    March 2, 2015

    Exploring New Ways of Measuring Water Quality Project Success

    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    Climate
    Insights
    December 16, 2014

    More Rice, Less Methane

    • Food
    • Freshwater
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    Reducing flooding in rice paddies can dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and can also help conserve water and boost yields. Photo by IRRI.
    • Food
    • Freshwater
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    June 10, 2014

    Overcoming Barriers to USDA’s New Conservation Program

    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    Agriculture is a key source of nutrient pollution in the United States. Photo credit: NOAA, Flickr
    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    January 7, 2014

    A New Strategy to Improve Water Quality—One Targeted Watershed at a Time

    • water pollution
    • hypoxia
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    More than 15,000 streams, rivers, and lakes are too polluted with nutrient runoff to support wildlife, be enjoyed recreationally, or serve as a drinking water source. Photo credit: USDA
    • water pollution
    • hypoxia
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    April 17, 2013

    Can Nutrient Trading Shrink the Gulf of Mexico's Dead Zone?

    • water pollution
    • hypoxia
    • Freshwater
    Dead fish resulting from toxins or oxygen depletion in Lake Binder, Iowa. Photo credit: Dr. Jennifer L. Graham, U.S. Geological Survey
    • water pollution
    • hypoxia
    • Freshwater

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