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    North America Water Data Insights
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    March 3, 2021

    The Upstream Battle to Protect Drinking Water in North Carolina

    • Water
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    A small lake with trees in the background in North Carolina's Triangle region
    • Water
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    Water
    North America
    Insights
    July 6, 2020

    Nature-Based Flood Mitigation Can Help Mississippi River Farmers

    • Aqueduct
    • floods
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • Water
    • water risk
    Flooding in the Upper Mississippi River Basin
    • Aqueduct
    • floods
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • Water
    • water risk
    Water
    Oceania Asia North America
    Insights
    March 4, 2019

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

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

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

    • Water
    • water pollution
    • wastewater
    • Water Quality
    Wetlands like these in the Chesapeake provide cost-effective water quality services.
    • Water
    • water pollution
    • wastewater
    • Water Quality
    Water
    North America
    Insights
    November 1, 2018

    Investors Think They Can Make Money Reducing Wildfire Risk. A Forest Restoration Project in Yuba, CA Puts this Idea into Practice.

    • Finance
    • fires
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • Water
    Learning about forest resilience with rangers. Photo: Leah Schleifer
    • Finance
    • fires
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • Water
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    September 18, 2017

    As Wildfires Scorch U.S. Forests, Forest Resilience Bond Blazes a New Trail

    • fires
    • restoration
    • Water
    Firefighter in Arizona.
    • fires
    • restoration
    • Water
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    May 16, 2017

    When Improving America’s Infrastructure, Don’t Forget Forests

    • Water
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Watershed
    • Water
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Water
    North America
    Insights
    March 14, 2017

    INSIDER: Stormwater Trading Can Help the Chesapeake Bay Meet Vital Pollution Targets

    • water pollution
    • Water Quality
    • Water
    • water pollution
    • Water Quality
    • Water
    Water
    North America
    Insights
    March 14, 2017

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

    • Water
    • podcasts
    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • pollution
    • Water Quality
    Marsh
    • Water
    • podcasts
    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • pollution
    • Water Quality
    Water
    Insights
    February 27, 2017

    What Does Water Have to Do with National Security?

    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • U.S. policy
    • Water
    • water risk
    People loading truck
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • U.S. policy
    • Water
    • water risk
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    October 27, 2016

    U.S. Cities Go to the Source to Protect Drinking Water

    • Water
    • U.S. policy
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    Many communities in the U.S. West depend on such sources for drinking water. Photo by Kara DiFrancesco.
    • Water
    • U.S. policy
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    Equity
    Asia
    Insights
    May 10, 2016

    Environmental Justice and Democracy Failures at the Heart of Flint’s Water Crisis

    • Equity
    • Water
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Water plant in Flint, Mich.
    • Equity
    • Water
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Asia
    Asia
    Data
    January 19, 2016

    Many Industries Can Find Water-Energy Connections Somewhere in Their Value Chains

    • Energy
    • Water
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Gender
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • water risk
    • Energy
    • Water
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Gender
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • water risk
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 8, 2015

    The Clean Power Plan: What’s Water Got To Do With It?

    • U.S. Climate
    • Water
    • Aqueduct
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • water risk
    When it comes to water and fracturing, it’s all about location and time. Photo by Simon Fraser University/Flickr.
    • U.S. Climate
    • Water
    • Aqueduct
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • water risk
    Water
    Asia North America
    Insights
    June 23, 2015

    NASA Satellite Data Help Show Where Groundwater Is – And Where It Isn’t

    • Aqueduct
    • Water
    • mapping
    • water risk
    Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/33377700@N00/155517365/">Ozyman</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a>
    • Aqueduct
    • Water
    • mapping
    • water risk
    Water
    North America
    Insights
    June 18, 2015

    Cleaner US Rivers, Lakes and Estuaries with Water Quality Trading

    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • Water
    • Water Quality
    Fishing in Mitkof Island. (Petersburg, Alaska, U.S.) Photo by Penny Meyer/Flickr.
    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • Water
    • Water Quality
    Water
    North America
    Insights
    April 10, 2015

    California Sleepwalks into Water Crisis

    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • natural resources
    • U.S. policy
    • Water
    • water risk
    California's drought has dragged on for four years. Photo by Yana Edwin Murphy/Flickr
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • natural resources
    • U.S. policy
    • Water
    • water risk
    Equity
    Asia
    Insights
    January 9, 2015

    6 Stories to Watch in 2015: Global Climate Deal, Sustainable Development Goals, Rising Water Risks and More

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • united nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Andrew Steer presented 2015's Stories to Watch before a packed house at the Press Club in Washington, D.C. Photo by Bill Dugan/WRI
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • united nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Water
    North America
    Insights
    November 6, 2014

    Water Risks Threaten Billions in U.S. Electric Sales, Farm Products

    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • Water
    A new report finds that $21 billion in U.S. electricity sales and $1.2 billion in farm products face water risks. Photo credit: lewsviews, Flickr
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • Water

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