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    water pollution Insights
    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
    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
    Climate
    Insights
    June 7, 2019

    For a 1.5 C World, Cities Must Go Carbon Neutral. They Can’t Do It Alone.

    • climate science
    • Climate
    Heidelberg, Germany
    • climate science
    • Climate
    Climate
    Oceania
    Insights
    May 9, 2019

    From Mangroves to Tin Roofs: Fiji Uses Built and Natural Infrastructure for Climate Adaptation

    • Climate Resilience
    • natural infrastructure
    • health
    • sea level rise
    • water pollution
    A house on stilts on the outskirts of Lautoka City, Fiji
    • Climate Resilience
    • natural infrastructure
    • health
    • sea level rise
    • 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
    Insights
    July 2, 2018

    The Human Cost of Climate Change

    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate policy
    • drought
    • Climate
    • water pollution
    • water risk
    Mother and child at flooded home in Bangladesh.
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate policy
    • drought
    • Climate
    • water pollution
    • water risk
    Climate
    Insights
    September 18, 2017

    Extreme Weather: What’s Climate Change Got to Do With It?

    • Climate
    • extreme weather
    • hurricanes
    • water pollution
    Houseboat stuck in low-lying water and debris on Scout Key
    • Climate
    • extreme weather
    • hurricanes
    • water pollution
    Climate
    Asia Latin America
    Insights
    September 5, 2017

    Keeping Heads Above Water: Lessons for Building Resilience After Flooding in South Asia and Texas

    • floods
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    • water pollution
    Escapees from hurricane flooding.
    • floods
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    • water pollution
    Climate
    Insights
    May 19, 2017

    Message from Bonn: The World is Committed to Climate Action and Paris Agreement

    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate finance
    • Paris Agreement
    Spring fireworks festival in Bonn
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate finance
    • Paris Agreement
    Climate
    Insights
    May 1, 2017

    Setting the Rules of the Game at Bonn Climate Change Talks

    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    Dawn in Bonn, Germany
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    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
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    November 28, 2016

    Using Open Government for Climate Action

    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • environmental democracy
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • international climate policy
    • public participation
    • UNFCCC
    Meeting on climate change in Burkina Faso
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • environmental democracy
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • international climate policy
    • public participation
    • UNFCCC
    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
    Climate
    Insights
    December 30, 2015

    Climate Milestones of 2015: The Good, the Bad and the Signs to Watch

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • extreme weather
    Satellite image of central U.S. storm, December 28, 2015. Photo credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • extreme weather
    Climate
    Europe
    Insights
    September 10, 2015

    Greater Efficiency in Aviation and Maritime: The Double Win Trajectory

    • Economics
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    The aviation and maritime sectors are an increasingly significant source of greenhouse gas emissions. Photo by Bridget Coila/Flickr.
    • Economics
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    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
    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
    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

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