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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
    Climate
    Insights
    May 25, 2023

    4 Shifts Needed to Create a Carbon-free Power System

    • GHG emissions
    • Climate Equity
    • climate change
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Wind turbines and solar power panels
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate Equity
    • climate change
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    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
    Climate
    Insights
    May 25, 2021

    What Is Carbon Lock-in and How Can We Avoid It?

    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    • infrastructure
    • power plants
    • National Climate Action
    • COP26
    A power plant with wind mills and a smoke column in the center.
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    • infrastructure
    • power plants
    • National Climate Action
    • COP26
    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
    Asia
    Insights
    December 2, 2019

    China Faces 4 Big Risks if it Continues Building More Coal Plants

    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    October 10, 2019

    Pennsylvania is Joining RGGI. Here’s Why That Matters

    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • GHG emissions
    • power plants
    Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • GHG emissions
    • power plants
    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
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    January 16, 2018

    40% of India’s Thermal Power Plants Are in Water-Scarce Areas, Threatening Shutdowns

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • power plants
    • water risk
    India power plant
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • power plants
    • water risk
    Energy
    Insights
    January 4, 2018

    Power Plants Use Water, But We Have No Idea How Much

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • mapping
    • power plants
    • water risk
    Power plant in Germany
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • mapping
    • power plants
    • 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
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    July 26, 2017

    Droughts and Blackouts: How Water Shortages Cost India Enough Energy to Power Sri Lanka

    • Freshwater
    • Energy
    • power plants
    • water risk
    A power plant in India.
    • Freshwater
    • Energy
    • 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
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 13, 2017

    Rolling Back the Clean Power Plan Is a Losing Proposition for America

    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • Economics
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Installing solar panels
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • Economics
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Insights
    January 19, 2017

    No Evidence for Scott Pruitt’s Claims that U.S. Clean Power Plan Will Make Electricity Unaffordable

    • Economics
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    coal plant
    • Economics
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    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

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