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    water pollution Insights
    Forests
    Insights
    September 23, 2020

    How Forests Near or Far Can Protect Water for Cities

    • Water
    • Water Security
    • Cities
    • Forests
    • water pollution
    A view of Hong Kong from the edge of a forest.
    • Water
    • Water Security
    • Cities
    • Forests
    • water pollution
    Equity
    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
    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
    Equity
    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
    Equity
    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
    Equity
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Insights
    March 2, 2015

    Exploring New Ways of Measuring Water Quality Project Success

    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • Water
    • Water Quality
    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • Water
    • Water Quality
    Water
    North America
    Insights
    June 10, 2014

    Overcoming Barriers to USDA’s New Conservation Program

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

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

    • water pollution
    • hypoxia
    • Water
    • 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
    • Water
    • Water Quality
    Water
    North America
    Insights
    April 17, 2013

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

    • water pollution
    • hypoxia
    • Water
    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
    • Water

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