Category: Solutions
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Tackling America’s water crisis: A cross-sector approach
Collaboration strategies for sustainable water resource management. Introduction Abundant and diverse water resources exist in the United States, from complex river systems and wetlands to coastal waters. The country is endowed with some of the world’s largest freshwater and marine reserves.1 Yet, under severe pressures from climate change and accelerating land use demands, the nation is…
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Clock Ticks for Water Utilities to Join PFAS Class-Action Settlements
A national class-action settlement could provide funding to remove PFAS chemicals from drinking water. Photo © J. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue Decision needed soon for funds to remove toxic chemicals from drinking water. In? Or out? Thousands of water utilities across the Great Lakes region and nationwide will decide in the next three months whether…
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The Future of Farming is Uncertain. Here’s How We Save It.
At a recent event, we spoke with author Tom Philpott about the environmental and economic destruction brought by industrial farming and how we can reverse course. As veteran reporter and author Tom Philpott says, our food system is incredibly productive — but also incredibly fragile. The consequences of this have become ever clearer over the…
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As Scarcity Worsens, Mississippi River Users Seek Protective Compact
Looking ahead toward the future for one of the country’s most iconic rivers, officials have taken steps to better protect their local source water as climate change seems poised to present increasing challenges. “At the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative’s (MRCTI) annual meeting … about 30 mayors unanimously voted in favor of pursuing a…
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Water experts encourage solution to flooding and drought challenges
The Public Policy Institute of California, in partnership with the California Water Institute at Fresno State, hosted an event on campus Sept. 20 to share the findings of its report, “Managing Water and Farmland Transitions in the San Joaquin Valley.” According to the report, the success of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act relies on accelerating…
