February 8, 2013
by Barry Nelson
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Barry Nelson, Senior Policy Analyst, Water Program, San Francisco
NRDC recently joined a coalition of water agencies, business leaders and environmentalists in releasing a new approach to address the challenges facing the San Francisco … Continue reading
January 29, 2013
by Kelly Coplin
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Kelly Coplin, Water Program Assistant, San Francisco
Do you know where your drinking water comes from? Beyond “the tap,” the majority of Americans have no idea, let alone the environmental and public health costs associated … Continue reading
January 16, 2013
by Barry Nelson
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Barry Nelson, Senior Policy Analyst, Water Program, San Francisco
Today, a diverse coalition of environmental and business groups and urban water agencies released a new “portfolio-based” conceptual alternative to meet the e… Continue reading
December 12, 2012
by Barry Nelson
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Barry Nelson, Senior Policy Analyst, Water Program, San Francisco
Today, the Bureau of Reclamation released a landmark Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study that has the potential to mark a new era in the management of the … Continue reading
November 13, 2012
by Barry Nelson
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Barry Nelson, Senior Policy Analyst, Water Program, San Francisco
Salmon Index Blog Series
The 20th Anniversary of the CVPIA – the Failure of Salmon Doubling
One Fish, Two Fish – The New Bay-Delta Salmon Doubling Inde… Continue reading
Share on FacebookNovember 13, 2012
by Kelly Coplin
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Kelly Coplin, Water Program Assistant, San Francisco
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Salmon Index Blog Series
The 20th Anniversary of the CVPIA – the Failure of Salmon Doubling
One Fish, Two Fish – The New Bay-Delta S… Continue reading
Share on FacebookOctober 2, 2012
by Rebecca Hammer
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Rebecca Hammer, Project Attorney, Water Program, Washington, DC
Today NRDC, together with the National Wildlife Federation, filed a petition with the federal government that, if granted, will improve the way states plan for the water-re… Continue reading
October 2, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Chicago has a great new program to help residents join the city in reducing stormwater pollution cleaning the air, cooling “heat islands,” and improvin… Continue reading
September 27, 2012
by Kelly Coplin
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Kelly Coplin, Water Program Assistant, San Francisco
I’m officially convinced that I have the best job. Ever.
In early September my colleagues and I biked from Fortuna, CA to San Francisco, CA with 150 other concerned citizens to … Continue reading
June 21, 2012
by Barry Nelson
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Barry Nelson, Senior Policy Analyst, Water Program, San Francisco
One of the surprising conclusions of NRDC’s new paper on proposed western water pipelines is the number of such proposals in the Colorado River Basin. W… Continue reading
June 20, 2012
by Barry Nelson
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Barry Nelson, Senior Policy Analyst, Water Program, San Francisco
You hear it all over – the dam building era is over. MSNBC said it. The National Research Council also said it — in a far drier fashion. In a re… Continue reading
Share on FacebookJune 11, 2012
by Barry Nelson
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Barry Nelson, Senior Policy Analyst, Water Program, San Francisco
The two largest river systems and water sources in the arid West are the Colorado River and the San Francisco Bay-Delta. Both face growing challenges, shaped in sig… Continue reading
May 9, 2012
by Rebecca Hammer
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Rebecca Hammer, Project Attorney, Water Program, Washington, DC
A new report released by NRDC today shows that contaminated fracking wastewater is threatening people’s health and the environment, and none of the methods currently … Continue reading
May 4, 2012
by David Beckman
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David Beckman, Senior Attorney & Director, Water Program, Los Angeles
I spent part of this week at the Milken Institute’s 15th Annual Global Conference, billed by some as “Davos with Palm trees,” this year featuring a keynot… Continue reading
April 5, 2012
by Michelle Mehta
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Michelle Mehta, Attorney, Water Program, Santa Monica, CA
As the most populated and one of the most diverse states in the U.S., there is a lot at risk in California from climate change. From the snowcapped peaks in the Sierra Neva… Continue reading
February 14, 2012
by Barry Nelson
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Barry Nelson, Senior Policy Analyst, Water Program, San Francisco
In his State of the State address, Governor Brown emphasized his commitment to developing a visionary Bay-Delta plan that will restore the estuary and its fish, and ensur… Continue reading
February 6, 2012
by Barry Nelson
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Barry Nelson, Senior Policy Analyst, Water Program, San Francisco
Last week, I posted this piece about Southern California Urban Water Management Plans. Those plans show a significant trend toward investments in local supplies and… Continue reading
February 3, 2012
by Barry Nelson
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Barry Nelson, Senior Policy Analyst, Water Program, San Francisco
Last week, the Luskin Center at UCLA sponsored a conference called “The Future of Water in Southern California.” The conference lived up to its ambitious titl… Continue reading
January 25, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
(Note: Today’s post was conceived and largely authored by my friend and frequent collaborator, Lee Epstein. Lee is an attorney, land use planner, and s… Continue reading
December 13, 2011
by Barry Nelson
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Barry Nelson, Senior Policy Analyst, Water Program, San Francisco
Last Tuesday, the Economic Roundtable released a report evaluating the economic benefits of local water supply projects in the Los Angeles area. The report pr… Continue reading