Innovative policies and new technologies that reduce water waste are helping countries across the Middle East and North Africa deal with chronic water shortages. Continue reading
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Tag Archives: Water Shortages
December 12, 2012
by Barry Nelson
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The Start of a New Era – The Colorado River Basin Study
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
December 4, 2012
by Theo Spencer
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Sandy Highlights One Sphere of Climate-Related Water Impacts, Midwest Drought Another
Theo Spencer, Senior Advocate, Climate Center, New York
Superstorm Sandy and its aftermath have continued to receive a lot of media attention, and deservedly so. Families are still without their homes, new health impacts are being revea… Continue reading
October 2, 2012
by Rebecca Hammer
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FEMA Must Require States to Plan for Climate Change’s Water-Related Impacts
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
July 19, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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How sprawl worsens the impacts of drought and how smart growth can help
Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
If you live in the US and have been outside lately, chances are you don’t need to be reminded that this is the hottest summer many of us can remember, and al… Continue reading
June 11, 2012
by Barry Nelson
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Different Approaches to Finding Solutions for the Colorado River and the Bay-Delta
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 4, 2012
by David Beckman
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Water Scarcity Takes Center Stage
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
February 14, 2012
by Noah Garrison
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They’re giving away free water: capturing rain from our rooftops
Noah Garrison, Project Attorney, Santa Monica
When I boarded my plane Monday morning in Portland, Oregon it was (not surprisingly) raining. When I landed in Los Angeles a few hours later, it was raining. It was raining most… Continue reading
August 16, 2011
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NRDC in the News 8/16: Fracking, water shortages, coal ash and more…
NRDC News, NRDC News Team, NRDC Offices Worldwide An Inside EPA Blog [subscription required] post noted that Frances Beinecke emphasized the importance of considering shale gas production’s potential public health impacts at a DOE public hearing&… Continue reading
Share on FacebookFebruary 17, 2011
by Rebecca Hammer
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New Studies Link Intense Rain and Snow Events to Climate Change
If you’re like me, you probably know someone who views this winter’s crazy blizzards as evidence that global warming obviously doesn’t exist. If you do, you might want to show that person the two studies appearing in this week&r… Continue reading
Share on FacebookDecember 22, 2010
by Rebecca Hammer
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What Do the 2010 Census Results Mean for the Southwest’s Water Supplies?
The 2010 U.S. Census results, released today, provide us with lots of new information about how America has grown in the past ten years. In particular, we can see that a great deal of that growth has taken place in the Southwest. If you ran… Continue reading
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