The Fifth National Climate Assessment, released November 14, 2023 summarizes the latest scientific consensus on climate science in the United States. The report finds safe, reliable water supplies in the United States are threatened by drought, flooding, and sea level rise. Climate change is degrading water quality for people and ecosystems, and threatening public health. While many...
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Recent headlines have focused on the Bay Area’s population loss over the last few years. But how did the region’s population — and its demographics — change during the 2010s? Our latest analysis explores the trends and what they mean for our future. Explore our | Read more >
Michigan residents have an opportunity to comment on how the state allocates its federal water infrastructure money, writes Victoria Loong, policy manager with We the People of Detroit.
| More >We need to make sure those communities receive the full benefits the infrastructure bill brings, in the form of clean water and in the form of living wage careers, write Milwaukee Water Common's Joe Fitzgerald and Richard Diaz with Blue Green Alliance.
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