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Featured in Phys.org
In an unusual new study, scientists say they have detected the fingerprint of human-driven global warming on patterns of drought and moisture across the world as far back as 1900…
Featured in Barrons
Water is one of the cheapest commodities on the planet, but it’s also among life’s most essential resources. It can also be a good investment—if you know where to look.
Featured in Fast Company
A sobering recent study says that almost all of the state’s crops, together valued at more than $50 billion a year…
Featured in Seneca Standard
California remains a holdout on a drought emergency plan for the Colorado River that is due next Tuesday by all seven river states…
Featured in the New York Times
On a blustery Thursday in late March, Stefan Ashkenazy, a hotelier and arts patron from Los Angeles, was bucketing through town in his dusty…
Featured in Circle of Blue
The world’s largest companies, despite increasing awareness of how water scarcity can hurt the bottom line, are not moving quickly enough to address water risks that could harm their reputations…
Featured in Yale Climate Connections
Intelligence analysts have agreed since the late 80s that climate change poses serious security risks…
Featured in CNBC
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, wants to create a tax on water customers to fund a safe drinking water program…
Featured in MyNewsLA
Falling in line with Governor Newsom’s clean water agenda outlined in the State of the State, a desert assemblyman will host state leaders Friday…
Featured in the Planning Report
In November, Los Angeles County passed Measure W, providing $3 billion per decade for regional green infrastructure projects to capture stormwater…
Featured in Fast Company
Today’s World Water Day, which falls on March 22 each year and is often an occasion for plenty of “doom and gloom,” says Scott Bryan…
Featured in Business Mirror
The Philippines is touted to be a water-rich country. “We are an agricultural country, and that says a lot regarding the importance of water supply…