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Climate Resilience in the Urban Context: Sustainable Landscapes for Southern California Businesses

Today the Pacific Institute, in collaboration with the CEO Water Mandate, California Forward, and Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority, released a new report, “Sustainable Landscapes on Commercial and Industrial Properties in the Santa Ana River Watershed,” accompanied by an interactive online map...

Peter Gleick Wants to Solve the Water Crisis Yesterday

Tehran is Sinking, a Human Rights Emergency in Venezuela, an Australian Politician ‘Comes Out’ About Her Own Drug Use

Making Salty Water Drinkable Also Makes Brine

Fawning Over ‘Fiji Water Girl’ Ignores The Evils Of Bottled Water

California Water Board Outlines $606M Bill Assistance Program

Comment Letter on the Proposed North Lake Project at the Salton Sea

This comment letter sent to Phil Rosentrater, Executive Director of the Salton Sea Authority, on behalf of Alianza Coachella Valley, Audubon California, Defenders of Wildlife, Environmental Defense Fund, Kounkuey Design Initiative, the Pacific Institute, and Sierra Club California discusses the proposed North Lake Project at the Salton Sea.

December 2018 Newsletter

The monthly newsletter features the Pacific Institute’s research, publications, news about past and upcoming Institute staff outreach efforts, and media coverage of its work and analysis.

California’s Droughts Hurt Fight Against Climate Change. Study Tells Us Why

The West Coast’s Biggest Bird Oasis is Dying. Will it Be Saved?

An Unexpected Side Effect of Drought: Higher Carbon Emissions.

7 Striking Photos That Sum Up Our Turbulent World In 2018

Measuring Access to Water and Sanitation in California

While California recognized the Human Right to Water in 2012, many communities still lack access to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water. In order to address this complex challenge, lawmakers and regulators need a shared understanding of current access and ongoing obstacles.

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Tunnel Vision: This Water Plan Might Make a Splash in the Delta

Counting Homes Cut Off From Water Is A Data Collection Nightmare

Why Earth’s Driest Places May Hold the Key to the Future of Water

This is the latest in our What Happens Next series. The increasing scarcity of drinking water is beginning to capture the world's attention -- but surprisingly, an innovative solution might just be found in one of the Earth's driest places.

Tackling the Global Water Crisis – Facebook Live

RECORDED LIVE: Experts from the Pacific Institute, UN Global Compact's CEO Water Mandate, and Gap Inc. discuss the world's greatest water challenges and how businesses can help address them.

Voters Rejected Proposition 3. Where Now on Water?

Jason Morrison, President of the Pacific Institute, on Innovation in the Water Sector

Green Biz interviews Jason Morrison, president of the Pacific Institute, on innovation in the water sector.

Untangling the Complexities of California’s Proposition 3 Water Bond

The Stormwater Opportunity

Navigating around puddles that form on streets and in parking lots after a rainstorm can be a nuisance. But this water, technically known as stormwater, has the potential to become an important water supply for many Californian communities.

How Water, Rather than Oil, Could Spark Conflict in the Middle East

Water Service Disconnections in California

When a person fails to pay their water utility bill, their water service can be disconnected. Lack of water in the home compromises health, and renders housing legally uninhabitable and untenantable. Shutoffs also pose a financial burden; in addition to the original debt, there are usually fees associated with late payment, notice of an impending shutoff, and service reconnection.

Water Conflicts Worldwide Threaten Peace Amid Efforts to Preserve Resources