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Economic Justice and the Green Economy

Advancing sustainability entails developing economic strategies that preserve ecosystems, minimize and mitigate impacts on society, and address social disparities and injustice. Jobs and wealth are intimately entwined with the use of water, other natural resources, and local populations.

What’s Freight Got to Do with It?

The Need for, and Value of, Science in the Debate over Fracking

Another Grim Day for the Salton Sea

Voluntary Sustainability Standards and Public Policy – Where Is It Headed?

Water Rates: Communication and Education – Issue Brief

All water service providers must periodically correspond with their customers as well as state and local decision makers. In times of emergency messages can help customers understand what to expect next and when disrupted service might be restored. But regular communication in non-emergency periods is also necessary.

‘Hood Reporters: Unlocking the Power of Photos to Engage Youth in Building Healthier Communities

Improving Access to Water and Sanitation: Is the Answer Individual Behavioral Change?

American Rivers: A Graphic

Shared Risk, Shared Interest: Corporates and Their Role in Sustainable Water Management

National Geographic ScienceBlogs: The Promise and Threat of Ethiopia’s Dam on the Nile: 21st century Water Conflicts

National Geographic ScienceBlogs: Syria, Water, Climate Change, and Violent Conflict

Gearing Up for Action: A Curriculum Guide for Freight Transport Justice

The Pacific Institute’s freight transport justice advocacy work sought to reduce the adverse health impacts of freight transportation on low-income neighborhoods of color closest to freight transport hubs, and to increase the share of the benefits that residents of these communities enjoy.

Huffington Post: The Most Important Day of the 21st Century

Preparándose para la Acción

Preparándose para la Acción: Una Guía Curricular para Lograr Justicia en el Transporte de Carga del Pacific Institute ha sido revisada siendo una importante herramienta de abogacía para construir el poder y la capacidad de comunidades para participar en la toma de decisiones en cuanto a temas del transporte de carga.

California Water Rates and the “New Normal”

California is facing new challenges to sustainable water management, particularly when it comes to water rate-setting.

California Coastal Areas and Infrastructure Vulnerable to Flooding and Erosion 

Downloadable PDF maps from our study that allow you to visualize the impacts of sea level rise on the California Coast.

An Overview of the “New Normal” and Water Rate Basics

In the context of what is referred to as “the new normal”-- increasing costs to provide safe and reliable water supply amidst decreasing demand -- water service providers are facing new challenges in forecasting rates and preparing for future water demand.

Can Business Help Achieve Water-Related Sustainable Development Goals In a Post-2015 World?

The answer is an emphatic, YES! In fact, given that the private sector accounts for the majority of global water use (when including both industrial water use and companies’ agriculture-based..

Desalination and Energy Use… Should We Pass the Salt?

Long considered the Holy Grail of water supply, desalination offers the potential of an unlimited source of fresh water purified from the vast oceans of salt water that surround us.

Dinámica del Agua Subterránea en el Tramo Limítrofe del Río Colorado

El Río Colorado, derivado y canalizado, así como intensivamente controlado, sólo en raras ocasiones (<10 por ciento de los días) lleva suficiente agua para fluir al menos 32 km más allá de la Presa Morelos, la última presa sobre el río, cerca de la frontera California/Arizona/Baja California.

Groundwater Dynamics in the Colorado River Limitrophe

The Colorado River, diverted and channelized and intensively managed, only rarely has enough water to flow even 20 miles past Morelos Dam, the last dam on the river, near the California/Arizona/Baja California border.

Testimony of Dr. Peter H. Gleick Before the California Assembly Select Committee on Sea Level Rise and the California Economy

This document provides the full testimony of Dr. Peter H. Gleick before the California Assembly Select Committee on Sea Level Rise and the California Economy. 

Heather Cooley: Energy and Water Choke Points the US and China Face

Water to Supply the Land: Irrigated Agriculture in the Colorado River Basin

Water is scarce in the Colorado River Basin, and the effects of climate change are straining the overspent water supply.