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Environmental and Natural Resource Management

Environmental and Natural Resource Management
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How Could the United States Incentivize Investors to Decarbonize the Economy?
Ismael Arciniegas Rueda, Nihar Chhatiawala, Mark Stalczynski
May 12, 2022
The Hill
While mandatory climate-related disclosure may improve information and decisionmaking for investors, it alone is unlikely to accelerate investment in decarbonization at the rate needed. To motivate private investment in climate mitigation, policymakers could explore additional policies.
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Global Climate Change
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Climate Change Will Transform How We Live, but These Tech and Policy Experts See Reason for Optimism
Robert J. Lempert @RobertLempert, Elisabeth Gilmore
Apr 18, 2022
The Conversation
To slow climate change and adapt to the damage already underway, the world will have to shift how it generates and uses energy, transports people and goods, designs buildings, and grows food. That starts with embracing innovation and change.
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Refugees
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Helping Ukrainian Refugees, Truth Decay, Algorithmic Inequity: RAND Weekly Recap
Apr 1, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on how to help Ukrainian refugees, the link between cognitive processes and Truth Decay, tracking wastewater to understand the spread of COVID-19, and more.
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Biosurveillance
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National Wastewater Tracking Could Help Us Stay Ahead of COVID-19—but Congress Cut the Funds
Douglas Yeung @DouglasCYeung
Mar 24, 2022
San Francisco Chronicle
For years, medical experts have used wastewater to track the spread of diseases. The National Wastewater Surveillance System has the potential to significantly change the way we fight COVID-19 as well as future pandemics, bacterial diseases, and viruses. But building up the robustness of a wastewater surveillance system will take financial support, and it's not clear Congress will provide it.
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United States Coast Guard
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A Timely Opportunity for the U.S. Coast Guard to Teach a Man to Protect His Fish
Katherine Anania
Feb 24, 2022
Homeland Security Today
The U.S. Coast Guard has made strong statements suggesting it would be increasing its effort to deter illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing activity. As it does so, the Coast Guard might also consider enhancing its role as a trainer of other nations.
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Environmental Regulation
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Achieving Decarbonization and Energy Equity Through Reconciliation
Liam Regan, Benjamin Lee Preston @bl_preston
Sep 9, 2021
United Press International
The past two years have witnessed increasingly vocal calls for rapid decarbonization of the global economy through a clean energy transition. How can Congress ensure that new costs associated with a clean energy transition do not fall disproportionately on lower-income ratepayers?
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Wildfires
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Climate Change Is Only One Driver of Explosive Wildfire Season—Don't Forget Land Management
Jim Whittington, Aaron Clark-Ginsberg @aclarkginsberg, Jay Balagna
Aug 16, 2021
The Hill
The fire seasons that have been scorching huge areas and wiping entire towns from the map appear to be the future. Accepting that wildland fires are a part of our environment and working to live with fires rather than continuously fighting against them may be the most responsible path forward.
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Global Climate Change
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COVID-19 and Climate Change Both Require One Generation to Sacrifice for Another
Michael E. Webber, Constantine Samaras
May 17, 2021
The Hill
COVID-19 and climate change are both global phenomena that left unmanaged will inflict excruciating human and economic tolls. They also require a similar mix of approaches to solve. But they have one more similarity that attracts less attention: they both require one generation to change behavior in support of another.
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Community-Based Participatory Research
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Local Communities Need a Voice in How to 'Build Back Better'
Max Izenberg, Aaron Clark-Ginsberg @aclarkginsberg
Jan 12, 2021
The RAND Blog
Long before it was popularized and made its way into political slogans and economic recovery battle cries, the phrase “building back better” was a central tenet of disaster recovery and community resilience. How should community voices be incorporated into “building back better” processes?
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Wildfires
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Another Record-Breaking Fire Season Shows the Need for a Comprehensive Strategy
Jay Balagna, Aaron Clark-Ginsberg @aclarkginsberg
Nov 6, 2020
United Press International
Year after year, fires across western U.S. states scorch forests, rangeland, and neighborhoods, wreaking havoc on rural economies and pushing smoke into cities. Policymakers should consider a coordinated and comprehensive effort that brings together the best minds in government, communities, and academia.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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COVID-19 and the Economy, America's Blood Supply, 10 Years of the ACA: RAND Weekly Recap
Mar 27, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on COVID-19 and the economy, strengthening the U.S. blood supply, 10 years of the Affordable Care Act, and more.
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Urban Planning
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Green Infrastructure in Los Angeles: An Olympian Feat
Noah Johnson, Karishma V. Patel, Jarrett Catlin
Feb 11, 2020
The RAND Blog
Los Angeles has an opportunity to reinvent itself by harnessing the collective spirit of Olympics development, climate activism, and Measure W funding. No single project can address all LA's environmental needs, but many diverse projects could provide an opportunity for synergies and to create a new “city feel,” the way palm trees, traffic, and movie-touting billboards do now.
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Water Resources Management
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Los Angeles River Revitalization: Taking Inspiration from Near and Far
Keren Zhu, J. Luke Irwin, Stephanie Tanverakul, Timothy R. Gulden
Feb 4, 2020
The RAND Blog
Currently a predominantly concrete channel running through the city, the Los Angeles River has great potential to revitalize Los Angeles's water resources, landscape, and identity. Creating a new vision for the river presents a complex challenge for policymakers, engineers, and urban planners.
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Water Resources Management
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More Than Stormwater: How Green Infrastructure Offers Multiple Benefits for Los Angeles Communities
Joan Chang, Kristin Warren, Jonathan Lamb, Pau Alonso García-Bode
Jan 29, 2020
The RAND Blog
California faces water supply shortages, which are worsened by climate change. Applying a systems framework is essential to addressing complex problems for the sustainability of water resources.
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Water Resources Management
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How to Ensure Quality Drinking Water Service for All? One Option Is Fewer Utilities
David Catt, Michelle E. Miro, Miriam E. Marlier
Mar 26, 2019
The RAND Blog
California's Human Right to Water Bill declares that “every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water.” One clear barrier to reaching this target is the sheer number of small water utilities that pose service sustainability and public health risks to their customers.
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Water Resources Management
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Lessening Leakages: How Water Systems Can Learn From Smart Electric Grids
Jalal Awan, Michelle E. Miro, Miriam E. Marlier
Mar 22, 2019
The RAND Blog
As drought and population growth place increasing pressure on water supply, the need to save and efficiently manage Southern California's water resources becomes increasingly critical. A single information and communication technology platform could go a long way toward moving water utilities from reactive to proactive maintenance practices.
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