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Lead Pipe Out, Which Pipe In? A Case For Prioritizing Performance, Safety, Health, and Technical Factors When Replacing Lead Pipes
Some Myths and Misunderstandings in Biodiversity Credit Markets
Biodiversity credit markets are new and unfamiliar to most of us, and misconceptions abound. Because carbon credit markets have attracted so much attention - good, bad, and ugly, there is a (mostly) false impression that carbon markets are, or should be the single model for a biodiversity market, and that couldn’t be farther from the truth. I spoke recently as part of an excellent series on biodiversity credits hosted by the Environmental Leadership Training Initiative, and below I’ve adapted my comments from that event to address some of the myths and doubts often posed by both advocates and skeptics. If others come to mind, go ahead and throw them in the comments below.
Automatic Enrollment Policies Can Make Lead Service Line Replacement Projects More Efficient and Expedient
The Next 55 Earth Days
An Abundance of Nature
EPIC champions a bold approach to environmental restoration, aligning with the Abundance mindset by streamlining wetland restoration, leveraging technology, and using pay-for-success models. By focusing on outcomes over process, EPIC aims to make nature restoration faster, scalable, and impactful—ensuring clean air, water, and ecosystems are abundant and accessible.
Trump’s Permit Tech Memo: Promising Ideas, Implementation TBD
Working Wonders in Purpose Driven Innovation Labs
Optimizing Interest Rate, Loan Term, and Fee Policies in SRF Financing
Directing Principal Forgiveness to Communities That Need It Most
How States Define Disadvantaged Communities for the DWSRF
Understanding Set-Aside Funds: Strengthening Water Systems Beyond Infrastructure
State Policies Impacting SRF Assistance to State-Defined Disadvantaged Communities
How States’ Disadvantaged Community Definitions Can Prioritize Access to SRFs for Under-Resourced Communities
Optimizing Interest Rate and Other Loan Policies for SRF Financing
This Tool is Changing How We Protect our Wetlands, Here’s How You Can Help
Federal Policy Shifts Impact Tribal Funding Access and Environmental Restoration
Southern States Drinking Water State Revolving Fund: Quantitative Analyses
Capital in Nature-Based Solutions Markets
The goal of this project was to determine which financial investments from foundations and other impact investors would be most likely to drive others to invest in NBS. We interviewed fourteen companies and investors focused on deploying capital into nature-based investments.
Innovation Incubators - from Egyptian Egg Ovens to Artificial Intelligence
WBUR Here and Now: Trump officials removed web tools that interpret environmental data. Volunteers are racing to rebuild them
Jessie Mahr, Director of Technology, was featured on NPR's Here and Now speaking about our work in collaboration with the Public Environmental Data Partners to preserve the data, maintain public access to tools, and protect policies that improve public health and the environment.