Date
April 2, 2015
News Type
Media Highlight
Source
The Washington Post
Sheila M. Olmstead
University Fellow
Sheila Olmstead is a university fellow at RFF. Her recent research projects focus on adaptation to the water resource implications of climate change, economic valuation of reductions in nutrient pollution in urban coastal areas, and more.
Impacts of the US Safe Drinking Water Act Arsenic Rule on Arsenic Occurrence
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Valuing Access to Drinking Water in India, with Fiona Burlig
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