Water Quality
Water quality can be directly impacted by human development, climate change, and energy and land use. Research at RFF informs water quality policy by assessing the economic value of drinking water and freshwater resources critical to healthy communities and ecosystems.
Measuring the Cost: Exploring the Impacts of Water
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Water Quality Trading
Read about how water quality trading can fix the agricultural nonpoint source problem.
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Satellite Data Can Inform Water Policy
Earth scientists and water managers can use satellite data to maintain water quality and availability.
Market Solutions for Water Pollution, with Cathy Kling
Daniel Raimi and Cathy Kling discuss algae blooms occurring across the US and their connection to unregulated nutrient runoff from agricultural land.
Report — Sep 15, 2019
Smart Cities & Communities: Water Challenges in Smart Cities
Dentons Global Smart Cities & Communities Think Tank, Fall 2019 Global-Thought Report.
Report — Sep 15, 2019
Smart Cities & Communities: Water Challenges in Smart Cities
Dentons Global Smart Cities & Communities Think Tank, Fall 2019 Global-Thought Report.
Journal Article — Aug 2, 2019
Evaluating Payments for Watershed Services Programs in the United States
A review of 15 forest watershed protection programs in the United States
Working Paper — Apr 18, 2019
What is a Fish Out of Water? The Economics Behind the Joint Management of Water Resources and Aquatic Species in the United States
This paper reviews the economics literature on management problems involving linked water resources and aquatic species.
Workshop/Seminar — Dec 4, 2018
Measuring the Cost: Exploring the Impacts of Water Pollution
Resources for the Future and the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future of Cornell University host Measuring the Cost: Exploring the Impacts of Water Pollution.
Conferences & Panels — Jul 19, 2012
Regulatory Impacts on the US Electricity Sector: A Modeling Workshop
Workshop/Seminar — Apr 4, 2012
Green Infrastructure: Using Natural Landscapes for Flood Mitigation and Water Quality Improvements
Satellite Data Can Inform Water Policy
Earth scientists and water managers can use satellite data to maintain water quality and availability.
Market Solutions for Water Pollution, with Cathy Kling
Daniel Raimi and Cathy Kling discuss algae blooms occurring across the US and their connection to unregulated nutrient runoff from agricultural land.
Muddying the Waters of the United States: Trump Administration Takes Aim at EPA Rule
The Trump administration’s new analysis of the WOTUS rule shortchanges ecological benefits.