Category: Issue Background

Briefing: Data centers and water in the West

In this media briefing, experts from the West weigh in on environmental, community, and business perspectives on data center development, ...

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Issue briefing: AI, data centers, and water

Learn the facts and ongoing discussions about artificial intelligence and its water impacts.

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Briefing: Can the South be a model for flood preparedness and recovery?

Recap media briefing with experts on natural flood solutions in the South.

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2024 elections: What’s water got to do with it

We look at the water narratives that could shape the 2024 elections and what's at stake for the future of ...

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Briefing: Building Resilience in Disaster Hotspots

A recap of the March 20 media briefing the Water Hub hosted in partnership with Anthropocene Alliance highlighting some of ...

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Briefing: Community-led infrastructure in the Great Lakes

A recap of the Water Hub’s February 22 media briefing on community-led clean water and climate projects in the Great ...

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What is resilience really? 2024 water narrative predictions

Dive into a new year of narrative predictions with the Water Hub where we look at the stories behind climate ...

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Briefing: Clean Water And Climate Preparedness in the Great Lakes

Two years after the Bipartisan Law allocated billions for clean water and climate readiness, we asked Great Lakes leaders to ...

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Issue Brief: Are Inflation Reduction Act drought dollars funding resilience?

In this issue briefing, we look back at one year of the Inflation Reduction Act and how local leaders hope ...

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Flood justice for frontline communities

With billions in federal dollars available to help communities prepare for rising seas and stronger storms, we asked national and ...

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Groundwater: The unsung hero

It's Groundwater Awareness Week! In this blog, we dive into the invisible water source beneath our feet.

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Forecasting the year’s hottest water stories

We put on our looking glasses to predict some of the hottest themes we expect (and hope) to see covered ...

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Multi-solving with nature in the Colorado River Basin

Recap of our recent media briefing on Colorado River solutions that work with nature and provide multiple benefits to the ...

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Issue briefing: Toxic algae

In this issue briefing on the impacts and health concerns of toxic algae, we also dig into the climate connection ...

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Making Groundwater Research Visible

As another Groundwater Awareness Week goes by and World Water Day arrives, we’ve compiled facts and resources about a lesser ...

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What will be this year’s biggest water stories?

Infrastructure implementation, climate, and industrial ag: we’re looking ahead at the key themes we expect to see in 2022 water ...

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Wildfires and water in the West

This year’s catastrophic Western wildfires made headlines across the country. With rains returning to much of the region, we invited ...

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