Has surface water quality improved since the Clean Water Act?
Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory
Has surface water quality improved since the Clean Water Act?
Authors V. Kerry Smith and Carlos Valcarcel WollohDepartment of EconomicsW. P. Carey School of BusinessArizona State University June 2012JEL No. Q50,Q53 Abstract On the fortieth anniversary of the Clean Water
Researchers pioneer game-changing approach for drought monitoring
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Sustainability scholar comments on global consumer behavior research findings
Associate professor Nicole Darnall says consumers perceive their behavior to be more sustainable than it really is.
Global warming makes heat waves more likely, study finds
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CAP mentoring future wetland scientists
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DCDC leadership transition
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DCDC research article chosen for collection on desertification and drought
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Colorado River sustainability
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Video in the news
Check out these links to recent video about our favorite subjects: water, climate change, and other interesting things. Research Universities and the Future of America. The National Research Council presents
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LARB student worker reflects upon EPA granted algae wastewater project
Almost one year ago, ASU graduate students and Laboratory of Algae Research and Biotechnology (LARB) student workers Joshua Wray, Martha Kent, and Emil Puruhito were granted the P3 Award from
Climate adaptation - California Governor's Climate Conference 2011
On December 15, 2011, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and environmental, business and public health and safety leaders came together at The Governor's Conference on Extreme Climate Risks and California's