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Temporary Waters & Intermittent Streams at Risk: International Team of Scientists Urge Science-Based Policy

March 17, 2014 - in Analysis, Projects, Water

Just because you can’t see it doesn’t mean it’s not there. Such is the case with temporary waters—defined as waterways that do not have visible connections to downstream or nearby surface waters throughout the year. A new article published today in…

Putting Land-use Models to Work Amid Efforts to Slow Climate Change

November 17, 2013 - in Environment, Planning

Planners can use modeling to assess the possible impacts of a potential future policy on a broad range of sectors rather than focusing only on one. For…

Executive Order Issued to Encourage Climate Resilience

November 5, 2013 - in Planning

Last Friday, the President signed an executive order that will strengthen and harmonize federal support for state, local, and tribal climate change preparedness…