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  • Curriculum Guide for Freight Transport Justice Updated

    Updated curriculum guide now available in English and Spanish — builds the power and capacity of communities to participate in decision making regarding freight transportation. Read more >>

  • Irrigated Agriculture in the Colorado River Basin

    New research describes the extent of irrigated agriculture throughout the Colorado River basin states, types of crops grown, and amount of water used to grow them, comparing scenarios for water savings and what it costs. Read more >>

  • Energy and GHG Emissions of Desalination

    New report describes the energy requirements and associated greenhouse gas emissions for desalinated water and evaluates the impact of short- and long-term energy price variability on the cost of desalinated water. Read more >>

  • Water Action Hub

    New online platform connects organizations interested or engaged in partnerships for collective action on better water resource management in particular river basins or water action areas. Read more >>

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<a href=http://www.pacinst.org/publication/corporate-water-disclosure-guidelines/>Corporate Water Disclosure Guidelines: Towards a Common Approach to Report Water Issues</a> <a href=http://www.pacinst.org/publication/hydraulic-fracturing-and-water-resources-separating-the-frack-from-the-fiction/>Hydraulic Fracturing and Water Resources: Separating the Frack from the Fiction</a> <a href=http://www.pacinst.org/publication/mwash-mobile-phone-applications-for-the-water-sanitation-and-hygiene-sector/>mWASH: Mobile Phone Applications for the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Sector</a> <a href=http://www.pacinst.org/publication/sustaining-california-agriculture-in-an-uncertain-future/>Sustaining California Agriculture in an Uncertain Future</a> <a href=http://www.pacinst.org/publication/measuring-what-matters/>Measuring What Matters</a> <a href=http://www.pacinst.org/publication/the-impacts-of-sea-level-rise-on-the-california-coast/>The Impacts of Sea-Level Rise on the California Coast</a> <a href=http://www.pacinst.org/publication/water-scarcity-and-climate-change-growing-risks-for-businesses-and-investors/>Water Scarcity and Climate Change: Growing Risks for Businesses and Investors</a> <a href=http://www.pacinst.org/publication/desalination-with-a-grain-of-salt-a-california-perspective-2/>Desalination, With a Grain of Salt: A California Perspective</a> <a href=http://www.pacinst.org/publication/restoration-project-critical-to-salton-seas-future/>Hazard: The Future of the Salton Sea with No Restoration Project</a> <a href=http://www.pacinst.org/publication/waste-not-want-not/>Waste Not, Want Not: The Potential for Urban Water Conservation in California</a>
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