Beginning January 1, 2025, the “Making Conservation a California Way of Life” regulatory framework requires urban retail water suppliers — not individual households or businesses — to adopt a series of “urban water use...more
In 2024, after years of deliberation, California water officials adopted landmark rules that will guide future water use and conservation in the state. The “Making Conservation a California Way of Life” framework went into...more
North Carolina has joined more than 35 states across the country to adopt a new form of financing for commercial real estate owners and developers. Known as Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing, the...more
Traditional sources of freshwater are dwindling as a result of increased demand, reduced natural replenishment, volatile weather patterns, and extended-duration droughts. Desalination, the industrial-scale removal of salt...more
The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (“NSAC”) issued a 2018 report addressing the recently enacted 2018 Farm Bill titled: 2018 Farm Bill by the Numbers (“Report”) - The Report includes information about the...more
The American Water Works Association (“AWWA”) published a July 18th guide for water utilities titled: USDA Tools to Support Source Water Protection (“Guide”) ...more
Sustainable Development Focus - Water conservation during California drought led to reduced energy use and less pollution - Los Angeles Times - Jan 12 In April 2015, Governor Jerry Brown called on the people of the most...more