Resiliency Resources
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How To Propel ESG Compliance Through The Four R's
6/16/2023
There’s one buzzword you’ll likely hear in the energy, food and beverage, and manufacturing industries: ESG compliance. ESG stands for the environmental, social, and governance framework, which helps companies and investors analyze business practices and performance regarding ethical and sustainability issues. The framework also offers a way for companies and investors to assess business risks and opportunities regarding environmental, social, and governance factors.
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Cost And Complexity Continue To Constrain Sustainability And Resiliency Efforts: Survey
6/15/2023
According to Black & Veatch's 2023 Water Report, sustainability is considered a critical strategic focus by the majority of water utility stakeholders. The report surveys roughly 450 water industry stakeholders on topics ranging from climate change to regulations to federal funding programs.
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Preserving An Iconic Beach For Future Generations
6/6/2023
When Rifat Salim came to the United States from Pakistan as a young girl with her mother and siblings to reunite with her father after years of being a part, one of the first places he suggested they visit is Coney Island, a famous beach and amusement park destination in Brooklyn, New York City that’s visited by more than 5 million people annually.
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2023 Hurricane Forecast: Get Ready For A Busy Pacific Storm Season, Quieter Atlantic Than Recent Years Thanks To El Niño
6/5/2023
The official 2023 hurricane season forecasts were just released, and while the Atlantic may see an average storm season this year, a busier-than-normal season is forecast in the eastern Pacific, meaning heightened risks for Mexico and Hawaii.
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Federal Money Is Coming To Fix Aging Flood Control Systems — But Plans All Too Often Reflect Historical Patterns And Not Future Risks
5/11/2023
Heavy downpours and a thick snowpack in the Western mountains and Upper Midwest have put communities in several states at risk of flooding this spring — or already under water. Help is coming, as Congress has authorized billions of dollars for infrastructure projects under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in 2021. But there's a problem: New infrastructure planning frequently relies on historical flood patterns for its benchmarks rather than forecasts of changing risks as the climate warms.
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Forward-Thinking Utility Knows The Value Of Advanced Technology
5/4/2023
Renewable Water Resources looks to remote alarm notification software to improve efficiency and avert problems.
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Net-Zero Water Utilities For A Sustainable Future
4/26/2023
Greenhouse gases (GHGs), such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, trap heat in the atmosphere, leading to global warming. As a result, climate change occurs, significantly affecting water resources by intensifying the water cycle, which in turn causes more severe rainfall, flooding, and droughts in various regions.
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Epic Snow From All Those Atmospheric Rivers In The West Is Starting To Melt, And The Flood Danger Is Rising
4/20/2023
A meteorologist with the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes at the University of California San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography explains how 2023’s storms compare to past extremes, and what to expect in the future.
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Building A Culture Of Safety In The Workplace
4/10/2023
A culture of safety in the workplace is created by implementing safety policies and procedures, providing training and education, and fostering a positive safety climate.
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Thoughts And Themes From The UN Water Conference
3/27/2023
The UN 2023 Water Conference, one of the most significant water events of this or any year, was held March 22-24 at UN Headquarters in New York, co-hosted by the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Tajikistan, with online attendance from around the world pushing attendance to 10,000. During the conference, more than 700 commitments to “driving transformation from a global water crisis to a water-secure world” were made as part of the Water Action Agenda — what the UN called its “key outcome.”