How to protect our water—now, and for generations

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How to protect our water—now, and for generations
Two billion people throughout the world live without access to safe water—and warming temperatures threaten to further impact the quantity and quality of water on a large scale. How can we protect and improve our water supply, and our relationship to water, so we can safeguard it for future generations? Ahead of #WorldWaterDay on March 22, dive deeper into these insights on the Earth's most vital resource, with topics including:
  • the history and never-ending dynamics between water and society
  • how the recently enacted US Bipartisan Infrastructure Law represents a transformative shift by boosting funding to improve the country’s water infrastructure
  • how using more renewable energy can help businesses conserve water while also reducing carbon emissions
  • how businesses can tackle the water crisis
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Author Talks: Giulio Boccaletti on the relationship between society and water
Do you want to understand human civilization? Look to the most elemental substance on earth: water.
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The US Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Reinvesting in water
The legislation represents a transformative shift in the amount of funds available to improve the country's water infrastructure.
Care for vital resources   >
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Managing water and climate risk with renewable energy
New analysis shows how companies can target renewable-energy purchases and investments to reduce water risk and carbon emissions in tandem.
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Author Talks: An epic legal battle for clean water in Appalachia
For two decades, the water in the taps of a West Virginia community didn't look, smell, or taste right. Was it the root of the community's health problems? One lawyer thought so.
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Water: A human and business priority
Water stress increases risk for communities and businesses. Through proactive individual and collective action, businesses can combat the water crisis.
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Optimizing water treatment with online sensing and advanced analytics
Optimizing water treatment with online sensing and advanced analytics
Overlaying real-time advanced analytics on data from online sensing can help to stabilize operations and increase capacity in water-treatment facilities.
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The business opportunity in water conservation
For many companies, water efficiency is a long-term requirement for staying in business, a big commercial opportunity, or both.
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Measuring the real cost of water
Big savings are available to companies that look beyond their utility bills and understand the broader economic costs of their water consumption.
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