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Public utilities occupy a unique position in the American economy. This unique position is currently the subject of fresh scrutiny, and various reformers propose radically divergent visions for the future of the electricity sector. This renewed scrutiny comes in the wake of that age-old herald of political upheaval: scandal. High-profile...

Much has been written about the interaction between COVID-19 and climate change. Proposals abound to build back better, to change societal norms, and to preserve pandemic-induced reduced consumption. At the same time, many of us are concerned that we are losing time and momentum for progress on implementing the Paris...

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Public Land Policy after the Trump Administration: Is This a Turning Point? Thursday, February 27, 2020 Professor John Leshy University of California-Hastings College of Law Since the Civil War, a strong, bipartisan consensus has developed in support of the national government’s owning large amounts of land. Over the last half-century,...

Seventh Annual Martz Winter Symposium: A Green New Deal for Public Lands? Friday, February 28, 2020 The Seventh Annual Clyde O. Martz Winter Symposium will probe a provocative set of questions about the past and future of one third of our nation’s lands. Challenges to be addressed include: Are current...

Air pollution first fell in China as the country locked down in response to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. As the pandemic spread, shutdowns spread across the globe, and air quality improved dramatically. These improvements were largely attributable to reductions in passenger air travel, reductions in industry operations, and far fewer...

The second episode of the GWI Global Water Matters podcast features Anne Castle ('81), member of the Water Policy Group and senior fellow at the GWC. In conversation with producer Gretchen Miller, Castle discusses the management and future of the over-allocated Colorado River Basin, its many competing interests, her personal...

We are facing a national public health crisis that should be pulling the nation together. Yet the effects of and reactions to COVID-19 track the fault lines of class, race, region, and cultural affiliation that predate this crisis and will, absent concerted national and collective effort, be exacerbated by it...

We are pleased to announce we have launched a national search for the inaugural pair of Getches-Wilkinson Water Fellows. The Getches-Wilkinson Fellows Program is a first-of-its-kind initiative designed to train the next generation of leaders in natural resources fields. The intensive two-year program will immerse the two Fellows in the...

Please join us for the Boulder Faculty Climate Science and Education Committee, Spring 2020 Climate Lecture with Dr. Cassandra Brooks. Tuesday, April 21st 5:00-6:30 p.m. (Webinar) University of Colorado Boulder Boulder Faculty Climate Science and Education Committee Spring 2020 Climate Lecture The Climate and Biodiversity Crisis: Moving Toward a Global...