Reports and publications
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This decision tree outlines a hypothetical scenario in order order to illustrate how a Groundwater Sustainability Agency would make pumping allocations consistent with groundwater rights law.
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Groundwater Pumping Allocations under California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act
Type: Report
Date: August 27, 2018
This white paper provides water managers a a recommended approach to navigate one major dilemma of the new Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: how to re-allocate groundwater supplies when they can’t change Byzantine groundwater rights that date as far back as 1903.
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Tributes to the American hero, who died Saturday at 81, must not overlook the political bravery—and, yes, patriotism—he showed in the fight to meet the threat of climate change.
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Op-ed by Steve Cochran about how environmental impact bonds can help the state of Louisiana restore its coast sooner and for less money.
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In this paper, Environmental Defense Fund proposes an approach for groundwater managers to address depletion of interconnected surface water – also known as “Undesirable Result No. 6” or the sixth “deadly sin” – under California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.
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Fact sheet for EDF report on how environmental impact bonds can accelerate wetland restoration in Louisiana and beyond.
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EDF and Quantified Ventures investigate how environmental impact bonds can help make coastal communities more resilient to climate change.
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Principales prácticas regulatorias para reducir las emisiones de metano de la industria de petróleo y gas: Lecciones aprendidas para México
Type: Fact Sheet
Date: August 7, 2018
Fact sheet on Mexico’s draft oil and gas methane regulations (Spanish version)
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Leading Regulatory Practices to Abate Oil and Gas Methane Emissions: Lessons Learned for Mexico
Type: Fact Sheet
Date: August 7, 2018
Fact sheet about Mexico’s recently proposed federal oil and gas methane regulations (English version)