In early August 2014, a harmful algal bloom (HAB) in the western basin of Lake Erie produced toxins that, due to their inability to be treated by local water treatment facilities, rendered drinking water unsafe for nearly 500,000...
Water Magazine
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Notes from the field
Countering Risk with Resilience – Tackling Harmful Algal Blooms with Robust Water Treatment
01/27/2015
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Cara Merriman
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Opinion
Hetch Hetchy - The Damage Has Already Been Done
01/27/2015
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Cara Merriman
Despite being in the third year of a severe drought, California, the leading state for dam removals, continues to propose many dam removal projects. As recently as November 2012, Proposition F, designed to allocated funds towards...
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The importance of water, sanitation, and hygiene as keys to national development
01/21/2015
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Rachel Finan
Adequate drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene are all essential ingredients to ensure human health. The same is true for proper wastewater management, which is a basic prerequisite for environmental health. Improving upon these...
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Notes from the field
Consulting for Humanity: Perspectives on the Carey Business School Innovations for Humanity Course
12/22/2014
AUTHOR: Gaby Colocho The Innovation for Humanity (I4H) course was one of the main reasons I joined the Carey Business School Global MBA program. I was looking for an MBA curriculum that would teach not only the fundamentals of...
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Transboundary watershed management in the Israeli-Palestinian territories
12/22/2014
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Rachel Finan
Transboundary watersheds in Israel and the Palestinian Territories traverse areas of dramatic political and economic asymmetry, cultural diversity, and persistent political conflict, making regional water management challenging. As...
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