Thinking about inequitable access to potable water in wake of DAPL protests

by Patricia Quintero EstadesOctober 5, 2016

Do protesters of the Dakota Access Pipeline have real reason to be worried about their water? Data would suggest yes.

After the crisis in Flint, water has once again been thrust into the national spotlight because of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) protests, which revolve around the protection of water resources for a nearby Native American reservation. While most of us are lucky enough to not to have to worry about clean tap water or access to basic water services, the same is not true for many communities all across the United States.

Agriculture and Water in California (Part II: Problems of groundwater depletion)

by Patricia Quintero EstadesSeptember 7, 2016

In a previous post, I discussed some of the issues of agriculture and water use in California. Though constantly stricken with water scarcity issues, California is a large agricultural supplier, with most of its operations concentrated in the Central Valley. In talking about agriculture and water use in California, it is impossible not to touch…

Tackling U.S. Water Infrastructure Problems

by Patricia Quintero EstadesApril 19, 2016

The water crisis in Flint Michigan has shed light on problems of water contamination and of crumbling water infrastructure facing communities all over the U.S. With presidential candidates like Trump and Sanders regularly highlighting infrastructure issues as key aspects of their platforms and the considerable national attention given to water because of Flint, it seems like an…

Learning about sustainable water management: The case of Los Angeles

by Patricia Quintero EstadesMarch 9, 2016

Running water in our homes is sort of magical when you think about it. It’s one of the most important technological improvements of industrialized societies, which has, without a doubt, had a major impact on our quality of life … it is hard to keep water policy in the public discourse and in the forefront of policy when we don’t really educate ourselves about how basic water management works.

The Flint Lead Poisoning Disaster: Why We Must Invest in Healthy Homes

by Raphael BosticFebruary 4, 2016

About 150 years ago, people figured out that lead pipes could kill them. In 1861, fifty prisoners in King County Jail in Brooklyn started vomiting uncontrollably, until a doctor realized that the water supply was contaminated with lead. Seven years later, a New York City woman named Elizabeth Galler was accused of poisoning her husband…

Paula Daniels: Championing environmental sustainability

by Justine DodgenNovember 10, 2015

Paula Daniels has long been an advocate for environmental causes. Raised in Hawaii, Daniels has said she’s cared about water from a young age, and remembers learning about the importance of malama aina – stewardship of the land- from her grandfather. In a LA Weekly interview in 2012, Daniels says she even asked her…

Tang publishes new article in Policy Studies Journal

by Justine DodgenOctober 20, 2015

This month, Professor and Bedrosian Center Research Director Shui Yan Tang coauthored a new article in the Policy Studies Journal entitled “Political Commitment, Policy Ambiguity, and Corporate Environmental Practices.” His paper examines how regulatory factors are related to basic and proactive corporate environmental management practices in the Pearl River Delta region in China. His research found that the…

Tang published in Journal of Environmental Management

by Justine DodgenOctober 20, 2015

Last month, Professor and Bedrosian Center Research Director Shui Yan Tang was published in the Journal of Environmental Management. His article, entitled “Stakeholder demands and corporate environmental coping strategies in China,” looks at how corporations in China are developing environmental coping strategies and protection practices. His findings, based on surveys and interviews with Chinese manufacturing…

New book on China’s environmental governance

by Bedrosian CenterNovember 7, 2013

November 7, 2013 – Research Update – Professor Yan Tang has recently published a book: Institutions, Regulatory Styles, Society and Environmental Governance in China

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