March 28, 2022 Student Affiliates, Water Andrew Hutchens: 2022 Energy Data Analytics PhD Fellow By mmhuffm2 Andrew Hutchens, a PhD candidate in the Economics Graduate program, is an Energy Data Analytics PhD Student Fellow for 2022.... a
March 3, 2022 Research, Water WRRI Conference Will Feature Sessions on Economics of Water Resources in North Carolina By mmhuffm2 The Water Resources Research Institute will host its annual conference on March 23rd and 24th. The agenda shows presentation topics... a
November 10, 2021 People, Water “The Lancet” Commission on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, and Health Announces Launch By mmhuffm2 Adapted from The Lancet press release on September 3, 2021; edited by Margaret Huffman. In 2010, access to water and... a
November 8, 2021 Research, Water Irrigation, Water Management Play Key Roles in Smoothing Drought Impacts By mmhuffm2 A new study examining more than 100 years of agricultural production and weather data in the United States suggests stored... a
October 27, 2021 News, Water Yes, People Are Now Trading and Investing in Water as a Commodity By mmhuffm2 Heidi Schweizer comments on agriculture and trading water futures in a Discover magazine article. a
October 27, 2021 Water NC Farmers Dig in as EPA Considers Redefining ‘Waters of the United States’ – ABC11 By mmhuffm2 Andrew Branan explains the context of WOTUS and we hear from grower Brandon Batten who says more regulation could damage... a
May 28, 2021 Non-market Valuation, Water New Research Measures Economic Losses from Further Declines in Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuary By mmhuffm2 An interdisciplinary team of researchers at NC State University and Duke University have published a report that estimates the market... a
April 26, 2021 Policy, Water Why Wall Street Investors’ Trading California Water Futures is Nothing to Fear – and Unlikely to Work Anyway By mmhuffm2 Should we be concerned now that profit-hungry hedge funds and other investors can trade water like a barrel of oil... a
March 8, 2021 Research, Water New Research Reveals Growing Economic Impact of NC Seafood By mmhuffm2 New research has found that North Carolina’s wild-caught commercial seafood industry provides 5,500 jobs and nearly $300 million to the... a
December 2, 2020 Faculty, Water Around the Globe, Groundwater Requires Local Governance By mmhuffm2 Groundwater aquifers supply drinking water to approximately 50% of the world’s population and provide 43% of the total water consumed... a
September 24, 2020 Recent Publications, Research, Water In the Water-Scarce American West, Tribal Water Rights Play an Important Role By mmhuffm2 Image: Irrigation on the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona, credit NRCS Reliable access to water in the arid American... a
June 4, 2020 Faculty, Methods, News, People, Research, Solving Problems, Water Willingness to pay for in-home water filtration in rural northern Ghana By How do you determine demand for water quality improvements when monetary resources are scarce? a
