US Water Alliance has created a toolkit to help anyone become a more effective communicator on water affordability, community-driven regional partnerships, and climate mitigation. Their toolkit is based on their research on how to strategically have conversations about the opportunities and challenges we face and find the most effective ways to drive awareness, influence policy, and inspire collective action toward a One Water future.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the launch of a Spanish-language version of ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, its popular online energy measurement and tracking tool for commercial buildings. Spanish-speaking building owners, managers, and tenants can now create a free, secure account in Portfolio Manager to manage their property’s energy use, water use, waste generation, and greenhouse gas emissions — all in their native language. Find it HERE.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the Water Quality Indicators (WQI) tool, the first EPA interface that allows users to compare millions of data records from water monitoring stations. Facilitated by a mapping tool, the WQI makes it easy to explore nutrient and pathogen data and identify the potential sources that are contributing to water quality problems.
NRDC’s new map, based on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) survey data recently released after NRDC submitted a Freedom of Information Act request, shows visually where our governments and utilities have found dangerous lead water service lines (and where they still do not know the pipe materials). -
Check out the new season of Colorado Experience. Each episode tells a unique story from Colorado's history, offering fresh perspectives that foster a deeper sense of connection among Coloradans. New episodes will drop every Thursday on rmpbs.org and their YouTube. One episode of note is “The Ute Water Legacy” airing October 3rd.
Millions of scientists and naturalists around the world utilize the iNaturalist network to share detailed information about the biodiversity and species around them. This substantial collection of crowdsourced observations is now freely available in Beta within ArcGIS Living Atlas to be used within your GIS workflows. Learn more HERE.
Introducing the brand newNRCareers.org: Your ultimate resource for career development in the environmental sector. You may have been familiar with the PDF "A How-To Guide for Pursuing a Career in Natural Resources." This website contains all the same great information from the original PDF, but now you can search the content directly and enjoy quicker updates without needing to download a lengthy guide! The newly redesigned website, developed by CAEE and the Colorado Youth Corps Association, include career possibilities, who hires, how to apply, and career prep.