In 1974, Congress passed the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to create a standard of quality for public water systems and protect citizens from waterborne disease. Faced with the costs […]
Posted on February 26, 2019 | No Comments
Since returning from the BCEP trip to Oaxaca, Mexico, I have had time to reflect and appreciate the width and depth of my experiences. The food, the people and the […]
A new way to view conservation The recent J-term in Oaxaca provided me with a new way of viewing the motivations of conservation. A major part of the conservation in […]
How data management is more challenging, and satisfying, than climbing mountains–by Holly Kistner
Posted on April 26, 2018 | No Comments
When I started graduate school at Bard College’s Center for Environmental Policy (CEP), I also started my student employment with Bard’s Office of Sustainability as the “energy intern.” Less than a […]
Community conservation in Oaxaca: San Pablo Etla and La Mesita–by Emma Elbaum
What do coastal resort towns and mountainous coffee farms have in common with peri-urban Oaxaca? Other than places visited by Bard CEP during our time in Mexico this January, they […]
Creative Conservation in Huatulco–by Suzanne Flaum
This January, Bard CEP students visited the state of Oaxaca, Mexico to study watershed management and sustainable development. While traveling to the Pacific coast, we met with Omar Gabriel […]
Protecting the Environment of New York State: The Legal Arm of the NYSDEC
Posted on June 28, 2017 | No Comments
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) is tasked with the environmental protection of the entire state of New York. This protection comes in many forms, including environmental […]
Microhydropower: Part of New York’s Clean Energy Future?
Hydropower has a long history in New York State. There are more than 6,000 dams in New York, some dating back to the 1700s. Even through the industrial revolution of […]
We’re gonna need a smaller boat: Re-imagining residential water systems
In the US, we use more than double the amount of water per person than any other country in the world. An estimated 57% of our public water supply is used for residential use. […]
From Mayor to Graduate Student, Jason West on Leadership in Local Communities