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Policy Brief: Trends in California Water Systems Consolidation
Authors: Kristin Dobbin, Aaryaman “Sunny” Singhal, and Gregory Pierce
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2023 Impact Report: Our New Era of Shaping Effective and Equitable Environmental Policy Solutions
A brief, interactive summary of select environmental policy impacts in 2023
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UCLA guides LADWP as it pursues the first equity-focused clean energy transition
LCI’s first-of-its-kind study includes recommendations on how to expand low-income customer protections
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Energy Implications of Greater Reliance on Direct Potable Reuse Water Recycling
Evidence From Los Angeles County
Authors: Nicholas Chow, JR DeShazo, Omar Moghaddam![Edith de Guzman](https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Edith-de-Guzman2.png)
Welcome to our new water equity and adaptation policy expert, Edith de Guzman
Learn more about her research advancing climate resilience and access to clean water and sustainable resources.
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Luskin and partners awarded $4 million to assess California’s aging wastewater infrastructure
This first-of-its-kind study will inform policy and investment with a focus on providing equitable sanitation services
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Metropolitan Water District and Its Local Resources Program
Implications for Regional Water Supply and Infrastructure Equity
Authors: Ethan Choi, Steven Hong, Katerina Jowid, Malia Michelsen, Sally Min, Shirleya Williams, and Julia Wu (Environmental science students, advised by Professor Gregory Pierce, co-director of the Luskin Center for Innovation)![](https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/national-dw-assessment-news-post-featured.jpg)
New roadmap sets forth path toward comprehensively assessing the nation’s drinking water quality for the first time
UCLA Luskin researchers and Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated plan to implement the recommendations over the next five years
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Considerations for a National Drinking Water Quality Compliance Assessment
Gregory Pierce, Laura Landes, Grace Harrison, Lena Schlichting, and Lauren Dunlap
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