Environmental Policy Innovation Center 4/22/25 Environmental Policy Innovation Center 4/22/25

The Next 55 Earth Days

Cole von Glahn 4/14/25 Cole von Glahn 4/14/25

Working Wonders in Purpose Driven Innovation Labs

Gabriel Watson 4/10/25 Gabriel Watson 4/10/25

This Tool is Changing How We Protect our Wetlands, here’s how you can help

Kameron Kerger 3/12/25 Kameron Kerger 3/12/25

New Project: National Drinking Water Explorer Tool

All Americans deserve safe, reliable, and affordable drinking water. But making sure that everyone has access remains a challenge that requires untangling a complex web of interdependent factors. EPIC is planning to scale our Texas-based tool nation-wide in order to support communities, map the utility landscape across the U.S., and help states to prioritize investments and technical assistance to improve drinking water infrastructure.

EmmaLi Tsai 3/6/25 EmmaLi Tsai 3/6/25

From Fragmentation to Integration: Working with a Community of Experts to Connect Wetland Data

EmmaLi Tsai 2/24/25 EmmaLi Tsai 2/24/25

New Data to Answer Questions about Drinking Water Access, Affordability, and Quality

EmmaLi Tsai 1/22/25 EmmaLi Tsai 1/22/25

Data-Driven Trust: what we can and cannot see in water data

Imagine turning on your tap and wondering if the water is safe to drink. You're not alone—studies show erosion of trust in drinking water is a global concern. A recent study found that more than half of adults worldwide expect to be seriously harmed by their drinking water within the next two years.

Charles Wight 1/17/25 Charles Wight 1/17/25

A New Era For Water Management: Harnessing GIS Innovations and Collaboration for a Resilient Future

EmmaLi Tsai 12/13/24 EmmaLi Tsai 12/13/24

Mapping at the Intersection: Environmental Justice & Conservation

Earlier this year, Gabe Watson and EmmaLi Tsai participated in a workshop hosted by Defenders of Wildlife to help researchers create better maps at the intersection of environmental justice and conservation. Decisions from the workshop resulted in this user guide & website, which walks users through a more collaborate and inclusive approach to conservation that considers biodiversity, climate change, and environmental justice. To put the framework and shared principles into practice, the guide also features a case study using the National Wildlife Refuge System to show where future land acquisition should be prioritized.

Phil Cork 10/21/24 Phil Cork 10/21/24

Looking for Clues on Lead Service Line Inventories in the 7th DWINSA Update

As the initial service line material inventory deadline passes, we’re examining the updated 7th DWINSA survey results for clues of what we might expect from this forthcoming data.

In this blog, Phil Cork investigates national trends and what we learned from these updated survey results.