U.S. Domestic Resources

Welcome to the H2infO U.S. Domestic Resources Page. On this page you will find U.S. Water Partnership member resources aimed at helping domestic stakeholders address the unique water challenges of the United States.

U.S. Domestic Resources

Community-Based Approaches Combined with National Policy Implications Represent the Future of Environmental Justice Research

Publication date:
July 22, 2021
From its earliest days, environmental justice research has been rooted in the social movement that gave its name to the field. Grassroots activists against income and racial discrimination in the placement of environmental pollutants—and the overlooking of low-income and communities of color for...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States

The complicated history of environmental racism

Publication date:
July 22, 2021
Many people understand the environment as a force of nature that cannot favor or disfavor different populations. However, similar to all things on Earth, the environment is subject to human influences. Unfortunately, these influences often tend to lower their hands to the worsts of our society...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States

Op-ed: Water Pollution in Iowa Is Environmental Injustice

Publication date:
July 22, 2021
Environmental injustice and systemic racism affect communities throughout the United States, but many communities in rural states face additional challenges. The farming activities prevalent in many rural areas can inflict serious damage on water resources, but the damage does not involve all...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States

Indianapolis: When Lead and Racism Are Both in the Water

Publication date:
July 22, 2021
Many policymakers and activists have heard about the environmental injustice and water disasters in places like Flint, Michigan, but Indianapolis, Indiana, is a lesser-known epicenter for environmental racism. Indianapolis’ history of heavy industry and manufacturing not only put lead directly into...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States

Clean Water and Reproductive Justice: Lack of Access Harms Women of Color

Publication date:
July 22, 2021
Access to clean, potable water is critical to people’s daily lives. People need safe and reliable water to drink, to bathe, to wash their hands, to cook, to survive and, ultimately, to prosper. Despite the necessity of water, millions of individuals living in the United States face the daily...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States

Water quality trading

Publication date:
July 22, 2021
Water quality trading is a market-based tool for achieving improved water quality. To offset its pollutant discharges, an entity required to control a pollutant in a watershed can trade water quality credits with another entity in the same watershed to lower its pollution-control costs. Water...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States

Transboundary Assessments of Water Quality in the Pacific Northwest

Publication date:
July 22, 2021
In 2019, the USGS began studying the baseline water-quality of selected transboundary rivers in the Pacific Northwest. These studies are designed to characterize current water-quality conditions so as to facilitate future assessments of potential impacts related to upstream mining activities...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States

Lake Koocanusa Water Quality

Publication date:
July 22, 2021
Lake Koocanusa is a transboundary reservoir located in southeastern British Columbia and northwestern Montana. The reservoir was officially impounded in 1972 after construction of Libby Dam, which began in 1966. The dam was constructed as part of a treaty between the United States and Canada to...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
Canada