Opinion: Steps to cool the climate will improve water quality, too
While much of Washington remains mired in partisan gridlock, there is new cooperation in two areas critical to managing climate change: reducing carbon emissions from agriculture and shifting to electric vehicles. This is obviously good news for the climate, and it will help protect the quality of rivers, streams and coastal waters across the United States. It turns out that what’s good for the climate pays dividends in clean water.
-Written by Jeff Peterson, a retired senior policy advisor at the Environmental Protection Agency.