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The Universe of Stormwater Utilities in Georgia
Stacey Isaac Berahzer is a Senior Project Director for the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina, and works from a satellite office in Georgia. Stormwater utilities are an interesting finance tool for…
Water, Water Everywhere? The Significance of the Colorado Continental Divide in the 2012 Colorado Water and Wastewater Rates Dashboard
Chris Kenrick is a Research Assistant at the Environmental Finance Center and is pursuing dual master’s degrees in information science and public administration. Have you ever spent hours upon end gathering information from government websites?…
Budget Time and Water Finance
Jeff Hughes is a Faculty member at the UNC School of Government and the Director of the UNC Environmental Finance Center. Note: This post was cross-posted in the School of Government Community Development Blog. Much of the year, the…
Funding Solar PV Installations on College Campuses: Appalachian State University Explores a Buy-All, Sell-All Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)
By David Tucker David Tucker is a Project Director for the Environmental Finance Center. As the University of North Carolina system campuses work to increase efficiency and to be even better stewards than ever of…
Tools for Multi-jurisdictional Approaches to Water Quality
By Caroline Simpson Caroline Simpson is a graduate student with the UNC School of Information and Library Science and works as a Research Assistant with the Environmental Finance Center. When the North Carolina Legislature…
Monetizing Climate Change: Making Environmental Decisions Easier on Your Wallet
by Jen Weiss Jen Weiss is a Finance Analyst at the Environmental Finance Center. Mention the words ‘climate change’ and you will likely get a variety of responses. Nationally, opinions range from sentiments like former…
Dismantling Debt: Financing North Carolina’s Infrastructure Needs
Tweet // Sarah Royster is a graduate student with the UNC School of Public Health pursuing a Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering. She works as a Research Assistant with the Environmental Finance Center. Debt and…
Trends in the Water Industry and Common Strategies to Mitigate and Master an Uncertain Future (Hint: You can’t do it alone!)
Mary Tiger is the Chief Operating Officer of the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina. A few months ago a group of over 20 utility managers from some of the largest water utilities…