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U.S. Water Partnership New Members and Signature Initiatives Announced

The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions is among the newest members of the U.S. Water Partnership, an effort which unites and mobilizes the “best of the U.S.” expertise, resources and ingenuity to address global water challenges with a special focus where needs are greatest. 

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U.S. Water Partnership Adds the Nicholas Institute as a Member

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, March 26, 2013
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The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University is among the newest members of the U.S. Water Partnership.

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Campus Briefs: Pickle Picked for Post

Durham’s local newspaper, The Herald Sun, shares news Amy Pickle has been appointed interim director of the Nicholas Institute’s State Policy Program.

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Holman Moves to the Conservation Fund

Bill Holman has a new gig: director of The Conservation Fund's North Carolina office. It's a fitting job for the man who once served as Gov. Jim Hunt’s secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and as executive director of the NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund. This story in the News & Observer mentions his current role at the Nicholas Institute—until Jan. 1—and discusses his work at Duke.

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Brian Murray From Qatar on Coastal 'Blue Carbon'

Brian Murray, director for economic analysis at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, describes the research findings he presented at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Doha.

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Interim State Policy Director Named

Amy Pickle, senior attorney at Duke’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, has been appointed interim director of the State Policy Program.

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African Water Experts to Speak at Duke

Two experts who lead responses to water supply and sanitation problems in Africa will speak at Duke University on Thursday, Nov. 1.

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Clean Water Act Turns 40 (Part I): Cities Fall In Love With Rivers Again

The Clean Water Act is 40 years old. Though it brought substantial benefits to urban areas, water quality problems — some old, some new — persist in the United States. Bill Holman, director of the state policy program at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, comments in this Circle of Blue article.

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OP-ED: Four Decades of Cleaner Water

Bill Holman, director of the state policy program at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, discusses the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act in the News & Observer.

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Amy Pickle: From Pigs to Policy

Amy Pickle, senior attorney for state policy at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, is featured in the University of North Carolina Law School's alumni publication for her work at Duke.

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