UCLA: Human Right to Water Solutions Lab, Luskin Center, Department of Urban Planning, Water Resources Grouphttps://bsky.app/profile/gregspierce.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/gregspierce.bsky.social/post/3mr7ga46lms2lhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/world/middleeast/desalination-water-middle-east.html22 Jul 2026 03:50 +0000at://did:plc:ka6onlfcipsojeehonhaqa2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr7ga46lms2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/gregspierce.bsky.social/post/3mr6eq65fik2xI spoke to the author here but TL;DR the key point: “You can’t go by a day without seeing somebody saying how they’re going to reduce the cost of desal by 60 percent,” says Tom Pankratz, a consultant who has been working in the field since the 1980s. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/19/opinion/desalination-water-iran-middle-east/21 Jul 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:ka6onlfcipsojeehonhaqa2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6eq65fik2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/gregspierce.bsky.social/post/3mr4b6fbdgc2bCompare and contrast [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2026 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:ka6onlfcipsojeehonhaqa2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4b6fbdgc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/gregspierce.bsky.social/post/3mqs4lz5mwk2iWas fun to work on this with the amazing team led by @mberesford.bsky.social. We would be much better equipped if we had household Human Right to Water data collection pathways in the U.S. at scale for this, as we already do for energy, food, transportation and so many other household insecurities.16 Jul 2026 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:ka6onlfcipsojeehonhaqa2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqs4lz5mwk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/gregspierce.bsky.social/post/3mqnddwy3uc2pRead our most recent water-fire work, expertly distilled by @fkearns.bsky.social here⬇️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jul 2026 23:11 +0000at://did:plc:ka6onlfcipsojeehonhaqa2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqnddwy3uc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/gregspierce.bsky.social/post/3mqkkizgmq22bTL:DR: Besides a blip at the pandemic onset, surprisingly little is known about residential shutoffs in the U.S. water sector. What we find below- in New Jersey- suggests that some but not most of the changes put in place during the pandemic have persisted. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S095717872600122013 Jul 2026 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:ka6onlfcipsojeehonhaqa2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkkizgmq22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/gregspierce.bsky.social/post/3mqf4gi3s3c25The worst idea in California water continues moving forward [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Jul 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:ka6onlfcipsojeehonhaqa2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqf4gi3s3c25https://bsky.app/profile/gregspierce.bsky.social/post/3mpbq3yrris2ehttps://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/25/st-lucia-running-out-of-water-scarcity-crisis-rainfall27 Jun 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:ka6onlfcipsojeehonhaqa2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpbq3yrris2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/gregspierce.bsky.social/post/3mp5oxdzaus22Front page of the LA Times right now. I guess water for fire is important.26 Jun 2026 00:31 +0000at://did:plc:ka6onlfcipsojeehonhaqa2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp5oxdzaus22https://bsky.app/profile/gregspierce.bsky.social/post/3mp5exwg2vs2vThe water scarcity – wildfire – fireworks nexus Shows you how high the risk has gotten for a place like Utah to ban on this anniversary [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jun 2026 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:ka6onlfcipsojeehonhaqa2g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp5exwg2vs2v