A Silent Tsunami Revisited

Developed out of a forum convened by the Aspen Institute’s Energy and Environment Program and Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions with leading experts in the United States water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector, A Silent Tsunami Revisited highlights these experts’ recommendations for improving the efficacy of the WASH sector and achieving universal access to safe water and sanitation. This dialogue and report is a follow-up to a 2005 report – A Silent Tsunami – which first highlighted the global importance of issues relating to access to clean water and sanitation.

The Shared Future

Recognizing that the circumpolar Arctic region is experiencing significant ecological change due to global climate change, the Aspen Institute convened a civil society Dialogue and Commission to consider the implications of this impending transformation for the region's inhabitants and resources.  The Aspen Institute is now pleased to release the final report and recommendations of Commission, entitled The Shared Future: A Report of the Aspen Institute Commission on Arctic Climate Change.

EPA at 40: A Conversation with Administrator Lisa P. Jackson

In 1969, just before the agency was established, the Cuyahoga River in Ohio became so polluted that it caught fire – a situation that provided impetus for Congress to pass the federal Clean Water Act. By 2009, concern about climate change and sea-level rise led EPA to make the first official finding that greenhouse gases threaten human health and our environment. Throughout that time public support for EPA’s accomplishments whether it is hazardous waste management, acid rain, or the quality of drinking water has remained strong, widespread, and consistent. This discussion explores the impact and importance of the EPA’s past accomplishments and how they inform the future direction of the Agency.