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Adam S. Ward

Associate Editor, Water Resources Research

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The Supreme Court Is Bypassing Science—We Can’t Ignore It

by Adam S. Ward and Adell Amos 6 September 202312 September 2023

The court’s exclusion of scientists from the environmental rulemaking process comes full circle as the EPA strips federal protections for wetlands.

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Inductive Approach Reveals Controls on Dissolved Organic Carbon

by Adam S. Ward 5 May 20235 May 2023

Machine learning leverages large data sets to reveal hidden patterns explaining when, where, and why dissolved organic carbon moves from hillslopes to streams.

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New Clean Water Act Rule Leaves U.S. Waters Vulnerable

by Adam S. Ward and R. Walsh 11 February 202021 December 2022

A revised definition of which waters can be protected from pollution by the federal government ignores established science.

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