Return to Innovation for Impact Fund
2023: Evaluation of State and Federal Policies for Impact on Water Quality (TNC)
Despite decades and billions of dollars to support conservation, nutrient loads continue to increase while adoption of conservation practices remains relatively low, limiting the ability to meet freshwater biodiversity goals in keystone basins such as the Mississippi River and Great Lakes. This collaboration brings together expertise in policy and environmental economics at Cornell University and the University of Minnesota (UMN), with the on-the-ground expertise and relationships of TNC in conservation delivery and state legislative engagement.
Cornell Investigator: Cathy Kling, Dyson School
UMN Investigator: Bonnie Keeler
TNC: Randy Dell