In this interview on The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton, Newsha Ajami of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory discusses the February 2026 Aspen National Water Strategy. As co-lead of the Aspen National Water Affordability Strategy Initiative with Martin Doyle, Ajami explains how years of reacting to water crises with short-term solutions and a fragmented and outdated U.S. governance system led to this rethinking of how the U.S. manages water.

Duke University expert Martin Doyle explained during the 2026 Emerging Issues Forum that many North Carolina water systems are not collecting enough revenue from their customer bases to cover their operating and maintenance costs. “The challenge for this is that we have a large number of water systems that are operating right at the financial threshold," he said.

Instead of framing water primarily as an environmental challenge or a public works concern, the new Aspen National Water Strategy argues it should be treated as an economic foundation—on par with energy systems, transportation networks, and digital infrastructure, reports Environment+Energy Leader. The strategy was co-chaired by Duke University’s Martin Doyle and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Newsha Ajami.

This interview with Martin Doyle (Duke University) and Matt Ross (Colorado State University) focuses on water quality data accessibility and a partnership between the Radical Open Science Syndicate (ROSS) at Colorado State and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This collaborative effort improved an existing EPA toolkit empowering water resource managers to use the data they collect. The project was funded by the BHP Foundation through a grant supporting the Internet of Water Coalition, which originated at Duke.

A new Aspen National Water Strategy, published today by the Aspen Institute’s Energy & Environment Program, provides a comprehensive roadmap to strengthen water security across the United States and ensure that communities, economies, and ecosystems can thrive amid growing water-related challenges. Martin Doyle co-chaired the effort with Newsha Ajami of the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.

The Internet of Water's Storm Events Database offers easy access to more than 70 years of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data on nearly 2 million storm events. Hear insights into the tool from developers at Earth Genome, The Commons and the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability at Duke University.

Discover highlights from FY 2025 in this digital report. Covering July 2024 to June 2025, the report features actionable research, engagement with decision‑makers on emerging issues and hands‑on learning experiences that equip Duke students to lead.

In the second half of a conversation with the Audacious Water podcast, Newsha Ajami (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab) and Martin Doyle (Duke University) discuss what a modern national water strategy needs to address. " I think what we want and what we need as a nation is to be aware that in almost every business decision, water is actually an input variable," Doyle said. "But we have lived in a world of luxury where they haven’t actually had to consider it as such."

It’s been 75 years since the United States released its first and only national water strategy. In this episode of the Audacious Water podcast, Newsha Ajami (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab) and Martin Doyle (Duke University) talk about why that original plan mattered, what it accomplished, and why today’s challenges call for a new approach.

While communities across the United States are facing growing threats from climate change, municipal bonds continue to be priced without these risks in mind, reports Dividend.com. A 2023 paper written by Nicholas Institute expert Martin Doyle and several co-authors found that increasing an issuer’s climate risk by 32 times only added 4.2 basis points to its yield. 

Lilli Watson, policy associate with the Nicholas Institute's Water Policy Program, presented the Internet of Water Coalition and its technology and capabilities to the Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water committee of the Oregon State House. 

Nicholas Institute experts Martin Doyle, Lydia Olander and Tim Profeta recently served one- or two-year terms with federal entities. They discuss their temporary assignments—and what they brought back to Duke.

Martin Doyle served for more than a year as a senior advisor on water resources in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Army for Civil Works, which provides civilian oversight of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Part of a series focusing on Nicholas Institute experts who have recently taken on temporary assignments within federal entities.

Ashley Ward joins 97.9 The Hill’s "News on the Hill" program every other Thursday to comment on the latest climate news.

Western North Carolina “was as prepared as most communities can be” for Hurricane Helene, Martin Doyle, director of the Water Policy Program at the Nicholas Institute and professor of river science and policy at the Nicholas School of the Environment, told The Duke Chronicle. Doyle explained that Helene's destruction was amplified by increased atmospheric moisture and subsequent heavier rainfall, driven by rising global temperatures.