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Ben Chou, Water Policy Analyst, Washington, D.C.

Ben Chou
My interest in protecting the environment all began with an environmental studies course during high school. I should have trusted my instincts, but instead, I began college as a business major after succumbing to parental pressure to pick a field that would pay well after graduation. After spending my freshman year studying economics and financial accounting, I quickly reversed course (much to my parents’ dismay) and majored in geography and followed that with a graduate degree in climate and society. I feel incredibly fortunate to be at NRDC where I get to pursue work that combines my education and personal interest in climate change—and get paid for it to boot.

Recent Posts

Preparing for Climate Change: A Tale of Two States, Maryland and Virginia

Posted April 5, 2012 by Ben Chou in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, Solving Global Warming

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Although separated by only the Potomac River, the District of Columbia, and parts of West Virginia, the states of Maryland and Virginia could not be farther apart when it comes to preparing for climate change.  According to a new NRDC...continued

Obama 2013 Budget on Water Infrastructure: Wrong on Spending Cuts; Right on Green Infrastructure

Posted February 14, 2012 by Ben Chou in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, U.S. Law and Policy

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Sewer Overflow: Newtown Creek, Brooklyn (Courtesy of Riverkeeper) You may not notice until there’s a water main break, a flooded street, or a sewage overflow, but there’s likely a vast network of pipes carrying wastewater, stormwater and clean drinking...continued

Dear Virginia, Not Everything is a Conspiracy

Posted January 10, 2012 by Ben Chou in Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming

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Much to the chagrin of many of my colleagues that call DC home, I live across the Potomac River in Virginia.  While it may seem strange that I work in one “state” and live in another, this is not an...continued

Texas Ignores Climate Change and Common Sense Water Solutions

Posted October 26, 2011 by Ben Chou in Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming

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Texas officially just had its worst one-year drought ever and according to the State Climatologist, drought conditions could last for another 5 to 15 years (!).  If that were to occur, this drought could rival the drought of the 1950s as...continued

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