Resources
Valuing the Ecosystem Service Benefits from Regenerative Agriculture Practices
The report summarizes the social and environmental impacts of Farmland LP’s investment management practices. Farmland LP buys and converts conventionally farmed land to certified organic farmland using regenerative farm management methods, to generate competitive financial returns and achieve positive environmental and social impacts. The USDA funded this study for the partners to generate a new, […]
Brownfields Marketability Scoring Tool
A structured scoring framework to prioritize brownfield redevelopment by evaluating ownership, site use, land traits, community context, incentives, infrastructure, environmental risk, and building characteristics.
2018 NCA Resources for Midwest Region
This project started in Cleveland in 2023 with the launch of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Trees Initiative. The Trees Initiative aims to plant 250 million trees across the Great Lakes region by 2033. Maximizing the health benefits of trees and planting trees in neighborhoods that need more tree canopy is a major focus of […]
State Policy Opportunity Tracker
SPOT synthesizes existing information related to 37 clean energy policies at the state level and documents whether a given state policy exists and where it stands related to 3 – 6 policy components. This resource is not a state scorecard. It is a planning tool for states as they develop their clean energy policy roadmaps. […]
Electric Utility Performance: A State-By-State Data Review, Second Edition
The report is intended to help state officials, consumer advocates and the public at large ascertain the performance of their utilities, identify areas where those results might be flagging, and consider the remedies necessary to maximize benefits for consumers.
Organizations
Clean Economy Tracker
Data platform tracking clean economy investments and projects; provides state fact sheets.
Clean Air Task Force
Clean Air Task Force is an international nonprofit organization working to accelerate the development and deployment of low-carbon technologies and science-based climate policy. The organization focuses heavily on carbon capture, methane reduction, clean fuels, and decarbonizing heavy industry.
North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality
North Dakota’s environmental regulatory agency, responsible for environmental protection programs and statewide climate planning deliverables such as the Priority Climate Action Plan.
North Dakota Department of Commerce
State agency focused on economic development and policy; provides information and updates relevant to energy and resilience initiatives.
North Dakota Department of Emergency Services
State emergency management agency that supports hazard mitigation and resilience planning, including progress reporting and preparedness resources.