Nutrient pollution from agricultural sources, coming primarily from fertilization of row crops
and manure from livestock operations, affects ecological health in the United States through …

Water resources have been widely cited as a prime example of ecosystem services (ES),
especially when the issue is valuation. Because of the importance of water ecosystem …

More than 41 000 water bodies are listed as impaired by the US Environmental Protection
Agency under the Clean Water Act. Implementation and enforcement of regulations …

This research analyzed whether the three distinct value orientations posited under the Value-
Belief-Norm (VBN) model determine willingness-to-pay (WTP) for a payment for ecosystem …

The aim of this study is to improve understanding of willingness-to-pay (WTP) for the
enhancement of selected ecosystem services from forested watersheds. Results from a …

Streams in urbanizing watersheds are threatened by economic development that can lead to
excessive sediment erosion and surface runoff. These anthropogenic stressors diminish …

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has undertaken dozens of regulatory
impact analyses (RIAs) and benefit–cost studies related to the objectives of the Clean Water …

Meta-regression models are commonly used within benefit transfer to estimate willingness to
pay (WTP) for environmental quality improvements. Theory suggests that these estimates …

Despite the growing awareness of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in the United States and
abroad, estimates of welfare losses due to their presence are missing from the literature …

Chronic and episodic water shortages are becoming common in many regions of the United
States, and population growth in water-scarce regions further compounds the challenges …