Sarah Wheeler

Oct 28, 2024 | theconversation.com | John Kandulu |Richard Kingsford |Sarah Wheeler

Climate change and biodiversity loss are mounting threats to Australia’s water security. So ee often hear calls for more dams. But is that the answer? Our recent research reveals large dam projects are costly gambles with public money. They often fail to deliver promised economic benefits. They also have major environmental, financial and social impacts. In New South Wales, some members of the Lower Lachlan River community were concerned about plans to expand Wyangala Dam.

Oct 15, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Sarah Wheeler

1 OVERVIEW OF WATER ISSUES IN THE MURRAY–DARLING BASIN Global warming, overallocation of water resources to consumptive uses, land-use change, increased extinction, and declining and vulnerable ecosystems pose substantial policy challenges, in Australia and elsewhere (SoE, 2021, WEF, 2019). Numerous policies, both demand and supply management based, have been implemented in an attempt to address long-term sustainability and water scarcity issues (Alexandra, 2018; COAG, 1994; Wheeler, 2024).

Feb 16, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Sarah Wheeler

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Nov 1, 2023 | roselawgroupreporter.com | Brooklee Han |Sarah Wheeler |James Kleimann |Jordyn Holderman

By Brooklee Han, Sarah Wheeler and James Kleimann A Kansas City jury has found the National Association of Realtors, HomeServices of America and Keller Williams guilty of colluding to inflate or maintain high commission rates through NAR’s Clear Cooperation Rule, in the Sitzer/Burnett buyer broker commission lawsuit. The defendants have been ordered to pay damages of $1.78 billion. Treble damages could result in the NAR and brokerages paying roughly $5.36 billion.

Aug 14, 2023 | nature.com | Sarah Wheeler

Despite being one of the most managed resources on earth, water availability and access can be the subject of illegal trade. These markets and their governance need research as water becomes scarcer. Around the world, as of 2020 it was estimated that some 2 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water services, while 1.2 billion lack a basic water service1.