by Jeff Peterson

While much of Washington remains mired in partisan gridlock, there is new cooperation in two areas critical to managing climate change: reducing carbon emissions from agriculture and shifting to electric vehicles.

This is obviously good news for the climate, and it will help protect the quality of rivers, streams and coastal waters across the United States. It turns out that what’s good for the climate pays dividends in clean water.

This work saved countless water bodies and protected sources of drinking water for tens of millions of Americans. But stubborn and serious water pollution problems persist.

Here’s the good news: steps to address climate change will reduce water pollution.

These same practices can also result in more efficient use of fertilizer. Less fertilizer reduces release of nitrous oxide, a highly potent greenhouse gas, at the same time that it reduces nutrient runoff in streams and rivers.

Political gridlock notwithstanding, things are looking up when diverse interests hammer out agreements on tough environmental challenges. The future looks even brighter when efforts to manage one environmental problem advance progress on another. Now it is up to Congress to recognize the many benefits of these policies and adopt the same spirit of cooperation.

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