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Thomas J. Graff, an expert on West Coast water use, is dead at 65

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 22, 2009 at 6:14 am

From the New York Times:

“SAN FRANCISCO — Thomas J. Graff, a leading environmentalist who championed the idea of offering financial incentives for environmentally friendly behavior, an approach that had far-reaching impact on state and federal policies, especially on water use in the drought-prone West, died Nov. 12 in Oakland, Calif., where he lived. He was 65.

The cause was thyroid cancer, his family said.

Mr. Graff, who founded the first California office of the Environmental Defense Fund and led it for 37 years, dealt with a host of environmental issues, including AB 32, the first-of-its-kind legislation, adopted in 2006, that sets limits on greenhouse gas emissions in California. But he made his biggest impact in the realm of water use, a constant source of vexation in the West. … “

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November 22, 2009 · Filed Under People in the News

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