For #WomensHistoryMonth, we’re celebrating #ColorOfWater member Cate Caldwell, Senior Policy Manager at @ilenviro.bsky.social.

See Cate’s profile here: colorofwater.waterhub.org/experts/cate...

🌊 Find more water experts of color here: colorofwater.info

Water as a Pathway to Freedom: Honoring Black History Water justice advocate Felice Green of Milwaukee Water Commons reflects on the significance of water to Black freedom in Milwaukee, from rivers to the ongoing fight for clean and equitable water access today.

A year ago today, Felice Green hosted @mkewatercommons.bsky.social's “Down by the River” gathering.

In a new #ColorOfWater blog, she connects rivers as pathways to freedom in Black history with today’s water inequities in Milwaukee.

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For #BlackHistoryMonth, we’re celebrating #ColorOfWater member Bre’Shaun Reddick, Chicago Local Partnerships Manager at @alliancegreatlakes.bsky.social.

See Bre’Shaun’s profile here: colorofwater.waterhub.org/experts/bres...

💧 Find more water experts of color here: colorofwater.info

Science keeps moving, even when funding and politics shift.

Watch this #P4A2026 video by Miriam Nielsen (featuring #ColorOfWater member + scientist at @ucs.org, Angel S. Fernández-Bou) on protecting federal research and supporting scientists.

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For #BlackHistoryMonth, we’re celebrating #ColorofWater Chauncey Foster, co-founder and Executive Founder of we.grow.eco.

See Chauncey’s profile here: colorofwater.waterhub.org/experts/chau...

💧 Find more water experts of color here: colorofwater.waterhub.org

Color of Water Top Hits of 2025 Color of Water members made waves in 2025, winning high-impact coverage in outlets like the the Guardian and AP, earning awards for their water justice leadership, and more.

2025 is almost a wrap and here are the top hits of the year from the #ColorofWater community! Read about it here: colorofwater.waterhub.org/blog/color-o...

From media coverage, interviews, awards, and more, join us in honoring the leadership of our members!

For #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, we're celebrating #ColorOfWater member Briana Muñoz! She supports water treatment projects at Pacific Coast Carbon & wrote Matriarchy: Sacred Poems to honor Mother Earth.

See her profile: colorofwater.waterhub.org/experts/bria...

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#ColorOfWater member Arsum Pathak of @nationalwildlife.bsky.social says #ClimateResilience takes patience, collaboration, & inclusion. In our new vlog, she shares how she partnered with @texaslivingwaters.bsky.social & Galveston leaders: colorofwater.waterhub.org/blog/arsum-pathak-climate-resilience

For #HispanicHeritageMonth, we're celebrating #ColorOfWater member Marce Gutiérrez-Graudiņš, founder of @azuldotorg.bsky.social! She works with Latine communities to protect oceans & coasts.

Read her NBC News story on ocean justice: www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...

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Join us in celebrating our #ColorOfWater member Walt Walker, VP and Water Equity Practice Leader at TYLin Group! His work centers collaboration and equity in #WaterInfrastructure to create sustainable and livable communities where everyone can thrive.

Find more water experts: colorofwater.info

🌊 For #HispanicHeritageMonth, we're celebrating #ColorOfWater member Dr. Angel Santiago Fernandez-Bou of @ucs.org! As a Senior Climate Scientist, he advances #NatureBasedSolutions with communities, farmers, and agencies to protect California’s farmland and environment. 🧵

Tapping into Community: the Color of Water Summer Series The Water Hub hosted a Color of Water Summer Series to facilitate community building and knowledge sharing, covering nature-based solutions, water access, Indigenous water issues, water policy, public health, and more. Take a peek at the visual notes of our sessions!

✍️🎨 ICYMI: We hosted the #ColorOfWater Summer Series to facilitate community building and knowledge sharing, covering nature-based solutions, policy, Indigenous water issues, and more.

Look at the visual notes of the discussions here ⬇️
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Join us in celebrating Charming Evelyn, Director of Outreach at OceanWell and Co-chair of the Water Committee for @sierraclubca.bsky.social, on being named to the #Grist50!

As part of our #ColorOfWater network, her work lifts up water as a human right and challenges inequities families face.

The Summer of Storms: What Texas and New York’s Flash Floods Can Teach Us - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly Flash flooding has become a regular occurrence in the New York City and in Texas. How can both places get smarter about climate preparedness?

Flash floods in Texas & New York show how rising waters threaten communities everywhere. #ColorOfWater member Arsum Pathak of @nwfwater.bsky.social says #NatureBasedSolutions are key to preparing for worsening storms.

📰 @nonprofitquarterly.org.web.brid.gy: nonprofitquarterly.org/the-summer-o...

Color of Water by Water Hub | Top Directory of BIPOC Water Experts The Water Hub’s Color of Water initiative is a community for people of color in the water justice movement and a resource for journalists and the media.

✍️🎨 New blog post: We hosted the #ColorofWater Summer Series to facilitate community building and knowledge sharing, covering nature-based solutions, policy, Indigenous water issues, and more.

See the visual notes of the discussions: colorofwater.waterhub.org/2025-color-of-water-summer-series

Katrina inspired a $3B wetlands rebuilding project. Louisiana just killed it. A pillar of the state's coastal restoration plan is dead. Its backers say it would have offered the most effective, natural storm protection.

Louisiana scrapped a $3B wetlands project meant to protect coastal communities after Katrina. With land loss and storms worsening, researchers like #ColorOfWater member Ehab Meselhe are exploring new paths forward.

‪📰 @mirandawrites.bsky.social‬ for @politico.com : www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud (@bayoucitywk.bsky.social) wants Houston to reclaim its identity as the Bayou City. 🌊

Watch her share why naming and centering the waterscapes can move the city toward a water-first future: www.waterloop.org/the-rebirth-...

A #ColorOfWater episode w/ @waterloop.bsky.social

AI Data Centers Accused of Creating Major Problems for Local Water Systems A county where Meta built an enormous data center is set to be in a water deficit by the end of the decade.

In Georgia’s Newton County, a Meta data center uses 10% of the county’s water daily.

“Water is an afterthought,” says #ColorOfWater member Newsha Ajami. “The thinking is, ‘Someone will figure that out later.’”

Read more from Frank Landymore for Futurism: futurism.com/ai-data-cent...

Houston is the Bayou City, where water shapes culture and the fight for justice. In the latest #ColorOfWater episode of @waterloop.bsky.social, Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud shares how art and advocacy guide her work with @bayoucitywk.bsky.social.

Watch the episode here: www.waterloop.org/the-rebirth-...

17 networks uplifting BIPOC in water and climate  Learn from Color of Water as we uplift initiatives that support Black, Indigenous, and water and climate experts of color.

Big news: we just launched our #ColorOfWater blog! 🎉

First up: a roundup of 17 directories, fellowships, and networks uplifting BIPOC climate + environmental leaders written by our Relationships Associate, Sussan García.

Check it out: colorofwater.waterhub.org/blog/bipoc-i...

How broadcast TV news covered environmental justice in 2024 Corporate broadcast news coverage of environmental justice declined in 2024. ABC, CBS, and NBC aired a combined total of just 7 environmental justice segments, compared to 9 such segments in 2023. This continues a multiyear trend of declining airtime dedicated to stories about how environmental racism, economic exploitation, and environmental degradation disproportionately harm vulnerable communities.Environmental justice refers to the disproportionate impact of environmental harms — such as air and water pollution, toxic exposure, or policy neglect — on communities that are already socially or economically marginalized. These include Black, Latino, Indigenous, and low-income populations that are more likely than other groups to live near industrial facilities, aging infrastructure, or fossil fuel extraction sites and bear the brunt of pollution to the air, land, and water.Media Matters reviewed morning and evening newscasts on corporate broadcast networks ABC, CBS, and NBC from January 1 through December 31, 2024. Segments were coded as relating to environmental justice if they included coverage of environmental impacts, regulations, or health hazards and identified a specific marginalized community as affected. For the first time, the study includes weekend morning and evening news programs and ABC’s GMA3. Weeknight and weekend episodes of PBS News Hour were reviewed for comparison but are not included in the segment total.

Broadcast TV missed major environmental justice stories in 2024, according to a report from @mmfa.bsky.social.

But great reporting from @palabranahj.bsky.social, @insideclimatenews.org and others stood out, including stories with our #ColorOfWater members.

📰 www.mediamatters.org/broadcast-ne...

A quote graphic featuring Val Schull (they/them), Water Equity and Ocean Program Director at GreenLatinos. On the left is a circular photo of Val smiling, with short curly hair and a background of green vegetation. On the right, a quote reads: “Since the 1970s, there’s been a decline in investments in water infrastructure across the U.S. The water systems that Latinx, low-income, and other communities of color rely on are not only in worse condition, but also often fail to meet federal drinking water standards.” Below the quote is Val’s name, title, and organization, along with the Color of Water logo.

🌈 For #PrideMonth, we're celebrating Val Schull (elle/they), a newer member of our #ColorOfWater network & a fierce advocate for water.

As Water Equity & Ocean Program Director at @greenlatinos.org, Val brings technical expertise, cultural grounding, & community care to every aspect of their work.

Healthy Community Services|About Healthy Community Services is a 501c3 non-profit organization located in the 7th ward of New Orleans, LA. The organization works in collaboration with Water Wise Gulf South; Global Green NOLA; Recharg...

Learn more about Dr. Chalk's work on Healthy Community Services' site: www.hcsnola.org

Dr. Chalk is a #ColorOfWater member. See her profile in our directory of water experts of color: colorofwater.waterhub.org/experts/dr-a...

Celebrating Arsum Pathak, a member of our #ColorOfWater network, for #AAPIHeritageMonth! Working with @nationalwildlife.bsky.social, she leads with science & justice to help communities adapt to floods & drought through nature-based solutions.

💧 More water experts of color: colorofwater.info

NEW: Beth Roach grew up near a river too polluted to swim in. Now she’s working to heal those waters and help communities reconnect through cleanups, advocacy, and culture. Hear her story in a new #ColorOfWater episode with @waterloop.bsky.social!

🎧Listen here: www.waterloop.org/reviving-anc...

Celebrating #ColorOfWater member Cyatharine Alias for #AAPIHeritageMonth! At @cnt.org, she leads community-based research on flooding, nature-based solutions, and water justice, helping turn data into action.

More of her work: cnt.org/tools/urban-...

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Stripping federal protection for clean water harms just about everyone, especially already vulnerable communities These aren’t abstract problems. They’re happening right now, in real communities, to real people.

Rolling back water protections doesn’t just weaken policy, it endangers people.

#ColorOfWater member Jeremy Orr explains how reduced enforcement and halted investments put vulnerable communities at risk.

📰 Read more in The Conversation: theconversation.com/stripping-fe...

This #MiddleEasternHeritageMonth, we’re proud to celebrate #ColorOfWater member Nasim Pica! As a #PFAS expert at Antea Group, she works to protect water and public health with science and heart. 🌊

💧 Her profile: colorofwater.waterhub.org/experts/nasi...
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Huda Alkaff blends faith, ecology, and justice to advance water equity. In this episode of our #ColorOfWater collaboration with @waterloop.bsky.social, she shares how Islamic teachings shape her work with Wisconsin Green Muslims.

🎧Listen to the full podcast here: www.waterloop.org/eco-islam-ho...

For #WomensHistoryMonth, we’re celebrating #ColorOfWater member Maisah Khan, a leader in water policy & regenerative agriculture. 🌱🌊

She helps rural nonprofits & farmers access funding for climate-smart ag & water solutions.

💧Connect: colorofwater.waterhub.org/experts/maisah-khan

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