Color Of Water
Elevating Indigenous, Black, Latinx, and other voices of color to change the narrative around water.
Crystal Sanders-Alvarado
Seaworthy
Ciara Horne
SBG Digital
Sandi Matsumoto
The Nature Conservancy
Dezaraye Bagalayos
Allensworth Progressive Association
Oday Salim
University of Michigan Law School
Nasim Pica
Weston Solutions, Inc.
Sanjiv Sinha
Corvias Infrastructure Solutions, LLC.
Nusrat Molla
Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment at Princeton University
Vinicius Taguchi
North Carolina State University
Ruthie Redmond
Trimtab Sustainable Waters
Analise Rivero
California Trout
Joy Banner
The Descendants Project
Rob Larson
Grand Valley State University
Jacob Bernal
Washington State University
Kristi Pullen Fedinick
The George Washington University
Keiko Wilkins
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Jessica Dandridge-Smith
The Water Collaborative
Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud
Bayou City Waterkeeper
Naveen Adusumilli
Damian Shapes Padilla
Georgetown University
Maria Elena Kennedy
Kennedy Communications, Inc
Tony Bridges
The Maryland General Assembly
Pedro Hernandez
GreenLatinos
Maritza Mendoza
GreenLatinos
Julian Gonzalez
Earthjustice
Xochitl Bervera
Near Futures Projects/Water is Life Oysters
Mariana Del Valle Prieto Cervantes
GreenLatinos
Kimbaya Carriere
First Nations Fisheries Council- Water For Fish
Maisah Khan
Regenerative Agriculture Foundation
Lucero Sanchez
San Diego Coastkeeper
Frank Ruiz
Audubon California
Vicky Espinoza
The Nature Conservancy
Jahan Taganova
One Young World Peace Ambassador
Alai Reyes-Santos
University of Oregon
Angela M Chalk
Healthy Community Services
Joaquin Esquivel
California State Water Resources Control Board
Carolan Sonderegger
For Love of Water
Nahal Ghoghaie
Kearns & West
Cindy Donis
East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice
Michael Mendez
UC Irvine
Cyatharine Alias
Center for Neighborhood Technology
Gabe Vasquez
US Congress
Dira Johanif
Charles River Climate Compact
Huda Alkaff
Wisconsin Green Muslims
Heather Tanana
University of California, Irvine
Carlos Moran
Northeast Trees
Mahtaab Bagherzadeh
NWF/Clean Water for All
Harshini Ratnayaka
Save the Dunes
Thea Louis
Duke Energy Corporation
Jorge Roman-Romero
Georgetown University Law Center
Sidney Opiyo
University of California, Santa Cruz
Jessica Thrasher
Colorado Water Center
Nureen Faiza Anisha
Oregon State University
Sonali Abraham
Pacific Institute
Ngodoo Atume
UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences
Wendy “Poppy” Ferris-George
Ferris Institute
Nadine Robertson
Manchac Management Services and Consulting Group
Nataly Escobedo Garcia
Leadership Counsel for Justice & Accountability
Daniela Sherrill
ASU / AZ Water for All
Rachele Lopez
San Diego Coastkeeper
santos samayoa
Comms Consultant
Cate Mingoya-LaFortune
Groundwork USA
André Sanchez
California Wilderness Coalition
Cathie Chavez-Morris
Equidad Group
Alyssa Senturk
California Water Data Consortium
Ean Tafoya
GreenLatinos / CO Dept. of Public Health and Env.
Carlos Calderon
Wmeac
Elizabeth Ruiz
Salmon and Steelhead Monitoring Program
Paula Buchanan
National Center for Domestic Preparedness (NCDP), Columbia Climate School
Cheyanne Harris
Brown and Caldwell
Adriana Renteria
State Water Board
Breanna González
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Tiffany Sevilla
Greenprint Partners
Alex Ortiz
Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter
Nicole Nelson
Equity Legal Services, Inc
Chriscilia Cox
SUMA Consulting LLC
Emily Raquel Warren Armitano
Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation
Gia Moreno
Hood Community Council
Nathaniel I Kollie
University of California Santa Cruz
Esteban Ortiz
Columbia Riverkeeper
Jose Luis Ortiz y Muniz
Greenroots Institute
Billie Li
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Jeremy Orr
Earthjustice
Rene Henery
Trout Unlimited/ University of Nevada, Reno
Shama Perveen
CERES
Pablo Ortiz
Union of Concerned Scientists
Julia Fay Bernal
Pueblo Action Alliance
Bleu Adams
IndigeHub
Sri Vedachalam
Cisolutions
Newsha Ajami
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Jazmin Ricks
University of Pennsylvania
Parsa Saffarinia
University of California, Davis
José M. Rodríguez-Flores
Environmental Defense Fund
John Echohawk
Native American Rights Fund
Angel Santiago Fernandez-Bou
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)
Afia Zakiya
Independent Africana Studies and EJ scholar-activist, currently Executive Director of Africatown Heritage Preservation Foundation
Daniel Cordalis
Native American Rights Fund
Lenise Marrero
Brown and Caldwell
Shandin Pete
University of British Columbia
Alondra Hernandez
WEAT
Sarah Traore
The University of Texas at Austin
Angela Mooney D’Arcy
Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples
Arohi Sharma
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Ani Jayakaran
Washington State University
Cheyenne Holliday
Verde
Oluwole (OJ) McFoy
Buffalo Sewer Authority
Silvia R. Gonzalez
UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute
Marc Oliver Quijano
Jacobs
Sapna Mulki
Environmental Policy Innovation Center
Rhea Drozdenko
Connecticut River Conservancy
Priscila B R Alves
University of Maryland
Ayako Tischler
Moonshot Missions
Andrea León-Grossmann
Vote Solar
Brenda Coley
Milwaukee Water Commons
Shreya Agrawal
The Xylom
Chakena Perry
NRDC
Emma Robbins
Planet Woman
Khalid Osman
Stanford University
Temiloluwa Akinyemi
Monterey Bay Aquarium/University of California Santa Cruz
Diana Piña Yitbarek
NC Department of Environmental Quality
Charles Cassagnol
Western Ecology, LLC
Marleen Villanueva
Department of Women and Gender Studies at Texas Christian University
Monica Driggers
Massachusetts Rivers Alliance
Anita Shervington
BLAST Fest
Chauncey Foster
we.grow.eco
Briana Muñoz
Pacific Coast Carbon LLC
Beth Roach
Sierra Club
Felice Green
Milwaukee Water Commons
Fernando Ramirez
Hydraloop Inc.
Jaiden Willeto
Northern Arizona University / K'é Infoshop
Victor Galvan
Denver Mayor's Office for Climate Action, Sustainability and Resilience
Crystal Davis
National Parks Conservation Association
Veronica Garibay
Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability
Quentin Stubbs
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Alastair Bitsóí
Inside Climate News
Martin Griffin
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District
Danielle Rivera
University of California Berkeley
Roland Jones
CIS
Susana De Anda
Community Water Center
Charming Evelyn
OceanWell Water
Andrian Lee
BCM Environmental and Land Law, PLLC
Ashwin Dhanasekar
Brown and Caldwell
Vidya Balasubramanyam
Coastal States Organization
Bridget Ray
The Salish Sea Collective
Marccus Hendricks
University of Maryland - College Park
Marce Gutiérrez-Graudiņš
Azul
Nikki Tulley
University of Arizona
Tanner Yess
Groundwork Ohio River Valley
Ehab Meselhe
Tulane University
Vinicius Taguchi
North Carolina State University
Kedar Dabhadkar
Lam Research
Olga Cano
Environmental Protection Agency
Ed Marin
Louisville Water
Nicole Chavas
Greenprint Partners
Jared Romero
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Inc
Jeremiah Muhammad
Blacks In Green
Angela Guyadeen
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
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About Us
The Color of Water Initiative was created by the Water Hub to build voice and visibility for people of color in the water movement. Our goal is to connect reporters with a more diverse set of experts, and build capacity for these experts to elevate the stories of their communities, which have often been left out of conversations around water.
From water access and drought response in the West to lead pipes and PFAS pollution in the Great Lakes; to recurring flooding and water infrastructure failures in the South, Color of Water members have deep expertise and first-hand experience on water challenges and solutions all across the country.
Read the joint statement by Color of Water members on the launch of the Color of Water directory and the importance of equity and inclusion in the water world.
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Water Champion Chat: Chakena D. Perry
MPC talks with Chakena D. Perry, Senior Policy Advocate (NRDC) to learn more about water happenings through the lens of NRDC’s work. [from Metropolitan Planning

'Season's Greetings' from DCA: a 'refined' tunnel route that will destroy salmon and Delta ecosystem – Daily Kos
On Christmas Eve, the Delta Conveyance Authority (DCA) released a "refined" tunnel route plan that will destroy Central Valley salmon populations and the Bay-Delta Ecosystem

‘No Way, Not Possible’: California Has a Plan for New Water Rules. Will It Save Salmon from Extinction? – The Santa Barbara Independent
Growers and cities support the Newsom administration proposal, saying it strikes a balance for uses of Delta water. But environmentalists say the “healthy rivers” rules

Undocumented people are among most vulnerable to climate-fueled disasters – Boise State Public Radio
Many undocumented people are not eligible for federal financial disaster aid and several remain fearful even when help is offered. [from Boise State Public Radio]

Opinion | Wisconsin leads in lead pipe removal – The Cap Times
Huda Alkaff: Madison’s pioneering removal of lead pipes is a success story showing the achievability of protecting our families from toxic drinking water. [from The

Marking 50 years of the Safe Drinking Water Act – WHYY
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the legislation, which was signed into law in December 1974 by President Gerald Ford. [from WHYY]