Color Of Water
Elevating Indigenous, Black, Latinx, and other voices of color to change the narrative around water.
Angela Guyadeen
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Analise Rivero
California Trout
Silvia R. Gonzalez
UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute
Andrian Lee
BCM Environmental and Land Law, PLLC
Quentin Stubbs
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Jeremiah Muhammad
Blacks In Green
Oluwole (OJ) McFoy
Houston Public Works
Cyatharine Alias
Center for Neighborhood Technology
Jessica Thrasher
Colorado Water Center
Jeremy Orr
Earthjustice
Nahal Ghoghaie
Kearns & West
Andrea León-Grossmann
Vote Solar
Priscila B R Alves
University of Maryland
Adriana Renteria
State Water Board
Sanjiv Sinha
Corvias Infrastructure Solutions, LLC.
Nikki Tulley
University of Arizona
Sri Vedachalam
Cisolutions
Ciara Horne
SBG Digital
Victor Galvan
Denver Mayor's Office for Climate Action, Sustainability and Resilience
Thea Louis
Duke Energy Corporation
Daniel Cordalis
Native American Rights Fund
Lenise Marrero
Brown and Caldwell
Nureen Faiza Anisha
Oregon State University
Chriscilia Cox
SUMA Consulting LLC
Jazmin Ricks
University of Pennsylvania
Diana Piña Yitbarek
NC Department of Environmental Quality
Billie Li
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Naveen Adusumilli
Louisiana State University
Paula Buchanan
National Center for Domestic Preparedness (NCDP), Columbia Climate School
Pedro Hernandez
GreenLatinos
Shandin Pete
University of British Columbia
André Sanchez
California Wilderness Coalition
Julia Fay Bernal
Pueblo Action Alliance
Vinicius Taguchi
North Carolina State University
Michael Mendez
UC Irvine
Monica Driggers
Massachusetts Rivers Alliance
Fernando Ramirez
Hydraloop Inc.
Nathaniel I Kollie
University of California Santa Cruz
Emily Raquel Warren Armitano
Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation
Sidney Opiyo
University of California, Santa Cruz
Joaquin Esquivel
California State Water Resources Control Board
Rene Henery
Trout Unlimited/ University of Nevada, Reno
Roland Jones
CIS
Marce Gutiérrez-Graudiņš
Azul
Keiko Wilkins
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Sydney Garcia
The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation
Alyssa Senturk
California Water Data Consortium
Mahtaab Bagherzadeh
NWF/Clean Water for All
Dezaraye Bagalayos
Allensworth Progressive Association
Ehab Meselhe
Tulane University
Cate Mingoya-LaFortune
Groundwork USA
Ayako Tischler
Moonshot Missions
Dira Johanif
Charles River Climate Compact
Alastair Bitsóí
Inside Climate News
Tanner Yess
Groundwork Ohio River Valley
Chakena Perry
NRDC
Pablo Ortiz
Union of Concerned Scientists
Nusrat Molla
Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment at Princeton University
Veronica Garibay
Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability
Kimbaya Carriere
First Nations Fisheries Council- Water For Fish
Kristi Pullen Fedinick
The George Washington University
Joy Banner
The Descendants Project
Vicky Espinoza
The Nature Conservancy
Vidya Balasubramanyam
Coastal States Organization
Sandi Matsumoto
The Nature Conservancy
Newsha Ajami
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Carlos Moran
Northeast Trees
Crystal Davis
National Parks Conservation Association
martin griffin
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District
Arsum Pathak
National Wildlife Federation
Wendy “Poppy” Ferris-George
Ferris Institute
Oday Salim
University of Michigan Law School
Chauncey Foster
we.grow.eco
Jared Romero
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Inc
Jo Banner
The Descendants Project
Lucero Sanchez
San Diego Coastkeeper
Jose Luis Ortiz y Muniz
Greenroots Institute
Charles Cassagnol
Western Ecology, LLC
Sarah Traore
The University of Texas at Austin
Nicole Chavas
Greenprint Partners
Damian Shapes Padilla
Spirit Rock Consulting
Charming Evelyn
OceanWell Water
Jahan Taganova
One Young World Peace Ambassador
Afia Zakiya
Independent Africana Studies and EJ scholar-activist, currently Executive Director of Africatown Heritage Preservation Foundation
Jessica Dandridge-Smith
The Water Collaborative
Heather Tanana
University of California, Irvine
Nicole Nelson
Equity Legal Services, Inc
Maria Elena Kennedy
Kennedy Communications, Inc
Pita Juarez
Comms Consultant
Alai Reyes-Santos
University of Oregon
Ean Tafoya
GreenLatinos / CO Dept. of Public Health and Env.
Anita Shervington
BLAST Fest
Bridget Ray
Washington State Department of Commerce
Carlos Calderon
Wmeac
Gabe Vasquez
US Congress
Nadine Robertson
Manchac Management Services and Consulting Group
Pallavi Bharadwaj
SEG
Brenda Coley
Milwaukee Water Commons
Maisah Khan
Regenerative Agriculture Foundation
Joy Banner
The Descendants Project
Temiloluwa Akinyemi
Monterey Bay Aquarium/University of California Santa Cruz
Crystal Sanders-Alvarado
Seaworthy
Sonali Abraham
Pacific Institute
Nasim Pica
Antea Group USA
Ashwin Dhanasekar
Brown and Caldwell
Marccus Hendricks
University of Maryland - College Park
Alondra Hernandez
WEAT
Elizabeth Ruiz
Salmon and Steelhead Monitoring Program
Felice Green
Milwaukee Water Commons
Marleen Villanueva
Department of Women and Gender Studies at Texas Christian University
Jacob Bernal
Washington State University
Rachele Lopez
San Diego Coastkeeper
shama perveen
CERES
Rhysea Agrawal
The Xylom
Daniela Sherrill
ASU / AZ Water for All
Carolan Sonderegger
For Love of Water
Sapna Mulki
Environmental Policy Innovation Center
Val Schull
GreenLatinos
Olga Cano
Environmental Protection Agency
Breanna Gonzalez
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Ruthie Redmond
Trimtab Sustainable Waters
Beth Roach
Sierra Club
Jaiden Willeto
Northern Arizona University / K'é Infoshop
Julian Gonzalez
Earthjustice
Briana Muñoz
Pacific Coast Carbon LLC
Harshini Ratnayaka
Save the Dunes
Tony Bridges
The Maryland General Assembly
Cheyenne Holliday
Verde
Susana De Anda
Community Water Center
Jorge Roman-Romero
Georgetown University Law Center
Cathie Chavez-Morris
Equidad Group
Ani Jayakaran
Washington State University
Alex Ortiz
Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter
Bleu Adams
IndigeHub
Ngodoo Atume
UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences
Gia Moreno
Hood Community Council
Cindy Donis
East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice
Dr Angela M Chalk
Healthy Community Services
Cheyanne Harris
Brown and Caldwell
Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud
Bayou City Waterkeeper
Arohi Sharma
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Rhea Drozdenko
Connecticut River Conservancy
Kedar Dabhadkar
Lam Research
Angela Mooney D’Arcy
Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples
Marc Oliver Quijano
Jacobs
Parsa Saffarinia
University of California, Davis
Frank Ruiz
Audubon California
Mariana Del Valle Prieto Cervantes
GreenLatinos
Angel Santiago Fernandez-Bou
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)
Huda Alkaff
Wisconsin Green Muslims
Ed Marin
Louisville Water
Maritza Mendoza
GreenLatinos
Rob Larson
Grand Valley State University
Danielle Rivera
University of California Berkeley
John Echohawk
Native American Rights Fund
Nataly Escobedo Garcia
Leadership Counsel for Justice & Accountability
José M. Rodríguez-Flores
Environmental Defense Fund
Khalid Osman
Stanford University
Emma Robbins
Planet Woman
Sidney Opiyo
University of California, Santa Cruz
Esteban Ortiz
Columbia Riverkeeper
Tiffany Sevilla
Greenprint Partners
Xochitl Bervera
Near Futures Projects/Water is Life Oysters
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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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‘He didn’t cut red tape’: ND mayor echoes worry about national park layoffs
As legal fights play out, national park enthusiasts in North Dakota worry about a situation where staff reductions, carried out by the Trump administration, make

How Native Water Protectors Champion Water Quality – Modern Farmer – Modern Farmer
Leanna Goose grew up ricing manoomin (wild rice) as a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. “Wild rice is culturally significant to

EPA likely to move to further limit federal protections for wetlands – AP News
The Trump administration on Wednesday announced it will reconsider the reach of the nation’s bedrock clean water law and likely further limit the wetlands it

Guest commentary: We must invest in natural flood-control solutions – The Daily News
In July, Hurricane Beryl hit Texas as a Category 1 storm, causing heavy rain, flooding and power outages for millions. [from The Daily News]

How Climate Change Puts the Safety of Drinking Water at Risk – Yale E360
Wildfires, floods, intense heat, droughts, and other extreme events fueled by climate change are threatening water systems in the U.S. and around the globe. Experts warn of the increasing threat of contamination and the need to improve infrastructure to keep drinking water safe. [from Yale E360]

National Park Service withdraws Black community in Louisiana from historic landmark consideration – AP News
A Louisiana landscape where centuries-old sugar cane plantations and Afro-Creole culture remain preserved along the Mississippi River will no longer be eligible for consideration for