Color Of Water
Elevating Indigenous, Black, Latinx, and other voices of color to change the narrative around water.
Newsha Ajami
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Cindy Donis
East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice
Kristi Pullen Fedinick
The George Washington University
Marc Oliver Quijano
Jacobs
Angel Santiago Fernandez-Bou
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)
Rene Henery
Trout Unlimited/ University of Nevada, Reno
Angela Mooney D’Arcy
Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples
Marccus Hendricks
University of Maryland - College Park
Tiffany Sevilla
Greenprint Partners
Nicole Nelson
Equity Legal Services, Inc
Oluwole (OJ) McFoy
Buffalo Sewer Authority
Naveen Adusumilli
Ashwin Dhanasekar
Brown and Caldwell
Wendy “Poppy” Ferris-George
Ferris Institute
Gabe Vasquez
US Congress
Kedar Dabhadkar
Lam Research
André Sanchez
California Wilderness Coalition
Adriana Renteria
State Water Board
Jeremy Orr
Earthjustice
Martin Griffin
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District
Crystal Sanders-Alvarado
Seaworthy
Rachele Lopez
San Diego Coastkeeper
Tony Bridges
The Maryland General Assembly
Pedro Hernandez
GreenLatinos
Danielle Rivera
University of California Berkeley
Thea Louis
Wellesley College
Afia Zakiya
Independent Africana Studies and EJ scholar-activist, currently Executive Director of Africatown Heritage Preservation Foundation
Jahan Taganova
One Young World Peace Ambassador
Chriscilia Cox
SUMA Consulting LLC
Charming Evelyn
Sierra Club
José M. Rodríguez-Flores
Environmental Defense Fund
Maria Elena Kennedy
Kennedy Communications, Inc
Monica Driggers
Massachusetts Rivers Alliance
Victor Galvan
Denver Mayor's Office for Climate Action, Sustainability and Resilience
Nikki Tulley
University of Arizona
Shreya Agrawal
The Xylom
Dezaraye Bagalayos
Allensworth Progressive Association
Jaiden Willeto
Northern Arizona University / K'é Infoshop
Sanjiv Sinha
Corvias Infrastructure Solutions, LLC.
Kimbaya Carriere
First Nations Fisheries Council- Water For Fish
Julian Gonzalez
Earthjustice
Silvia R. Gonzalez
UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute
Shandin Pete
University of British Columbia
Lenise Marrero
Brown and Caldwell
Nusrat Molla
Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment at Princeton University
John Echohawk
Native American Rights Fund
Veronica Garibay
Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability
Sarah Traore
Charles River Watershed Association Inc.
Nahal Ghoghaie
Kearns & West
Arohi Sharma
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Vicky Espinoza
The Nature Conservancy
Esteban Ortiz
Columbia Riverkeeper
Charles Cassagnol
Western Ecology, LLC
Daniel Cordalis
Native American Rights Fund
Vidya Balasubramanyam
Coastal States Organization
Briana Muñoz
Pacific Coast Carbon LLC
Marce Gutiérrez-Graudiņš
Azul
Rob Larson
Grand Valley State University
Cheyenne Holliday
Verde
Sandi Matsumoto
The Nature Conservancy
Angela Guyadeen
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Shama Perveen
CERES
Cate Mingoya-LaFortune
Groundwork USA
Joaquin Esquivel
California State Water Resources Control Board
Jessica Thrasher
Colorado Water Center
Crystal Davis
National Parks Conservation Association
Nataly Escobedo Garcia
Leadership Counsel for Justice & Accountability
Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud
Bayou City Waterkeeper
Pablo Ortiz
Union of Concerned Scientists
Bleu Adams
IndigeHub
Frank Ruiz
Audubon California
Carlos Calderon
Wmeac
Jazmin Ricks
University of Pennsylvania
Emma Robbins
Planet Woman
Andrian Lee
BCM Environmental and Land Law, PLLC
Ngodoo Atume
UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences
Dr. Angela Chalk
Healthy Community Services
Priscila B R Alves
University of Maryland
Bridget Ray
The Salish Sea Collective
Heather Tanana
University of California, Irvine
Pita Juarez
Field + Media Corps
Andrea León-Grossmann
Vote Solar
Ani Jayakaran
Washington State University
Huda Alkaff
Wisconsin Green Muslims
Cathie Chavez-Morris
Equidad Group
Carolan Sonderegger
For Love of Water
Parsa Saffarinia
University of California, Davis
Beth Roach
Sierra Club
Brenda Coley
Milwaukee Water Commons
Jessica Dandridge-Smith
The Water Collaborative
Jeremiah Muhammad
Blacks In Green
Fernando Ramirez
Hydraloop Inc.
Roland Jones
CIS
Keiko Wilkins
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Vinigus Taguchi
North Carolina State University
Damian Shapes Padilla
Georgetown University
Ruthie Redmond
Trimtab Sustainable Waters
Alastair Bitsóí
Inside Climate News
Ean Tafoya
GreenLatinos / CO Dept. of Public Health and Env.
Jacob Bernal
Washington State University
Lucero Sanchez
San Diego Coastkeeper
Jared Romero
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Inc
Anita Shervington
BLAST Fest
Quentin Stubbs
NOAA
Alyssa Senturk
California Water Data Consortium
Alex Ortiz
Sierra Club
Breanna González
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Emily Raquel Warren Armitano
Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation
Elizabeth Ruiz
Salmon and Steelhead Monitoring Program
Sapna Mulki
Environmental Policy Innovation Center
Jorge Roman-Romero
Georgetown University Law Center
Cheyanne Harris
Brown and Caldwell
Tanner Yess
Groundwork Ohio River Valley
Ed Marin
Louisville Water
Daniela Sherrill
ASU / AZ Water for All
Dira Johanif
Charles River Climate Compact
Harshini Ratnayaka
Save the Dunes
Carlos Moran
Northeast Trees
Chakena Perry
NRDC
Chauncey Foster
we.grow.eco
Alai Reyes-Santos
University of Oregon
Sri Vedachalam
Cisolutions
Susana De Anda
Community Water Center
Jose Luis Ortiz y Muniz
Greenroots Institute
Nasim Pica
Weston Solutions, Inc.
Maritza Mendoza
GreenLatinos
Marleen Villanueva
Bayou City Waterkeeper
Olga Cano
Environmental Protection Agency
Julia Fay Bernal
Pueblo Action Alliance
Alondra Hernandez
WEAT
Ciara Horne
University of Virginia
Nadine Robertson
Manchac Management Services and Consulting Group
Mariana Del Valle Prieto Cervantes
GreenLatinos
Khalid Osman
Stanford University
Gia Moreno
Hood Community Council
Nureen Faiza Anisha
Oregon State University
Billie Li
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Sonali Abraham
Pacific Institute
Ayako Tischler
Moonshot Missions
Michael Mendez
UC Irvine
Diana Piña Yitbarek
NC Department of Environmental Quality
Analise Rivero
California Trout
Mahtaab Bagherzadeh
NWF/Clean Water for All
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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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How trees help Lower Price Hill residents branch out into jobs, climate action – WVXU
Two years ago, residents and other partners helped plant 77 young trees in Lower Price Hill as a strategy to adapt the neighborhood to climate
US Supreme Court blocks the state’s Rio Grande water deal with New Mexico – TPR
Water law experts say the Supreme Court's recent decision will set a precedent for the federal government to intervene in water conflicts between states moving
From renewable energy to green chile, New Mexico’s rural communities receive USDA funds – NM Political Report
Monday, New Mexico’s congressional delegation announced $35 million in federal grants for healthcare, agriculture and renewable energy projects in rural communities in the state. The
Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana Announces Board and Advisory Council – Biz New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, a statewide nonprofit combating coastal land loss, has announced members of its board of directors and
There’s no such thing as new water – Santa Fe New Mexican
As an Indigenous person from Sandia Pueblo, I have a deep relationship to water. I see rivers as a place of healing and have dedicated
Waves of Change: Meet Milwaukee Water Commons Co-Executive Director Brenda Coley | Great Lakes Now
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