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

Black Owners Reclaim Woodland Plantation’s History of Rebellion – Black Hot Fire Network
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH, La. — Growing up, Dayna James never thought she’d willingly step foot on a plantation, let alone thank God for

St. John the Baptist Parish site excluded from historic landmark designation, as Louisiana officials commend Trump – L’Observateur
The NPS excluded an 11-mile stretch of the Mississippi River's west bank in St. John the Baptist Parish as a National Historic Landmark, NHL [from

An EPA Rule Will Reduce Lead in Drinking Water—Unless This Effort to Block It Succeeds – Inside Climate News
Reversing the rule could have disastrous implications for public health. Experts and advocates are pushing back. [from Inside Climate News]

The water unexpectedly released from dams on Trump’s order didn’t help farms or L.A. – The Columbian
LOS ANGELES — Days after President Trump startled some of his most ardent supporters in California’s San Joaquin Valley by having the Army Corps of