Color Of Water
Elevating Indigenous, Black, Latinx, and other voices of color to change the narrative around water.
Andrea León-Grossmann
Azul
Elizabeth Ruiz
Salmon and Steelhead Monitoring Program
Nasim Pica
Weston Solutions, Inc.
Jazmin Ricks
University of Pennsylvania
Alastair Bitsóí
High Country News
Cheyanne Harris
Brown and Caldwell
Shama Perveen
CERES
Maya Richard-Craven
Mayarichardcraven
Angel Santiago Fernandez-Bou
University of California, Merced
Diana Piña Yitbarek
NC Department of Environmental Quality
Tony Bridges
Blue Water Baltimore
Julian Gonzalez
Earthjustice
Pedro Hernandez
GreenLatinos
Samantha Mie Armacost
Friends of the Mississippi River
Fernando Ramirez
Hydraloop Inc.
Alyssa Senturk
N.A
Gia Moreno
Hood Community Council
Jared Romero
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Inc
Andrian Lee
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Jose Luis Ortiz y Muniz
The Greenroots Institute, The Genizaro Nation
Alex Ortiz
Sierra Club
Cindy Donis
EAST YARD COMMUNITIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Ruthie Redmond
Trimtab Sustainable Waters
Rachele Lopez
San Diego Coastkeeper
Pita Juarez
League of Conservation Voters
Parsa Saffarinia
University of California, Davis
Beth Roach
Sierra Club
Jillian Marshall
Heal the Bay
Jose Manuel Rodriguez-Flores
UC Merced
Susana De Anda
Community Water Center
Angela Mooney D’Arcy
Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples
Pablo Ortiz
Union of Concerned Scientists
Alai Reyes-Santos
Oregon Water Futures, University of Oregon
Jessica Dandridge
The Water Collaborative
Jessica Thrasher
Colorado State University
Milin Patel
World of Water Consultancy Ltd
Marccus Hendricks
University of Maryland - College Park
Carlos Moran
Council for Watershed Health
Veronica Garibay
Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability
Jahan Taganova
One Young World Peace Ambassador
Oscar Alvarado
The Hague Academy for Local Governance
Sarah Traore
Charles River Watershed Association Inc.
Huda Alkaff
WIgreenMuslims
Marc Oliver Quijano
Coalition of Accredited Laboratories
Martin Griffin
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District
Adriana Renteria
State Water Board
Marce Gutiérrez-Graudiņš
Azul
Nikki Tulley
University of Arizona
Maria Kennedy
Kennedy Communications, Inc
Nikki Tulley
University of Arizona
Keiko Wilkins
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Bleu Adams
IndigeHub
Emma Robbins
DigDeep
Nureen Faiza Anisha
Oregon State University
Billie Li
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Nahal Ghoghaie
US Water Alliance
Ciara Horne
University of Virginia
Jorge Roman-Romero
Midwest Environmental Advocates
Vidya Balasubramanyam
Coastal States Organization
Damian Shapes Padilla
Georgetown University
Sri Vedachalam
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING & TECHNOLOGY, INC. (ECT)
Nataly Escobedo Garcia
Leadership Counsel for Justice & Accountability
André Sanchez
California Wilderness Coalition
Gabe Vasquez
City of Las Cruces
Kimbaya Carriere
First Nations Fisheries Council- Water For Fish
Thea Louis
Clean Water Action
Ean Tafoya
GreenLatinos / CO Dept. of Public Health and Env.
Briana Muñoz
Pacific Coast Carbon LLC
Alondra Hernandez
WEAT
Arohi Sharma
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Crystal Sanders-Alvarado
Seaworthy
Sapna Mulki
Environmental Policy Innovation Center
Ashwin Dhanasekar
The Water Research Foundation
Charming Evelyn
Sierra Club
Crystal Davis
Alliance for the Great Lakes
Dira Johanif
Charles River Watershed Association
Brenda Coley
Milwaukee Water Commons
Frank Ruiz
Audubon California
Kedar Dabhadkar
KETOS
Sanjiv Sinha
Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc. (ECT)
Mariana Del Valle Prieto Cervantes
GreenLatinos
Danielle Rivera
University of California Berkeley
Wendy “Poppy” Ferris-George
Ferris Institute
Tanner Yess
Groundwork Ohio River Valley
Jaiden Willeto
Northern Arizona University / K'é Infoshop
Afia Zakiya
Independent Africana Studies and EJ scholar-activist, currently Executive Director of Africatown Heritage Preservation Foundation
Corita Waters
National Park Service
Angela Chalk
Healthy Community Services
Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud
Bayou City Waterkeeper
Priscila Alves
University of Maryland
Jeremiah Muhammad
Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC)
Sonali Abraham
Pacific Institute
Sandi Matsumoto
The Nature Conservancy
Nadine Robertson
Manchac Management Services and Consulting Group
Bridget Ray
Thesalishseacollective
Kristi Pullen Fedinick
Center for Earth, Energy, and Democracy
Analise Rivero
California Trout
Jacob Bernal
Idaho Conservation League
Lenise Marrero
Brown and Caldwell
Ani Jayakaran
Washington State University
Vicky Espinoza
The Nature Conservancy
Joaquin Esquivel
California State Water Resources Control Board
Dezaraye Bagalayos
Allensworth Progressive Association
Cheyenne Holliday
Verde
Jeremy Orr
Earthjustice
Lucero Sanchez
San Diego Coastkeeper
Ngodoo Atume
Clean Water Action
Julia Fay Bernal
Pueblo Action Alliance
Maritza Mendoza
GreenLatinos
John Echohawk
Native American Rights Fund
Nusrat Molla
UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences
Heather Tanana
S.J. Quinney College of Law - University of Utah
Chriscilia Cox
SUMA Consulting LLC
Mahtaab Bagherzadeh
NWF/Clean Water for All
Shandin Pete
University of British Columbia
Vinicius Taguchi
North Carolina State University
Victor Galvan
Protegete
Rene Henery
Trout Unlimited/ University of Nevada, Reno
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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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What are Color of Water members talking about?
Farm Bureau, other ag groups sue over new WOTUS definition – Agweek
The Environmental Protection Agency has tried again to define what falls under waters of the U.S., or WOTUS, an issue that has been debated for
California’s Agriculture Has Outstanding Economic Performance, but at What Cost? – The Equation
There are three groups who are most harmed by industrial agribusinesses practices in California. [from The Equation]
New Jersey eyes new clean energy goal, but some enviros may balk – POLITICO
The bill would put the state on the path to get 100 percent of its electricity from zero carbon sources by 2035 — the most
Water pollution in colonies on the south-west border is a cause for concern
Arsenic and lead are widely suspected in most frontier colonies in South Texas [from Texas News]
The Environmental Power of the Lege –
Here we take a look at three of the most impactful pieces of environmental state legislation of the last 10 years to illustrate that good
Water district roiled by bitter infighting and criminal charges against general manager – Los Angeles Times
Leaders of the Central Basin Municipal Water District are feuding as the agency’s general manager faces charges of bribery and embezzlement. [from Los Angeles Times]