Color Of Water
Elevating Indigenous, Black, Latinx, and other voices of color to change the narrative around water.
Nadine Robertson
Manchac Management Services and Consulting Group
Rachele Lopez
San Diego Coastkeeper
Elizabeth Ruiz
Salmon and Steelhead Monitoring Program
Charles Cassagnol
Western Ecology, LLC
Sarah Traore
Charles River Watershed Association Inc.
Andrian Lee
BCM Environmental and Land Law, PLLC
Jahan Taganova
One Young World Peace Ambassador
Andrea León-Grossmann
Vote Solar
Ani Jayakaran
Washington State University
Sandi Matsumoto
The Nature Conservancy
Pablo Ortiz
Union of Concerned Scientists
Susana De Anda
Community Water Center
Monica Driggers
Massachusetts Rivers Alliance
Chriscilia Cox
SUMA Consulting LLC
Jessica Thrasher
Colorado Water Center
Briana Muñoz
Pacific Coast Carbon LLC
Jeremy Orr
Earthjustice
Michael Mendez
UC Irvine
Ehab Meselhe
Tulane University
Huda Alkaff
Wisconsin Green Muslims
Frank Ruiz
Audubon California
Thea Louis
Wellesley College
Khalid Osman
Stanford University
José M. Rodríguez-Flores
Environmental Defense Fund
santos samayoa
Comms Consultant
Maritza Mendoza
GreenLatinos
Billie Li
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Cindy Donis
East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice
Jaiden Willeto
Northern Arizona University / K'é Infoshop
Julian Gonzalez
Earthjustice
Jessica Dandridge-Smith
The Water Collaborative
Mahtaab Bagherzadeh
NWF/Clean Water for All
Alex Ortiz
Law Office of Alex Ortiz
Quentin Stubbs
NOAA
Jazmin Ricks
University of Pennsylvania
Maria Elena Kennedy
Kennedy Communications, Inc
Julia Fay Bernal
Pueblo Action Alliance
Ruthie Redmond
Trimtab Sustainable Waters
Tanner Yess
Groundwork Ohio River Valley
Adriana Renteria
State Water Board
Cheyanne Harris
Brown and Caldwell
Emma Robbins
Planet Woman
Crystal Davis
National Parks Conservation Association
Danielle Rivera
University of California Berkeley
Rene Henery
Trout Unlimited/ University of Nevada, Reno
Anita Shervington
BLAST Fest
Arohi Sharma
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Nicole Nelson
Equity Legal Services, Inc
Analise Rivero
California Trout
Roland Jones
CIS
Mariana Del Valle Prieto Cervantes
GreenLatinos
Marccus Hendricks
University of Maryland - College Park
Beth Roach
Sierra Club
Priscila B R Alves
University of Maryland
Nahal Ghoghaie
Kearns & West
Jared Romero
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Inc
Nasim Pica
Weston Solutions, Inc.
Vicky Espinoza
The Nature Conservancy
Rhea Drozdenko
Connecticut River Conservancy
Afia Zakiya
Independent Africana Studies and EJ scholar-activist, currently Executive Director of Africatown Heritage Preservation Foundation
Carlos Moran
Northeast Trees
John Echohawk
Native American Rights Fund
Marc Oliver Quijano
Jacobs
Kedar Dabhadkar
Lam Research
Shama Perveen
CERES
Sanjiv Sinha
Corvias Infrastructure Solutions, LLC.
Oday Salim
University of Michigan Law School
Charming Evelyn
OceanWell Water
Marleen Villanueva
Bayou City Waterkeeper
Heather Tanana
University of California, Irvine
Alastair Bitsóí
Inside Climate News
Daniel Cordalis
Native American Rights Fund
Ean Tafoya
GreenLatinos / CO Dept. of Public Health and Env.
Fernando Ramirez
Hydraloop Inc.
Veronica Garibay
Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability
Angela M Chalk
Healthy Community Services
Temiloluwa Akinyemi
Monterey Bay Aquarium/University of California Santa Cruz
Gia Moreno
Hood Community Council
Marce Gutiérrez-Graudiņš
Azul
Victor Galvan
Denver Mayor's Office for Climate Action, Sustainability and Resilience
Vinigus Taguchi
North Carolina State University
Brenda Coley
Milwaukee Water Commons
Martin Griffin
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District
Angel Santiago Fernandez-Bou
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)
Alai Reyes-Santos
University of Oregon
Sapna Mulki
Environmental Policy Innovation Center
Chakena Perry
NRDC
Naveen Adusumilli
Silvia R. Gonzalez
UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute
Newsha Ajami
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud
Bayou City Waterkeeper
Tiffany Sevilla
Greenprint Partners
Pedro Hernandez
GreenLatinos
Cathie Chavez-Morris
Equidad Group
Parsa Saffarinia
University of California, Davis
Nicole Chavas
Greenprint Partners
Maisah Khan
Regenerative Agriculture Foundation
Shandin Pete
University of British Columbia
Bridget Ray
The Salish Sea Collective
Lucero Sanchez
San Diego Coastkeeper
Bleu Adams
IndigeHub
Diana Piña Yitbarek
NC Department of Environmental Quality
Carlos Calderon
Wmeac
Esteban Ortiz
Columbia Riverkeeper
Damian Shapes Padilla
Georgetown University
Ed Marin
Louisville Water
Angela Guyadeen
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Sidney Opiyo
University of California, Santa Cruz
Ngodoo Atume
UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences
Nataly Escobedo Garcia
Leadership Counsel for Justice & Accountability
Wendy “Poppy” Ferris-George
Ferris Institute
Cate Mingoya-LaFortune
Groundwork USA
Xochitl Bervera
Near Futures Projects/Water is Life Oysters
Gabe Vasquez
US Congress
Alondra Hernandez
WEAT
Nureen Faiza Anisha
Oregon State University
Jacob Bernal
Washington State University
Nathaniel I Kollie
University of California Santa Cruz
Olga Cano
Environmental Protection Agency
Daniela Sherrill
ASU / AZ Water for All
Harshini Ratnayaka
Save the Dunes
Kristi Pullen Fedinick
The George Washington University
Nusrat Molla
Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment at Princeton University
Jose Luis Ortiz y Muniz
Greenroots Institute
Shreya Agrawal
The Xylom
Ciara Horne
University of Virginia
Oluwole (OJ) McFoy
Buffalo Sewer Authority
Rob Larson
Grand Valley State University
Crystal Sanders-Alvarado
Seaworthy
Ayako Tischler
Moonshot Missions
Nikki Tulley
University of Arizona
Breanna González
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Jorge Roman-Romero
Georgetown University Law Center
Emily Raquel Warren Armitano
Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation
Joaquin Esquivel
California State Water Resources Control Board
Jeremiah Muhammad
Blacks In Green
Lenise Marrero
Brown and Caldwell
Cyatharine Alias
Center for Neighborhood Technology
Vidya Balasubramanyam
Coastal States Organization
Sonali Abraham
Pacific Institute
Alyssa Senturk
California Water Data Consortium
Carolan Sonderegger
For Love of Water
Tony Bridges
The Maryland General Assembly
Keiko Wilkins
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Cheyenne Holliday
Verde
Dezaraye Bagalayos
Allensworth Progressive Association
Dira Johanif
Charles River Climate Compact
Sri Vedachalam
Cisolutions
Ashwin Dhanasekar
Brown and Caldwell
Angela Mooney D’Arcy
Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples
Kimbaya Carriere
First Nations Fisheries Council- Water For Fish
André Sanchez
California Wilderness Coalition
Chauncey Foster
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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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'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]
Earthjustice Marks 50th Anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act with Urgent Call for Reform – Earthjustice
Political inaction, underfunding, and loopholes undermined the early success of our biggest drinking water protection law. [from Earthjustice]