Color of Water Stories

Joaquin Esquivel leads State Water Resources Control Board initiatives –
Joaquin Esquivel chairs efforts at the State Water Resources Control Board.

The Future Is Flowing: Cultivating The Next Generation Of Water Professionals
The water sector faces a looming workforce crisis due to an aging demographic and increasing retirements, with about one-third of the workforce eligible to retire

Salmon, tribal sovereignty, and energy collide as US abandons Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement – Grist
The move threatens treaty rights and salmon recovery as energy demands from AI and crypto surge. [from Grist]

Water Pressure: From Mitigating Risk to Boosting Resilience – Sustainable Brands
Regardless of dynamic policies and regulations, water risks are mounting; and so is the pressure on companies. [from Sustainable Brands]

Wasted Waters: How Southern Illinois is Coping with Decades of Sewage Flooding… and Why it Still Isn’t Solved. – The Chicago Reporter
Five dozen communities in Southern Illinois account for a third of the reported sanitary sewer overflows in the state in the last decade. But with

Impactos ambientales de la inteligencia artificial – The Equation
Algunas comunidades soportan más costos a la salud y al medio ambiente que otros. [from The Equation]

Is Baltimore’s harbor really clean enough for swimming? Environmentalists disagree. – The Baltimore Banner
Environmentalists discuss the question in decidedly different ways. [from The Baltimore Banner]

Tribes are hopeful Trump’s staffing, spending cuts won’t slow progress on securing water rights – KJZZ
Beyond being seen and heard in the negotiating room where water decisions are handled, tribes are also having to navigate unprecedented institutional shifts from the

Two LGBTQ+ women are leading the way in protecting Milwaukee’s water resources –
Brenda Coley and Kirsten Shead of Milwaukee Water Commons helped create a set of initiatives, known as the Water City Agenda, to help Milwaukee become a