Color of Water Stories
The future of climate: The Center for Coastal Climate Resilience supports a critical wave of research fellows
As the science community’s focus on climate change and adaptation continues to grow, research fellows are playing a pivotal role in driving the innovation needed
Texas lawmakers largely ignored recommendations aimed at helping rural areas like Kerr County prepare for flooding – The Texas Tribune
Texas lawmakers’ inaction on flood prevention often hits rural and economically disadvantaged communities the hardest, experts said. [from The Texas Tribune]
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’ bottom lines. [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
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
The Newest Plan to Auction Off Public Lands Would Impact Millions of Acres in Western States – Outside Online
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate added a mandate to the budget bill to sell enormous swaths of public land managed by the Forest Service and
St. George is exploring an unconventional solution to water scarcity: sewage – KUER
A booming population and changing climate have strained water supplies in St. George. The bet is that recycled wastewater can keep the city's taps flowing.