Color of Water Stories
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Building resilience into built environment no easy task – CommonWealth Magazine
AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER, climate resilience enthusiast, and local agriculture advocate, the recent flooding in Western Massachusetts touched on the things I care about most
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Detroit environmental lawyer selected for Obama leadership program
Jeremy Orr is director of litigation and advocacy partnerships for Earthjustice and an adjunct law professor at Michigan State University. [from BridgeDetroit]
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The Obama Foundation Launches New USA Leaders Program: Meet Some Of The Black Women Selected
Among the 100 emerging changemakers, 20 Black women were selected to participate in the six-month development program designed to inspire, empower, and connect emerging leaders
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How urban heat islands make the impacts of excessive heat worse
Living in certain parts of a city can make the impacts of extreme heat worse. That’s because of a phenomenon called the urban heat island
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Watch: The Colorado Sun discusses water conservation, tips
The Colorado Sun's water reporter Shannon Mullane discussed ways Coloradans can help conserve water within their homes. [from The Colorado Sun]
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Black Folks Worldwide Don’t Have Clean Water – The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
Clean H2O is getting scarce in Sub-Saharan Africa, but what comes out of the tap in African American communities is often contaminated too. [from The
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Bennet, Heinrich, Hickenlooper, Neguse Introduce Bill to Expand and Improve Access to Clean Water In Tribal Communities
Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) alongside U.S. Representative Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) reintroduced legislation to dramatically expand Tribal
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Wells Are Running Dry in Rural Communities of Color. Is a Fix in Sight? – Nexus Media News
Millions of people of color in the United States lack access to safe drinking water. Advocates say the Farm Bill can help address the racial
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This new app is aimed at helping communities better prepare for flooding – WRKF
Today on Louisiana Considered, the Coastal Desk’s Halle Parker gives us some advice on how to deal with rising temperatures. Plus we hear about the