For Alaska Natives, water is sacred, part of their culture and history, used for transportation, and vital to a subsistence way of life, says Marleah LaBelle. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/MarleahLaBelle
Alaska Natives that lack adequate access to water suffer higher rates of infectious disease, pneumonia, skin infections, and gastrointestinal illness, and often must ration and even reuse dirty water, says Marleah LaBelle. Watch the #podcast at https://bit.ly/MarleahLaBelle
Alaska is experiencing rapid climate change, with impacts including rising temperatures, thawing permafrost, and melting sea ice. Over 70 communities are threatened and planning to protect infrastructure or even relocate entirely. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/MarleahLaBelle
The Everglades are a unique subtropical wetland known as the River of Grass that is home to a diversity of wildlife and vital to South Florida’s water supply, economy, and recreation, says Steve Davis of the Everglades Foundation. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/waterloopSteveDavis
The diversion of freshwater flow and pollution by nutrients has harmed the Everglades and caused problems on Florida’s coasts, particularly algae blooms that threaten human health and fisheries, says Steve Davis of the Everglades Foundation. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/waterloopSteveDavis
The Everglades will benefit from two major projects - the raising of Tamiami Trail, which will restore water flow, and the building of the Everglades Reservoir, which will filter water pollution, says Steve Davis of the Everglades Foundation. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/waterloopSteveDavis
Tens of thousands of Burmese pythons infest the Everglades because of accidental and intentional release. Now it is a matter of management of the invasive species instead of eradication, says Steve Davis of the Everglades Foundation. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/waterloopSteveDavis
The aggressive plan by Denver Water to replace all of the area's 64,000 to 84,000 lead service lines will still take 15 years to complete, so the utility is providing 100,000 water pitchers with filters that remove lead to customers. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/waterloopTravisThompson
Because Denver Water views itself as a public health agency, it decided to take a proactive approach to protect customers from lead in drinking water by launching an effort to remove every single lead service line in the area. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/waterloopTravisThompson
Equity is crucial to Denver Water's work to replace lead lines that provide drinking water, so it is using data and community partners to identify the most vulnerable populations and low-income areas and translate information. Watch the #podcast at https://bit.ly/waterloopTravisThompson
Howard Neukrug is the Executive Director of The Water Center at the University of Pennsylvania. In this episode Howard discusses why there is always activity and innovation around water in the Philadelphia area. He says that The Water Center at Penn is focused on applied research to solve urban water…
Government projects have historically damaged rivers and perpetuated injustices against Black, Latinx, and Indigenous people, whose communities ended up in floodplains and drained wetlands or near sewer outfalls, says Fay Hartman of American Rivers. Watch the podcast: https://bit.ly/FayHartman
Ecological restoration, including work to restore #rivers and watersheds, generates about 215,000 jobs and $25 billion in economic activity annually. American Rivers says now is the time to increase investment in these projects. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/FayHartman
To help the nation's economic recovery American Rivers is calling on Congress to invest $500 billion over the next 10 years in water projects including $200 billion to modernize flood management and $100 billion to revitalize watersheds. View the podcast https://bit.ly/FayHartman
The Riverkeeper approach began in the 1960s when a group of guys got fed up with pollution in the Hudson River and used a law to stop dischargers. That use of citizens' legal powers continues today, says Dan Shapley of Riverkeeper. Watch the podcast: https://bit.ly/DanShapley
Preserving forests and streams protects sources of drinking water. It's the model that has long protected New York City's drinking water sources and now the state is expanding it to other communities, says Dan Shapley of Riverkeeper. Watch the podcast: https://bit.ly/DanShapley
Sharing data about the safety of swimming in local waterways with a community often increases overall public engagement on water issues, says Dan Shapley of Riverkeeper. In Newburgh, NY it helped identify the source of PFAS pollution. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/DanShapley
Surfing is powerful therapy for a wide range of issues including children with special needs, individuals with disabilities, veterans coping with PTSD, and people with mental health challenges, says Sean Swentek of A Walk On Water. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/SeanSwentek
Charleston, S.C. is an example of a historic place threatened by climate change impacts including sea level rise, which is leading to high tides that cause "blue sky flooding" of the city's streets says Sharee Williamson of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/ProtectHistory
In Annapolis, Md. sea level rise is causing high tides that flood parts of downtown, threatening historic sites and impacting tourism. Sharee Williamson of the National Trust for Historic Preservation says solutions require planning, funding, and federal assistance. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/ProtectHistory
Extreme rain events from climate change is threatening historic towns. When heavy storms dumped water on the hard surfaces of suburban sprawl by Ellicott City, MD, it caused devastating floods, says Sharee Williamson of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/ProtectHistory
To protect historic places from the damaging impacts of climate change communities need to prioritize, plan, and build resilience, as well as push for a larger response from the federal government, says Sharee Williamson of the National Trust for Historic Preservation Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/ProtectHistory
Sharee Williamson is Associate General Counsel at the National Trust for Historic Preservation. In this episode Sharee discusses the wide range of historic places and national treasures that are connected to water. She explains that impacts of climate change such as sea-level rise, stronger coastal storms, and flooding from intense…
