Water Hub Blog
How to “build a bigger we” for water
A month before the midterms, we reflect on how to engage the millions of people who say they care about ...
Connecting creators at Climate Week NYC 2026
A look into our Water and Climate Creator Dinner at Climate Week NYC 2026, which welcomed 14 creators together with ...
4 updated message guides to make the case for water investment
We updated 4 water infrastructure message guides to make the case for infrastructure funding, no matter who’s in political ...
August Water Cooler: đź”” Summer water wins
New partner resources––a website, blog, and a short documentary!
Case study: Most Endangered Rivers creator campaign
Dive into our experience and learnings from managing creator engagement for American Rivers’ Most Endangered Rivers Campaign.
What we learned about water news in 2025
Our annual media scan digs through thousands of news articles to understand media coverage of our issues.
Regenerate & educate: A farmer’s vision for our food system
Water Hub’s latest short documentary focuses on Christensen Farms in Nebraska to highlight the opportunities regenerative agriculture offers for healthy ...
April Water Cooler: Take action for water affordability
Plus creators telling river stories, media briefing recap, and more
Briefing: Data centers and water in the West
In this media briefing, experts from the West weigh in on environmental, community, and business perspectives on data center development, ...
National water communication campaign landscape analysis
Learn about the ecosystem of national water communication campaigns and the opportunities for collaborative action.
Good Water News: March 2026
A roundup of water wins and solution stories that made recent headlines.
March Water Cooler: Coming together to build stronger
Sussan GarcĂa reflects on her first year at Water Hub, learning from Color of Water experts, partners, and community organizing ...
Social media with heart: How edutainment breaks through
Insights and tips from our recent workshop covering edutainment, or playful and informative social media content.
January Water Cooler: Are you not edutained?
Sarah Bucci writes about the current water media landscape, plus registration for a new edutainment training, and 2026 digital ...
4 storylines to watch: What’s shaping water news in 2026
We explore four emerging water storylines in 2026.
10 water communications resources for nonprofits
Read our roundup of our most-read water communications resources from 2025.
Water Hub 2025: Stories, tools, and hope
Highlights from the Water Hub’s work in 2025, including frontline partner support, solutions storytelling, and tools and trainings.
5 research-backed insights for talking about disaster resilience
New insights from Water Hub and Climate Advocacy Lab research on public sentiment on government responsibility, disaster resilience, and nature-based ...
The Flow of Trust: Launching the Water Utility-Community Communications Guide
Launching the Water Utility–Community Communications Guide.
November Water Cooler: Forest Days > Data Centers
José Aranda writes about data centers, Houston’s green solutions, and upcoming workshops with the Water Hub.
Issue briefing: AI, data centers, and water
Learn the facts and ongoing discussions about artificial intelligence and its water impacts.
Lessons from Queer Brown Vegan on how to work with creators
Climate creator Isaias Hernandez (Queer Brown Vegan) shares how nonprofits can build ethical, impactful partnerships with online influencers.
October Water Cooler: From Montana, with water love đź’™
Jessica writes about the Water Hub's 2026 visioning, trainings, and new videos
Briefing: Can the South be a model for flood preparedness and recovery?
Recap media briefing with experts on natural flood solutions in the South.
5 takeaways from #TeamWater’s $40M influencer campaign
The $40 million #TeamWater campaign shows just how powerful online creators are as cause communicators, and offers some lessons for ...
August Water Cooler: The power of humor in difficult times
Briana writes about how humor can make water advocacy more engaging.
National media scan: Weather whiplash makes headlines
We looked back at 2024 trends in water supply, safety, access, and affordability news to help us better understand what’s ...
July Water Cooler: A reflection on love, loss, and legacy
Zakiyaa writes about grief, love, and becoming a part of the greater story in Water Hub's July newsletter.
June Water Cooler: Reflect, and wade deeper
Sussan writes about lessons from water and the importance of intermovement solidarity messaging in Water Hub's latest newsletter.
April Water Cooler: Planting seeds of change
Sarah writes about lessons from acequias, our news documentary, and beaver believers in our latest newsletter.
Polling: Water messages that bridge divides
Recap from Environmental Polling Consortium webinar on the State of Public Opinion on Water.
March Water Cooler: Unpacking disinfo & building power
Nicole shares an invite to our polling briefing and Groundwater Awareness Week content.
Defusing disinformation: How false water and climate facts spread
Experts share how to tackle climate and water disinformation.
10 Women Making History in the Water Justice Movement
In the United States, unfair water laws and outdated water infrastructure have created inequity in many communities. Despite these challenges, ...
Navigating water news: Annual media scan and narrative predictions
We look back at trends in water media coverage and shares five themes we're watching in 2025.
New media makers: Creators and journalists working together
Why we need traditional media and creators to work together to tell stories.
February Water Cooler: Finding beauty in the chaos
José shares about solutions, resources and how to work toward a vision for justice and resilience
What do we do now? Water communications in Trump times
Amid alarming text messages from schools, empty store shelves, ominous headlines, and panicked social posts from friends and colleagues, it’s ...
Color of Water top hits of 2024
Our relationships team, José and Sussan, look back on 2024 to celebrate the voices and elevate the stories of Color ...
10 water solutions stories to celebrate
Solutions-oriented journalism is necessary to help us see beyond the problems we face. We need to hear about, learn from, ...
Reflecting on 5 years of learning and growth at the Water Hub
Nicole Lampe reflects on the Water Hub’s growth over our first five years, seasons of learning and leadership, and the ...
December Water Cooler: Winter reflections and what you can do
Jessica writes about Safe Drinking Water Act anniversary content, our recent influencer collaboration, and how to seek stillness this winter ...
Just Infrastructure: Lessons on water infrastructure storytelling
Recap of our campaign debrief where we shared our learnings about creative campaigns to tell water infrastructure stories that ...
November Water Cooler newsletter: What resilience means to us
Our team reflects on the term "resilience" in our November Water Cooler newsletter
October Water Cooler newsletter: Here’s how our retreat at Mt. Hood renewed us
Exploring cycles of renewal in nature, life, and our work in our October Water Cooler newsletter.
Water Hub Staff Q&A: Sussan GarcĂa
Sussan GarcĂa is passionate about advancing justice movements with storytelling, accessible communications, and community building.
Edible shade tunnels and room for rivers: Messaging nature-based solutions
People love nature-based solutions–but they aren’t always familiar with terms like bioswales or beaver dam analogs, so we need to ...
August Water Cooler newsletter: Do we have the courage to love?
The Water Hub returned from Equity Summit 2024 with love on the brain in our August Water Cooler newsletter.
July Water Cooler newsletter: Balancing news and nature
The Water Hub is hiring and introducing our newest colleague in our July 2024 Water Cooler newsletter
Water Hub Staff Q&A: Briana Flin
New Water Hub Content Producer Briana shares her love of storytelling and her background in video journalism.
Briefing: Community-led infrastructure in the Colorado River Basin
“We’ve had 2 record years of water down here and there was a deep concern that we could possibly flood, ...
Digital Detox: Equip your team for healthy online engagement
Recap of the Water Hub training on practical strategies to foster positive engagement and combat online negativity.
June Water Cooler newsletter: Honoring fearless art
Healthy water justice tips, our new training, and influencers talking about water from our June 2024 Water Cooler newsletter
Just Infrastructure animated video envisions joyful, healthy communities
We are excited to share our new animated video featuring the voices of water warriors working on federal funding implementation ...
2024 elections: What’s water got to do with it
We look at the water narratives that could shape the 2024 elections and what's at stake for the future of ...
River reflections, resources, and Reels
Nature-based solutions message guide, flood justice briefing recap, and partner love from our April Water Cooler newsletter.
Briefing: Building Resilience in Disaster Hotspots
A recap of the March 20 media briefing the Water Hub hosted in partnership with Anthropocene Alliance highlighting some of ...
Briefing: Community-led infrastructure in the Great Lakes
A recap of the Water Hub’s February 22 media briefing on community-led clean water and climate projects in the Great ...
Celebrating water progress: new Just Infrastructure campaign
The Water Hub’s Just Infrastructure campaign celebrates the impact federal water funding is having in communities and ecosystems across the ...
What is resilience really? 2024 water narrative predictions
Dive into a new year of narrative predictions with the Water Hub where we look at the stories behind climate ...
Color of Water Greatest Hits 2023
Recapping some of the highlights for the Color of Water network in 2023. Media love, social media shoutouts, and ...
The Color of Water Podcast Series: Elevating Diverse Voices in Water Expertise and Experience
Water Hub and waterloop announce the launch of the Color of Water podcast series to highlight experts of color in ...
Briefing: Clean Water And Climate Preparedness in the Great Lakes
Two years after the Bipartisan Law allocated billions for clean water and climate readiness, we asked Great Lakes leaders to ...
Salute to water solutions: Seven of our 2023 favorites
Our team looks back at some of our favorite solutions journalism from 2023.
Waves of Impact: A Recap of WECR at One Water Summit 2023
Highlights from the 2023 One Water Summit, where the Water Equity & Climate Resilience Caucus emphasized water justice and narrative ...
2023 reflections: Relationships and nature as infrastructure
The Water Hub's topline summary of water impacts for the Fifth National Climate Assessment.
Fifth National Climate Assessment water toplines
The Water Hub's topline summary of water impacts for the Fifth National Climate Assessment.
Infrastructure messaging that’s close to home and heart
How water infrastructure polling data can help us develop messages that tap into people's values.
Frame, Tone, Messenger: How we can adapt communications to reach different audiences
Recap of our training on how we can modify the frame, tone, and messenger of our communications to reach different ...
The future is accessible: Inclusive communications and digital best practices
Takeaways from the Water Hub’s Digital Accessibility Guide and River Network’s new Inclusive Communications Guide including accessible website and graphic ...
Rippling effects: Water affordability advocates bring their stories to Capitol Hill
A recap on the Water Equity & Climate Resilience (WECR) Caucus' panel on water affordability and the need for a ...
From ivory tower to real world: Collaborating with influencers to drive policy awareness
How to generate excitement and awareness for water and climate policy issues by partnering with social media influencers and content ...
Issue Brief: Are Inflation Reduction Act drought dollars funding resilience?
In this issue briefing, we look back at one year of the Inflation Reduction Act and how local leaders hope ...
Water Hub Staff Q&A: Zakiyaa Taylor
New Water Hub Communications Manager Zakiyaa dives into her roots and history with environmental justice work.
Flood justice for frontline communities
With billions in federal dollars available to help communities prepare for rising seas and stronger storms, we asked national and ...
How to use the power of images to enhance your organization’s storytelling
Learn photo and video tips including general principles and technical guidelines to help strengthen your visual storytelling skills.
Memes and GIFs and graphics, oh my! 5 creative ways to tell your story.
How to reach different audiences using content like GIFs and memes and get creative with culture.
Groundwater: The unsung hero
It's Groundwater Awareness Week! In this blog, we dive into the invisible water source beneath our feet.
Forecasting the year’s hottest water stories
We put on our looking glasses to predict some of the hottest themes we expect (and hope) to see covered ...
What’s up in Western water news?
We look back on the media conversation around Western water supply, safety, and access in this year’s scan of water ...
Rising Voices: New nonprofit Minnow combats the inextricable link between land, water, and justice
In this issue of the Maven’s Notebook Rising Voices column, Water Hub checks in with Javier Román-Nieves, Director of Strategic ...
Learning how to tell your organization’s story
Telling your organization’s story: A discussion on how to get noticed, be heard, and elevate your story as an ...
Multi-solving with nature in the Colorado River Basin
Recap of our recent media briefing on Colorado River solutions that work with nature and provide multiple benefits to the ...
Continuing the conversation on water words
Briget Arndell recaps a recent Water Hub workshop that discussed the the impact and importance of using water words that ...
The language of One Water
Nicole Lampe reflects on her experience at the One Water Summit, and the ways the language we use to talk ...
Building Water Trust: Nuestra Casa Tackles Water Justice in the Bay Area
In this issue of the Maven’s Notebook Rising Voices column, the Water Hub checks in with Water Justice Program Coordinator ...
Making Connections: Communicating Climate Change & Changing Our Ways
In this issue briefing on the impacts and health concerns of toxic algae, we also dig into the climate connection ...
Rising Voices: Dam Removal and the Future of Algal Blooms
In this issue briefing on the impacts and health concerns of toxic algae, we also dig into the climate connection ...
Issue briefing: Toxic algae
In this issue briefing on the impacts and health concerns of toxic algae, we also dig into the climate connection ...
Time to break out the podium?
Recap of our latest workshop on the key elements of planning a successful press event.
Water, food, soil, and California’s need for holistic climate policy
Arohi Sharma shares the importance of soil health, soil's relationship to water quality, and key takeaways from NRDC’s latest regenerative ...
Water Hub Staff Spotlight Q&A: José Aranda
I draw from past experiences, and incorporate new learnings, to help uplift underrepresented voices in water through the Color of ...
4 artists and organizers on equitable engagement in climate, water & movement work
Strategies from four artists and organizers on equitable engagement in climate & movement work.
Round up: 4 artists and organizers inspiring the water and climate movement
Four artists and organizers whose work give insight into how to work equitably with creators and inspire change.Â