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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 paint pictures with words and emphasize the benefits rather than the technical details.

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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.

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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

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Water Hub Staff Q&A: Briana Flin

New Water Hub Content Producer Briana shares her love of storytelling and her background in video journalism.

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Briefing: Community-led infrastructure in the Colorado River Basin

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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.

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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

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The Water Hub’s next chapter

A sad farewell to Climate Nexus and our hopes for the future

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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 for communities and nature.

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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 national water policy.

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River reflections, resources, and Reels

Nature-based solutions message guide, flood justice briefing recap, and partner love from our April Water Cooler newsletter.

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A digital poster with a blue background that reads: Virtual Media Briefing, Living in Harm’s Way: The Case for Investment and Technical Help in Community Disaster Resilience Zones. It includes headshots of five people: Rebecca Jim, L.E.A.D. Agency, Arif Ullah, South Bronx Unite, Hilton Kelley, Community In-Power and Development Association, Inc., Carletta Davis, We Matter Community Association, and Julie Nucci, Residents of the Village of Owego

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 the neighborhoods at highest risk for climate disasters, and the community-led work underway to prepare.

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A digital poster with a blue background that reads: Virtual Media Briefing, Community-led Infrastructure in the Great Lakes, Grassroots groups tap federal clean water and climate resilience funds. It includes headshots of four people: Yvonka Hall from Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition, Joe Fitzgerald from Milwaukee Water Commons, Tanner Yess from Groundwork Ohio River Valley, and David Ross from Junction Coalition.

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 Lakes region that are getting a boost from federal infrastructure funding.

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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 country.

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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 resilience.

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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 more!

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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 the water sector.

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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 share an update on where federal funds are being spent in the region, and what’s needed to help disinvested communities take advantage of this one-in-a-lifetime opportunity to tackle long-standing problems like lead pipes and legacy pollution.

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Salute to water solutions: Seven of our 2023 favorites

Our team looks back at some of our favorite solutions journalism from 2023.

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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 shift for a sustainable future.

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