New Water Hub Content Producer Briana shares her love of storytelling and her background in video journalism.
Category: Spotlights
Archive of Water Hub spotlights including features about people, places and partners. Includes staff spotlights, partner features and Rising Voices column in Maven’s Notebook.
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!
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.
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 federal low-income water assistance program, held on Capitol Hill.
Water Hub Staff Q&A: Zakiyaa Taylor
New Water Hub Communications Manager Zakiyaa dives into her roots and history with environmental justice work.
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 Storytelling at Minnow, about discriminatory land and water laws in California and advocating for small farmers in the Bay Area and Northern California.
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 at Nuestra Casa, Rosa Nelson about water equity in East Palo Alto and the Greater Bay Area.
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 and available solutions.
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 agriculture report.
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 Water initiative. Advancing water equity is at the center of my work.
Envisioning Central Valley 2040
A panel discussion with local environmental justice leaders highlights practices and policies that can build drought resilience and address long standing climate challenges from groundwater to infrastructure and more!
Photo essay: Eyes on the Colorado River
In this photo essay, we toured water infrastructure, restoration projects, Tribal lands, and agricultural areas along the Colorado River.
Rising Voices: Where does it go? Water allocations & algae blooms in the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary
In this March Maven’s Notebook column, we spoke with Restore the Delta’s Science Coordinator, Spencer Fern, and Policy Analyst, Tim Stroshane, about the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, and how water gets moved around (or not) in California.
11 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, there are women who dedicate their lives to water justice to fight for the protection of our rivers and access to clean water and sanitation. Which is why this Women’s History Month we’re lifting up these women in the water movement: Director [...]
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Rising Voices: Water, power and the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy
We spoke with Kameron Hurt about drought impacts in LA, the importance of water and power as a human right, and how Repower LA is working to protect Los Angeleans from the burden of utility debt.
2021 recap: Color of Water greatest hits
How our Color of Water diverse speakers bureau shined in water media and online in 2021.
Rising Voices: LA Compost on healthy soil for healthy waters and community
As the global community meets in Glasgow for the latest UN climate talks, we spoke with the Union of Concerned Scientists’s Dr. José Pablo Ortiz Partida about climate change in California.
Rising Voices: California adapts to water change
As the global community meets in Glasgow for the latest UN climate talks, we spoke with the Union of Concerned Scientists’s Dr. José Pablo Ortiz Partida about climate change in California.
Rising Voices: Water affordability and shrinking wells
In our October Maven’s Notebook column, we check in with Clean Water Action’s Program Associate, Cristal Gonzalez & California Director, Jennifer Clary, about how the state and it’s communities are responding to a shrinking water supply.
Rising Voices: Realizing the human right to water
In this September issue, we spoke with Community Water Center’s Senior Policy Advocate, Uriel Saldivar, about the expiration of California’s water shut off moratorium, water debt and protecting the human right to water.