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A quote graphic that reads: “We believe the underpinnings of inequality and injustice in our societies are largely based on severed and appropriated land relationships, so we focus on securing land tenure for farmers of color as the fundamental way of righting those wrongs. - Javier Román-Nieves, Director of Strategic Storytelling Minnow. Including a picture of Javier

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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, ...

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