women water warriors
EPISODES
Imagine a day without water
Dr. Crystal Tulley-Cordova is the Principal Hydrologist of the Navajo Nation, where over 30% do not have running water in their homes and hauling water is a way of life. The fight for Navajo treaty rights to Colorado River water and Congressional hearings to fund infrastructure continue.
Data Centers: Good, Bad or Ugly?
Michelle Stockness, Executive Director of Freshwater Society in Minneapolis/St. Paul, dives into issues about Minnesota’s first hyperscale data center, built by META, and the surge of data centers being built across the state.
10,000 Lakes, One Community
Minnesota, the headwaters of the Mississippi River, is known for its many lakes and hearty outdoor activities. In this episode, Director of Freshwater Society Michelle Stockness and her daughters explore ways to keep Minnesota waters healthy.
America's Dirty Secret
Catherine Coleman Flowers, founder of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice in Alabama, is dedicated to finding solutions for the 2.2 million people in the U.S. who live without basic sanitation infrastructure.
Water is Joy
New Orleans has a serious flooding problem. According to NASA, the average elevation of metropolitan New Orleans is over 5 feet below sea level. Jessica Dandridge Smith, Executive Director of the Water Collaborative, is rallying communities to find solutions and to reconnect with the beauty and joy of the Mississippi River.
Creating a Fishing Refuge
When the fishing town of Celestún, Mexico noticed a rapid decline in marine life like sea cucumber, lobster, and octopus, Esther Yerves helped find a way to take action. Working together as dive monitors and a surveillance team, the Celestún Fishing Refuge Zone was formed, to protect waters near the port from illegal fishing practices.
Warming Seas, Toxic Tides
With an economy that relies on healthy octopus populations, the Celestún Fishing Refuge Zone plays an important role for providing a safe haven for fish, octopus, and more. But illegal fishing is not the only threat to marine life that sustains the town. Esther Yerves works to expand their efforts.
Building a Sustainable Community
Building a Sustainable Community Mentorship provides a way engage younger generations, and Esther Yerves has been a role model for multiple young divers in Celestún. Partnering with COBI, a nonprofit promoting sustainable solutions to conserve marine life across fishing communities in Latin America, young divers from Mexico learn from Esther and other volunteers with the Celestún Fishing Refuge Zone to implement conservation practices in their hometowns.
Everyone is Upstream of Someone
La’Tanya Scott, Director of the Cahaba River Coalition CLEAN Program in Alabama, is dedicated to making sure children know the source of their drinking water first hand.