Our new monthly show, Storytellers of Color, airs on the second Monday of each month as part of A Public Affair on KGNU. The main goal of the show is to provide a safe space for communicators of color, through […]
Dot Org: Water for People
Water For People exists to promote the development of high-quality drinking water and sanitation services, accessible to all, and sustained by strong communities, businesses, and governments. Chief Executive Officer Eleanor Allen talks with host Steve Miller. Download
Reveal – Poisoned, evicted, ignored: The perils of living with lead
Old paint, old pipes and demolition dust often are sources of toxic lead. It’s a poison known to cause neurological damage in children. For adults, new science shows lead exposure increases the risk of heart disease. This week, Reveal investigates […]
Dot Org: Maji Safi
Maji Safi Group promotes effective water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) practices through creative education to fight deadly waterborne diseases. They empower local community health workers to teach lifesaving sanitation and hygiene methods. On Sunday, December 3rd they are having a […]
Connecting the Drops: Testing for Lead in Schools
When cost-cutting in Flint, Michigan raised lead contamination in public drinking water, the nation became aware that water can sometimes harbor dangerous amounts of lead. The failures in Flint may result in stronger rules nationwide for monitoring home drinking water. […]
H2O Radio: Colorado Water Providers React to New EPA Health Advisory About PFOA and PFOS
“None of our wells can meet the new health advisory. We’ve got twenty-five wells that we own and seven that we lease and none of those comply.” Last Thursday the Environmental Protection Agency announced a new health advisory for two […]
WASH Symposium at CU Boulder
“If you’re sick because you have chronic gastrointestinal issues from drinking bad water, you can’t go to work, you don’t want to go to school.” For the fourth year in a row, engineering students at CU Boulder have organized the […]
Imagine a Day Without Water
“Our water system is aging and failing and is really in need of investment.” The American Society of Civil Engineers has given America a D grade for the state of its water and waste water systems. Imagine a Day Without […]