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💧 How we talk about water matters.
We put together a visual guide with reminders for communicating across divides, grounded in research and informed by real-world conversations.
From word choice to framing, these tips can help your messages land. (1/2)
We put together a visual guide with reminders for communicating across divides, grounded in research and informed by real-world conversations.
From word choice to framing, these tips can help your messages land. (1/2)
For #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, we're celebrating #ColorOfWater member Briana Muñoz! She supports water treatment projects at Pacific Coast Carbon & wrote Matriarchy: Sacred Poems to honor Mother Earth.
See her profile: colorofwater.waterhub.org/experts/bria...
More experts at colorofwater.info
See her profile: colorofwater.waterhub.org/experts/bria...
More experts at colorofwater.info
November 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
For #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, we're celebrating #ColorOfWater member Briana Muñoz! She supports water treatment projects at Pacific Coast Carbon & wrote Matriarchy: Sacred Poems to honor Mother Earth.
See her profile: colorofwater.waterhub.org/experts/bria...
More experts at colorofwater.info
See her profile: colorofwater.waterhub.org/experts/bria...
More experts at colorofwater.info
Rewilding isn't just for remote places. Cities like Denver, Chicago, Atlanta, and Minneapolis are reshaping their streets, rivers, and parks to bring green spaces into daily life.
🌲 Stephanie Pearson for @outsidemag.bsky.social: www.outsideonline.com/adventure-tr...
🌲 Stephanie Pearson for @outsidemag.bsky.social: www.outsideonline.com/adventure-tr...
11 Cities Rewilding the Future
By 2050, 89 percent of the U.S. population is projected to live in an urban area. Here are 11 innovative cities blending nature into their DNA.
www.outsideonline.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Rewilding isn't just for remote places. Cities like Denver, Chicago, Atlanta, and Minneapolis are reshaping their streets, rivers, and parks to bring green spaces into daily life.
🌲 Stephanie Pearson for @outsidemag.bsky.social: www.outsideonline.com/adventure-tr...
🌲 Stephanie Pearson for @outsidemag.bsky.social: www.outsideonline.com/adventure-tr...
Extreme weather is worsening while public trust in government is declining. So, how do we build support to invest in natural defenses to flooding and fire? Join us + @climateadvocacylab.bsky.social on Dec 9 for a new research review!
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November 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Extreme weather is worsening while public trust in government is declining. So, how do we build support to invest in natural defenses to flooding and fire? Join us + @climateadvocacylab.bsky.social on Dec 9 for a new research review!
Register: na2.hubs.ly/H020XM-0
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The border wall is coming to Laredo, threatening people and nature.
A USDA-funded $2M habitat restoration project is at risk, which supported walking paths and invasive species removal to protect a drying Rio Grande.
@poojasalhotra.bsky.social ✍️ for @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
A USDA-funded $2M habitat restoration project is at risk, which supported walking paths and invasive species removal to protect a drying Rio Grande.
@poojasalhotra.bsky.social ✍️ for @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Trump’s All-but-Forgotten Border Wall Reaches an Angry Laredo, Texas
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The border wall is coming to Laredo, threatening people and nature.
A USDA-funded $2M habitat restoration project is at risk, which supported walking paths and invasive species removal to protect a drying Rio Grande.
@poojasalhotra.bsky.social ✍️ for @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
A USDA-funded $2M habitat restoration project is at risk, which supported walking paths and invasive species removal to protect a drying Rio Grande.
@poojasalhotra.bsky.social ✍️ for @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
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Hundreds of CA & Bay Area Hazardous Sites Could Face Future Flooding
Power plants. Sewage plants. Fossil fuel ports. Radioactively contaminated sites. These are a few of the 249 sites across the Bay Area that could flood.
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Power plants. Sewage plants. Fossil fuel ports. Radioactively contaminated sites. These are a few of the 249 sites across the Bay Area that could flood.
@kqednews.kqed.org @kqedscience.bsky.social
www.kqed.org/science/1999...
Hundreds of California and Bay Area Hazardous Sites Could Face Future Flooding | KQED
A new study warns that rising seas could flood nearly 250 Bay Area Hazardous sites, putting already vulnerable communities at greater risk of toxic exposure.
www.kqed.org
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Hundreds of CA & Bay Area Hazardous Sites Could Face Future Flooding
Power plants. Sewage plants. Fossil fuel ports. Radioactively contaminated sites. These are a few of the 249 sites across the Bay Area that could flood.
@kqednews.kqed.org @kqedscience.bsky.social
www.kqed.org/science/1999...
Power plants. Sewage plants. Fossil fuel ports. Radioactively contaminated sites. These are a few of the 249 sites across the Bay Area that could flood.
@kqednews.kqed.org @kqedscience.bsky.social
www.kqed.org/science/1999...
ICYMI, our Water Cooler newsletter hit inboxes this morning 🚀 Some of this edition's content:
1️⃣ Two new trainings
2️⃣ Data center issue briefing
3️⃣ A new creator collab with @bayoucitywk.bsky.social
Read more: waterhub.org/november-wat...
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1️⃣ Two new trainings
2️⃣ Data center issue briefing
3️⃣ A new creator collab with @bayoucitywk.bsky.social
Read more: waterhub.org/november-wat...
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November Water Cooler: Forest Days > Data Centers
Jos Aranda writes about data centers, Houston’s green solutions, and upcoming workshops with the Water Hub.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
ICYMI, our Water Cooler newsletter hit inboxes this morning 🚀 Some of this edition's content:
1️⃣ Two new trainings
2️⃣ Data center issue briefing
3️⃣ A new creator collab with @bayoucitywk.bsky.social
Read more: waterhub.org/november-wat...
Sign up for next month's send: waterhub.org/signup/
1️⃣ Two new trainings
2️⃣ Data center issue briefing
3️⃣ A new creator collab with @bayoucitywk.bsky.social
Read more: waterhub.org/november-wat...
Sign up for next month's send: waterhub.org/signup/
🌊 Our Water Cooler newsletter hits inboxes tomorrow! Inside, we're breaking down the water footprint of data centers, celebrating #NatureBasedSolutions in Houston, and sharing upcoming trainings.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🌊 Our Water Cooler newsletter hits inboxes tomorrow! Inside, we're breaking down the water footprint of data centers, celebrating #NatureBasedSolutions in Houston, and sharing upcoming trainings.
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🚰 Join us for the launch of the new Water Utility-Community Communications Guide! Learn directly from Alicia Smith from Junction Coalition and Chelsea Boozer from Rogue Water Lab on communication best practices.
📅 December 11, 10am PT / 1pm ET
Register here: na2.hubs.ly/H020-L00
📅 December 11, 10am PT / 1pm ET
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November 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🚰 Join us for the launch of the new Water Utility-Community Communications Guide! Learn directly from Alicia Smith from Junction Coalition and Chelsea Boozer from Rogue Water Lab on communication best practices.
📅 December 11, 10am PT / 1pm ET
Register here: na2.hubs.ly/H020-L00
📅 December 11, 10am PT / 1pm ET
Register here: na2.hubs.ly/H020-L00
Hey #WaterSky, need a little good water news? 🌊
Communities in Atlanta, Texas, Los Angeles, and Tule River homelands made real progress this month to protect water, restore land, and support long term care. 🧵
Communities in Atlanta, Texas, Los Angeles, and Tule River homelands made real progress this month to protect water, restore land, and support long term care. 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Hey #WaterSky, need a little good water news? 🌊
Communities in Atlanta, Texas, Los Angeles, and Tule River homelands made real progress this month to protect water, restore land, and support long term care. 🧵
Communities in Atlanta, Texas, Los Angeles, and Tule River homelands made real progress this month to protect water, restore land, and support long term care. 🧵
As social media surpasses TV as the top news source, people are turning to creators they trust for information.
Read the recap of our convo with @isaiashernandez.bsky.social & @climateadvocacylab.bsky.social on working with creators for water & climate storytelling: waterhub.org/lessons-from...
Read the recap of our convo with @isaiashernandez.bsky.social & @climateadvocacylab.bsky.social on working with creators for water & climate storytelling: waterhub.org/lessons-from...
Lessons from Queer Brown Vegan on how to work with creators
Environmental educator Isaias Hernandez (Queer Brown Vegan) breaks down best practices for climate orgs: pay creators, build relationships, give creative freedom.
waterhub.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
As social media surpasses TV as the top news source, people are turning to creators they trust for information.
Read the recap of our convo with @isaiashernandez.bsky.social & @climateadvocacylab.bsky.social on working with creators for water & climate storytelling: waterhub.org/lessons-from...
Read the recap of our convo with @isaiashernandez.bsky.social & @climateadvocacylab.bsky.social on working with creators for water & climate storytelling: waterhub.org/lessons-from...
Wastewater from oil fields is bubbling up across Oklahoma. Investigators found high-pressure injection wells are forcing waste through old unplugged wells, contaminating #Groundwater and farmland.
📰 Nick Bowlin for @readfrontier.bsky.social, @propublica.org, & @grist.org: grist.org/accountabili...
📰 Nick Bowlin for @readfrontier.bsky.social, @propublica.org, & @grist.org: grist.org/accountabili...
Toxic wastewater from oil fields keeps pouring out of the ground. Oklahoma regulators failed to stop it.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from Oklahoma oil wells.
grist.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Wastewater from oil fields is bubbling up across Oklahoma. Investigators found high-pressure injection wells are forcing waste through old unplugged wells, contaminating #Groundwater and farmland.
📰 Nick Bowlin for @readfrontier.bsky.social, @propublica.org, & @grist.org: grist.org/accountabili...
📰 Nick Bowlin for @readfrontier.bsky.social, @propublica.org, & @grist.org: grist.org/accountabili...
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The Colorado River Basin states blew past a Tuesday deadline to agree on a plan to cut water use. So far, the Trump administration is letting them keep negotiating without consequence: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @ianjames.bsky.social
The clock is ticking on the shrinking Colorado River as Western states miss a key deadline
Negotiators for seven states say they're making progress in negotiations aimed at addressing the Colorado River's chronic water shortages. But they missed an initial deadline.
www.latimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The Colorado River Basin states blew past a Tuesday deadline to agree on a plan to cut water use. So far, the Trump administration is letting them keep negotiating without consequence: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @ianjames.bsky.social
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No doubt about it: Climate change made Hurricane Melissa way worse.
grist.org/climate/no-d...
#Disaster #Hurricane #Climate #Science
grist.org/climate/no-d...
#Disaster #Hurricane #Climate #Science
No doubt about it: Climate change made Hurricane Melissa way worse
An analysis of the storm found “all aspects of this event were amplified by climate change, and that we'll see more of the same.”
grist.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
No doubt about it: Climate change made Hurricane Melissa way worse.
grist.org/climate/no-d...
#Disaster #Hurricane #Climate #Science
grist.org/climate/no-d...
#Disaster #Hurricane #Climate #Science
⚙️💧What’s the water footprint of AI data centers? Is it a lot? It depends.
Conversations about AI and data centers are bubbling to the top of public conversations. Get the full picture and learn more about ongoing discussions in our latest issue briefing:
Conversations about AI and data centers are bubbling to the top of public conversations. Get the full picture and learn more about ongoing discussions in our latest issue briefing:
Issue briefing: AI, data centers, and water
Conversations about AI and data centers are bubbling to the top of public conversations. Learn the facts and ongoing discussions about artificial intelligence and its water impacts.
waterhub.org
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
⚙️💧What’s the water footprint of AI data centers? Is it a lot? It depends.
Conversations about AI and data centers are bubbling to the top of public conversations. Get the full picture and learn more about ongoing discussions in our latest issue briefing:
Conversations about AI and data centers are bubbling to the top of public conversations. Get the full picture and learn more about ongoing discussions in our latest issue briefing:
The deadline for the seven states that share the #ColoradoRiver to agree on its future has passed. 30 Tribes, who hold rights to about a quarter of its flow, still can’t negotiate without cooperation from the states.
📰 Gabriel Pietrorazio for @kjzz.org: kjzz.org/tribal-natur...
📰 Gabriel Pietrorazio for @kjzz.org: kjzz.org/tribal-natur...
Tribes are stuck as Colorado River negotiation deadline nears with no deal
Beyond the bickering Upper and Lower Basin states, there are 30 federally recognized tribes stuck in the middle of a decades-old debate on how best to divvy the water while keeping the ever-dwindling river flowing.
kjzz.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The deadline for the seven states that share the #ColoradoRiver to agree on its future has passed. 30 Tribes, who hold rights to about a quarter of its flow, still can’t negotiate without cooperation from the states.
📰 Gabriel Pietrorazio for @kjzz.org: kjzz.org/tribal-natur...
📰 Gabriel Pietrorazio for @kjzz.org: kjzz.org/tribal-natur...
In Nevada, farmers are selling #Groundwater rights back to the state to help restore aquifers & protect ecosystems, like Walker Lake.
It’s a small but powerful step toward balance in the West.
📰 @danielrothberg.bsky.social for @dailyyonder.bsky.social: dailyyonder.com/well-into-th...
It’s a small but powerful step toward balance in the West.
📰 @danielrothberg.bsky.social for @dailyyonder.bsky.social: dailyyonder.com/well-into-th...
Well Into the Future | The Daily Yonder
This story was co-published in collaboration with the Desert Companion. Steven Fulstone knows what it means to move water on and off farmland. It’s
dailyyonder.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
In Nevada, farmers are selling #Groundwater rights back to the state to help restore aquifers & protect ecosystems, like Walker Lake.
It’s a small but powerful step toward balance in the West.
📰 @danielrothberg.bsky.social for @dailyyonder.bsky.social: dailyyonder.com/well-into-th...
It’s a small but powerful step toward balance in the West.
📰 @danielrothberg.bsky.social for @dailyyonder.bsky.social: dailyyonder.com/well-into-th...
As newsrooms shrink and more people turn to creators for info, water & climate communicators are rethinking our approach.
Our new blog recaps a convo with @isaiashernandez.bsky.social & @climateadvocacylab.bsky.social's Raz Pollex on building partnerships with creators: waterhub.org/lessons-from...
Our new blog recaps a convo with @isaiashernandez.bsky.social & @climateadvocacylab.bsky.social's Raz Pollex on building partnerships with creators: waterhub.org/lessons-from...
Lessons from Queer Brown Vegan on how to work with creators
Environmental educator Isaias Hernandez (Queer Brown Vegan) breaks down best practices for climate orgs: pay creators, build relationships, give creative freedom.
waterhub.org
November 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
As newsrooms shrink and more people turn to creators for info, water & climate communicators are rethinking our approach.
Our new blog recaps a convo with @isaiashernandez.bsky.social & @climateadvocacylab.bsky.social's Raz Pollex on building partnerships with creators: waterhub.org/lessons-from...
Our new blog recaps a convo with @isaiashernandez.bsky.social & @climateadvocacylab.bsky.social's Raz Pollex on building partnerships with creators: waterhub.org/lessons-from...
How can water communicators build trust & make their messages resonate?
On Nov 12, our Communications Director Sarah Bucci joins George Hawkins of Moonshot Missions for Media & Messaging, a free webinar from Rogue Water Lab’s Convergence Masterclass.
🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
On Nov 12, our Communications Director Sarah Bucci joins George Hawkins of Moonshot Missions for Media & Messaging, a free webinar from Rogue Water Lab’s Convergence Masterclass.
🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
How can water communicators build trust & make their messages resonate?
On Nov 12, our Communications Director Sarah Bucci joins George Hawkins of Moonshot Missions for Media & Messaging, a free webinar from Rogue Water Lab’s Convergence Masterclass.
🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
On Nov 12, our Communications Director Sarah Bucci joins George Hawkins of Moonshot Missions for Media & Messaging, a free webinar from Rogue Water Lab’s Convergence Masterclass.
🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Reliable water keeps America running — fueling farms, factories, and families. Today, we’re proud to release The Economic Benefits of Investing in Water Infrastructure, new research showing just how far every dollar invested in water can go.
thevalueofwater.org/econimpact
thevalueofwater.org/econimpact
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Reliable water keeps America running — fueling farms, factories, and families. Today, we’re proud to release The Economic Benefits of Investing in Water Infrastructure, new research showing just how far every dollar invested in water can go.
thevalueofwater.org/econimpact
thevalueofwater.org/econimpact
Good water news! Texans have voted to dedicate $20B in sales tax revenue to the Texas Water Fund, supporting water infrastructure and supply projects through 2047. 👏 👏
📰 Mack Shaw for @yahoonews.com: www.yahoo.com/news/article...
📰 Mack Shaw for @yahoonews.com: www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Texas Proposition 4 results: Voters opt to dedicate $20 billion in taxes to water fund
Texans have elected to put billions of tax dollars toward a state water fund.
www.yahoo.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Good water news! Texans have voted to dedicate $20B in sales tax revenue to the Texas Water Fund, supporting water infrastructure and supply projects through 2047. 👏 👏
📰 Mack Shaw for @yahoonews.com: www.yahoo.com/news/article...
📰 Mack Shaw for @yahoonews.com: www.yahoo.com/news/article...
As Texans vote today, water is on the ballot. The Texas Water Fund has already delivered $223M for rural #WaterInfrastructure repairs, and #Prop4 would build on that with $20B more for long-term water projects.
📰 Jayme Lozano Carver for @texastribune.org: www.texastribune.org/2025/11/04/t...
📰 Jayme Lozano Carver for @texastribune.org: www.texastribune.org/2025/11/04/t...
Rural Texas won $223 million to fix water pipes after 2023 vote
Texas voters will decide Tuesday whether the state should continue spending $1 billion a year to secure the state’s water supply. Part of that investment will be spent to find new water supply.
www.texastribune.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
As Texans vote today, water is on the ballot. The Texas Water Fund has already delivered $223M for rural #WaterInfrastructure repairs, and #Prop4 would build on that with $20B more for long-term water projects.
📰 Jayme Lozano Carver for @texastribune.org: www.texastribune.org/2025/11/04/t...
📰 Jayme Lozano Carver for @texastribune.org: www.texastribune.org/2025/11/04/t...
A year after Klamath River dam removals, salmon are swimming farther than expected, even into irrigation canals near Klamath Falls. Scientists say it’s both a challenge and a sign of recovery.
📰 @kurtisalexander.bsky.social for @sfchronicle.com: www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
📰 @kurtisalexander.bsky.social for @sfchronicle.com: www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
Salmon have flourished since California dam removal. But some may be swimming too far
After the largest dam-removal effort in U.S. history, salmon appear to be thriving in the Klamath River, though some are taking a detour.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
A year after Klamath River dam removals, salmon are swimming farther than expected, even into irrigation canals near Klamath Falls. Scientists say it’s both a challenge and a sign of recovery.
📰 @kurtisalexander.bsky.social for @sfchronicle.com: www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
📰 @kurtisalexander.bsky.social for @sfchronicle.com: www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
L.A. will almost double the amount of #Wastewater it turns into drinking water, enough to supply 500,000 people. The plan will also reduce how much water the city takes from streams that feed Mono Lake.
📰 @ianjames.bsky.social for @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/environment/...
📰 @ianjames.bsky.social for @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/environment/...
Los Angeles will nearly double recycled water for 500,000 residents
Los Angeles is set to double the size of a planned facility that will transform wastewater into purified drinking water, recycling enough water to meet the needs of 500,000 people.
www.latimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
L.A. will almost double the amount of #Wastewater it turns into drinking water, enough to supply 500,000 people. The plan will also reduce how much water the city takes from streams that feed Mono Lake.
📰 @ianjames.bsky.social for @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/environment/...
📰 @ianjames.bsky.social for @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/environment/...
#ColorOfWater member Arsum Pathak of @nationalwildlife.bsky.social says #ClimateResilience takes patience, collaboration, & inclusion. In our new vlog, she shares how she partnered with @texaslivingwaters.bsky.social & Galveston leaders: colorofwater.waterhub.org/blog/arsum-pathak-climate-resilience
October 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
#ColorOfWater member Arsum Pathak of @nationalwildlife.bsky.social says #ClimateResilience takes patience, collaboration, & inclusion. In our new vlog, she shares how she partnered with @texaslivingwaters.bsky.social & Galveston leaders: colorofwater.waterhub.org/blog/arsum-pathak-climate-resilience
We're getting started! Follow the thread below for highlights ⬇️
Curious about working with creators to make water & climate issues more relatable?
Join us, @climateadvocacylab.bsky.social, and @isaiashernandez.bsky.social on 10/29 for a hands-on convo where you can workshop your ideas for climate & water storytelling!
Register here: hubs.ly/Q03JHwLF0
Join us, @climateadvocacylab.bsky.social, and @isaiashernandez.bsky.social on 10/29 for a hands-on convo where you can workshop your ideas for climate & water storytelling!
Register here: hubs.ly/Q03JHwLF0
October 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
We're getting started! Follow the thread below for highlights ⬇️