"Farming is actually nothing new to Compton. In the early 1900s, Compton was an agricultural hub. Compton Creek, a major tributary to the L.A. River, made for a reliable water source and rich soil. Southern California sunshine made for ideal growing conditions. Compton’s Mayor Emma Sharif said the Plenty indoor farm is a way to bring that legacy back in a new way. 'This isn't just a nod to our past. It's a bold step into the future of farming,' she told LAist." Erin Stone for LAist : https://lnkd.in/eEytVWWK
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Water Hub is a pro bono communications program of Climate Nexus using story-based strategies to advance water justice.
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The Water Hub is a pro bono communications organization that uses story-based strategies to advance water justice and resilience in the West. We work to make water communications more accessible and activism more effective, so the people most impacted by water challenges — largely people of color and tribes — have greater power to set the solutions. We are a team of seasoned communications strategists here to support water advocates and experts, uplift traditionally marginalized voices, and add capacity to groups that have historically been under-resourced.
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https://linktr.ee/waterhubproject
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- Non-profit Organizations
- Größe des Unternehmens
- 2-10 Mitarbeiter
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- K.A.
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- Nonprofit
- Gegründet
- 2019
- Spezialitäten
- communications, nonprofit, water, climate change, environmental justice, digital strategy, and storytelling
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"What emerged from our research were raw, complex, and striking stories of how traditions of reciprocity, resilience, and hope are maintained through storytelling. This collection of stories demonstrates what “care as a practice” looks like in Black and Indigenous culture. To 'care' is to be invested in the wellbeing and needs of others. And for these communities, reckoning with the entrenched legacies of colonialism, slavery, and systemic racism is inseparable from embodying care." ✨Currently inspired by this great piece on storytelling from Zakyree Wallace for Narrative Initiative: https://lnkd.in/ezC6_2yd
How storytelling preserves traditions of reciprocity, resilience, and hope
https://narrativeinitiative.org
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🚰Yorba Linda and Anaheim are leading the way with #PFAS water treatment plants, addressing the contamination of local wells. "Kudos to Yorba Linda," says Anaheim spokesperson Mike Lyster, “We’re glad to see somebody else beat [the size of their #PFAS treatment plant] because that means somebody else is addressing the issue.” More from Pien Huang for NPR: https://lnkd.in/gMssCYi7 #CleanDrinkingWater #WaterTreatment
How a California county got PFAS out of its drinking water
npr.org
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there's a few water warriors on the list this year, happy to be among them. thanks Young, Gifted & Green™
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One of the joys of my creative life has been the opportunity to learn from and collaborate with such an incredible group of artists and creators on the film High Water. Set in Charleston, SC, this film honors the beauty and joy of the Gullah Geechee people while revealing their historical, cultural, and spiritual ties to this vital resource: WATER. Written and directed by Charleston native Tyquan D. Morton, M.Ed. 'High Water' is a love letter to Charleston and a contemplation about rising sea levels, land development, and gentrification. I have the honor of portraying “Peter Rock” alongside an entire cast and crew with direct ties to Charleston and the Lowcountry, who have worked to tell the most authentic and impactful story possible. Your support of this film will help birth fresh narratives and artistry around our shared climate challenges. Join us in making waves! 🌊 📸: Brittney Washington, ATR Link: https://gofund.me/360bf18a 🎥
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“Most of us intuitively understand that nature is good for our health. But scientific research testing, verifying and evaluating this connection is rare,” said Katharine Hayhoe, chief scientist of The Nature Conservancy. “These recent findings from the Green Heart Project build the scientific case for the powerful connections between the health of our planet and the health of all of us.” 🌿Betty Coffman writes on a new study connecting green spaces and health in University of Louisville News: https://lnkd.in/eDaHkxwP
UofL Green Heart Project: residents' inflammation lower after trees added to neighborhoods | UofL News
https://www.uoflnews.com
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Have you heard of #GreenGentrification? River Network 's new Equitable Development Toolkit offers guidance on how to green our cities without pricing families out of neighborhoods. The toolkit features groups like Groundwork USA and South Bronx Unite that practice a community-informed approach for multi-benefit solutions without displacing people in the process. Meanwhile, a new article from the Denver Post highlights the complexities of the Weir Gulch project, where flood infrastructure improvements may risk displacing Latinx communities. As #ColorOfWater member, Ean Tafoya from GreenLatinos points out, in a housing and climate crisis, “is displacement the solution?” How are you navigating water infrastructure improvements with community impacts in mind? Share your thoughts! 🛠️ Dive into the toolkit: https://lnkd.in/eV67d4X4 📰 Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eV67d4X4 #ClimateChange #GreenInfrastructure
Equitable Development Toolkit
https://www.rivernetwork.org
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🌧️Urban areas have long been known for their "heat island" effect, but new research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals another significant impact—"wet islands." The study shows that 63% of the world’s largest cities receive more rainfall than their surrounding rural areas, while others experience a drying effect. Read more about this phenomenon from Bob Berwyn for Inside Climate News: https://lnkd.in/eNmafJiK
Big Cities Disrupt the Atmosphere, Often Generating More Rainfall, But Can Also Have a Drying Effect - Inside Climate News
https://insideclimatenews.org
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Texas is on the cusp of adopting its first new oilfield waste management rules in four decades! The draft proposal is now open for public comment until October 15. This is a crucial opportunity to shape how the state manages drilling waste, including drilling mud, sludge, and produced water. Read the full article from Martha Pskowski in The Texas Tribune here: https://lnkd.in/g3t3sFfY
Texas proposes first new rules for oilfield waste in 40 years
texastribune.org
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The American beaver is the largest rodent in the United States, growing from two to three feet (0.6 to 0.9 meters) long, not including the tail. Beavers are semi-aquatic herbivores, who are well known for their ability to build dams. They are one of the few animals that can actively change an ecosystem by blocking rivers and streams with trees and mud, creating new lakes, ponds, and floodplains. They even have transparent eyelids that act as goggles to see as they swim. They travel from water to land to collect and eat tree bark, leaves, roots, and wetland plants. However, During the winter, a beaver family may not leave its lodge for up to 150 days straight. #wildlife #funfacts #beavers #waters #rivers #ecosytems