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waterloop #31: Chad Nelsen on Beach Access and Surfing During the Coronavirus Pandemic
June 15, 2020

waterloop #31: Chad Nelsen on Beach Access and Surfing During the Cor…

Chad Nelsen is the CEO of the Surfrider Foundation. In this episode Chad discusses how the coronavirus pandemic has dramatically impacted beach access and surfing, and how the Surfrider Foundation assembled an expert task force to provide recommenda...

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waterloop #31: Chad Nelsen on Beach Access and Surfing During the Coronavirus Pandemic
June 15, 2020

waterloop #31: Chad Nelsen on Beach Access and Surfing During the Cor…

Chad Nelsen is the CEO of the Surfrider Foundation. In this episode Chad discusses how the coronavirus pandemic has dramatically impacted beach access and surfing, and how the Surfrider Foundation assembled an expert task for...

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waterloop #30: Ramiro Diaz on a Living With Water Approach to Architecture
June 3, 2020

waterloop #30: Ramiro Diaz on a Living With Water Approach to Archite…

Ramiro Diaz is Senior Project Designer with Waggonner & Ball, an architecture and environment firm based in New Orleans. In this episode Ramiro explains the firm’s Living With Water approach to design that revolves around water sustainability,

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waterloop #30: Ramiro Diaz on a Living With Water Approach to Architecture
June 3, 2020

waterloop #30: Ramiro Diaz on a Living With Water Approach to Archite…

Ramiro Diaz is Senior Project Designer with Waggonner & Ball, an architecture and environment firm based in New Orleans. In this episode Ramiro explains the firm’s Living With Water approach to design that revolves around wat...

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waterloop #29: John Deignan on Working Toward Lead Free in DC
June 1, 2020

waterloop #29: John Deignan on Working Toward Lead Free in DC

John Deignan is Lead Free DC Program Manager at DC Water. In this episode John says there are more than 20,000 lead drinking water lines on private property in Washington, DC and the utility’s new program provides funding for replacement and requires...

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waterloop #29: John Deignan on Working Toward Lead Free in DC
May 31, 2020

waterloop #29: John Deignan on Working Toward Lead Free in DC

John Deignan is Lead Free DC Program Manager at DC Water. In this episode John says there are more than 20,000 lead drinking water lines on private property in Washington, DC and the utility’s new program provides funding for...

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waterloop #28: Rob Puentes on the Intersection of Water and Transportation
May 27, 2020

waterloop #28: Rob Puentes on the Intersection of Water and Transport…

Rob Puentes is the President and CEO of the Eno Center for Transportation. In this episode Rob discusses various intersections of water and transportation, including the challenges and opportunities with both types of infrastructure simultaneously in ...

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waterloop #28: Rob Puentes on the Intersection of Water and Transportation
May 26, 2020

waterloop #28: Rob Puentes on the Intersection of Water and Transport…

Rob Puentes is the President and CEO of the Eno Center for Transportation. In this episode Rob discusses various intersections of water and transportation, including the challenges and opportunities with both types of infrast...

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waterloop #27: Carla Burns on Choosing a Safe and Effective Sunscreen
May 21, 2020

waterloop #27: Carla Burns on Choosing a Safe and Effective Sunscreen

Carla Burns is a Research and Database Analyst with the Environmental Working Group. In this episode Carla discusses the safety and effectiveness of sunscreens, including EWG’s review of more than 1,300 products that found only 25 percent offer suff...

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waterloop #27: Carla Burns on Choosing a Safe and Effective Sunscreen
May 21, 2020

waterloop #27: Carla Burns on Choosing a Safe and Effective Sunscreen

Carla Burns is a Research and Database Analyst with the Environmental Working Group.In this episode Carla discusses the safety and effectiveness of sunscreens, including EWG’s review of more than 1,300 products that found on...

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waterloop #26: Nancy Stoner on the Potomac River's Comeback
May 18, 2020

waterloop #26: Nancy Stoner on the Potomac River's Comeback

Nancy Stoner is the President of the Potomac Riverkeeper Network. In this episode Nancy describes how the health of the “Nation’s River” has significantly improved over the past several decades and how it is doing today.

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waterloop #26: Nancy Stoner on the Potomac River's Comeback
May 18, 2020

waterloop #26: Nancy Stoner on the Potomac River's Comeback

Nancy Stoner is the President of the Potomac Riverkeeper Network. In this episode Nancy describes how the health of the “Nation’s River” has significantly improved over the past several decades and how it is doing today. She ...

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waterloop #25: Tiffani Ashley Bell on The Human Utility That Pays People's Water Bills
May 13, 2020

waterloop #25: Tiffani Ashley Bell on The Human Utility That Pays Peo…

Tiffani Ashley Bell is the Executive Director of The Human Utility. In this episode Tiffani talks about the impacts on a person when their water is shut off and how The Human Utility pays water bills to restore service in Detroit and Baltimore.

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waterloop #25: Tiffani Ashley Bell on The Human Utility That Pays People's Water Bills
May 12, 2020

waterloop #25: Tiffani Ashley Bell on The Human Utility That Pays Peo…

Tiffani Ashley Bell is the Executive Director of The Human Utility.In this episode Tiffani talks about the impacts on a person when their water is shut off and how The Human Utility pays water bills to restore service in Det...

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waterloop #24: Mathew Hauer on Human Migration Driven by Climate Change
May 11, 2020

waterloop #24: Mathew Hauer on Human Migration Driven by Climate Chan…

Mathew Hauer is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Florida State University who studies the impacts of climate change on society. In this episode Mathew explains that an estimated 13 million Americans will need to move because of rising sea level...

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waterloop #24: Mathew Hauer on Human Migration Driven by Climate Change
May 11, 2020

waterloop #24: Mathew Hauer on Human Migration Driven by Climate Chan…

Mathew Hauer is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Florida State University who studies the impacts of climate change on society. In this episode Mathew explains that an estimated 13 million Americans will need to move be...

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waterloop #23: Kara Meyer on Building a Pool in the East River in New York City
May 6, 2020

waterloop #23: Kara Meyer on Building a Pool in the East River in New…

Kara Meyer is the Managing Director of + POOL, a nonprofit working to build a swimming pool in the East River in New York City. In this episode Kara discusses the vision for + POOL including how it would filter river water and provide a recreational ...

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waterloop #23: Kara Meyer on Building a Pool in the East River in New York City
May 5, 2020

waterloop #23: Kara Meyer on Building a Pool in the East River in New…

Kara Meyer is the Managing Director of + POOL, a nonprofit working to build a swimming pool in the East River in New York City. In this episode Kara discusses the vision for + POOL including how it would filter river water an...

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waterloop #22: Vaughn Hagerty on GenX in Wilmington's Water
May 4, 2020

waterloop #22: Vaughn Hagerty on GenX in Wilmington's Water

Vaughn Hagerty is the Public Information Officer for the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority in Wilmington, North Carolina. In this episode Vaughn discusses the discovery that GenX, a PFAS chemical, was dumped into the Cape Fear River for nearly 40 ye...

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waterloop #22: Vaughn Hagerty on GenX in Wilmington's Water
May 4, 2020

waterloop #22: Vaughn Hagerty on GenX in Wilmington's Water

Vaughn Hagerty is the Public Information Officer for the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority in Wilmington, North Carolina. In this episode Vaughn discusses the discovery that GenX, a PFAS chemical, was dumped into the Cape Fe...

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waterloop #21: La'Meshia Whittington-Kaminski on Delivering Environmental Justice in North Carolina
April 29, 2020

waterloop #21: La'Meshia Whittington-Kaminski on Delivering Environme…

La’Meshia Whittington-Kaminski is Deputy Political Director for Advance Carolina and Organizing Campaigns Director for the NC Black Alliance. In this episode La’Meshia explains how the environmental justice movement began in North Carolina and the dis...

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waterloop #21: La'Meshia Whittington-Kaminski on Delivering Environmental Justice in North Carolina
April 29, 2020

waterloop #21: La'Meshia Whittington-Kaminski on Delivering Environme…

La’Meshia Whittington-Kaminski is Deputy Political Director for Advance Carolina and Organizing Campaigns Director for the NC Black Alliance. In this episode La’Meshia explains how the environmental justice movement began in ...

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waterloop #20: Rob Bilott on His 20-Year Battle to Expose the Dangers of PFAS
April 26, 2020

waterloop #20: Rob Bilott on His 20-Year Battle to Expose the Dangers…

Rob Bilott is an environmental attorney and author of Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer's Twenty-Year Battle against DuPont. In this episode Rob details his two-decade legal fight to reveal the harm done by PFAS to people in P...

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waterloop #20: Rob Bilott on His 20-Year Battle to Expose the Dangers of PFAS
April 26, 2020

waterloop #20: Rob Bilott on His 20-Year Battle to Expose the Dangers…

Rob Bilott is an environmental attorney and author of Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer's Twenty-Year Battle against DuPont. In this episode Rob details his two-decade legal fight to reveal the harm do...

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