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The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority in Wilmington, NC is building granular activated carbon filters to remove 90% of the GenX, a PFAS chemical, from the water. The utility says the system cost of $43 million should be paid by the polluter Chemours. Watch the full podcast at https://bit.ly/VaughnHagerty

Should I drink the water? It's not an easy question for a utility to answer when there is PFAS in the water. Without federal or state standards for GenX the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority shows people current levels, health info, and mitigation steps. Watch the full podcast at https://bit.ly/VaughnHagerty

Because Chemours dumped PFAS into the Cape Fear River for nearly 40 years, the chemical is found in groundwater and river sediment. Vaughn Hagerty of the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority says the utility expects to see PFAS in intake water into the future. Watch the full podcast at https://bit.ly/VaughnHagerty

Voters should do more to advocate on environmental justice issues to their elected officials and to have their voices heard when they go to ballot box, says La'Meshia Whittington-Kaminski of Advance Carolina and NC Black Alliance. Watch the full podcast: https://bit.ly/LaMeshia

Gerrymandering can worsen environmental justice problems by allowing elected officials to protect companies that pollute and North Carolina has several examples of this, says La'Meshia Whittington-Kaminski of Advance Carolina and the NC Black Alliance. Watch the full podcast: https://bit.ly/LaMeshia

The national environmental justice movement began in North Carolina in 1982 when people protested and litigated against pollution being dumped in communities of color, says La'Meshia Whittington-Kaminski of Advance Carolina and the NC Black Alliance. Watch the full podcast: https://bit.ly/LaMeshia

EnvironmentalJustice means that the voices and experiences of people who have been disproportionately impacted by pollution are included in government policies and laws, says La'Meshia Whittington-Kaminski of Advance Carolina and the NC Black Alliance. Watch the full podcast: https://bit.ly/LaMeshia

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 prioritizes water sustainability, climate resilience, and community livability. He discusses projects including the Greater New Orleans Urban…

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 disclosure of lead by landlords and property sellers.…

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 need of massive investment to modernize and expand. He talks about the impact that…

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 sufficient protection and don’t contain ingredients of concern such as oxybenzone. She…

When actor Mark Ruffalo learned how people were exposed to toxic chemical PFAS he was shocked, called environmental attorney Rob Bilott, and asked how to get the story out to a wide audience. That led to the movie Dark Waters. Watch the full podcast at https://bit.ly/waterloopRobBilott

About 69,000 people in Parkersburg, W.V. took place in a study of the human health impacts of PFAS, which was linked to kidney cancer, testicular cancer, ulcerative colitis, thyroid disease, preeclampsia, and high cholesterol. Watch the full podcast at https://bit.ly/waterloopRobBilott

The companies 3M and DuPont knew for decades that PFAS was toxic, didn't break down easily, and bioaccumulated in people... But they kept that information from the public and the government, says Rob Bilott. Watch the full #podcast at https://bit.ly/waterloopRobBilott

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 discusses the continued sources of pollution to the Potomac River, which includes agriculture…

Rob Bilott says that PFAS compounds, known as "forever chemicals," are incredibly toxic and have found their way into drinking water, the environment, and humans around the world. Watch the full podcast at https://bit.ly/waterloopRobBilott

Many cities in the Southwest are growing while actually using the same or less water, but the supply in the Colorado River system is decimated because climate change is decreasing snow and rainfall, says Luke Runyon. Watch the full podcast at https://bit.ly/LukeRunyon

The Drought Contingency Plan identifies cutbacks to water supplies for Arizona, California, Nevada, and Mexico that will occur as drought depletes the Colorado River and its reservoirs like Lake Mead. Watch the full podcast at https://bit.ly/LukeRunyon

A rare release of stored water to the Colorado River Delta created flowing water where people hadn't seen it in many years, resulting in celebrations and a reconnection of the surrounding Mexican communities to the river. Watch the full podcast at https://bit.ly/LukeRunyon

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. She explains how families, elderly, and those…

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 levels by the end of the century. He discusses how…

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 resource for New Yorkers.…

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 years by Chemours, a DuPont spin-off company, and ended up…

LukeRunyon says his flight over the Colorado River provided a view of the beautiful Rockies and Southwest landscape, the infrastructure built to withdraw water, and the sad ending where the river fails to reach the ocean. Watch the full podcast at https://bit.ly/LukeRunyon