Water Advocacy Project

About Water Advocacy Project

This is our final project for our Water and the Law class. The first two episodes are about problems relating to water and the last episode is a call to action. This podcast is hosted by Aly, Elizah, Emma and Sophia.

Publisher

FLP Water Advocacy Project

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 May 2021

Latest episode

26 May 2021

Latest episodes

3 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 May 2021

   Call To Action

   In this episode, Sophia, Aly, Emma and Elizah talk about some of the ways you can make a difference in the water crisis. Petitions: - Petition · Clean water for Indigenous communities drinking from the Great Lakes Basin · Change.org (https://www.change.org/p/justin-trudeau-clean-water-for-indigenous-communities-drinking-from-the-great-lakes-basin) - https://thehungersite.greatergood.com/clickToGive/ths/petition/CleanWaterChildren (https://thehungersite.greatergood.com/clickToGive/ths/petition/CleanWaterChildren) - https://www.change.org/p/environmental-protection-agency-restore-the-clean-water-rule Charities: - Charity:water https://www.charitywater.org (https://www.charitywater.org/) - WaterAid https://www.wateraid.org/us (https://www.wateraid.org/us/) - Water.org https://water.org (https://water.org/) - Drop in the bucket https://dropinthebucket.org (https://dropinthebucket.org/) - Splash https://splash.org (https://splash.org/) - WATERisLIFE https://waterislife.com Sources: - https://home.costhelper.com/rain-barrel.html (https://home.costhelper.com/rain-barrel.html) - https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/7-easy-ways-to-save-and-reuse-water-at-home-starting-with-your-cooking-water-36901988 (https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/7-easy-ways-to-save-and-reuse-water-at-home-starting-with-your-cooking-water-36901988) - https://extension.umn.edu/landscape-design/rain-gardens (https://extension.umn.edu/landscape-design/rain-gardens) - https://www.chrissmithrealty.com/blog/post/1533928 (https://www.chrissmithrealty.com/blog/post/1533928) - https://home.costhelper.com/rain-garden.html (https://home.costhelper.com/rain-garden.html) This episode was written by Emma.

2. 

   24 May 2021

   Episode 2

   In this episode, Sophia, Aly, Emma and Elizah cover the topics of corporate and agribusiness chemical pollution, as well as the contamination of water. Here are the sources from the third topic: - NRCD: https://www.nrdc.org/stories/industrial-agricultural-pollution-101#animal (https://www.nrdc.org/stories/industrial-agricultural-pollution-101#animal) - The Center for Public Integrity: https://publicintegrity.org/environment/industrial-waste-pollutes-americas-drinking-water/ (https://publicintegrity.org/environment/industrial-waste-pollutes-americas-drinking-water/) - The Washington State Department of Ecology: https://ecology.wa.gov/About-us/Get-to-know-us/News/2019/Feb-13-Seattle-Iron-penalty (https://ecology.wa.gov/About-us/Get-to-know-us/News/2019/Feb-13-Seattle-Iron-penalty) - EPA: https://www.epa.gov/nps/nonpoint-source-agriculture#Q2 (https://www.epa.gov/nps/nonpoint-source-agriculture#Q2) and https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.Cleanup&id=1002020#bkground (https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.Cleanup&id=1002020#bkground) The first topic was written by Sophia. And here are the sources from the fourth topic: - Corporativa, Iberdrola. “Water Pollution: How to Protect Our Source of Life.” Iberdrola, www.iberdrola.com/sustainability/water-pollution - May 14, 2018 Melissa Denchak. “Water Pollution: Everything You Need to Know.” NRDC, 15 Apr. 2021, www.nrdc.org/stories/water-pollution-everything-you-need-know - Posted September 9, 2019 | Water Resource Policy and Management. “What Are the Causes of Water Pollution?” ECU Online, 9 Sept. 2019, online.ecok.edu/articles/causes-of-water-pollution/ - Technology, International Environmental. “What Are the Different Types of Water Pollution?” Envirotech Online, www.envirotech-online.com/news/water-wastewater/9/breaking-news/what-are-the-different-types-of-water-pollution/51055 - Rinkesh. “The Effects of Wastewater and How Bad It Is For the Environment.” Conserve Energy Future, 8 Dec. 2020, www.conserve-energy-future.com/effects-wastewater-environment.php - “Industrial Water Pollution: Causes and Effects That You Don't Know.” ECE, 9 Apr. 2021, ecequip.com/industrial-water-pollution-causes-and-effects-that-you-dont-know/ - Hancock, Nicole. “Marine Dumping.” Safe Drinking Water Foundation, Safe Drinking Water Foundation, 16 Oct. 2019, www.safewater.org/fact-sheets-1/2017/1/23/marine-dumping - “Oil Spill Causes.” ImpactLaw, www.impactlaw.com/international-catastrophic/oil-spills/causes - “Oil Spill Effects: Environmental Pollution Centers.” Oil Spill Effects | Environmental Pollution Centers, www.environmentalpollutioncenters.org/oil-spill/effects/ - Agricultural Contaminants, www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/water-resources/science/agricultural-contaminants?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects - Fitriani. “17 Effects of Radioactive Waste in Ocean.” DeepOceanFacts.com, 19 Feb. 2018, deepoceanfacts.com/effects-of-radioactive-waste-in-ocean The second topic was written by Emma.

3. 

   24 May 2021

   Episode 1

   In this episode, Sophia, Aly, Emma and Elizah cover the topics of lack of clean water and the worldwide water crisis , as well as access to clean water. Here are the sources from the first topic : - Drinking-water (https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/drinking-water#:~:text=Water%20and%20health,individuals%20to%20preventable%20health%20risks.) - https://www.unwater.org/water-facts/scarcity/ (https://www.unwater.org/water-facts/scarcity/) - Water Scarcity | Threats | WWF (https://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/water-scarcity#:~:text=Billions%20of%20People%20Lack%20Water,may%20be%20facing%20water%20shortages.) - Jordan's worsening water crisis a warning for the world | Stanford News (https://news.stanford.edu/2021/03/29/jordans-worsening-water-crisis-warning-world/#:~:text=to%20desalinating%20seawater.-,Jordan) - NAACP: https://www.naacpldf.org/wp-content/uploads/Water_Report_FULL_5_31_19_FINAL_OPT.pdf The first topic was written by Elizah. And here are the sources from the second topic: - Facts and statistics | WaterAid (https://www.wateraid.org/facts-and-statistics#:~:text=%20785%20million%20people%20don%E2%80%99t%20have%20clean%20water,don%27t%20have%20a%20decent%20toilet%20of%20their%20own.) - Global WASH Fast Facts | Global Water, Sanitation and Hygiene | Healthy Water | CDC (https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/global/wash_statistics.html) - Water Crisis - Learn About The Global Water Crisis | Water.org (https://water.org/our-impact/water-crisis/) - Global water crisis: Facts, FAQs, and how to help | World Vision (https://www.worldvision.org/clean-water-news-stories/global-water-crisis-facts) - Poorer People Pay More for Clean Water, UNESCO Report Finds (globalcitizen.org) (https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/World-Water-Development-Report/#:~:text=Access%20to%20clean%20water%20is%20essential%20to%20helping,hunger%20rates%20or%20be%20sold%20to%20generate%20income.) - Clean Water - Our World in Data (https://ourworldindata.org/water-access#:~:text=Lack%20of%20access%20to%20safe%20water%20sources%20is,a%20very%20important%20risk%20factor%20for%20death%20globally.) - 10 worst countries for access to clean water | World Vision (https://www.worldvision.org/clean-water-news-stories/10-worst-countries-access-clean-water#:~:text=10%20worst%20countries%20for%20access%20to%20clean%20water,lack%20basic%20water%20services.%20...%20More%20items...%20) - More children killed by unsafe water, than bullets, says UNICEF chief | | UN News (https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/03/1035171) The second topic was written by Aly.

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