We All Live Downstream: A Clean Water Action Podcast

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Welcome to We All Live Downstream: a Clean Water Action Podcast. In each episode, we will be interviewing leading environmental and clean water activists about their work in the field. We’ll dive deep into topics from drinking water and climate change to environmental justice, plastic pollution and toxic chemicals.

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October 17, 2024Episode 440 min

Climate Change & Sparking Change: Empowering Youth with Omesa Mokaya

This episode features an interview with Omesa Mokaya who leads Clean Water Action’s Youth Action Collaborative in Massachusetts. Omesa grew up in the Kisii highlands in Western Kenya where he witnessed firsthand the devastating impacts of climate change and made it a personal mission to help communities adapt to and enhance their resilience towards those impacts. Omesa’s work with the Youth Action Collaborative aims to empower the next generation of environmental leaders by providing them with organizing skills. The program supports youth from Environmental Justice communities who are disproportionately impacted by environmental degradation. www.cleanwater.org/podcastSupport our podcast here

May 29, 2024Episode 332 min

A Conversation About Water with Mari Copeny, 16-Year-Old Activist and Philanthropist

This podcast episode features the incredible youth activist and philanthropist Mari Copeny - aka Little Miss Flint - who is on the front lines of tackling America's water crisis head on and helping kids to embrace their power through equal opportunity. When the Flint Water Crisis began instead of feeling helpless Mari decided to use her voice to help her community and to fight for the kids in Flint. Since then, she has expanded her efforts to help communities across the nation dealing with toxic drinking water. In this very special episode, Clean Water Action's Michigan State Director Sean McBrearty joins We All Live Downstream host Jenny Vickers to talk about current water issues in Michigan. Support our podcast here

April 10, 2024Episode 251 min

Women Leading the Way – The Fight for Safer Products, Safer Chemicals, and a Healthier Future for All featuring Mia Davis and Cindy Luppi

In this podcast episode, Jenny Vickers interviews Mia Davis and Cindy Luppi, two environmental advocates working to keep toxic chemicals out of everyday products. They discuss their backgrounds in environmental activism and what drew them to this work. They also talk about their experiences working on the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, the importance of transparency and disclosure in the beauty industry, and the need for safer alternatives to toxic chemicals. They also touch on the issue of PFAS contamination and the efforts to address it. Mia Davis shares her recent shift to working in sustainability issues for companies adopting environmental and ethical approaches, particularly in the pet food industry. They end the podcast with a call to action, encouraging people to vote with their dollars by supporting brands that prioritize safer ingredients and packaging, and to stay informed and engaged in the fight for a healthier and more just world. www.cleanwater.org/podcastSupport our podcast here

January 28, 2024Episode 129 min

Celebrating Black History Month with Rev. Vernon K. Walker

In recognition of Black History Month, we are featuring the stories of Black leaders in the environmental movement. Today, we chat with Reverend Vernon K. Walker, MA Climate Justice Program Director at Clean Water Action. Reverend Walker has over a decade of social justice organizing experience in the Boston area with a focus on the intersections of racial and climate justice. Rev. Walker currently is a graduate student at Tufts University pursuing a Master's in Public Policy degree with a focus on environmental justice. He is an alumnus of Boston University where he earned his first master degree in Theological Studies. www.cleanwater.org/podcastSupport our podcast here

November 4, 2023Episode 1132 min

Victory for Environmental Justice: Minnesota's New Cumulative Impacts Law

Today's episode features two incredible Environmental Justice organizers: Sasha Lewis-Norelle, environmental health and justice organizer for Clean Water Action, and Carolina Ortiz, associate executive director for COPAL, an organization that leads social impact initiatives to improve the quality of life for Latin American families. Sasha and Carolina discuss Minnesota's new Cumulative Impacts law and the critical work they are doing to protect frontline communities from harm. www.cleanwater.org/podcastSupport our podcast here

July 19, 2023Episode 101 hr 3 min

PFAS Victory in Minnesota Featuring the Mama Bears!

In today’s episode, we feature the story of three incredible women who not only stood up against powerful industry but challenged the status quo in politics - working tirelessly across party lines and refusing to play partisan games - to pass one of the strongest laws in the nation to protect people from PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in Minnesota. You’ll hear from three incredible advocates who call themselves the Mama Bears: Avonna Starck, Clean Water Action’s Minnesota State Director, Andrea Lovoll, Legislative Director at Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, and Jennifer DeJournett from Ballot Box Strategies. www.cleanwater.org/podcastSupport our podcast here

June 5, 2023Episode 941 min

Get To Know Clean Water's New CEO! Jeff Carter

In this episode, we are pleased to have Clean Water Action's new CEO & President Jeff Carter! Prior to joining Clean Water, Jeff led Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR), a physician-led organization in the US working to protect the public from the threats of nuclear proliferation, climate change, and environmental toxins. Our conversation with Jeff covers his vision for Clean Water, his background and success stories with PSR, and why every community has a right to safe, clean and affordable drinking water. This is an episode you don't want to miss!Support our podcast here

March 22, 2023Episode 833 min

Episode 27: Women in Water

“No water, no life. No blue, no green.” - Sylvia Earle. We are excited to feature a special Women in Water podcast in celebration of Women's History Month! Hear from three incredible leaders in the Clean Water Movement: Deirdre White of ASDWA and Source Water Collaborative, Lynn Thorp of Clean Water Action and Source Water Collaborative, and Jennifer Peters of Clean Water Action. They chat about their passion for water, current work, and advice for women thinking about a career in water. www.cleanwater.org/podcastSupport our podcast here

February 24, 2023Episode 736 min

Episode 26 - Black Leaders in the Clean Water Movement

Clean water is a human right - not a privilege. We are excited to feature Black leaders in the Clean Water movement in honor of Black History Month! Hear from two incredible environmental leaders: Kjia Rivers, Policy Advocate at Community Water Center and Ngodoo Atume, Water Policy Analyst at Clean Water Action. Both are doing innovative and impactful work in the field of groundwater and nitrate management, while ensuring Environmental Justice communities most impacted have a voice and seat at the decision-making table. Support our podcast here

November 23, 2022Episode 629 min

Celebrating 50 Years of the Clean Water Act

For the past 50 years, Clean Water Action has worked to uphold and strengthen the Clean Water Act and make sure the Act works the way it’s supposed to. Clean Water Action works every day to ensure everyone has access to safe water for drinking, fishing, and swimming and to help improve water quality and make sure our most vulnerable communities have access to clean water as well. That’s why your support is so critical right now. As a non-profit organization, Clean Water Action relies on donations to do this incredible work. Today, to talk more about the Clean Water Act and some of the clean water initiatives you can support today are Thea Louis, Clean Water Action’s national water projects coordinator and Sean Jackson, national water projects manager. Support our podcast here

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