Tapped Out: Clean Water in Peril (1-hour version) with Newshole

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Length: 58:58

From a grassroots toxic canal clean up to a long-standing watershed war, we’ll hear from U.S. water stewards across the country. They’re people working to protect and restore our valuable fresh waterways and to keep water resources part of a shared global commons. Read the full description.

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Fresh water is our most essential natural resource. Yet worldwide, more than one billion people don’t have access to clean, safe drinking water. And it’s a sure bet that as water scarcity grows, so too will this alarming statistic. So how can we protect our fresh water resources? Where do we start? On this edition, from a grassroots toxic canal clean up to a long-standing watershed war, we’ll hear from U.S. water stewards across the country. They’re people working to protect and restore our valuable fresh waterways and keeping water resources part of a shared global commons.

Featuring:

“Protecting the Tuolumne River” by Tena Rubio and Rita Daniels – Patrick Koepele, Tuolumne River Trust Deputy Executive Director.

“Cleaning Up the Gowanus Canal” by Samara Freemark – Alex Coveleski, Member, Gowanus Dredgers; Owen Foote, Dredgers Coordinator; Olivia Ford, NYC student, 11 years old; Marco Dashev, Fashion Photographer; Stephen Kline and Beatrice Aranow, First-Time Canoers.

“Hudson River Corporate Clean-up” by Amber Cortes – Bonnie Smith, Croton Point Park Beach-Goer; Alex Matthiesson, Riverkeeper Inc. President; Sharon Ruggi, CEASE member.

“Tri-State Water Wars” by Marjorie Menzel – Johnny Richards, Franklin County Seafood Workers Association President; Kevin Begos, Franklin County Oyster and Seafood Industry Task Force Executive Director; Dan Tonsmeire, Apalachicola Riverkeeper; Joseph “Smokey” Parrish, Franklin County Commissioner; Anita Grove, Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce Executive Director; Florida Gov. Charlie Crist; Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue.

“Town in Tennessee Runs Out of Water” by John Sepulvado – Tony Reams, Orme, Tennessee Mayor; Yancy Payne, Orme Resident; Joe Cook, Head of the Coosa Basin River Initiative; Greg Hyde, Kayaker.

“Droughts in the Southeast” by The Environment Report’s Rebecca Williams – Ellen Peterson, Home owner; Gary Ritter, Lake Okechobee Water Manager; Peter Glick, Pacific Institute President. This segment comes from “The Environment Report” which receives its funding from The Park Foundation and the Joyce Foundation.

“Clean Water Action Interview” by Andrew Stelzer – Jennifer Clary, Clean Water Action Water Policy Analyst.

“Great Lakes Fish Linked to Diabetes” by The Environment Report’s Gabriel Spitzer – Ray Penn and Patrick Duhann, Fishermen; Mary Turick, University of Illinois at Chicago Researcher; Tamara Dupreval, Family Doctor; This segment comes from “The Environment Report” which receives its funding from The Park Foundation and the Joyce Foundation.

This program is made possible in part by the Park Foundation.

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