Water Buffs Podcast - Ep. #12 - Water Flux and Toxic Wells - Kathy James
Release Date: 01/19/2024
Water Buffs Podcast - Ep. #12 - Water Flux and Toxic Wells - Kathy James
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On this episode of Water Buffs, we examine how drought can harm human health, specifically how dramatic flucutations in water availability can lead to increasingly toxic water supplies. Dr. James is an award-winning epidemiologist and engineer specializing in environmental and climate risk factors and their connection to health in vulnerable populations. She is an associate professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, one of three institutions that make up the Colorado School of Public Health. Dr. James recently spoke to journalist Melissa Bailey for a Water Desk-supported...
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Water Buffs Podcast - Ep. #11 - Harvesting Water in Arid Lands - Brad Lancaster
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Brad Lancaster, author and expert on water harvesting, talks to Water Desk Director Mitch Tobin about how individuals and communities can make the most of rainfall and greywater to stretch local supplies. Brad Lancaster is the subject of a new documentary, Water Harvester: An Invitation to Abundance, that was produced by David Fenster, a journalist at Arizona Public Media and Water Desk grantee. Take a deep dive into water news, check out the Water Desk’s FREE multimedia library, and find more Water Buffs Podcast content at https://waterdesk.org/
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Water Buffs Podcast - Ep. #10 - Water and Colonialism in New Mexico - Julia Bernal
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Climate change, extractive industries and population growth threaten New Mexico’s water supplies, especially for indigenous communities. We talk to advocate and director of the Pueblo Action Alliance, Julia Bernal, about potential solutions to these inequities and the legacy of colonialism in the state. Take a deep dive into water news, check out the Water Desk’s FREE multimedia library, and find more Water Buffs Podcast content at https://waterdesk.org/
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Water Buffs Podcast - Ep. #9 - Water and Climate Change in New Mexico - Laura Paskus
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Laura Paskus, a journalist with New Mexico PBS, talks to Water Desk Director Mitch Tobin about her water reporting and her book, At the Precipice: New Mexico’s Changing Climate. Take a deep dive into water news, check out the Water Desk’s FREE multimedia library, and find more Water Buffs Podcast content at
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Water Buffs Podcast - Ep. #8 - Paddling the Green River to Report on Western Water - Heather Hansman
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The Green River is the most significant tributary of the Colorado River. Journalist Heather Hansman floated the Green in a pack raft to explore water issues in the American West and then wrote a fascinating book about her journey. We also talk to Heather about her reporting on water issues on the Navajo Nation.
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Water Buffs Podcast - Ep. #7 - Solving Water Insecurity on the Navajo Nation - Kaitlin Harris
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About one-third of Navajo Nation residents lack running water in their homes and water pollution remains a serious issue in the region. We talk to Kaitlin Harris of DigDeep’s Navajo Water Project about solutions to these pressing problems.
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Water Buffs Podcast - Ep. #6 - Using Drone and Aerial Imagery - Mitch Tobin
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Journalist Geoff McGhee talks to Water Desk Director Mitch Tobin about how still images and video footage captured through aerial tours and drone flights can help explain water issues.
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Water Buffs Podcast - Ep. #5 - Studying the Snowpack in a Changing Climate - Noah Molotch
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Water Desk Director Mitch Tobin talks to Noah Molotch, Director of the Center for Water Earth Science & Technology (CWEST) at the University of Colorado Boulder, about the importance of
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Water Buffs Podcast - Ep. #4 - Rivers as Economic Engines - Fay Hartman
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Water Desk Director Mitch Tobin talks to Fay Hartman, Conservation Director of the Colorado River Basin Program at American Rivers, about a new American Rivers report that examines the economic value of rivers and our nation’s crumbling water infrastructure. The report calls for Congress to invest $500 billion over 10 years on water infrastructure and river restoration.
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Water Buffs Podcast - Ep. #3 - Water, Money, and Power in Colorado - Heather Sackett
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Water Desk Director Mitch Tobin talks to Heather Sackett, managing editor at Aspen Journalism, about water issues in Colorado, including several stories that explore the potential transfer of water from rural areas to growing cities.
info_outlineOn this episode of Water Buffs, we examine how drought can harm human health, specifically how dramatic flucutations in water availability can lead to increasingly toxic water supplies.
Dr. James is an award-winning epidemiologist and engineer specializing in environmental and climate risk factors and their connection to health in vulnerable populations. She is an associate professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, one of three institutions that make up the Colorado School of Public Health. Dr. James recently spoke to journalist Melissa Bailey for a Water Desk-supported article, “Once 'paradise,' parched Colorado valley grapples with arsenic in water.” The article, originally published by KFF Health News, centered around Dr. James' community-based research projects that investigate exposure to heavy metals, in particular a rise in carcinogenic arsenic in drinking water in Colorado's drought-stricken San Luis Valley.