The health of the Colorado, the Arkansas, the South Platte, and all of our rivers, is directly impacted by the condition of the wetlands that buffer them and by the water quality of the streams that flow into them. By protecting wetlands and streams from destruction and pollution, Colorado's many iconic rivers, which millions of people in over 12 states depend on for drinking water, agriculture, and recreation can be restored.
💧 Add your name in support of protecting Colorado's endangered wetlands and waters: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stand-up-for-the-colorado-river
Source & 📸: Clean Water Action
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The Power of Water: Vote For It! (Thru April 18, 2024)
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Not everyone knows about the fragility of safe, clean water around the world. So, when reporting helps spread the word about the 2.2 MILLION Americans (and 1 in 10 people around the world) that don't have access to it, why not celebrate those helping to make us all aware.
Through April 18, 2024, YOU can provide a free vote to the documentary, The Power of Water. The annual Webby awards allows you to vote for the best of the internet. This particular documentary sent teams far and wide, from the western U.S. to Puerto Rico to Sudan to document our vital relationship with water.
👉 Take 30-seconds and give a (free) vote to The Power of Water: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/video/general-video/documentary-shortform
PS - If you're interested in The Power of Water series: https://abcnews.go.com/Awards/power-water/story
📸: World Water Bank
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Make An Impact For 10th Anniversary of Flint Water Crisis
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Remember the Flint, Michigan water crisis? We're coming up on the 10th anniversary of that fateful day in 2014 when officials in Flint swtiched the drinking water source from the Detroit city system to the Flint system......all to save money. Flint's water source though was highly corrosive and this is where the problem began. Lead leached out from aging pipes and into the homes of thousands.
Flash forward to today, and has the situation been completely addressed? Sadly, no. In March 2024, a judge determined deadlines had been missed to replace aging pipes at the heart of the crisis.
As the 10th anniversary approaches on April 25, efforts still remain to help get safe, clean drinking water into everyone's home in Flint. Here are 2 options to make an impact:
💧 Sign the petition, urging the EPA to address the issue at the heart to make safe drinking water a priority: https://waterkeeper.quorum.us/campaign/help-ensure-all-americans-have-safe-drinking-water/
💧 Teen water activist, and Flint native, Mari Copeny has partnered with Hydroviv to make exceptional water filters available to people in need. A $1 donation to their campaign provides over 160 bottles worth of safe drinking water.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/little-miss-flint-clean-water-fund
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If you're already taking showers (rather than baths), a big thanks to you! You're a major water conservationist 💦 On average, a 10-minute shower uses ~25 gallons of water (versus 50-78 gallons for a bath).
Did you know that more people own a cell phone than have access to a toilet (around the world)? ThatHelps makes it easy to protect our water supplies and help those in need of this most precious resource. Get access to ALL the (free-and-impactful) ways to help when you tap "Clean Water" ☝️
Need a mid-week boost? 💧 Thank YOU for continuing to advocate for clean water here in the U.S. The EPA has announced its 1st-ever drinking water standards to protect people from toxic "forever chemicals" in drinking water. Toxic chemical exposure is projected to reduce exposure for about 100 million people. For all the details 🔗☝️
📸: The Borgen Project
