Before the Ground Runs Dry: BIPOC Media on the US Water Crisis -
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From the sinking lands of California's Central Valley to the depleting aquifers nationwide, we're at a critical point: Americans are running out of water. In this episode of Meet the BIPOC Press, a monthly collaboration between The Laura Flanders Show and URL Media, we take a closer look at the US water crisis that is affecting many Americans, and putting communities of color especially at risk. How are over-extraction and climate change impacting our water supply? BIPOC media outlets are bringing these stories to the forefront, debunking myths about climate change and uplifting solutions to this urgent issue. Joining us for this conversation are Warigia Bowman, Professor at the University of Tulsa College of Law, and Andrew Hazzard, Climate Reporter at Sahan Journal, which is dedicated to reporting on communities of color in Minnesota. Co-host S. Mitra Kalita is co-founder of URL Media, a national network of Black and Brown community news outlets. Kalita is also the publisher of Epicenter-NYC, a newsletter based in Queens, New York. How do we turn the tide on this crisis, before our water sources run dry? "We should change the food and the crops we grow, we should change what we eat. We should change how we view the role of agriculture in our society... Indigenous people are not well represented in academia or in industry for that matter, and they have already worked through some of these solutions." - Warigia Bowman "As a climate reporter, I think it's my responsibility not only to raise the fact that there are major issues facing our society due to global warming caused by the burning of fossil fuels, but also to highlight that there are people that are working on solutions..." - Andrew Hazzard "I think you cannot separate water from healthcare. You can't separate water from housing. You can't separate water from race and Indigenous communities... By centering people of color, instantly we're in solutions mode in terms of how we

Episode Duration: 26 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 425

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