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waterloop is a nonprofit news outlet exploring solutions for sustainability and equity in water. Hosted by journalist Travis Loop, the podcast features stories from across the U.S. about water infrastructure, conservation, innovation, technology, policy, PFAS, climate resilience, and more.

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Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
31 minutes
Episodes
281
Years Active
2019 - 2025
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Inside Infrastructure: How Valves Check The Flow

Inside Infrastructure: How Valves Check The Flow

Inside infrastructure, there’s a simple device called check valves quietly protecting water systems from chaos, stopping dirty water from flowing backward, and keeping everything running smoothly ami…

Mon 08 Sep 2025
Pittsburgh’s Playbook for Replacing All Lead Pipes

Pittsburgh’s Playbook for Replacing All Lead Pipes

Pittsburgh is writing a playbook on lead pipe replacement, aiming to eliminate all toxic lines by 2027.

In this episode, Will Pickering, CEO of Pittsburgh Water, and Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis of Wome…

Mon 25 Aug 2025
Can Southern California Avoid A Day Zero Water Crisis?

Can Southern California Avoid A Day Zero Water Crisis?

As Southern California wonders if water scarcity could ever spiral into a “Day Zero” crisis, the region stands at a crossroads for securing its water future.

In this episode of In The Newsroom, Ian J…

Mon 18 Aug 2025
The Rebirth of Bayou City: Centering Water in Houston

The Rebirth of Bayou City: Centering Water in Houston

Houston is known as the energy capital—but it’s also the Bayou City, where water flows not just through the environment, but through culture, memory, justice, and resilience.

In this episode from the…

Mon 11 Aug 2025
Texas Bets $20 Billion On Its Water Future

Texas Bets $20 Billion On Its Water Future

Texas is tackling its booming population’s water demands with a bold $20 billion investment plan to secure sustainable supplies and infrastructure by 2050.

In this episode of In The Newsroom, Todd Vo…

Fri 25 Jul 2025
Ways AI Is Reshaping Environmental Communications

Ways AI Is Reshaping Environmental Communications

AI isn’t coming—it’s already here, and it’s reshaping how communications and marketing get done.

In this episode, Shama Hyder, a leading voice in digital transformation, explains why this moment dema…

Wed 16 Jul 2025
How WWF Restores Rivers For Resilience

How WWF Restores Rivers For Resilience

Healthy rivers are essential for thriving communities, and smart, nature-based solutions are proving crucial to turning things around in a changing climate. In this episode, Derek Vollmer, Director o…

Thu 10 Jul 2025
In The Newsroom With Camille Von Kaenel: California's Delta Tunnel Decision

In The Newsroom With Camille Von Kaenel: California's Delta Tunnel Decision

California's water future could be shaped by a $20 billion gamble with the controversial Delta Tunnel.

This episode dives deep into the high-stakes project with Camille von Kaenel, California Environm…

Wed 02 Jul 2025
How Science Saved Houston From Sinking

How Science Saved Houston From Sinking

Decades of overpumping groundwater around Houston caused the land to sink by as much as 15 feet, forcing neighborhoods to flood and entire communities to relocate.

This episode explores how land subs…

00:37:58  |   Fri 20 Jun 2025
In The Newsroom With Tony Schick: Snake River Dams, Salmon Collapse, & Broken Promises To Tribes

In The Newsroom With Tony Schick: Snake River Dams, Salmon Collapse, & Broken Promises To Tribes

The hard-fought plan to restore salmon runs in the Pacific Northwest has been abruptly derailed, threatening one of the most significant tribal and environmental agreements in decades.

In this episod…

Thu 19 Jun 2025
In The Newsroom: Antoine Walter On The Business Of Water In 2025

In The Newsroom: Antoine Walter On The Business Of Water In 2025

Billions of dollars are finally flowing into the water industry, but the financial landscape is still far behind energy, climate tech, and other booming sectors.

In this episode of In The Newsroom, T…

Mon 09 Jun 2025
Scaling Distributed Infrastructure: Lawns, Parks, and Forests

Scaling Distributed Infrastructure: Lawns, Parks, and Forests

Turning lawns into water savings, rewriting city codes, and protecting forests upstream—these are just some of the ways communities are reimagining their water systems with help from the WaterNow All…

Fri 30 May 2025
In The Newsroom With Brett Walton: A Blue Economy For Great Lakes

In The Newsroom With Brett Walton: A Blue Economy For Great Lakes

What does a 21st-century water-powered economy look like?

In this conversation, Brett Walton of Circle of Blue discusses their new reporting series on the blue economy in the Great Lakes region—where…

Thu 29 May 2025
In The Newsroom With Bob Crossen: EPA Acts on PFAS, Trump Proposes Deep Funding Cuts

In The Newsroom With Bob Crossen: EPA Acts on PFAS, Trump Proposes Deep Funding Cuts

EPA is moving forward with PFAS drinking water limits but delaying compliance deadlines and withdrawing a controversial hazard index. At the same time, the Trump White House has proposed about a 90% …

Thu 22 May 2025
Reviving Ancestral Waters In Modern Times: Beth Roach On Indigenous Advocacy For Clean Water

Reviving Ancestral Waters In Modern Times: Beth Roach On Indigenous Advocacy For Clean Water

A legacy of pollution and neglect once left the James River and surrounding waterways in ecological crisis.

But decades of federal protections and grassroots advocacy have shown that nature can heal—…

Mon 19 May 2025
The Future Of Stormwater Goes Underground

The Future Of Stormwater Goes Underground

Stormwater management solutions that are effective, space-conscious, and sustainable are increasingly important for cities. One increasingly popular solution is deep infiltration, a practice that mov…

Mon 12 May 2025
Outlook On Federal Water Policy In Trump Administration & New Congress

Outlook On Federal Water Policy In Trump Administration & New Congress

As a new administration and Congress settle into Washington, questions loom about how federal water policy will take shape amid broader political turbulence. Fortunately, water remains a rare biparti…

Sat 03 May 2025
$119 Million XPRIZE Aims To Disrupt Desalination

$119 Million XPRIZE Aims To Disrupt Desalination

Desalination is a proven technology—but it’s still too costly, energy-intensive, and inaccessible for the communities that need it most.


To change that, XPRIZE launched a $119 million global competit…

Mon 28 Apr 2025
The Coharie Tribe Revival By River And Ancient Trees

The Coharie Tribe Revival By River And Ancient Trees

A 2,600-year-old bald cypress tree stands quietly in North Carolina’s Three Sisters Swamp—older than the Roman Empire, untouched by time, and protected by a resurgent tribal community.

In this powerf…

Sun 20 Apr 2025
Centering People First In Water Policy: With Radhika Fox

Centering People First In Water Policy: With Radhika Fox

Radhika Fox has spent her career at the intersection of people, policy, and infrastructure.

In a conversation from the Reservoir Center in Washington, D.C., the former head of EPA's Office of Water s…

Fri 11 Apr 2025
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