Heather Stapleton is a professor and Lee Ferguson is an associate professor at Duke University.
In this episode Heather and Lee discuss how discovery of GenX in North Carolina’s Cape Fear River …
waterloop
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.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 281
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
waterloop #80: The Transition to 21st Century Water Management with Newsha Ajami
Last century’s approach to water management was based on controlling nature, a fragmented infrastructure system, and general sense there was plenty of water. But the challenges and opportunities of t…
Mon 01 Mar 2021
waterloop #79: Digging Up Groundwater Data with Ben Kerr, Melissa Rohde, and Tom Gleeson
A lack of information on groundwater has historically posed challenges for management. Now emerging tools are expanding and organizing the data available for decision-making, as discussed in this epi…
Wed 24 Feb 2021
waterloop #78: Equity Through Engagement in Toledo with Alexis Smith, Alicia Smith, and Ramon Perez
Residents of Toledo, Ohio deal with water challenges ranging from pollution in Lake Erie to lead pipes for drinking water to increasing utility bills. Toledo’s communities of color and low-income hav…
Mon 22 Feb 2021
waterloop #77: The Innovation of Environmental Impact Bonds with Eric Letsinger
Budgets are struggling to keep up with the scale and scope of water projects that need funding in communities across the U.S. At the same time, it is extremely difficult for public agencies to take r…
Thu 18 Feb 2021
waterloop #76: A Retrospective on the Law of the Colorado River with Amy Haas and Chris Harris
The Colorado River is managed under the “Law of the River,” a complex series of agreements, laws, legal decisions, and regulations that originated with the 1922 Colorado River Compact. There are impo…
Sun 14 Feb 2021
waterloop #75: Stress Relief for Louisiana's Oysters with Morgan Kelly
Oysters are an iconic and important part of Louisiana’s coastal ecosystem, culture, and economy. But in addition to harvest pressure, the oysters are under stress from increased freshwater, either fr…
Thu 11 Feb 2021
waterloop #74: Bringing Shorelines to Life with Carter Smith, Lexia Weaver, and Daniel Govoni
Historically bulkheads, seawalls, and other hardened structures were used along the Carolina coast to protect from the forces of erosion, waves, and storms. But there is a rise in the use of living s…
Mon 08 Feb 2021
waterloop #74: Changing Course on Stream Banking
A common market-based approach to environmental conservation is stream mitigation banking, which allows an entity to degrade or destroy a stream while developing property in exchange for restoration …
Sun 31 Jan 2021
waterloop #72: Collaborating for a Sustainable Colorado River with Ted Kowalski
The higher temperatures and reduced precipitation in the Colorado River Basin are no longer viewed as a short-term drought, but as a longer-term aridification caused by climate change. The alarming s…
Mon 25 Jan 2021
waterloop #71: Getting Flint's Lead Pipes Out of the Ground
As the drinking water crisis unfolded in Flint, it became clear that removing all of the lead pipes to people’s homes would be a daunting challenge. Among the reasons - a lack of records on locations…
Tue 19 Jan 2021
waterloop #70: Accelerating Change in Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers with Alison De Luise and Karl Russek
Conversation and collaboration are key ingredients in accelerating change in water management across Pittsburgh and southwestern Pennsylvania, where aging infrastructure, mining and fracking, and eme…
Mon 11 Jan 2021
waterloop #69: Keeping Watch on California’s Coast with Sean Bothwell
The spectacular California coast is incredibly diverse, from the mega-urban areas of Southern California and the Bay Area to the rugged rural areas of the Central Coast and Northern California. The w…
Tue 05 Jan 2021
waterloop #68: Greg Characklis on Managing Financial Risks from Environmental Variability
Greg Characklis is Director of the Center on Financial Risk in Environmental Systems at the University of North Carolina.
In this episode Greg explains the financial risk to society from variability …
Wed 16 Dec 2020
waterloop #68: Greg Characklis on Managing Financial Risks from Environmental Variability
Greg Characklis is Director of the Center on Financial Risk in Environmental Systems at the University of North Carolina.
In this episode Greg explains the financial risk to society from variability …
Wed 16 Dec 2020
waterloop #67: Philip Berke on Planning for Resilient Communities
Philip Berke is the Director of the Center for Resilient Communities and the Environment at the University of North Carolina.
In this episode Philip explains the pressing need for communities to fo…
Mon 14 Dec 2020
waterloop #66: Kathryn Lucero on Progress for Colonias on the U.S.-Mexico Border
Kathryn Lucero is Community Environmental Management Specialist at Communities Unlimited.
In this episode Kathryn talks about colonias, the Spanish word for neighborhood, which is used in reference…
Mon 07 Dec 2020
waterloop #65: Heather Stapleton and Lee Ferguson on Studying PFAS Exposure in North Carolina
Wed 02 Dec 2020
waterloop #64: Susana De Anda on the One Million Californians Without Drinking Water
An estimated one million people in California lack access to safe, reliable drinking water and most of them are Latino and low-income individuals. Susana De Anda is the Executive Director of the Comm…
Sun 29 Nov 2020
waterloop #63: Marc Edwards on Investigative Science and Engineering Ethics
Marc Edwards is a Professor of Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech University.
In this episode Marc discusses how he became involved in the drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan and that it was a f…
Sun 22 Nov 2020
waterloop #62: Felicia Marcus on Water Policy in California
Felicia Marcus is a Fellow at Stanford University’s Water in the West Program and member of the Water Policy Group.
In this episode Felicia discusses many of the major water issues in California, d…
Mon 16 Nov 2020
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