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 #21: La'Meshia Whittington-Kaminski on Delivering Environmental Justice in North Carolina
La’Meshia Whittington-Kaminski is Deputy Political Director for Advance Carolina and Organizing Campaigns Director for the NC Black Alliance.
In this episode La’Meshia explains how the environmental …
waterloop #20: Rob Bilott on His 20-Year Battle to Expose the Dangers of PFAS
Rob Bilott is an environmental attorney and author of Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer's Twenty-Year Battle against DuPont.
In this episode Rob details his two-decade legal …
waterloop #19: Micah Ragland on Being From Flint and Going Back to Help
Micah Ragland is a native of Flint, Michigan and served as a public outreach official in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency during the Obama Administration.
in this episode Micah describes the …
waterloop #18: Luke Runyon on the State of the Colorado River
waterloop #17: Eric Adler on Tracking Water Use at Home with Flume
Eric Adler is the CEO of Flume. In this episode Eric explains how in the era of residential water conservation and wired homes the Flume Smart Water Monitor allows people to track their house's water…
waterloop #16: Emma Robbins on Providing Running Water to Navajo Nation
Emma Robbins is Director of the Navajo Water Project. In this episode Emma talks about the Navajo Nation and how Navajo are 67 times more likely than other Americans to live without running water, wi…
waterloop #15: Seth Siegel on the Trouble With America's Drinking Water
Seth Siegel is the author of Troubled Water: What’s Wrong With What We Drink. In this episode Seth discusses why he opened the book with the story of PFAS pollution in Hoosick Falls, the concept that…
waterloop #14: Jane Gilbert on How Miami is Adapting to Climate Change
Jane Gilbert is the Chief Resilience Officer for the City of Miami. In this episode Jane explains how climate change is impacting Miami, including through increased heat, sea level rise, and stronger…
waterloop #13: Dr. John Burns on the Health of Coral Reefs
Dr. John Burns is an Assistant Professor at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. In this episode John explains the critical importance of coral reefs to the ocean ecosystem and coastal communities. He t…
waterloop #12: Apryl Boyle on Shark Conservation and El Porto Beach
Apryl Boyle is the Founder and Executive Director of El Porto Shark. In this episode Apryl discusses misconceptions about sharks, the importance of changing public opinion, ways to raise awareness, a…
waterloop #11: Earl Swift on the Vanishing of Tangier Island
Earl Swift is author of Chesapeake Requiem: A Year with the Watermen of Vanishing Tangier Island. In this episode Earl explains how the unique community in the Chesapeake Bay is struggling as the isl…
waterloop #10: Sean Swentek on Surfing as Therapy
Sean Swentek is Executive Director of A Walk On Water and a member of the Board of Directors for the International Surf Therapy Organization. In this episode Sean discusses the use of surfing as ther…
waterloop #9: Dr. Denise Herzing on Studying Wild Dolphins
Dr. Denise Herzing is the Founder and Research Director of the Wild Dolphin Project. In this episode Denise talks about her 35 years spent studying dolphins in the wild and why it is a unique and imp…
waterloop #8: Ryan Bigelow on Choosing Sustainable Seafood
Ryan Bigelow is the Senior Program Manager for Seafood Watch at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. In this episode Ryan discusses how the popular Seafood Watch guide helps consumers and businesses choose sea…
waterloop #7: Mark Price on Building More Sustainable Surfboards
Mark Price is the CEO of Firewire Surfboards. In this episode Mark discusses how Firewire makes more sustainable surfboards, leashes, and traction pads that are better for people - including shapers …
waterloop #6: Dr. Vanessa Pirotta on Using Technology to Study Whales
Dr. Vanessa Pirotta is a marine biologist in Australia who uses technology to study whales. In this episode Vanessa discusses collecting whale snot with drones, her research on the impact of global s…
waterloop #5: Chad Nelsen on Activities of the Surfrider Foundation
Chad Nelsen is the CEO of the Surfrider Foundation. In this episode Chad discusses the organization's mission, Smartfin technology, plastic pollution, offshore drilling, climate change, and surfers a…
waterloop #4: Katie Wallace on the Role of Water in Beer
Katie Wallace is the Director of Social and Environmental Impact for New Belgium Brewing and co-chair of the sustainability committee for the Brewers Association. In this episode, Katie discusses the…
waterloop #3: Chuck Fox on Overfishing in the Ocean
Chuck Fox is the Executive Director of Oceans 5, an international funders’ collaborative that works to constrain overfishing and create and expand marine protected areas. In this episode, Chuck expla…
waterloop #2: Marcus Ericksen on Plastic Pollution in the Ocean
Marcus Ericksen is the co-founder and director of research for the 5 Gyres Institute. He has been on more than 20 ocean-crossing expeditions, written and published research on the impact of plastic p…