U.S. Domestic Resources
Welcome to the H2infO U.S. Domestic Resources Page. On this page you will find U.S. Water Partnership member resources aimed at helping domestic stakeholders address the unique water challenges of the United States.
U.S. Domestic Resources
Community-Based Approaches Combined with National Policy Implications Represent the Future of Environmental Justice Research
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July 22, 2021From its earliest days, environmental justice research has been rooted in the social movement that gave its name to the field. Grassroots activists against income and racial discrimination in the placement of environmental pollutants—and the overlooking of low-income and communities of color for...Read more
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United StatesThe complicated history of environmental racism
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July 22, 2021Many people understand the environment as a force of nature that cannot favor or disfavor different populations. However, similar to all things on Earth, the environment is subject to human influences. Unfortunately, these influences often tend to lower their hands to the worsts of our society...Read more
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United StatesOp-ed: Water Pollution in Iowa Is Environmental Injustice
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July 22, 2021Environmental injustice and systemic racism affect communities throughout the United States, but many communities in rural states face additional challenges. The farming activities prevalent in many rural areas can inflict serious damage on water resources, but the damage does not involve all...Read more
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United StatesWhen Environmental Racism, a Public Health Crisis, and an Educational Emergency Collide
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July 22, 2021Flint, Michigan, is ground zero for the four major crises that have afflicted the nation over the past year. In Flint, a health crisis collided with an economic downturn, systemic racism, and a burgeoning environmental crisis years before the COVID-19 pandemic. In April 2014, an emergency manager...Read more
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United StatesIndianapolis: When Lead and Racism Are Both in the Water
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July 22, 2021Many policymakers and activists have heard about the environmental injustice and water disasters in places like Flint, Michigan, but Indianapolis, Indiana, is a lesser-known epicenter for environmental racism. Indianapolis’ history of heavy industry and manufacturing not only put lead directly into...Read more
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United StatesEnvironmental Justice Grants, Funding and Technical Assistance
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July 22, 2021Environmental justice has become an important idea for many community activists, water system workers, and water policymakers. Environmentally-just initiatives aim to remove the systemic barriers that channel environmentally damaging activities into working class communities and communities of...Read more
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United StatesEnvironmental Justice Community Survey
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July 22, 2021In Fall 2020, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) launched an environmental justice community survey entitled Your Delta, Your Voice. The survey was live from September 30 through December 11, 2020. The survey aimed to to gather information from disadvantaged communities in the Delta...Read more
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United StatesBroken pipes. Complex funding applications. The water challenges facing California’s disadvantaged communities.
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July 22, 2021California might have the fifth largest economy in the world, but many people in the state’s disadvantaged communities feel like they are living in a third world country because they don’t have safe, clean and affordable drinking water. A lack of financial resources, institutional knowledge, and...Read more
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United StatesHow Industrial Agriculture Affects Our Water
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July 22, 2021Industrial agriculture is one of the leading causes of water pollution in the United States. Studies have found that 46 percent of the nation’s rivers and streams are in “poor biological condition,” and 21 percent of lakes are “hypereutrophic” (meaning that high levels of nutrients are degrading...Read more
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United StatesEnvironmental justice organizing as commoning practice in groundwater reform: Linking movement and management in the quest for more just and sustainable rural futures
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July 22, 2021Despite the commons being a site of conflict, the role of social movements in resource management has been under addressed. By exploring the role of environmental justice organizing during California’s groundwater reform process as a commoning practice, this article seeks to fill this gap and...Read more
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