We All Live Downstream: A Clean Water Action Podcast
Welcome to We All Live Downstream: a Clean Water Action Podcast. In each episode, we will be interviewing leading environmental and clean water activists about their work in the field. We’ll dive deep into topics from drinking water and climate change to environmental justice, plastic pollution and toxic chemicals.
Episodes
32 episodes
Climate Change & Sparking Change: Empowering Youth with Omesa Mokaya
This episode features an interview with Omesa Mokaya who leads Clean Water Action’s Youth Action Collaborative in Massachusetts. Omesa grew up in the Kisii highlands in Western Kenya where he witnessed firsthand the devastating impacts of clima...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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40:58
A Conversation About Water with Mari Copeny, 16-Year-Old Activist and Philanthropist
This podcast episode features the incredible youth activist and philanthropist Mari Copeny - aka Little Miss Flint - who is on the front lines of tackling America's water crisis head on and helping kids to embrace their power through equal oppo...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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32:47
Women Leading the Way – The Fight for Safer Products, Safer Chemicals, and a Healthier Future for All featuring Mia Davis and Cindy Luppi
In this podcast episode, Jenny Vickers interviews Mia Davis and Cindy Luppi, two environmental advocates working to keep toxic chemicals out of everyday products. They discuss their backgrounds in environmental activism and what drew them to th...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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51:00
Celebrating Black History Month with Rev. Vernon K. Walker
In recognition of Black History Month, we are featuring the stories of Black leaders in the environmental movement. Today, we chat with Reverend Vernon K. Walker, MA Climate Justice Program Director at Clean Water Action. Reverend Walker has ov...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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29:20
Victory for Environmental Justice: Minnesota's New Cumulative Impacts Law
Today's episode features two incredible Environmental Justice organizers: Sasha Lewis-Norelle, environmental health and justice organizer for Clean Water Action, and Carolina Ortiz, associate executive director for COPAL, an organization that l...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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32:04
PFAS Victory in Minnesota Featuring the Mama Bears!
In today’s episode, we feature the story of three incredible women who not only stood up against powerful industry but challenged the status quo in politics - working tirelessly across party lines and refusing to play partisan games - to pass o...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:03:44
Get To Know Clean Water's New CEO! Jeff Carter
In this episode, we are pleased to have Clean Water Action's new CEO & President Jeff Carter! Prior to joining Clean Water, Jeff led Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR), a physician-led organization in the US working to protect the p...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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41:32
Episode 27: Women in Water
“No water, no life. No blue, no green.” - Sylvia Earle. We are excited to feature a special Women in Water podcast in celebration of Women's History Month! Hear from three incredible leaders in the Clean Water Movement: Deirdre White of A...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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33:44
Episode 26 - Black Leaders in the Clean Water Movement
Clean water is a human right - not a privilege. We are excited to feature Black leaders in the Clean Water movement in honor of Black History Month! Hear from two incredible environmental leaders: Kjia Rivers, Policy Advocate at Community...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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36:04
Celebrating 50 Years of the Clean Water Act
For the past 50 years, Clean Water Action has worked to uphold and strengthen the Clean Water Act and make sure the Act works the way it’s supposed to. Clean Water Action works every day to ensure everyone has access to safe water for drinking,...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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29:32
Planning for the Worst: How to Keep Our Communities Safe From Toxic Spills
Right now, the majority of the country has no plan in place for storm related toxic chemical leaks. Luckily, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a new regulation called the Worst Case Discharge Rule to require chemical s...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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29:42
Sustainable Investing: Save Money & Save the Planet
Whether you're currently an investor or looking to invest, learn how sustainable investing can help you fight climate change and protect clean water, while also earning you money. Today's podcast features a conversation with Zach Stein, Cofound...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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38:04
PFAS: How to Tackle Forever Chemicals
Today we are joined by Cindy Luppi, New England Director of Clean Water Action, and Sarah Woodbury, Director of Advocacy for Defend our Health, to discuss how we can tackle PFAS chemicals and protect our families. PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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56:52
Environmental & Racial Justice with Maurice Sampson of Clean Water Action
Black History Month is every month at Clean Water Action. That's why we are excited to feature the stories of Black leaders in the environmental movement. Today, we chat with Maurice Sampson, Clean Water Action's Eastern Pennsylvania Director. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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31:16
Black History Month: The Environmental Justice Movement with Vernice Miller Travis
In recognition of Black History Month, we are featuring the stories of Black leaders in the environmental movement. Today, we chat with Vernice Miller Travis, the Executive Vice President for Environmental and Social Justice at Metropolitan Gro...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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35:50
Give the Gift of Clean Water: Why Your Support Matters
Give the gift of Clean Water this holiday season! Your support matters. Listen to a very special #WeAllLiveDownstream podcast featuring two incredible supporters of Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund: Marilyn Allan and Ali Dysard of Mom's ...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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22:56
GreenLatinos - Mariana Del Valle Prieto Cervantes and Ean Thomas Tafoya
In today’s episode we chat with Mariana Del Valle Prieto Cervantes and Ean Thomas Tafoya two incredible environmental activists with Green Latinos, a national non-profit which convenes a broad coalition of #Latino leaders committed to addressin...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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40:22
Agriculture, Water & Health
In today's episode, we discuss the impacts big agriculture has on our water, health, environment and communities - and what we can do to support more sustainable practices, enact stronger clean water policies, and hold the industry accountable....
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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52:48
Children at the Center: Nse Witherspoon of Children's Environmental Health Network
This year’s pandemic and climate-related crises illuminated the gaps in our nation’s public health system, environmental justice issues, and the racism that persists in our structures and systems. All of these issues are intertwined. In today’s...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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34:00
Lead and Drinking Water: Protecting Communities From Harm
In today’s episode, we talk about the toxic legacy of lead and about lead in drinking water in America – and what we can do to protect our communities from harm. You’ll hear from drinking water and public health advocates Lindsay McCormick, Pro...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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32:48
Roadmap for Reform: Protecting Our Water From Upstream Oil & Gas Activities
In today’s podcast, we discuss how loopholes in clean water laws and regulations allow the oil and gas industry to pollute our water across the country. Luckily, Clean Water Action has a plan to stop it and has released a new report,
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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49:22
Hazards in the Home: Protecting Our Families From Hidden Toxic Dangers
When we buy products we expect them to be safe, but toxic chemicals are hiding in everyday products and packaging all around us from cleaning products and food packaging to baby toys and electronics. In today’s episode we chat with Mike...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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50:52
Protecting Our Water, Climate & Health in 2021 with Lynn Thorp and Michael Kelly
We have a very special podcast today! Michael Kelly, Clean Water Action's Communications Director, chats with Lynn Thorp, Clean Water Action's National Campaigns Director, about Clean Water Actions key priorities and campaigns in 2021, the Bide...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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31:10
Give the Gift of Clean Water with Jon Scott
Today, we are doing a special podcast focused on all the ways you can support Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund to help power our clean water and environmental programs in 2021! Today, we chat with Jon Scott from Clean Water's national de...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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24:44
Elections 2020 Podcast Takeover: Part II!
Welcome to our Elections 2020 Podcast Takeover: Part II! Clean Water Action just celebrated a huge and historic win when voters decided Joe Biden will be the next U.S. President. Voters turned out in unprecedented numbers and we helped elect Cl...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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42:28
