Water Buffs

Jan 19 2024 12 ep. 40 mins 2

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The Water Buffs podcast features in-depth interviews with experts and leaders who can explain the challenges confronting our water resources—and potential solutions. We’ll be interviewing journalists, scientists, policymakers, advocates, water users, and other stakeholders. Visit waterdesk.org for more.

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Water Buffs Podcast - Ep. #12 - Water Flux and Toxic Wells - Kathy James

Jan 19 2024 52 mins

On this episode of Water Buffs, we examine how drought can harm human health, specifically how dramatic flucutations in water availability can lead to increasingly toxic water supplies. Dr. James is an award-winning epidemiologist and engineer specializing in environmental and climate risk factors and their connection to health in vulnerable populations. She is an associate profess

Water Buffs Podcast - Ep. #11 - Harvesting Water in Arid Lands - Brad Lancaster

Oct 16 2022 45 mins

Brad Lancaster, author and expert on water harvesting, talks to Water Desk Director Mitch Tobin about how individuals and communities can make the most of rainfall and greywater to stretch local supplies. Brad Lancaster is the subject of a new documentary, Water Harvester: An Invitation to Abundance, that was produced by David Fenster, a journalist at Arizona Public Media and Wate

Water Buffs Podcast - Ep. #10 - Water and Colonialism in New Mexico - Julia Bernal

May 25 2022 37 mins

Climate change, extractive industries and population growth threaten New Mexico’s water supplies, especially for indigenous communities. We talk to advocate and director of the Pueblo Action Alliance, Julia Bernal, about potential solutions to these inequities and the legacy of colonialism in the state. Take a deep dive into water news, check out the Water Desk’s FREE multimedi

Water Buffs Podcast - Ep. #9 - Water and Climate Change in New Mexico - Laura Paskus

Mar 01 2022 41 mins

Laura Paskus, a journalist with New Mexico PBS, talks to Water Desk Director Mitch Tobin about her water reporting and her book, At the Precipice: New Mexico’s Changing Climate. Take a deep dive into water news, check out the Water Desk’s FREE multimedia library, and find more Water Buffs Podcast content at https://waterdesk.org/

Water Buffs Podcast - Ep. #8 - Paddling the Green River to Report on Western Water - Heather Hansman

Nov 17 2021 43 mins

The Green River is the most significant tributary of the Colorado River. Journalist Heather Hansman floated the Green in a pack raft to explore water issues in the American West and then wrote a fascinating book about her journey. We also talk to Heather about her reporting on water issues on the Navajo Nation. Take a deep dive into water news, check out the Water Desk’s FREE mul

Water Buffs Podcast - Ep. #7 - Solving Water Insecurity on the Navajo Nation - Kaitlin Harris

Nov 01 2021 29 mins

About one-third of Navajo Nation residents lack running water in their homes and water pollution remains a serious issue in the region. We talk to Kaitlin Harris of DigDeep’s Navajo Water Project about solutions to these pressing problems. Take a deep dive into water news, check out the Water Desk’s FREE multimedia library, and find more Water Buffs Podcast content at https://w

Water Buffs Podcast - Ep. #6 - Using Drone and Aerial Imagery - Mitch Tobin

Nov 18 2020 44 mins

Journalist Geoff McGhee talks to Water Desk Director Mitch Tobin about how still images and video footage captured through aerial tours and drone flights can help explain water issues. Check out The Water Desk’s FREE multimedia library (https://waterdesk.org/multimedia), which offers photos and videos of key rivers and water-related locations in the Colorado River Basin an

Water Buffs Podcast - Ep. #5 - Studying the Snowpack in a Changing Climate - Noah Molotch

Oct 22 2020 47 mins

Water Desk Director Mitch Tobin talks to Noah Molotch, Director of the Center for Water Earth Science & Technology (CWEST) at the University of Colorado Boulder, about the importance of snow to our water supply and what the future may hold for the American West’s snowpack. Visit waterdesk.org for more!

Water Buffs Podcast - Ep. #4 - Rivers as Economic Engines - Fay Hartman

Sep 30 2020 33 mins

Water Desk Director Mitch Tobin talks to Fay Hartman, Conservation Director of the Colorado River Basin Program at American Rivers, about a new American Rivers report that examines the economic value of rivers and our nation’s crumbling water infrastructure. The report calls for Congress to invest $500 billion over 10 years on water infrastructure and river restoration.

Water Buffs Podcast - Ep. #3 - Water, Money, and Power in Colorado - Heather Sackett

Sep 16 2020 33 mins

We delve into water news with Heather Sackett, managing editor at Aspen Journalism, which is covering a variety of issues in Colorado. Topics include an investigative series that explores how investors are banking on the West’s water scarcity, a proposed new reservoir that would export water from the Western Slope to the Front Range, and whether cloud seeding can actually increas