Environmental Justice - Manny Teodoro

SDWA at 51: Justice and the Promise of Safe Drinking Water

sometimes justice demands different approaches to different contaminantsOn the fiftieth anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) in 2024, the Water & Health Advisory Council unveiled the Madison Declaration, which identifies five major

Variable Flow Shifts the Blame 💻

Sometimes there’s a little to say about a lot of things. Welcome back to Variable Flow.maybee you haz teh led pipez?It’s been a minute, I know.Water comms: moar science!Regular readers of this blog know

Variable Flow is Shocked. Shocked! 💻

Sometimes there’s a little to say about a lot of things. Welcome back to Variable Flow.i can haz clean river?Tribal ripple effectsSince the late 1980s, tribal governments in the United States have had the option

Broken politics, broken pipes 💻

Sustainable solutions for Jackson, Mississippinot a sustainable solutionNational attention is back on drinking water utilities, and once again for all the wrong reasons. As readers of this blog surely know by now, flooding triggered

The Revolution Will Not be Legislated 💻

Notes on the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Part IIIWater professionals of America, unite!Late last year Congress passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, authorizing $63.3 billion

Reading the Tea Leaves 💻

Notes on the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Part II*The Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act is 1,039 pages long. That’s a lot of tea.The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, better known as the Bipartisan

Half a Cadillac 💻

Notes on the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Part INo need for air conditioningIn November President Biden signed the long-awaited $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) better known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act.

Echoes of Vizzini 💻

No, EPA did not propose affordability guidelines for municipal utilitiesLate last week the EPA published in the Federal Register some proposed new guidelines for evaluating sewer utilities’ financial strength. In press releases and public

Clean water regulation in Indian Country 💻

Sovereignty isn’t what’s on paper, it’s what flows through taps and riversEnvironmental sovereignty (Photo: nativenewsonline.net)America is slowly awakening to the dire state of tribal water and sewer systems. Access to drinking water and sanitation

Defense Against the Dark Arts 💻

During a public health crisis, getting the research right is paramountIt started with a tweet.beware the confundus charm (Image: Julio Oliviera)A new peer-reviewed Utilities Policy article on water utility ownership, low-income households, and shutoffs?

Rapid Relief 💻

How the federal government might end shutoffs & keep water flowing during the COVID-19 crisis Can’t do this if your water has been shut off. The COVID-19 crisis has escalated America’s water and sewer

The Plan 💻

A five-point proposal to transform the U.S. water sectorAs daunting as the challenges in the U.S. water sector are, solutions are possible and within our grasp. Thanks to legions of smart, creative scientists and

Water Color 💻

Water Sector Reform #5: Environmental JusticePhoto: EJCW.orgWith a major federal investment in water infrastructure possibly on the horizon, the United States has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to leverage that money into a structural transformation of America’s

Race, Ethnicity, and Water Service Experiences 💻

Black, White, and Hispanic Americans experience water utility service differentlyWhat discontents lurk behind those enigmatic eyes?Over the past couple of years there’s been a growing recognition that drinking water policy is an environmental justice

Taxing questions 💻

Devils (and angels) in the details, Part 5an ironically regressive luxury taxIn early January the California Water Board (SWRCB) published its long-anticipated draft proposal for a statewide low-income water bill assistance program. I’ve blogged about