Groundswell For Water and Housing Justice
@CAGroundswell
Everyone deserves access to clean drinking water. Groundswell is a coalition of groups fighting for that right all across California.
Conservation is needed. But we also need to find ways to store and transport more water to urban centers. laist.com/news/climate-e…
Hoping for the "normal" vs planning for the whiplash... takes on a different perspective knowing a million Californians do not have access to clean water.
One sign we're getting used to weather whiplash? When we find an average Sierra snowpack to be "unusually normal." "It’s what we hoped for. In recent years we’ve had extremes. This year is definitely an outlier, but in a good way. Enjoy the normal.” mercurynews.com/2024/03/30/sie…
Without action on the #Delta Conveyance Project, California faces a future of increased #water shortages, higher costs and diminished reliability for communities and farms. Read what @SWC_CAWater wrote in Capitol Weekly. bit.ly/4kjHVtT
🚰💧 Urging action! Today we're in Sacramento as part of a coalition calling on Governor Newsom and CA leaders to allocate two-thirds of the climate resilience bond to water infrastructure. It's vital for our future to address climate change and ensure sustainability for our…
Urge State Legislators to support streamlining the approval process for the Delta Conveyance Project. @CAgovernor
🌍Clean, safe drinking water is essential to the health and well-being of children's development. Access to high-quality drinking water at home, schools, and childcare facilities limits children’s exposure to harmful contaminants. #groundswellforwaterandhousingjustice
Water is a Human Right! Millions are in areas where water is contaminated. You can help by joining Groundswell. for Water and Housing Justice! Visit groundswellforwater.com to join the fight! #GroundswellforWaterandHousingJustice #CAWaterCrisis #cleanwaterforall
In rural areas like Coachella Valley and Apple Valley, many homes lack clean running water. You can help ensure that all Californian's have access to clean, safe drinking water. #CAWaterCrisis #WaterisaHumanRight #Groundswellforwater #GroundswellforHousing
🌍 Over 1 million Californians are living without it. We need to come together to solve this crisis. Clean, safe drinking water is essential to the health and well-being of children's development. 💧 #WaterForAll #CaliforniaWaterCrisis #GroundswellforWaterandHousingJustice
We believe clean drinking water is a human right. California needs to approve projects that bring clean drinking water to every community. #CaliforniaWaterCrisis #CleanWaterForAll #GroundswellforWaterandHousingJustice
Gov Newsom's Sites Reservoir project clears hurdle. If completed, NorCal water capacity could increase by 15%. courthousenews.com/california-gov…… #waterisahumanright @GavinNewsom @CAGroundswell
In California, we should not sit idle as nearly ONE MILLION people do not have access to clean water! #WaterisahumanRight
We cannot address racial and economic injustice in the US without addressing water affordability. We must create a universal water affordability program for those who need it most. #KeeptheWaterFlowing
Groundswell convenes NAACP, Clergy, and Labor Leaders to fight for Black and Latino communities who bear the burden of California's Water Crisis! WATER IS A HUMAN RIGHT!! #Groundswellforwater #NAACP #fightforwaterjustice #waterisahumanright lasentinel.net/groundswell-ch…
"Even with its reservoirs at healthy levels, California faces complex water management problems, such as struggling fish populations and the depletion of groundwater in many farming areas." - CA Gov. Newsom latimes.com/california/new…
California, Nevada and Arizona propose taking cuts when the Colorado water supply is short. calmatters.org/environment/wa…
Good News: California thought to be drought free through 2025. We still need to prepare for a string of drier years. corporate.accuweather.com/newsroom/sever…
Remember that California has some of the fastest declining aquifers in the World. thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-groundwate… #ClimateChange #DataScience #Engineering #Waterisahumanright #GroundswellforWaterJustice via @mitpress
Mexico City is facing a severe water crisis as a tangle of problems — including geography, chaotic urban development and leaky infrastructure — are compounded by the impacts of climate change. #WaterisHumanRight cnn.com/2024/02/25/cli…
