Making Contact feature story (National Radio Project)
“The Detroit Peoples Water Board is Born”
The city of Detroit sits at the tip of Lake Erie, and is a few miles downriver from Lake St Clair, a smaller, but substantial freshwater source in itself. But despite all that water, some Detroit residents are facing a water crisis of their own. For the past decade the price of water has been steadily climbing higher — so high that for some, it’s out of reach. Because the water and sewerage department wasn’t responding to the community’s needs, a coalition of environmental groups, labor unions, and social activists has come together to try and claim a stake in managing the water supply they need to survive. Making Contact correspondent Rachel Zurer reports how their group, the Detroit People’s Water Board, is pushing to create a system in which everyone has access to clean, affordable water.
(Source: peopleswaterboard.blogspot.com)
Making Contact feature story (National Radio Project)
“In Absence of Federal Regulation, Locals Challenge Fracking”
7.23.10: New study says climate change will mean more smog for California. Aired on KPFA evening news.
6.25.10: It’s heating up between the California Nurse’s Association and Meg Whitman. Aired on KPFA Evening News.
6.23.10: A big earthquake could take out Delta levees, and thus California’s water supply. RZ reports for KPFA’s advanced news class. Aired on KPFA’s Morning Show.
6.18.10: Unemployment dips in CA, but it’s still bad news all around. Aired on KPFA Evening News.
