When most people think of water and environmental justice, they think of the Flint water crisis. On the introductory episode of The Water We Swim In, Bonnie and Hali talk to UW-Madison’s Dr. Manny Teodoro. Dr. Teodoro walks us through the troubled history of racial conflict in the Great Lakes region, why Flint captured the public’s imagination, and what we can do about the historic legacies that still impact our freshwater today. 

Special thanks to our guests:

Dr. Manny Teodoro, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Dr. Jim Hurley, Wisconsin Sea Grant

Moira Harrington, Wisconsin Sea Grant

Links:

Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Justice in Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance

Switzer, David & Manuel P. Teodoro. 2018. “Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Justice in Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance,” Social Science Quarterly 99(2): 524-535. 

Flint Water Crisis: Everything You Need to Know

Dr. Manny Teodoro