Media & Talks

“Leesburg updating stormwater resiliency plan, looking for public input on flooding.” Loudoun Times-Mirror, Rachael McCrea, (07/21/2026). https://www.loudountimes.com/news/environment/leesburg-updating-stormwater-resiliency-plan-looking-for-public-input-on-flooding/article_bedbddf6-e1b9-4dd8-baa6-1b7f0755b125.html

“Waste Watchers: UMD Researchers Wade Into Homeowners’ Sewage Spills and Brave Failing Public Infrastructure to Track Health Risks.” Enterprise Magazine/Maryland Today, John Tucker, (06/04/2026). https://today.umd.edu/waste-watchers

“Latest on massive Washington, D.C.-area sewage spill.” CGTN, Kate Fisher, (03/22/2026). https://newsus.cgtn.com/news/2026-03-22/Latest-on-massive-Washington-D-C-area-sewage-spill-1LHPrve9YGI/index.html

“Beyond the Potomac River, sewage spills threaten cities with old infrastructure and little funds.” Associated Press, (03/10/2026). https://newsroom.ap.org/editorial-photos-videos/detail?itemid=91b4c6e75a594f24a5ea596793b48dd5&mediatype=video

“Cleaning Up Potomac River Sewer Spill Could Take Months.” Bloomberg, Zahra Hirji, (02/25/2026). https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-25/cleaning-up-potomac-river-sewer-spill-could-take-months?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy

“The ‘poop pipe’ that caused the Potomac sewage spill wants to explain itself.” Washington Post, Elahe Izadi, (02/21/2026).https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/02/21/potomac-sewage-spill-pipe/

“How more than 240 million gallons of sewage flowed into the Potomac River.” NPR All Things Considered, Erika Ryan, (02/20/2026). https://www.npr.org/2026/02/20/nx-s1-5716215/how-more-than-240-million-gallons-of-sewage-flowed-into-the-potomac-river

“Planning Right Now Is ‘Daunting and Emotionally Exhausting: But there’s always an opportunity for change, growth, disruption, and renewal at the local level, says Marccus Hendricks, PhD.” Planning Magazine, American Planning Association, Meghan Stromberg, (02/17/2026).https://www.planning.org/planning/2026/feb/planning-right-now-is-daunting-and-emotionally-exhausting/

“Is the Potomac River safe? Bacteria found 9 miles downstream from major sewage spill.” ABC7/WJLA, Tom Roussey, (02/06/2026). https://wjla.com/news/local/potomac-river-bacteria-public-safety-sewage-spill-cold-link-sickness-staph-infections-maryland-clara-barton-water-ecoli-quality-standards-epa-us-federal-umd-researchers-contamination-swimming-drinking-fishing-eating-frozen-weather

“UMD team finds E. coli, MRSA in Potomac River after sewage spill.” UMD SPH News, (02/05/2026). https://sph.umd.edu/news/umd-team-finds-e-coli-mrsa-potomac-river-after-sewage-spill

“Is Baltimore’s harbor really clean enough for swimming? Environmentalists disagree.” Baltimore Banner, Adam Willis, (06/20/2025).https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/climate-environment/is-baltimores-harbor-really-clean-enough-for-swimming-environmentalists-disagree-WELU7O7HMJGPBIMBSOEDKUKGOM/

“Amid Uncertainty, Cities Use Data to Get the Lead Out.” APA Planning Magazine, Elissa Chudwin, (04/24/2025). https://www.planning.org/planning/2025/apr/amid-uncertainty-cities-use-data-to-get-the-lead-out/ 

“‘Finally getting it’: Justice advocates applaud climate report.” Bay Journal, Jeremy Cox, (03/11/2024). https://www.bayjournal.com/news/climate_change/finally-getting-it-justice-advocates-applaud-climate-report/article_7215ecaa-cf4e-11ee-b2a4-63193160fe40.html

“Citizen Participation in Rising Waters.” TEDx, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. (06/16/2023). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7VbBG_MfKo

“Racism seen as root of water crisis in Mississippi capital.” Associated Press, Drew Costley, (09/16/2022). https://apnews.com/article/science-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-mississippi-tate-reeves-5d51e0f19e923756f99a0abc3ee0f8b9

“City, County residents line up for clean water across Baltimore region after E.coli found.” Fox 45 News, Tim Swift and Amy Simpson, (09/06/22). https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/city-county-residents-line-up-for-clean-water-across-baltimore-region-after-ecoli-found

“Green infrastructure helps cities with climate change. So why isn't there more of it?.” NPR, Lauren Sommer, (04/15/2022). https://www.npr.org/2022/04/15/1092336365/green-infrastructure-bill-spending-floods

“Months after Ida flooded New York City, some residents still have no real homes for the holidays.” CNN, Rachel Ramirez, (12/19/21). https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/19/us/ida-survivors-new-york-city-holidays-climate/index.html

“Climate change brings a perfect storm of raw sewage and rainfall in cities that can least afford it.” USA Today, Kyle Bagenstose and Kevin Crowe, (12/1/21). https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2021/11/30/sewer-systems-climate-change/6201425001/

“Deluges and denials: Baltimore reimbursement program leaves residents burdened with sewage backup costs.” Baltimore Sun, Eric Harkleroad and Matt McDonald, (05/12/2021). https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-sewage-backup-costs-20210512-w6wvnrswuzhp5hobrjzfbnunui-story.html

“With infrastructure windfall possible, D.C. can avoid mistakes of the past: Past investments have accelerated gentrification, widened inequality.” Washington Informer, Kimberly Cataudella, (11/08/2021) https://www.washingtoninformer.com/our-house-keeping-homes-black-owned-in-dc-wards-7-and-8/

“Unequal protection revisited: planning for environmental justice and critical infrastructure.” Shareable, (11/02/2021) https://www.shareable.net/planning-for-environmental-justice-critical-infrastructure/

“Warming cities may see more rain — and frequent flooding.” Science News for Students, Bethany Brookshire, (08/19/2021) https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/warming-cities-may-see-more-rain-and-frequent-flooding

“Weather adds stress to America's crumbling infrastructure.” AccuWeather, Adriana Navarro, (06/09/2021) https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/weather-adds-stress-to-americas-crumbling-infrastructure/926996

“Stormwater in Black Communities.” WinTV, Washington Informer, Denise Barnes, Season 2 Episode 4, (4/16/2021) https://youtu.be/61nBWjQtwP0