This episode features an interview with Omesa Mokaya who leads Clean Water Action’s Youth Action Collaborative in Massachusetts. Omesa grew up in the Kisii highlands in Western Kenya where he witnessed firsthand the devastating impacts of climate change and made it a personal mission to help communities adapt to and enhance their resilience towards those impacts. Omesa’s work with the Youth Action Collaborative aims to empower the next generation of environmental leaders by providing them with organizing skills. The program supports youth from Environmental Justice communities who are disproportionately impacted by environmental degradation. www.cleanwater.org/podcast

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This podcast episode features the incredible youth activist and philanthropist Mari Copeny - aka Little Miss Flint - who is on the front lines of tackling America's water crisis head on and helping kids to embrace their power through equal opportunity. When the Flint Water Crisis began instead of feeling helpless Mari decided to use her voice to help her community and to fight for the kids in Flint. Since then, she has expanded her efforts to help communities across the nation dealing with toxic drinking water. In this very special episode, Clean Water Action's Michigan State Director Sean McBrearty joins We All Live Downstream host Jenny Vickers to talk about current water issues in Michigan.

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In this podcast episode, Jenny Vickers interviews Mia Davis and Cindy Luppi, two environmental advocates working to keep toxic chemicals out of everyday products. They discuss their backgrounds in environmental activism and what drew them to this work. They also talk about their experiences working on the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, the importance of transparency and disclosure in the beauty industry, and the need for safer alternatives to toxic chemicals. They also touch on the issue of PFAS contamination and the efforts to address it. Mia Davis shares her recent shift to working in sustainability issues for companies adopting environmental and ethical approaches, particularly in the pet food industry. They end the podcast with a call to action, encouraging people to vote with their dollars by supporting brands that prioritize safer ingredients and packaging, and to stay informed and engaged in the fight for a healthier and more just world. www.cleanwater.org/podcast

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