Sarah Bucci
@bucci-co.bsky.social
Communications strategist and media relations with @waterhub.bsky.social. Professional focus on water access, affordability, and water-related climate risks and opportunities in the U.S. Personal focus on #GoAvsGo, art, and nature.
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Sarah Bucci
@bucci-co.bsky.social
· Oct 21
Finally made the jump over here and looking to connect with folks working or reporting around water in the West, drinking water access, safety, affordability and water-climate connections. Who’s on here I should be following? #water
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Op-ed: "We owe it to families across America — from Martin County, Kentucky, to Detroit to California’s Central Valley — to make #SafeAffordableWater a reality."
#WECRCaucus' Yasmin Zaepoor & @appcitizenslaw.bsky.social's Mary Cromer write for Inside Sources.
dcjournal.com/water-afford...
#WECRCaucus' Yasmin Zaepoor & @appcitizenslaw.bsky.social's Mary Cromer write for Inside Sources.
dcjournal.com/water-afford...
dcjournal.com
April 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Op-ed: "We owe it to families across America — from Martin County, Kentucky, to Detroit to California’s Central Valley — to make #SafeAffordableWater a reality."
#WECRCaucus' Yasmin Zaepoor & @appcitizenslaw.bsky.social's Mary Cromer write for Inside Sources.
dcjournal.com/water-afford...
#WECRCaucus' Yasmin Zaepoor & @appcitizenslaw.bsky.social's Mary Cromer write for Inside Sources.
dcjournal.com/water-afford...
Reposted by Sarah Bucci
48 million people in the U.S. face unaffordable water bills. We need long-term investment in infrastructure and affordability programs to close the gap.
For #WaterWeek2025, sign onto the #WECRCaucus' #AffordableWaterForAll framework and join the call for federal action⬇️ app.sosha.ai/s/h8FEmgfv
For #WaterWeek2025, sign onto the #WECRCaucus' #AffordableWaterForAll framework and join the call for federal action⬇️ app.sosha.ai/s/h8FEmgfv
April 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
48 million people in the U.S. face unaffordable water bills. We need long-term investment in infrastructure and affordability programs to close the gap.
For #WaterWeek2025, sign onto the #WECRCaucus' #AffordableWaterForAll framework and join the call for federal action⬇️ app.sosha.ai/s/h8FEmgfv
For #WaterWeek2025, sign onto the #WECRCaucus' #AffordableWaterForAll framework and join the call for federal action⬇️ app.sosha.ai/s/h8FEmgfv
Reposted by Sarah Bucci
“We should want to stay in a place we call home and not fear our relationship around water.”
For #WaterWeek2025, watch this documentary from the #WECRCaucus sharing stories from Martin County, KY & their fight for #AffordableWaterForAll ⬇️
📽️ Full film on the site! app.sosha.ai/s/ByOFbAuo
For #WaterWeek2025, watch this documentary from the #WECRCaucus sharing stories from Martin County, KY & their fight for #AffordableWaterForAll ⬇️
📽️ Full film on the site! app.sosha.ai/s/ByOFbAuo
April 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
“We should want to stay in a place we call home and not fear our relationship around water.”
For #WaterWeek2025, watch this documentary from the #WECRCaucus sharing stories from Martin County, KY & their fight for #AffordableWaterForAll ⬇️
📽️ Full film on the site! app.sosha.ai/s/ByOFbAuo
For #WaterWeek2025, watch this documentary from the #WECRCaucus sharing stories from Martin County, KY & their fight for #AffordableWaterForAll ⬇️
📽️ Full film on the site! app.sosha.ai/s/ByOFbAuo
🚰 In Martin County, KY, 35-50 families lose water every month because they can’t afford the rising costs of a broken water system.
For #WorldWaterDay, listen to voices like Nina’s in upcoming #WECRCaucus documentary on water affordability: app.sosha.ai/s/bOa8Dx9D
For #WorldWaterDay, listen to voices like Nina’s in upcoming #WECRCaucus documentary on water affordability: app.sosha.ai/s/bOa8Dx9D
Learn more about Martin County, KY 💧
app.sosha.ai
March 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
🚰 In Martin County, KY, 35-50 families lose water every month because they can’t afford the rising costs of a broken water system.
For #WorldWaterDay, listen to voices like Nina’s in upcoming #WECRCaucus documentary on water affordability: app.sosha.ai/s/bOa8Dx9D
For #WorldWaterDay, listen to voices like Nina’s in upcoming #WECRCaucus documentary on water affordability: app.sosha.ai/s/bOa8Dx9D
The Onion does it again: readers editions. My Libby backlog is criminal at this point.
theonion.com/horrified-wo...
theonion.com/horrified-wo...
Horrified Woman Swears Off Ambien After Seeing Number Of Library Books She Reserved Last Night
COLUMBUS, OH—Reeling as she took stock of the damage done in her debilitated state, area woman Brittany Marino told reporters Wednesday she had sworn off Ambien for good after she woke up and saw how ...
theonion.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The Onion does it again: readers editions. My Libby backlog is criminal at this point.
theonion.com/horrified-wo...
theonion.com/horrified-wo...
January 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Reposted by Sarah Bucci
Eight water suppliers have issued 'do-not-use' or 'do-not-drink' water advisories in L.A. County. In these areas, there are concerns that the water might be contaminated by toxins from the fires. @jmarantosplants.bsky.social www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...
Boiling won't help. Explaining the Palisades and Altadena 'Do Not Use' water alerts
Why are there water advisories related to neighborhoods burned by the Palisades and Eaton fire? Here's a guide to understanding the toxic world of urban wildfires and contaminated water.
www.latimes.com
January 24, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Eight water suppliers have issued 'do-not-use' or 'do-not-drink' water advisories in L.A. County. In these areas, there are concerns that the water might be contaminated by toxins from the fires. @jmarantosplants.bsky.social www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...
Reposted by Sarah Bucci
🔥 Megafires are more than a fire crisis—they can also trigger a water crisis.
A hotter, drier climate means fires burn larger, polluting drinking water supplies. Communities across the West have faced this firsthand. Swipe to learn more about the #LAFires from the #WECRCaucus➡️
A hotter, drier climate means fires burn larger, polluting drinking water supplies. Communities across the West have faced this firsthand. Swipe to learn more about the #LAFires from the #WECRCaucus➡️
January 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
🔥 Megafires are more than a fire crisis—they can also trigger a water crisis.
A hotter, drier climate means fires burn larger, polluting drinking water supplies. Communities across the West have faced this firsthand. Swipe to learn more about the #LAFires from the #WECRCaucus➡️
A hotter, drier climate means fires burn larger, polluting drinking water supplies. Communities across the West have faced this firsthand. Swipe to learn more about the #LAFires from the #WECRCaucus➡️
Reposted by Sarah Bucci
after Maine found that fertilizer used on farms was contaminating milk, meat, crops, and water with forever chemicals, the state stepped up to take action. will other states follow their lead to protect the public? my latest for @newrepublic.com - newrepublic.com/article/1871...
One State’s War on Forever Chemicals in Milk
After some shocking discoveries a few years back, Maine has led the charge in banning the use of sewage-based fertilizers, which have been found to contaminate farmlands with PFAS. Getting national po...
newrepublic.com
December 20, 2024 at 3:34 PM
after Maine found that fertilizer used on farms was contaminating milk, meat, crops, and water with forever chemicals, the state stepped up to take action. will other states follow their lead to protect the public? my latest for @newrepublic.com - newrepublic.com/article/1871...
Reposted by Sarah Bucci
Nearly 70 petrochemical companies across the nation, including 30 in Texas, are sending millions of pounds of pollutants into waterways each year due to weak or nonexistent regulations. www.ehn.org/petrochemica...
Petrochemical plants send millions of pounds of pollutants into waterways each year: Report
“This is not normal.”
www.ehn.org
December 20, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Nearly 70 petrochemical companies across the nation, including 30 in Texas, are sending millions of pounds of pollutants into waterways each year due to weak or nonexistent regulations. www.ehn.org/petrochemica...
Reposted by Sarah Bucci
💰Let’s close the water affordability gap: per a new EPA report, the U.S. needs to invest $8.8 billion a year for families to have permanent relief from high water costs. We can solve the water crisis together!
🔗 Learn more from the #WECRCaucus here: climatewaterequity.org/epa-needs-as...
🔗 Learn more from the #WECRCaucus here: climatewaterequity.org/epa-needs-as...
December 17, 2024 at 7:28 PM
💰Let’s close the water affordability gap: per a new EPA report, the U.S. needs to invest $8.8 billion a year for families to have permanent relief from high water costs. We can solve the water crisis together!
🔗 Learn more from the #WECRCaucus here: climatewaterequity.org/epa-needs-as...
🔗 Learn more from the #WECRCaucus here: climatewaterequity.org/epa-needs-as...
December is a great time to reflect and report out. My colleague @jessicajewell.bsky.social and I shared lessons and learnings from the @waterhub.bsky.social #JustInfrastructure campaign this afternoon. Justinfrastructure.org
It's starting! Join us with the link below, and stay tuned for a live thread 🌊🧵
📅 Our next webinar is next Monday, December 16!
Join us as we share insights on water infrastructure storytelling. We’ll cover 👇
👂 Listening to identify comms needs
✏️ Working with artists & organizers
🤳 Video storytelling + more!
➡️ hubs.ly/Q02ZC2g20
Join us as we share insights on water infrastructure storytelling. We’ll cover 👇
👂 Listening to identify comms needs
✏️ Working with artists & organizers
🤳 Video storytelling + more!
➡️ hubs.ly/Q02ZC2g20
December 16, 2024 at 8:28 PM
December is a great time to reflect and report out. My colleague @jessicajewell.bsky.social and I shared lessons and learnings from the @waterhub.bsky.social #JustInfrastructure campaign this afternoon. Justinfrastructure.org
Reposted by Sarah Bucci
It's the 50th anniversary of the #SafeDrinkingWaterAct 🚰 & our taps have it to thank-- from Great Lakes communities like Milwaukee to Gulf South homes in New Orleans.
Learn more & share why #SafeAffordableWater matters to you. #SDWA50
Learn more & share why #SafeAffordableWater matters to you. #SDWA50
December 16, 2024 at 4:22 PM
It's the 50th anniversary of the #SafeDrinkingWaterAct 🚰 & our taps have it to thank-- from Great Lakes communities like Milwaukee to Gulf South homes in New Orleans.
Learn more & share why #SafeAffordableWater matters to you. #SDWA50
Learn more & share why #SafeAffordableWater matters to you. #SDWA50
I want to fully leave the other place but it’s still the easiest spot to follow the chatter around my sports team. Lots of folks jumping here and starter packs are great but… I need lists, please!
November 20, 2024 at 10:29 PM
I want to fully leave the other place but it’s still the easiest spot to follow the chatter around my sports team. Lots of folks jumping here and starter packs are great but… I need lists, please!
Reposted by Sarah Bucci
Lots of water tidbits in here but this takes the cake:
During weather emergencies, the homes have structural limitations. During hurricanes, the National Weather Service has said, 72% of deaths occur in homes, and of those, 54% occur in mobile homes.
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
During weather emergencies, the homes have structural limitations. During hurricanes, the National Weather Service has said, 72% of deaths occur in homes, and of those, 54% occur in mobile homes.
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
Latino mobile home park residents denounce conditions, allege discrimination
Latino residents in Ohio and Colorado have filed lawsuits or complaints as experts warn of the risks, especially financial, of renting or buying manufactured homes in mobile parks.
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:52 PM
Lots of water tidbits in here but this takes the cake:
During weather emergencies, the homes have structural limitations. During hurricanes, the National Weather Service has said, 72% of deaths occur in homes, and of those, 54% occur in mobile homes.
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
During weather emergencies, the homes have structural limitations. During hurricanes, the National Weather Service has said, 72% of deaths occur in homes, and of those, 54% occur in mobile homes.
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
Reposted by Sarah Bucci
Today's Senate hearing celebrated the 50th anniversary of the #SafeDrinkingWaterAct— a transformative moment for water and health in the U.S. As water warrior and former EPA Assistant Administrator, Radhika Fox shared, this law "saved lives and created jobs." 🛠️💧 #SDWA50
November 20, 2024 at 9:37 PM
Today's Senate hearing celebrated the 50th anniversary of the #SafeDrinkingWaterAct— a transformative moment for water and health in the U.S. As water warrior and former EPA Assistant Administrator, Radhika Fox shared, this law "saved lives and created jobs." 🛠️💧 #SDWA50
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This trend is worrying (to say the least). I got lots of opinions and ideas but truly not sure where we go as a society the decline in capital J Journalism and a rise in punditry and the thoughts of “people on the internet” filling the void.
apnews.com/article/ap-m...
apnews.com/article/ap-m...
The Associated Press says buyouts and some layoffs are ahead as it seeks to cut its workforce by 8%
The Associated Press says it is looking to cut 8% of its workforce, primarily through buyouts, and employees eligible to leave their jobs would begin getting notifications.
apnews.com
November 19, 2024 at 6:54 PM
This trend is worrying (to say the least). I got lots of opinions and ideas but truly not sure where we go as a society the decline in capital J Journalism and a rise in punditry and the thoughts of “people on the internet” filling the void.
apnews.com/article/ap-m...
apnews.com/article/ap-m...
Reposted by Sarah Bucci
Asheville, a city of 95,000 people, has been without drinkable water for 53 days after getting hit by a hurricane. It's finally back wlos.com/news/local/b...
Breaking: Boil water notice has been lifted, Water Resources Department says
It was the news everyone has been waiting for... the boil water advisory, which has been in effect for weeks following Helene, has been lifted.
wlos.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Asheville, a city of 95,000 people, has been without drinkable water for 53 days after getting hit by a hurricane. It's finally back wlos.com/news/local/b...
Come on in, east coast, the water’s fine, if a little lacking! I jest but in all seriously the fact that nearly every U.S. state is facing some level of drought is terrifying. Wacky weather whiplash makes a lot of people’s jobs more difficult at scale.
amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Nearly all of US states are facing droughts, an unprecedented number | US news | The Guardian
More than 150 million people and 318m acres of crops are affected by droughts after summer of record heat
amp.theguardian.com
November 15, 2024 at 12:33 AM
Come on in, east coast, the water’s fine, if a little lacking! I jest but in all seriously the fact that nearly every U.S. state is facing some level of drought is terrifying. Wacky weather whiplash makes a lot of people’s jobs more difficult at scale.
amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Wait what are the starter packs and where are the ones for U.S. water news junkies and environmental communicators? Still trying to find my peeps here.
November 10, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Wait what are the starter packs and where are the ones for U.S. water news junkies and environmental communicators? Still trying to find my peeps here.
One thing Alex Hager’s timely, smart article on the election impact on the future of #CORiver negotiations doesn’t get into is how $$ has greased the wheels for additional voluntary cuts to water use. Will the flow of dollars dry up under a 2nd Trump admin?
www.kunc.org/news/2024-11...
www.kunc.org/news/2024-11...
How will a second Trump presidency shape the Colorado River?
Water managers across the West say they do not expect a new Trump administration will alter post-2026 Colorado River talks.
www.kunc.org
November 8, 2024 at 4:44 PM
One thing Alex Hager’s timely, smart article on the election impact on the future of #CORiver negotiations doesn’t get into is how $$ has greased the wheels for additional voluntary cuts to water use. Will the flow of dollars dry up under a 2nd Trump admin?
www.kunc.org/news/2024-11...
www.kunc.org/news/2024-11...
Refusing to let my optimism about what this country, and humanity, can be despite its oft harsh reality. Take a beat, a steadying breath, and read these words if you need that reminder.
✍🏼 @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
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✍🏼 @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
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Rebecca Solnit: We, the People, Can Make a Better Future
In 1972, in the Democratic primary, we had our first Black woman presidential candidate, “unbought and unbossed” Shirley Chisolm, who knew that she was only running a symbolic campaign,…
lithub.com
November 5, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Refusing to let my optimism about what this country, and humanity, can be despite its oft harsh reality. Take a beat, a steadying breath, and read these words if you need that reminder.
✍🏼 @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
lithub.com/rebecca-soln...
✍🏼 @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
lithub.com/rebecca-soln...
Abstracts don’t usually do it for me but Alma Thomas painting space and sky and her garden in the 1960s and 70s hit that special spot for me. I could stare at the Eclipse for hours. Wonderful display at the Denver Art Museum through January 2025.
November 3, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Abstracts don’t usually do it for me but Alma Thomas painting space and sky and her garden in the 1960s and 70s hit that special spot for me. I could stare at the Eclipse for hours. Wonderful display at the Denver Art Museum through January 2025.