Climate Justice
Around the bend
This piece by our Senior Legal Director and Waterkeeper Kristen Schlemmer was part of the newsprint accompanying Artist-in-Residence Fred Schmidt-Arenales’
Advancing Water Justice in Houston
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Groundwork
Welcome to our new board members
This spring several interns and fellows will lend important support to our law, science, design, policy, and communications work. Interns and fellows work closely with staff on issues related to water, infrastructure, and climate injustices affecting communities across greater Houston. Join us in welcoming them!
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Artist in Residence Fred Schmidt-Arenales: IT IS A GOOD PROJECT AND SHOULD BE BUILT
Fred Schmidt-Arenales served as Bayou City Waterkeeper’s Artist-in-Residence from September 2023 through March of this year, engaging with our work
Clean Water
Justice in the Sewers: No one should live with this crap
By Sade Hogue and Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud In Houston, we have a problem–a shameful one that is making family homes
Groundwork
Welcome our new Policy and Partnerships Manager
Join us in welcoming our new staff member Guadalupe Fernández, BCWK’s Policy and Partnerships Manager. Guadalupe will manage our policy and government relations work alongside our interdisciplinary team. Learn more about Guadalupe.
Climate Justice
Texas Tribune panel: Protecting Texas’ coastline
This week, as two separate storms converged on the Texas coast, our Senior Legal Director and Waterkeeper Kristen Schlemmer participated
BCWK is a Houston-based organization focusing on water quality, wetlands protection, and flood mitigation across our region with an emphasis on climate resilience and environmental justice. BCWK serves the lower Galveston Bay watershed, a 10-county region that encompasses greater Houston.
At Bayou City Waterkeeper we view water as a catalyst for change in greater Houston and along the Texas Gulf coast. Communities most affected by water pollution, flooding, and system failures must be at the center of this change. Only by centering community priorities can we shape solutions that meaningfully address the largest environmental, climate, and infrastructure threats that our region faces.
Lower Galveston Bay Watershed
Bayou City Waterkeeper works to protect and restore our wetlands, floodplains and riparian habitats that flow into our waterways and surrounding bays. The adjacent map shows the Lower Galveston Bay Watershed that we strive to make fishable, swimmable, and drinkable for all.
