Laura Gersony
Laura Gersony covers water policy, infrastructure, and energy for Circle of Blue. She also writes FRESH, Circle of Blue's biweekly digest of Great Lakes policy news, and HotSpots H2O, a monthly column about the regions and populations most at-risk for water-related hazards and conflict. She is an Environmental Studies and Political Science major at the University of Chicago and an avid Lake Michigan swimmer.
HotSpots H2O: As Dust Settles in Tonga After Volcanic Eruption, Drinking Water Now the ‘Biggest Life-Saving Issue’
The Stream, January 19, 2022: Black Chicagoans Hold Ten Times More Water Debt Than White Residents
HotSpots H2O: In Chile’s Lithium Mines, Climate and Environment Are Dueling Priorities
The Stream, January 12, 2022: New Study Issues Grim Forecast For California's San Joaquin Valley
The Stream, January 6, 2022: Rain Forecasts Could Boost Brazil's Electricity Sector
HotSpots H2O: 100,000 Displaced as Water Scarcity Ignites Ethnic Clashes in Cameroon
The Stream, December 16, 2021: "Climate Whiplash" Hits Australia
HotSpots H2O: Report Spotlights Funding Gap in Canada’s First Nations Water Crisis
The Stream, December 9, 2021: Clashes Over Water Scarcity in Cameroon Leave Nineteen Dead
HotSpots H2O: Ongoing Madagascar Famine Is Driven By Poverty, Not Climate Change