This Google Site includes five tabs with valuable information and research on the water crisis in the United States. You can navigate the site using the tabs located on the top of each page.

Humans have basic needs. Among them is water. Yet, billions of people need access to drinkable water. Health, racial equity, and happiness are necessary for human dignity. Yet, lacking potable drinking water leaves these fundamental human rights unfilled. In 2016, the Newark Water Crisis began. Although the federal government stepped in to regulate the situation, it remains a prevailing issue today. Despite this, many N.J. residents are unaware of the problem. My goal is to educate students on the worldwide potable water crisis. Yet, I will use the localized example of Newark to stress that it  should not be removed from our understanding of community rights. A lack of knowledge on this issue does not result from people's ignorance. Instead, it is because a person not having access to water is unfathomable and, therefore, not seen as a local problem. My research will primarily focuses on why undrinkable water is a frequent problem in low-income and industrialized areas. 

Article 25, section 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: "Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care. . . Article 2 states: Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms outlined in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or another opinion, national or social origin, property, birth, or another status. These articles are intrinsically linked. Potable water is an underlying determinant of health; people in low socio-economic communities often do not have access to adequate health care. Additionally, underdeveloped and industrialized communities often need to have updated water infrastructure. Unfortunately, these factors make the water crisis cyclical and a prominent human rights crisis.