Affordable water protects health and dignity for every Michigan family
Freshwater Future Weekly: July 11, 2025
This Week: July 31 at 11:30 am ET – Mindfulness and Meditation; Yes, Our Voices Improved Congress’ Big, Ugly Bill; Landback Victory for Four Anishinaabe First Nations in Western Ontario; Illinois Adds More High-Risk Communities to Universal Childhood Lead Testing List
Freshwater Future Weekly: July 3, 2025
This Week: Victory in Wisconsin: State Supreme Court Affirms that Polluters Pay for Spills; Win! Toronto Passes Road Salt Ordinance to Protect Water and Ecosystems; Save the Date: Water Is Life Festival – August 30, 2025
Freshwater Future Weekly: June 13, 2025
This Week: Big Step Forward for Water Affordability in Michigan; Join Our Monthly Mindfulness + Movement Practice for Water Protectors; Welcome, 2025 Summer Fellows!
Welcome, 2025 Summer Fellows!
Freshwater Future is proud to host two graduate students, Angelique Willis and Katelyn Connelly, this summer from the Environmental Fellows Program at the Yale School of the Environment.
Freshwater Future Applauds Michigan’s New Water Affordability Now Bill
Michigan Representative Emily Dievendorf (D-Lansing) has introduced the Water Affordability and Shutoff Protections Act, House Bill 4555, the first bill in a number to make up the Affordable Water Now legislative package.
Freshwater Future Weekly: May 2, 2025
This Week: Using Community Power to Address Flooding in Detroit; Join Our Monthly Mindfulness + Movement Practice for Water Protectors; Syracuse, NY Water System Under Review by U.S. EPA; Duluth’s $3 Million Lake Superior Shoreline Project
A New Fight for Water Protection: New York’s Great Lakes and State Water Bill of Rights!
The Great Lakes and State Waters Bill of Rights would recognize that the Great Lakes and their watersheds have the fundamental legal rights to exist, flourish, and regenerate! Most importantly, these rights could be enforced against corporations and polluters in court if the bill is passed.
Freshwater Future Weekly: April 18th, 2025
This Week: Water Watchers & Wellness Webinar: Fundraising Basics Webinar; Your Voice Needed to Protect Wetlands and Clean Water; We Need the Lake Erie Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast; Freshwater Voices Newsletter Available Online; Register for April’s Mindfulness & Movement; Blog – Against All Odds: How Water Advocates Are Winning in 2025
Against All Odds: How Water Advocates Are Winning in 2025
Under the nose of rapidly changing national headlines, environmentalists, local coalitions, and Indigenous communities across the country are making progress on preserving our nation’s water and natural resources.
