Wetlands are critical resources for reducing flooding, filtering pollutants and providing critical areas for fish and wildlife to reproduce. In our Great Lakes region, this decision jeopardizes billions of dollars spent on restoring our waters and wetlands, puts homeowners at increased risk of flooding, and threatens the multi-billion dollar industries of fishing, wildlife viewing and recreation.
This week: Freshwater Future Joins Patagonia at 50th Anniversary Celebration in Chicago; Georgian Bay Town Looking for Bi-National Support to Oppose Ontario’s Bill 23; PFAS in Pellston, MI: Cancer and the Odawa Nation; Join Us for Upcoming Water Watchers & Wellness Sessions; “Chonkosaurus” Snapping Turtle in the Chicago River
This Week: Success: DNR Rejects Proposed Camp Grayling Lease Expansion; 2023 Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Day on Parliament Hill in Ottawa; Wisconsin Flooding Increases Risk of Exposure of Canadian Oil and Gas Pipeline
This Week: Freshwater Voices Newsletter – Latest Issue Now Available Online; Freshwater Future Hero Addresses United Nations on Line 5; Muskegon Residents Speak Up to Regain Public Access; Lake Erie Conference On May 4th, 2023; Palladium and Copper Mine on Lake Superior Coast in Ontario, Canada
Jannan Cornstalk, a recent Freshwater Future Hero., presented at the “Indigenous Women from North America Defending Biodiversity, Human Rights, and our Global Climate” panel at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues session. J
This Week: Freshwater Future Benefits from Record-Setting Participation in Big House 5K!; Thank You for Signing Our Letter Supporting the U.S. EPA’s Coal Ash Disposal Decision; Métis Nation of Ontario Receives Funding for Great Lakes Protection and Restoration; Six Simple Actions to Help Water on Earth Day – April 22nd
This Week: Veto Cancels Efforts to Weaken Clean Water Act; All About Water Spring Convening Recording Now Available; Sauble Beach Returned to Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation Stewardship; Lack of Ice Cover Leads to Significant Erosion Along Presque Isle State Park’s Beaches
This Week: Freshwater Heroes Award Ceremony Recording Available, Deadline Monday, April 10th, Noon: Submit Public Comments to Stop Toxic Coal Ash Disposal At Two Michigan Energy Plants, Still Time to Support the Freshwater Future Team At the Big House 5k, Geoff Peach Memorial Scholarship Winners Announced
This Week: Our Work Pays Off in the Canadian Budget!, Submit Public Comments to Stop Toxic Coal Ash Disposal at Two Michigan Energy Plants, Last Chance to Register For All About Water!, Chemical Spill In Delaware River Stirs Panic in Philadelphia Residents, Online Viewing of PFAS Documentary, No Defense, on Monday, April 3
This Week: Celebrating Freshwater Heroes on March 21st, Final Call: Spring Project Grant Deadline Is March 31st!, Dioxin in East Palestine Soil Tested Above Cancer Risk Threshold, 400,000 Gallons of Radioactive Water Leaked from a Minnesota Nuclear Plant, Celebrating World Water Day At Freshwater Future
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