Published with permission from Douglas Cox, Chairman of the Menominee Tribe Dear Editor, The Menominee Tribe has repeatedly voiced concerns to Michigan environmental regulators about the proposed Back Forty Mine. Aquila Resources, the Canadian mining company behind the mine, has failed to submit the information required to determine the likely impacts of the mine from […]
September 13, 2019 This week: Bill Introduced to Extend Prosecutions Connected to Flint Water Crisis + Toxicologist’s Tips for Parents Regarding PFAS in Drinking Water + Restoration Investments Generate Economic Benefits Bill Introduced to Extend Prosecutions Connected to Flint Water Crisis A bill was recently introduced in the Michigan House and Senate that would extend […]
September 6, 2019 This week: Five Counties Adopt Resolution to Support Tunnel under Straits + Ohio Chamber Rewriting Ohio Law to Revoke Lake Erie Bill of Rights + Freshwater Future’s Testing Program Identifies Forever Chemical – PFAS – in Drinking Water Near Seneca Lake, New York + Canada and Ontario Teaming up for the Health […]
August 29th, 2019 This week: Johnson Controls Allocates $140 Million for PFAS Clean-Up + Lake Erie Flooding in the Chatham-Kent, Ontario Area + Five Tribes Consider Legal Options to Decommission Line 5 Johnson Controls Allocates $140 Million for PFAS Clean-Up Clean-up funds to address the pollution of groundwater from fire fighting foamsby Tyco Fire Products […]
August 23, 2019 This week: Cyanide from Steel Plant Kills 3,000 Fish + Why More is Needed for Water Security + Water Shutoffs Escalate in Detroit + More Cyanide from Steel Plant Kills 3,000 Fish Indiana Dunes National Park closed two of its beaches due to unsafe levels of cyanide and ammonia-nitrogen discharged from Arcelor […]
Author, Dominga Grace is a resident of West Toledo and a University of Toledo public health student. Dominga participated in a Youth Water Summit this past June sponsored by Junction Coalition and Freshwater Future. The water crisis was a result of a toxic algal bloom bearing down on Toledo’s drinking water intake pipe. It […]
August 15th, 2019 This week: Study Shows Larger Areas of Lake Michigan Suitable for Asian Carp + Swim Safe in Ohio + Homes with Toxic PFAS to be Hooked Up to City Water Supply + More Study Shows Larger Areas of Lake Michigan Suitable for Asian Carp Bighead carp and silver carp (the species that jumps out […]
New research shows that Asian carp may be even more harmful to the Great Lakes than previously considered. Freshwater Future believes stopping this threat from establishing in our Great Lakes is critically important, and we need the Army Corps of Engineers to make every effort to ensure this happens. To learn more, click on the […]
August 9th, 2019 This week: Environmental Injustice Documented in Michigan’s Cities + Scientists Sample 200 Locations to Document Algal Bloom in Lake Erie + Over 400 Military Bases Have Toxic Contamination from Firefighting Foams Environmental Injustice Documented in Michigan’s Cities Michigan’s cities are some of the most environmentally unjust in the country according to a recent […]
This week: Ohio Backslides with New Energy Law + How to Keep Safe as Lake Erie Toxic Algal Bloom Expands + Toxic Chemical Found in Bottled Water Supply + 103-Year-Old Shipwreck Discovered in Lake Superior Ohio Backslides with New Energy Law Last week, Ohio Governor, Mike DeWine signed into law an energy bill that pushes Ohio […]