This Week: Tools and Tips for Helping Your Community Access Federal Water Funds; Spring Project Grant Applications Due March 31st; Update on the East Palestine Train Derailment; Big House 5k Race Almost at Capacity – Register Today!
Freshwater Future Weekly: February 17, 2023
This Week: Ohio Train Derailment Response Lacking to Protect Public Health; Thank you for Speaking Out on Proposed Michigan Camp Grayling Expansion; Freshwater Future Heroes Award Ceremony – Join Us for the Online Celebration; Update – Great Lakes Ice Coverage at Historic Lows
Concerns About Increasing Public Health Risks from Ohio Train Derailment
“This accident points to the urgency for changing how we regulate the transport of toxic materials and petroleum products on, over and around our precious water resources. Our valuable waters, such as the Ohio River and the Great Lakes, must be better protected from the threats to the safety of our drinking water from transporting hazardous chemicals.”
Freshwater Future Weekly: February 9, 2023
This Week: Freshwater Future Executive Director Jill Ryan to Speak About Freshwater Issues; Not Too Late to Register for the Big House 5K Race; Save the Date – Celebrating Freshwater Heroes on March 21st, 2023; Long-Term Solutions for Water Affordability in Michigan Still Lacking
Freshwater Future Weekly: February 3, 2023
This Week: Need Funds for Your Water Work; There’s Still Time to Sign Up for 2023 Water Watchers Wellness Sessions; Lack of EPA Rules Allowing Refineries to Legally Discharge, Including to the Great Lakes; EPA Slated to Stop Toxic Coal Ash Disposal at Two Michigan Energy Plants
Freshwater Future Weekly: January 27, 2023
This Week: Chautauqua Lake District Abandoned After Public Opposition; REGISTER NOW! – Big House 5k Race in Ann, Arbor, Michigan; Oneida Nation of the Thames Proposes Solution for On-going Water Crises; 20-Year Mining Ban Issued on Land Near Boundary Waters, Minnesota
Freshwater Future Weekly: January 20, 2023
This Week: More Funds Available for Spring Grants– Is Your Organization Eligible?; There’s Still Time to Register for Self-Care + Leadership at Water Watchers & Wellness; Passing the Torch and Preserving the Flame Ritual Seeking Nominations; Lack of Ice Over Great Lakes Causes Concern
Freshwater Future Weekly: January 13, 2023
This Week: REGISTRATION OPEN – Water Watchers & Wellness; Spread the Word: Increased Assistance for Water Bills Available for Michigan Households!; PFAS Update!
Freshwater Future Weekly: January 6, 2023
This Week: Communities Take Actions to Protect Drinking Water and Other Water Resources; Check-Out Jobs and Fellowships on Freshwater Future Website; BREAKING: Biden Administration Restores Protection for Waterways; Is Drinking More Water One of Your New Year’s Resolutions?
1/5/23: New York; Chautauqua Lake Protection and Rehabilitation Agency Recommends New Tax
There is currently a recommendation that is to be voted on in January to tax property owners throughout the watershed without a clear long-term plan for how to use the proposed new tax revenue to return the lake to health.
