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 […]
Read MoreSeptember 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 […]
Read MoreAugust 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 […]
Read MoreNew 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 […]
Read MoreAugust 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 […]
Read MoreFlint Michigan became synonymous with disaster after their water source was switched. For nearly two years, the Midwest city of roughly 100,000 people was unable to drink water from their taps due to dangerously high levels of lead. While it is true that Flint currently reins as the poster child for all things related to […]
Read MoreMashkiiziibi (Bad River) Band files suit against Enbridge The Bad River (Mashkiiziibi) Band of Lake Superior Chippewa filed suit against Enbridge on July 23 in an effort to have the 66-year old Line 5 pipeline that crosses their reservation decommissioned and removed. Owned by the Canadian Corporation, Enbridge, Line 5 also traverses the Straits of Mackinac–the […]
Read MorePress release: Environmental groups call for urgent action to protect Lake Erie following NOAA algae bloom forecast Environmental deference, Canadian Freshwater alliance, and Freshwater Future Canada. For immediate release: July 11, 2019 Toronto, Ont. – Environmental groups are calling the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) forecast of a significant algae bloom for Lake […]
Read MorePhoto by Mihály Köles on Unsplash July 9th, 2019 This week: Algal Blooms in Lake Erie Off to an Early Start The annual harmful algal bloom in Sandusky Bay is bigger than in years past and began earlier, says a Bowling Green State University scientist who’s been studying the bloom for years. Click here to learn more. Great […]
Read MoreFreshwater Future in partnership with The Junction Coalition, held a week-long Youth Water Camp in Toledo, Ohio. Youth ages 10-18 from around the Great Lakes Region canoed the Maumee River, and later fellowshipped to learn about Harmful Algal Bloom and water policy education. The event was sponsored by several organizations and community leaders from across […]
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