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2024

Oct 9, 2024 – “1500+ Residents Call on Gov. Shapiro to Stop Chester Water Grab“, Food & Water Watch

Aug 24, 2024 – “Celebrating Lake Erie“, CKXS

Aug 1, 2024 – EGLE to continue use of permits: Surpeme Court, Sooleader.com

May 23, 2024 – “BGSU digital arts students produce animations for green organizations”, BG Independent News

Apr 18, 2024 – “U.P. residents ask DNR not to grant Keweenaw Land Association’s metallic mineral rights request”, Michigan Advance

Apr 16, 2024 – “Seneca Lake Guardian named ‘Freshwater Hero’ for environmental efforts,” Fingerlakes1.com

Feb 13, 2024 – “TED Explores: A new climate vision,” Ideastream.org

Jan 3, 2024 – “Michigan group looks to grow a statewide coalition for water affordability,” Great Lakes Now

 

2023

Aug 7, 2023 – “Opinion – Income-based water bills will ensure access for Michigan families,” Bridge Michigan

Jul 11, 2023 – “Chautauqua-Conewango Consortium Receives Grant Money“, The Post-Journal

Jun 29, 2023 – “Founders Collaborating On 4 Giants Starcatcher Haze,”msn.com

May 4, 2023 “Freshwater Future, Technical Assistance to Boost Great Lakes Communication, 2021-09122”, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.

Apr 27, 2023 – “Meet the future of Environmental Justice: Anna Bunting (MS ’23),” Seas.umich.edu

Feb 23, 2023 – “11 Groups Urge MI Supreme Court to Protect Waterways from Factory Farm Pollution,” Food&Water Watch

Feb 16, 2023 – “Environmental disaster in East Palestine Ohio prompts state of emergency declaration,” nng.ng

Feb 15, 2023 – “How a Train Derailment Led to a Major Chemical Disaster in Ohio,” Earthjustice

Feb 8, 2023 – “Why Detroit will likely need a statewide fix for water affordability“, Planet Detroit.

Jan 19, 2023 – “Registration now open for annual Big House 5K in Ann Arbor,” clickondetroit.com

Jan 18, 2023 – “Michigan group questions tax district,” Observer

Jan 18, 2023 – “Chautauqua Lake Funding Recommendation Expected at CLPRA Meeting Thursday”, WRFA-LP 107.9

Jan 17, 2023 – “Proposed Tax Would Fund Chautauqua Lake Clean Up Efforts”, Erie News Now

 

2022

Dec 1, 2022 – “Report Urges Water-Affordability Strategy to Help Low-Income Michiganders”, wsjm.com

Sept 20, 2022 – “Lake Erie’s Failed Algae Strategy Hurts Poor Communities the Most”, Circle of Blue.

Aug 31, 2022 – “Join Bridge and Circle of Blue to discuss Great Lakes, algae blooms”, bridgemi.com

Aug 31, 2022 – “‘We are sleepwalking towards disaster’ on Lake Erie, environmental group says”, The Hamilton Spectator

Augu 31, 2022 – Residents draw attention to Challenges Facing Lake Erie with #WEARELAKEERIE Day, IHeartRadio.ca AM800.

Aug 30, 2022 – “The Shift; Tomorrow Is ‘We Are Lake Erie Day,'” IHeartRadio.ca AM800

Aug 30, 2022 – “#WeAreLakeErie”, 99.1 CKKS

Apr 25, 2022 – “Freshwater Future announces grants available for people behind on water bills through LIHWAP program…,MediaOne Radio Group

Mar 8, 2022 – “EPA Releases New Memo Outlining Strategy to Equitably Deliver Clean Water Through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,” – EPA Press Office.

Jan 31, 2022 – “US Facing Dire Water Scarcity on its Biggest Freshwater Reserves, Says New Study,” – Nature World News.

Jan 29, 2022 – “The US is losing some of its biggest freshwater reserves,” Popular Science.

Jan, 2022 Issue – “Protecting and Preserving the Great Lakes” – Lakeland Boating Magazine.

 

2021

Oct 27, 2021 – “La canicule sous-marine des Grands Lacs.” – Radio-Canada.

Sept 10, 2021 – “Petition filed with EPA over Benton Harbor water lead levels,” – The Herald Palladium.

Sept 1, 2021 – “Benton Harbor students get clean water,” ABC57.

Aug 25, 2021 – “Last Reminder to Join An Online Event on the Environmental Challenges Facing Lake Erie“, Niagara At Large.

Aug 23, 2021 – “Environmental justice advocates look to historic $3.5T spending bill for bold action,” The Pulse.

July 28, 2021 – “Ohio must protect drinking water, make removal of lead pipes a priority“, Akron Beacon Journal.

July 20, 2021 – “650K Lead Pipes Still Carry Water In Ohio; 2nd Most in US, Report Says“, Columbus Underground.

July 19, 2021 – “Report: 650,000 lead pipes still carry water in Ohio; 2nd most in U.S.”, Ohio Capital Journal.

June 22, 2021 – “Cleveland Metroparks and Partners Celebrate the Opening of Brighton Park“, clevelandmetroparks.com

June 18, 2021 – “MDARD absent when ag, conservation partners talk MAEAP with Senate committee“, Michigan Farm News.

June 1, 2021 – “City leaders, Sen. Brown push American Jobs Plan in Toledo”ABC News 13.

May 12, 2021 – “New York’s Utility Shut-Off Moratorium Extended,” Food & Water Watch.

May 11, 2021 – “NOW earns ‘Freshwater Heroes’ award”Iosco County News-Herald

May 4, 2021 – “Non-profit starts ‘#PFAS Free Wisconsin’ educational campaign”ABC News-19 wxow.com

Mar 24, 2021 – “Coalition to SAVE the Menominee River receives ‘Freshwater Hero Award’”TV6 – UpperMichiganSource.com

Mar 22, 2021 – “Flint teenagers test water quality for thousands of homes”NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt

Mar 12, 2021 – “Gov. Whitmer offers propane plan for Upper Peninsula after Line 5 shutdown,” Bridge Michigan.

Mar 9, 2021 – “Too few farmers are curbing pollution in Lake Erie. Should they be forced?”michiganradio.org

Feb 15, 2021 – “Low-interest homeowner loans, residential water sampling, resumed rental inspections among topics covered at FNU”eastvillagemagazine.org

Jan 22, 2021 – “After Flint’s Crisis, An Algorithm Helps Citizens Find Lead Pipes”Science Friday with Ira Flatow

Jan 14, 2021 – “An Algorithm Is Helping a Community Detect Lead Pipes”Wired.

 

2020

Nov 25, 2020 – “AI Will Help Toledo, Ohio, Find and Replace Lead Pipes”State Tech.

Oct 26, 2020 – “Local Teens Help Solve Flint’s Water Crisis with New Lab and Water Testing: ‘It Gives Me Hope’”People.

Oct 13, 2020 – “New Flint lab aimed at rebuilding community trust in water”Flint Side.

Oct 10, 2020 – “Flint Community Lab holds grand opening, set to bring free water testing to residents”,  ABC12 News.

Oct 9, 2020 –  “Flint celebrates grand opening of free water testing laboratory”,  MLive.com

Aug 24, 2020 – “Social media campaign aims to show the importance of Lake Erie and the need to protect it”CTV NEWS Windor.

Jul 17, 2020 – “McKenzie Patrice Croom Flint Community Lab Receives 2020 US Water Prize”NBC25 News.

Jul 9, 2020 – “Smaller Toxic Algae Blooms Predicted for Lake Erie in 2020”Courthouse News Service.

May 21, 2020 – “Community Groups Have Their Own Plans To Provide Water To Some Chicago Residents”WBEZ.

Apr 2, 2020 – “Welfare rights groups want transparent, swifter action in water restorations”,  The Detroit News.

Apr 2, 2020 – “Some Chicagoans May Be Facing Coronavirus Without Water At Home”,  WBEZ Chicago.

Apr 1, 2020 – “Detroit water video conference “Zoom-bombed” by online hijackers”MLive.com

Feb 26, 2020 – “After PFAS discovery, Pellston students take their work further”,  Petoskey News-Review.

Feb 20, 2020 – “Should you be concerned about what’s in your drinking water?”,  Petoskey News-Review.

Feb 13, 2020 – “High levels of PFAS detected in Pellston well; two more wells being tested”Upnorthlive/ABC7&4.

 

2019

Dec 18, 2019 – “$300,000 raised for Flint Development Center water lab”Flint Side.

Dec 2, 2019 – “DeWine’s plan will test water supplies of 90% of Ohioans for ‘forever chemicals’”The Colombus Dispatch.

Oct 10, 2019 – “Ohio Water Quality”WOSU Media.

Sep 5, 2019 – “What toxicologist says parents should know about PFAS exposure”Mlive.com.

May 4, 2019 – “Lower Niagara River boating on hold: Lewiston Landing rehab, flooding threats disrupt summer river interests”Niagara Frontier Publications. 

Jan 23, 2019 – “Ontario’s new conservative premier unveiled an environmental agenda so light on details its critics are left wondering what, if anything, he’s committed to”Great Lakes Now. O 

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