Michigan Representative Emily Dievendorf (D-Lansing) has introduced the Water Affordability and Shutoff Protections Act, House Bill 4555, the first bill in a number to make up the Affordable Water Now legislative package.
Freshwater Future Weekly: May 30, 2025
This Week: Celebrating Safe Drinking Water for Erie, PA Students; Stand with Protect the Porkies: No Taxpayer Dollars for the Copperwood Mine – Again; Michigan Residents Deserve Meaningful Public Engagement; Work Proceeds to Stop Invasive Carp; Pittsburgh Residents Overwhelmingly Vote to Keep their Water System Public
Freshwater Future Weekly: May 23, 2025
This Week: [Take Action] No Taxpayer Dollars for the Copperwood Mine – Again; [Take Action] Michigan Residents Deserve Meaningful Public Engagement; Join Our Monthly Mindfulness + Movement; New Law Shifts Water System Control in Birmingham, AL; Ontario Students Raising Money and Educating to Protect Water
How the Regionalization of Water Systems Erodes Local Control: Birmingham, Alabama Case Study
On May 7th, in an alarming demonstration of state overreach, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into state law a bill…
Freshwater Future Weekly: May 16, 2025
This Week: Training Webinar: Your Voice Needed on Michigan Drinking Water Fund; Join Our Monthly Mindfulness + Movement Practice for Water Protectors; Deadline Approaching: Stop Ontario’s Bill 5
Freshwater Future Weekly: May 9, 2025
This Week: Training Webinars: Your Voice Needed on Drinking Water Fund; Join Our Monthly Mindfulness + Movement; New Date Announced: Last Chance to Speak Up and Defend Wetlands
Freshwater Future Weekly: May 2, 2025
This Week: Using Community Power to Address Flooding in Detroit; Join Our Monthly Mindfulness + Movement Practice for Water Protectors; Syracuse, NY Water System Under Review by U.S. EPA; Duluth’s $3 Million Lake Superior Shoreline Project
A New Fight for Water Protection: New York’s Great Lakes and State Water Bill of Rights!
The Great Lakes and State Waters Bill of Rights would recognize that the Great Lakes and their watersheds have the fundamental legal rights to exist, flourish, and regenerate! Most importantly, these rights could be enforced against corporations and polluters in court if the bill is passed.
Freshwater Future Weekly: April 25, 2025
This Week: Freshwater Future Hero Spotlight; No Oil in the Great Lakes: Stop Permits for Canadian Pipeline Project; Water Watchers & Wellness Webinar: Fundraising Basics
Freshwater Future Weekly: April 18th, 2025
This Week: Water Watchers & Wellness Webinar: Fundraising Basics Webinar; Your Voice Needed to Protect Wetlands and Clean Water; We Need the Lake Erie Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast; Freshwater Voices Newsletter Available Online; Register for April’s Mindfulness & Movement; Blog – Against All Odds: How Water Advocates Are Winning in 2025
