Freshwater Future Weekly: December 28, 2023

Freshwater Future Weekly: December 28, 2023

This Week: There’s Still Time to Give your Year-End Gift to Bring People One Step Closer to Having Clean and Safe Water; Year in Review: Protecting the People and the Waters of the Great Lakes; Meet One of our Fall 2023 Grantees: Superior Rivers Watershed Association; New York Passes the Lead Pipe Right to Know Act!  There’s Still Time to Give your Year-End […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: December 21, 2023

Freshwater Future Weekly: December 21, 2023

This Week: Your Gift Today, Support Our Fight for Safe Drinking Water; Strengthening the New Lead and Copper Rule: Replacing Lead Pipes with Plastic Pipes is Not the Solution; Application Deadlines Announced for Canada’s Great Lakes Freshwater Ecosystem Initiative Funds; Meet Our Fall 2023 Grantees; Michigan’s Eagle Mine Seeks Underground Mining Expansion; As a Warm Winter […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: December 15, 2023

Freshwater Future Weekly: December 15, 2023

This Week: Take Action – Use your Voice to Ensure the Strongest Lead Protections in Drinking Water; Rocket Launch Site on Lake Superior Blocked; Give and support NO Lead is Safe; Road Salt is Harming Our Waters – Meet the Advocates Fighting for a Solution; Open-Pit Mine Threatens Lake Superior with Acid Mine Drainage Take Action: […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: December 8, 2023

Freshwater Future Weekly: December 8, 2023

Make Your Voice Heard: The New Lead and Copper Draft Rule is Out; Give Your Year-End Gift and support NO Lead is Safe; Line 5 Tunnel Granted Permit by Michigan Public Service Commission; Win! Proposed Golf Course on Wisconsin Lakeshore Park Blocked; Elevated Lead Levels Found in Pennsylvania Schools’ Drinking […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: November 22, 2023

Freshwater Future Weekly: November 22, 2023

This Week: #GivingTuesday Next Week; Freshwater Voices Newsletter Available Online; Staying Vigilant: Freshwater Future Watches for Lead in your Drinking Water; Thousands of Minnesotans’ Drinking Water Contaminated with Nitrate; Public Meeting About Barrier to Prevent Grass Carp from Migrating to Lake Erie #GivingTuesday Next Week – A Day of Giving, Sharing, […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: November 17, 2023

Freshwater Future Weekly: November 17, 2023

This Week: Save the Date: #Giving Tuesday; Grantee Highlight: Environment North is Taking on Nuclear Waste; Freshwater Future in DC; PFAS Found in 71% of Wisconsin’s Shallow Private Drinking Wells; Freshwater Future Receives Highest Ratings by Candid and Charity Navigator Save the Date: #GivingTuesday, November 28th – A Day of […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: November 10, 2023

Freshwater Future Weekly: November 10, 2023

This Week: Your Voice is Needed to Improve Minnesota’s Water System Funding; EPA Deems Clean Up of the Catastrophe in East Palestine, Ohio Finished: Is it Enough; Water Watchers and Wellness, November 16th; Freshwater Future in DC: Advocating for Real Outcomes from the Farm Bill; Canada Announces Funding for Projects Restoring Great Lakes Areas of Concern; The Crushing Weight of Water Rates in Michigan–Solutions Exist

Freshwater Future Weekly: November 3, 2023

Freshwater Future Weekly: November 3, 2023

Deadline November 13th: Your Voice is Needed to Improve Minnesota’s Water System Funding; Seneca Lake Guardian Providing PFAS Test Kits to Residents Near New York’s Largest Landfill; Salmon Farms and Our Great Lakes; Proposed House Funding Bill Guts Clean Water Programs; No One Held Accountable for the Flint Water Crisis […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: October 27, 2023

Freshwater Future Weekly: October 27, 2023

Detroit’s Jefferson-Chalmers Neighborhood Set to Receive $11.2 from FEMA; Deadline November 13th: Your Voice is Needed to Improve Minnesota’s Water System Funding; Freshwater Future Has You Covered for National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week; Success!! Freshwater Future Grantee Highlight: Meet the Wellington Water Watchers! Detroit’s Jefferson-Chalmers Neighborhood Set to Receive $11.2 […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: October 20, 2023

Freshwater Future Weekly: October 20, 2023

This Week: Tell Congress to Renew Federal Water Assistance Program; Lobbying Basics for Nonprofits; Improve Minnesota’s Water System Funding; New Law Mandates Universal Lead Testing for Michigan Toddlers; Prevent a Nickel Mine from Polluting Lake Superior; Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Crypto-Mining Site on Seneca Lake Over Warm Water Discharges […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: October 13, 2023

Freshwater Future Weekly: October 13, 2023

This Week: Agencies Discuss Condemning And Cleaning Up The Erie Coke Site; All About Water Convening Key Takeaways; New York City’s Lead Service Lines Impact Hispanic/Latino Communities; Biden Administration’s Report Recommends Privatization Of U.S. Water Systems; Lake Erie’s World Water Spout Record Agencies Discuss Condemning and Cleaning Up the Erie […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: October 6, 2023

Freshwater Future Weekly: October 6, 2023

This Week: Michigan Supreme Court To Rule On Manure Spreading Case, Ohio’s Weak Plan To Reduce Harmful Algal Blooms Approved By U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Freshwater Future’s Walk, Paddle, And Roll Exceeds Goal, Making The Motor City A Solar City, And More… October 4th – All About Water Convening, Benton […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: September 29, 2023

Freshwater Future Weekly: September 29, 2023

Deadline TODAY: Your Voice is Needed to Improve Indiana, New York, and Michigan Water System Funding; Register to Join Us in Benton Harbor for the All About Water Convening; Help us meet our Walk, Paddle, and Roll Goal for Freshwater; Freshwater Voices Newsletter; Silver Carp DNA Found in Michigan River […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: September 22, 2023

Freshwater Future Weekly: September 22, 2023

This Week – Greenbelt Victory In Ontario; Limited Spots Left: Register To Join Us In Benton Harbor For The All About Water Convening On October 4th, 2023; Deadline September 29th: Your Voice Is Needed To Improve New York And Michigan Water System Funding; Need Funding? Freshwater Future Fall Project Grants […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: September 15, 2023

Freshwater Future Weekly: September 15, 2023

This Week – Register Today For The All About Water Convening; Your Voice Is Needed To Improve New York And Michigan’s Water System Funding; Need Funding? Freshwater Future Fall Project Grants Deadline Is September 30th; Halfway There! Help Us Meet Our Walk Paddle And Roll Goal LAST CALL – Register […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: September 8, 2023

Freshwater Future Weekly: September 8, 2023

This Week: Limited Space Available–Register Today for the All About Water Convening, October 4th; Make a Donation Today to Help Make Drinking Water Safer and More Affordable; Freshwater Future Fall Project Grants Deadline is Approaching Fast; Celebrate Success:  Major Shift in PFAS Clean Up Effort at Wurtsmith Air Force Base […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: September 1, 2023

Freshwater Future Weekly: September 1, 2023

Pennsylvania Court Ruling Against Privatization is a Significant Win for Water Affordability; Saugatuck Passes Resolution Opposing Marina Development; Water is Life Festival This Weekend; Join Us for the All About Water Convening on October 4th, 2023; Help Make Drinking Water Safer and More Affordable; Great Coffee Starts with Clean Water […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: August 25, 2023

Freshwater Future Weekly: August 25, 2023

Join Us in Benton Harbor for the All About Water Convening on October 4th, 2023 – Registration Closes on August 31st; Chemical Manufacturer BASF Pollutes the Detroit River for 43 Years Without Regulation; Jill Is Walking, Paddling, and Rolling 250 miles for Clean Water; Freshwater Future Fall Project Grants + […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: August 18, 2023

Freshwater Future Weekly: August 18, 2023

Our Favorite #WeAreLakeErieDay Posts, Memories, and Photos; Water Shut-offs Resume in Detroit, Potentially Endangering Thousands; Take Action Now-Deadline August 20th: Protect the Menominee River from an Open-Pit Metal Mine; Great Coffee Starts with Clean Water – Buy a Lead Water Testing Kit and Get a Free Bag of Coffee from […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: August 11, 2023

Freshwater Future Weekly: August 11, 2023

This Week: Register to Join Us in Benton Harbor for the All About Water Convening on October 4th, 2023; Show Your Love for Lake Erie with #We Are Lake Erie Day, August 16, 2023; Landmark Victory: Minnesota Supreme Court Overturns PolyMet Water Pollution Permit; Op-ed: Tell Legislators to Ensure Affordable Water for […]