Freshwater Future Weekly: January 13, 2023

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!  REGISTRATION OPEN – Water Watchers & Wellness  Kick off 2023 with a commitment to gaining leadership and self-care skills by registering for the Water Watchers & Wellness series! All you […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: January 6, 2023

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? Communities Take Actions to Protect Drinking Water and Other Water Resources Testing school drinking water for […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: December 28, 2022

Freshwater Future Weekly: December 28, 2022

This Week: Give the Gift of Safe and Clean Water with Your Year-End Gift Today; Water Watchers & Wellness Resources Available; Appreciating Ice at the Ice Museum Give the Gift of Safe and Clean Water with Your Year-End Gift Today! Imagine the impact you could have with a year-end gift today to bring […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: December 21, 2022

Freshwater Future Weekly: December 21, 2022

This Week: Happy Holidays + Happy New Year from Freshwater Future; Proposed Ohio Salmon Farm Would Withdraw 5-Million Gallons of Water Per Day; Noticed Changes in Water Quality? Share Your Observations with the International Joint Commission; Podcast Recommendation: Title Track’s State of Water Podcast  Happy Holidays + Happy New Year […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: December 16, 2022

Freshwater Future Weekly: December 16, 2022

This Week: Give the Gift of Clean Water; New York Governor Vetoes Utility Transparency Bill; Is Your Community’s Water System in Need of Upgrades? Don’t Miss Out on Federal Funds Give the Gift of Clean Water!  You can ensure a brighter future and help make lasting change for water across the […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: December 9, 2022

Freshwater Future Weekly: December 9, 2022

This Week: NOW OUT: Freshwater Voices Newsletter Issue 3; Give the Gift of Safe and Clean Water with Your Year-End Gift Today; State of Ohio to Create “Pollution Diet” for Lake Erie; Take Action: Encourage Your Community to Focus on the Rising Cost of Water; 2023 State Revolving Fund Application […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: December 2, 2022

Freshwater Future Weekly: December 2, 2022

This Week: Study Finds Affordable Water for All Michiganders Is Possible; Give the Gift of Water; Still Time to Weigh in on Bill 23 – More Homes Built Faster Passed in Ontario Legislature; Freshwater Future Presents Flood Focus App at National Climate Adaptation Forum New Study Finds That Affordable Water […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: November 23, 2022

Freshwater Future Weekly: November 23, 2022

This Week: “State of Water” Podcast Features A Conversation with Freshwater Future’s Executive Director; Touring One of the Most Polluted Areas in Michigan; Benton Harbor Water System Alternatives Analysis Finds Retaining Ownership the Best Option; Ontario’s Proposed More Homes Built Faster Bill Significantly Impacts Environmental Policy and Regulation “State of Water” Podcast Features […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: November 18, 2022

Freshwater Future Weekly: November 18, 2022

This Week: Ontario’s Proposed More Homes Built Faster Bill Significantly Impacts Environmental Policy and Regulation; US Great Lakes Election Results Highlights for Water and Climate Change; Freshwater Future Earns 2022 Platinum Seal of Transparency  Ontario’s Proposed More Homes Built Faster Bill Significantly Impacts Environmental Policy On October 25th,  the More Homes Built Faster […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: November 11, 2022

Freshwater Future Weekly: November 11, 2022

This Week: Your Feedback Used to Guide Freshwater Future Strategic Plan; Invitation to White House EJ Advisory Council Meeting; Find Out What’s in Your Tap Water; Wolverine Worldwide Receives Citation for Delay in PFAS Cleanup Your Feedback Used to Guide Freshwater Future Strategic Plan Thanks to all of you that provided feedback […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: November 2, 2022

Freshwater Future Weekly: November 2, 2022

This Week: Michigan PFAS Survey – Your Input Needed; Elected Officials Lookup Page; Fundraising for Emergency Response for Benton Harbor Residents; Dedicated Environmental Attorney to Train Next Generation Michigan PFAS Survey – Your Input Needed!  Below is a link to a survey to assess attitudes and perceptions concerning risks to drinking […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: October 27, 2022

Freshwater Future Weekly: October 27, 2022

This Week: All About Water Fall Convening Reconfigured; Lead in Duluth; Strategic Plan Survey Drawing; NAF Conference; Interested in Climate Impacts on Water Quality? Sign-up for a Short Course | Nov. 1 – Dec. 6 All About Water Fall Convening Reconfigured  Our Fall 2022 All About Water Convening will occur through […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: October 21, 2022

Freshwater Future Weekly: October 21, 2022

This Week: Register for November’s Virtual All About Water Convening; Lead in Eastpointe, MI Drinking Water; Enormous Waves Slam into Iconic Lake Michigan Lighthouses; Energy Company Faces Criminal Charges After Line 3 Aquifer Breach; Interested in Climate Impacts on Water Quality – Sign-up for a Short Course Nov. 1 – […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: October 14, 2022

Freshwater Future Weekly: October 14, 2022

This Week: Sign up For Our 2022 All About Water Fall Convening: Federal (SRF) Infrastructure Funding Challenges & Opportunities; Clean Water Act Turns 50 On October 18th, 2022; Meet 11 Indigenous Women Standing Up for Water, Land & Climate; Meet One of Our 2021 Freshwater Future Grantees Sign up For […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: October 7, 2022

Freshwater Future Weekly: October 7, 2022

This Week: Share Your Opinion and Be Entered to Win Gift Cards; Sign up For Our 2022 Fall Convening: SRF Infrastructure Funding Challenges & Opportunities; Clean Water Act Endangered by the U.S. Supreme Court Case-Sackett v. EPA; Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement 50th Anniversary and Public Forum; Drilling Planned for […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: September 30, 2022

Freshwater Future Weekly: September 30, 2022

This week: Freshwater Future Fall Project Grants Deadline; Share Your Opinion and Be Entered in Our Drawing; Michigan Accepting Grant Applications to Address High Water Infrastructure; The Impacts of Water System Regionalization; Making the Motor City a Solar City Event, Saturday, October 1, 2022 Freshwater Future Fall Project Grants Deadline […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: September 23, 2022

Freshwater Future Weekly: September 23, 2022

This Week: Freshwater Future Fall Project Grants Deadline Approaching Fast!; Need New Technology? Share Your Opinion and be Entered to Win Gift Cards; Freshwater Future Participated in One Water Summit; Hurricane Fiona Leaves Many Without Electricity or Water  Freshwater Future Fall Project Grants Deadline Approaching Fast! Looking for funds to […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: September 16, 2022

Freshwater Future Weekly: September 16, 2022

This Week: Freshwater Future Fall Project Grants Deadline Approaching Fast; Polio Found in Wastewater in New York; Need New Technology? Share Your Opinion and be Entered to Win Gift Cards; Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Public Forum (September 27-29, Niagara Falls, Ontario) Freshwater Future Fall Project Grants Deadline Approaching Fast! […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: September 8, 2022

Freshwater Future Weekly: September 8, 2022

This Week: The Freshwater 2020-2021 Annual Report is Here!; Fall Project Grant Deadline Approaching; Take Five Minutes to Guide Freshwater Future’s Strategic Planning Process; Speak Out On Drinking Water Issues at Upcoming Public Hearings; Take Action Against 162,000 Acre Land Expansion In Michigan for the National Guard; Jackson, Mississippi Considers […]

Freshwater Future Weekly: September 2, 2022

Freshwater Future Weekly: September 2, 2022

Lake Erie Celebrated As Part of #WeAreLakeErieDay #WeAreLakeErieDay was trending on social media this week from people sharing their memories and appreciation for Lake Erie. While there is much to celebrate about Lake Erie, the lake also needs our help as it is plagued by harmful algal blooms.  These blooms […]