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Rockford Announces Carbon Neutrality by 2050

  • Post author:SarahBarney
  • Post published:October 1, 2021
  • Post category:Call to Action/Get Involved/In the News/WMEAC
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By Sarah Barney, eco-journalist intern  Rockford City Council announced a proclamation that the city will be carbon-neutral by 2050. This initiative was led by the Rockford Sustainability Committee (SusCom). In…

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Internal Changes in WMEAC

  • Post author:SarahBarney
  • Post published:September 16, 2021
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As we kick-off our new fiscal year 2022, WMEAC is excited to announce some internal changes. New Strategic Plan In 2019, WMEAC began working on an update of its strategic…

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Environmental Educational Series

  • Post author:SarahBarney
  • Post published:September 3, 2021
  • Post category:A Watershed Moment/Education/Watershed/Watershed Education/WMEAC
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By Sarah Barney, eco-journalist intern and student at Denison University Teach for the Watershed (T4W) is a place-based education program that was founded by the WMEAC education department in 2015.…

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Museums’ Part in Environmentalism and Decolonization

  • Post author:SarahBarney
  • Post published:August 20, 2021
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By Sarah Barney, eco-journalist intern and student and Denison University In May of this year, Jayme McLellan completed her graduate thesis called “We Are in This Together: Museums, Climate Justice…

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Meadow Brook Boardwalk Project

  • Post author:SarahBarney
  • Post published:August 6, 2021
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By Sarah Barney, eco-journalist intern and student at Denison University   In October of 2020, a teacher, Bill Godin, at Meadow Brooks Elementary School reached out to Thea Van Goor with…

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PFAS Health Studies: Who can participate?

  • Post author:SarahBarney
  • Post published:July 15, 2021
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By Emily Bourgeois, student at Michigan State University Joost van‘t Erve is a toxicologist at the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) who has been a frequent guest…

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Successes in Climate Activism in West Michigan

  • Post author:SarahBarney
  • Post published:July 9, 2021
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By, Sarah Barney, eco-journalist at WMEAC and senior at Denison University In today’s world, it’s easy to focus on the negative effects of climate change, to see all the long…

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The Grand River Experience

  • Post author:SarahBarney
  • Post published:June 24, 2021
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Written by: Sarah Barney,  WMEAC eco-journalist intern, senior at Denison University   The Grand River Expedition is a two-week long paddling experience that celebrates the Grand River, occurring every ten…

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