How dirty is the Grand River? Not as Bad as You Might Think.
Written by Madalyn Buursma The Grand Rapids namesake, the Grand River, snakes through the city with a brown, murky color. As Grand Rapidians pass the river in their day to…
Inland From Oceans, Plastic Pollutants Are Terrors Tinier Than Straws
Written by: Beau Brockett Jr. This summer was the season of water quality awareness. PFAS particles were found in high numbers in Parchment, Michigan. Flint, Michigan, residents are still…
Cleaner Storm Drains Lead to Cleaner Waterways
Written by: Dylan Tarr Last Saturday volunteers helped clean up our waterways during the annual Mayors’ Grand River Cleanup. A day of environmental action might leave some of us…
Sewage Sniffers
Written by: Joshua Vissers Abby, Sable, and Kenna are breaking ground in a new area for working canines: human sewage detection. The company they, and the humans that train them,…
Water Trails Update
By Natalie Henley The idea for the Grand River to become a water trail has long been discussed and now the Grand River Water Trails Project is currently in…
Barry-Eaton District Health Department Loses Septics Policy that Protected Water and Public Health
Written By: Joshua Vissers The Barry-Eaton District Health Department (BEDHD) released a report in September 2017 that detailed the impact of their Time of Sale or Transfer (TOST) regulation…
Grand Rapids Sets Out Their Standard For Controlling the “First Flush”
Written By: Joshua Vissers Every time the rain falls, it rinses clean the roofs, streets and gutters. The first inch of any rainfall has a higher concentration of pollutants than…
Art, Science and Action: West Michigan’s Water Focus in 2018
Written by: Joshua Vissers As the weather warms in Michigan this year and February snow gives way to March, Michiganders start dreaming of returning to the lakes, rivers and beaches.…
