By: Lauren Formosa, WMEAC Intern Photos by: Brianna Kilgore of Created with Bri Photography West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC) wrapped up a successful week of large-scale community engagement to…
By: Tanya Cabala, WMEAC Lakeshore Outreach Coordinator There was some skepticism last year when West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC) announced its intention to work toward improving residential recycling in…
By Julia Skaggs, Fund Development Intern, Pitzer College As many Michiganders know, you can find lawns just about everywhere in our communities. Unfortunately, the typical use of lawn grass doesn’t…
By Juan Pablo Angel Marcos, WMEAC Eco-Journalism & Blogging Intern As we enter a future of environmental uncertainty with climate and weather, urban spaces within our neighborhoods, cities, and parks…
By Anna Watson, WMEAC Water Fellow Everyone is moving to the city…or at least that is how it feels. Urbanization is increasing and the number of individuals coming to Grand…
Written By Hadley Haas, Policy Intern When I first heard about the work of the citizen group working in White River Township to get the former Dupont site cleaned up,…
Written by: Anna Watson, Crane Foundation Endowed Water Fellow Habitat for Humanity’s (Habitat) vision is to create a world where everyone has a decent place to live (Habitat for Humanity, 2022).…
Written by Kat Lykins, Journalism Intern and Hadley Haas, Policy Intern Tackling the issues which arise from climate change is a growing concern for many individuals. Nathan Rauh-Bieri recognizes the…
Written By: Evan Hall In Michigan, PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) continues to pose an environmental and public health challenge as testing for PFAS chemicals has increased, revealing more affected…
Written by Kat Lykins The Rainy Day Project is an initiative that has been a work in progress for the West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC) and the City of…
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