Cleaning up our Communities
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…
The Power of the People in Pollution Cleanups
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,…
Habitat for Humanity Builds Green
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).…
COP26 with Nathan Rauh-Bieri
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…
PFAS Pollution: Overview and Update on Muskegon County
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…
Rainy Day Project 2.0
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…
Successes in Climate Activism in West Michigan
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…
White Lake Area Climate Activists lead the City of Montague to declare a Climate Emergency
Written by Sarah Gibes; Photo courtesy Tamara Horne (Tamara Horne, left; Lori Heinz Coleman, right) When the White Lake Area Climate Action Council (WLACAC) first met, they connected through their…
Investing in the Future: Sustainability and Parenting in the Pandemic
Written by Sarah Gibes; Photo Credit Carlos Calderon Tanya Cabala, WMEAC’s Lakeshore Outreach Organizer, started to notice how much waste she produced when she had her first child. “I was…
The Environmental Movement Has to Include Uplifting BIPOC Communities
Written by Skyla Jewell-Hammie We are in an incredibly fragile time in our country. This past Wednesday, extreme political groups stormed the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. Their outrage comes…
