By Emily Loder, WMEAC Policy Intern and graduate student at Michigan State University What are PFAS? Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are often referred to as “forever chemicals” since…
Written By Hadley Haas, Policy Intern Every year, Great Lakes Week presents opportunities for Great Lakes advocates to interact with members of the U.S. Congress. This annual event is hosted…
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,…
By: Evan Hall, WMEAC Policy Intern A type of toxic algae stemming from harmful algae blooms or HABs known as cyanobacteria, present in many Muskegon County lakes, has reached its…
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…
Written By: Kat Lykins Michiganders pride themselves on their home state’s abundance of freshwater. Each summer, families flock to the shores of Lake Michigan or gather at one of the…
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.…
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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By Andrew Blok A streambank restoration project on Grand Rapids’ southeast side highlights one of the threats of urbanization to streams and rivers. The project aims to halt erosion that…
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