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Urban Agriculture: USDA continues to advance Food Systems

  • Post author:Juan Pablo Marcos
  • Post published:August 12, 2022
  • Post category:Education/Get Involved/In the News/News Update/WMEAC
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By Juan Pablo Angel Marcos, WMEAC Eco-Journalism & Blogging Intern Last month, it was announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) would continue to advance and support urban agriculture…

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Consumers Energy to Cease the Use of Coal Power Plants

  • Post author:Lauren Srmek
  • Post published:August 5, 2022
  • Post category:Call to Action/Get Involved/News Update/WMEAC
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By Emily Loder, WMEAC Policy Intern and graduate student at Michigan State University “Coal-free by 2025.” This is the message that Michigan-based energy firm, Consumers Energy has been spouting after…

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Garfield Park Rain Garden: Creating Green Neighborhoods

  • Post author:Juan Pablo Marcos
  • Post published:July 22, 2022
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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…

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The Rain Barrel Benefit

  • Post author:Juan Pablo Marcos
  • Post published:July 8, 2022
  • Post category:Education/Events/WMEAC
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By Juan Pablo Angel Marcos, WMEAC Eco-Journalism & Blogging Intern  If you are curious about how you can help improve water quality within your community, implementing a rain barrel for…

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Cleaning up our Communities

  • Post author:Lauren Srmek
  • Post published:June 24, 2022
  • Post category:Eco-Action/Streams/Westside Cleanup/WMEAC
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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…

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Teach for the Watershed : A Volunteer’s Perspective

  • Post author:Juan Pablo Marcos
  • Post published:June 10, 2022
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By Juan Pablo Marcos, WMEAC Eco-Journalism and Blogging Intern Last Thursday, I woke up for work earlier than usual. I was up at 6:40 a.m. to get dressed, eat breakfast…

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PFAS Health Studies in Michigan: What you Need to Know

  • Post author:Ericka Popovich
  • Post published:May 27, 2022
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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…

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The Power of the People in Pollution Cleanups

  • Post author:Lillian Danaher
  • Post published:March 18, 2022
  • Post category:A Watershed Moment/Eco-Action/Lakeshore/Newsletter/Water/Water Trails/Watershed/Watershed Education/WMEAC
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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,…

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Habitat for Humanity Builds Green

  • Post author:Lillian Danaher
  • Post published:February 4, 2022
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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).…

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COP26 with Nathan Rauh-Bieri

  • Post author:Lillian Danaher
  • Post published:January 21, 2022
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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…

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