The Rain Barrel Benefit
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…
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…
Teach for the Watershed : A Volunteer’s Perspective
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…
PFAS Health Studies in Michigan: What you Need to Know
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…
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…
We are Water
Written by Kat Lykins Blandford Nature Center, in collaboration with The Diatribe and the Lower Grand River Organizations of Watersheds (LGROW), held the We are Water Workshop in mid-summer. This…
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…
