By Lauren Formosa Despite being surrounded by expansive agricultural areas, Grand Rapids offers limited opportunities for residents to get involved with food production through urban agriculture. Access to fresh and…

By: Mallory Meston, WMEAC’s Lakeshore Fellow In a few years, Ludington environmental activist Julia Chambers’s retirement will be a reality. Chambers is the co-founder and president of the grassroots environmental…

By: Krystina Hird (WMEAC Policy Intern) and Lauren Formosa (WMEAC Eco Journalism Intern) Detroit is rolling out a new water affordability plan that will allow eligible households to reduce their…

By: Mallory Meston, WMEAC’s Lakeshore Fellow Q: Please introduce yourself, Mike, tell us who you are and what you do… A: My name is Michael Eslick. I am the Operations…

By: Lauren Formosa, WMEAC Eco-Journalism Intern It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but also the time when we most overconsume and undervalue sustainable practices. With all of the…

By: Lauren Formosa, WMEAC Eco Journalism Intern Grand Rapids, MI– In the face of an all-encompassing issue as pressing and large-scale as climate change, it’s easy to believe that everyone…

By: Lauren Formosa, WMEAC Eco Journalism Intern Photo by: Brianna Kilgore, Created with Bri Photography  Grand Rapids, MI– The West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC) is excited to introduce Marshall…

By: Krystina Hird, WMEAC Policy Intern The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a court case from Indiana about shoreline property rights earlier this month. The plaintiffs claimed their beach-front…