For over 100 years, the Detroit River was perceived as a working waterway that supported industry and commerce. As such, its shoreline was progressively hardened with concrete seawalls, steel sheet piling, or broken concrete.
“Our Changing Menu: Climate Change and the Foods We Love and Need” offers examples of how our global food system is affected by climate change. More importantly, it offers hope and solutions for the future that can be applied right here in the Great Lakes region and beyond.
Michigan’s wild places are under threat as warmer temperatures cause species to migrate northward and rivers to overheat. Advocates called for more resources to protect Michigan’s fish and game from those changes.
A decision is needed soon for funds to remove toxic chemicals from drinking water.
NASA satellite imagery has recently shown that beavers banished to rural Idaho have made significant improvements to waterways in the region.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released the MI Healthy Climate Plan last year. Now the state legislature is trying to take those goals and turn them into law.
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
Waves of Change is a new online interview series highlighting the diverse faces and perspectives shaping the environmental justice movement throughout the Great Lakes region.
Detroit kids test positive for lead at triple the state’s rate, but few get tested. A new universal testing law means more exposed kids may get help.
Preserving the remarkable legacy of Tchi-Ki-Wis Linklater’s cedar bark mats.
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Richard C. Devereaux Foundation for Energy & Environmental Programs
Polk Family Fund
