Simple actions can have a collective impact! In 2022, the National Wildlife Federation teamed up with Johnson Outdoors to launch the Clean Earth Challenge. The ask is simple—pick up trash … Read more
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The Clean Water Act – Protecting Our Nation’s Waters for 49 Years
Before the Clean Water Act, our nation’s waters were in trouble. We were losing nearly half a million acres of wetlands annually. Lake Erie was considered functionally dead, thanks to … Read more
Chemicals of Emerging Concern in the Great Lakes: The Imperative for Additional Action
The Great Lakes play a critical role in providing drinking water, transportation, recreation, and livelihoods for the millions of people in the Great Lakes basin. Yet, the health of the … Read more
Houston We Have PPE
Hey you! Yeah, you! Have you ever been told to clean up after yourself? If you have, if we have, it doesn’t show once we step outside, drive along the … Read more
PFAS and the Great Lakes: The Need for Binational Action
Note: This blog was originally posted on the Canadian Environmental Law Association website on April 14, 2021 and can be accessed at https://cela.ca/guest-blog-pfas-and-the-great-lakes-the-need-for-binational-action/ Michael Murray, Ph.D., U.S. Co-chair, Toxics-Free Great Lakes … Read more
Leaking Phosphate Plant Puts Tampa Bay’s Manatees At Risk
Tampa Bay is facing a potential environmental catastrophe that could jeopardize decades of efforts to improve water quality and wildlife habitat for manatees, dolphins, fish, and sea turtles. An ongoing … Read more
The Future of Campus Life: Learn How Campuses are reducing plastics and other waste
In the recent report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) released in May, shocking news was shared about the health of the world’s wildlife populations … Read more
Mussel Fatigue: Pollution Imperils the Ohio River’s Declining Mussels
The Ohio River’s freshwater mussels–and their natural water purifying abilities–could be jeopardized if pollution safeguards are weakened at any point along the mighty 8-state long waterway. The Ohio River Valley … Read more
Pollution Problem: Protecting American Mink & the Ohio River
Right now, we have a short window of time to protect American mink and the Ohio River from heavy metal toxins and destructive invasive species. The Ohio River Valley Water … Read more
RecycleMania Takes on the Plastic Problem
From major companies dropping plastic straws from their stores to municipalities instituting plastic bag fees or bans, the conversation about single-use plastics has evolved quickly. Beneficiaries of efforts to decrease … Read more
