Water

The Trump Administration has proposed to replace the 2015 Clean Water Rule with a rule that would strip protections from nearly 20% of the nations streams and over 50% of the nation's wetlands. This is the most drastic attack on clean water that we have seen in decades. The EPA has given us only 60 days to submit public comments telling them what we think of this rule.

Join us at our regularly scheduled second Tuesday meeting at the Commons.

We will be honoring Mama Lila Cabbil and preparing for World Water Day on Mar 22 and our visit to Lansing.

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From PFAS to Dioxane, we have seen no shortage of threats to our drinking water in Washtenaw County and around the state. Join Rep. Donna Lasinski and a panel of local experts to discuss water quality issues and policy solutions. Get your questions answered and learn about how we can protect drinking water across the Great Lakes State.

​World Water Day is an international holiday held annually on March 22 to honor and acknowledge the importance protecting and sustaining the worlds freshwater sources.

Now, 25 years later, led by grassroots organizations and concerned groups in Michigan, we are pulling this one-day event into a campaign for education and outreach.

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Imported from: http://detroit.activatehub.org/events/293687

If you can make it to this event, PLEASE RSVP on our website here: https://org.salsalabs.com/o/2155/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=102336
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Michigan’s 100th Legislature is now in session. With a pro-environment Governor and more evenly divided House and Senate, it is critical that all the new lawmakers in Lansing are brought up to speed on our environmental priorities for 2019.

‘The Devil We Know’ tells the story of residents of Parkersburg, West Virginia, who courageously rose up against the chemical industry. For years, they had noticed rampant health issues among their neighbors and witnessed the sudden death of livestock on their farms. Against all odds, they put the pieces of an environmental mystery together and discovered the toxic chemical PFOA / PFAS in the drinking water of tens of thousands of people.

Please join us for a free community-focused discussion on the emerging threat of PFAS to the Huron River. A panel of State, County, City and Huron River Watershed Council staff will present information followed by a time for audience questions and answers.

Tuesday, December 18, 2018, 7:00-9:00pm
Towsley Auditorium, Morris J Lawrence Building
Washtenaw Community College
4800 E Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Presented by the Huron River Watershed Council, the Washtenaw County Health Department, and the City of Ann Arbor.

This meeting is the general election. Join us to vote, hear about what is coming up in 2019 for the GRWP, and how you can be involved.

Current nominations
Shannon Abbott, President (current Vice President)
OPEN, Vice President
Lori Beck, Secretary (incumbent)
Pam Allard, Treasurer (incumbent)
Dick B, Sargent at Arms

Nominations for Vice President or throwing your hat in the ring is accepted still.
We are also looking for people to be active volunteers to help with social media and fundraising/grants.

No Enbridge Tunnel Rally! Calling all Water Warriors/Protectors, Friends of the Mackinac Bridge Authority, Michigan Voters, Tribal reps and citizens, and those that love the land and water in Michigan! We stand United! Dress Warm!! Bring Signs and tribal flags!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2274935606074362/

Join Michigan LCV on Tuesday, December 4 in Lansing (the House Democrats Press Room, House Office Building, 11th floor) to tell lawmakers that we demand PFAS action NOW.

We’ll be standing shoulder-to-shoulder with experts and residents who have been impacted by PFAS-contaminated drinking water and lobbying lawmakers to urge them to act.