Director of the Healing Our Waters—Great Lakes Coalition
Ann Arbor, MI
Joined May 2013
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Laura Rubin retweeted
Big news for #HuronRiver restoration from @MichiganEGLE today! $3.7M has been awarded to @CityOfYpsilanti to remove the high-hazard, poor-condition Peninsular Paper Dam. HRWC will continue to support the City in its efforts to restore the river.
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These were incredibly inspiring young woman who shared important lessons and insights. This article shares some great highlights.
Thank you @DeidreMKE with @UWiscSeaGrant for the great write-up on the panel with BIPOC youth at the 2022 #GreatLakes conference!
seagrant.wisc.edu/blog/stop-…
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Thankful for these amazing leaders.
Rouge River Advisory Council representatives (Bill Craig, Erma Leaphart, and Marie McCormick) with EGLE Director Liesl Clark at the SPAC annual meeting in Monroe today. Touring amazing River Raisin Area of Concern (AOC) projects with all of our partners across the state. 💙💧🍂
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well that's too late....
Climate change as the backdrop, Army Corps exec explains Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study at @ELPCenter conference. “We want to get ahead of vulnerabilities.”
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We are so lucky to have Melissa as a leader and thinker in the Great Lakes! Congratulations
Congratulations to @M_Damaschke for receiving the Environmental Achievement Award from @northland_edu. Melissa has made an immeasurable impact on #GreatLakes issues, and we are so proud and thankful to have her as part of our team. 👏bit.ly/Damaschke-env-award
Looking forward to seeing Great Lakes friends and partners!
The @HealthyLakes #GreatLakes Conference returns on Oct 18-19 in #Milwaukee, WI. Events include field trips to local businesses & waterways, receptions, breakout sessions, & more. Join in on the fun: bit.ly/3z8ERKH. @LauraRubin4 @DrAHerzog @nlichten @M_Damaschke
Perfect messaging--Big success, it cost years and lots of money, and there's a lot more work to do. #GreatLakes
#GreatLakes restoration success! Muskegon Lake in #Michigan will soon be removed from the Areas of Concern list. A great example of how federal dollars like the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative can make a huge difference.
GreatLakesNow.org/2022/08/mu…
I spent over 20 years protecting this river and this is devastating. This is fantastic writing covering a breadth of the issues in this tragic and maddening spill. A polluter pay law and stronger regulations are needed. bridgemi.com/michigan-enviro… via @BridgeMichigan
Strong action by the EPA that we've needed for a while. It's indefensible to keep producing these chemicals.
“Today’s announcement should set off alarm bells for consumers and regulators,” said Melanie Benesh, legislative attorney at the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit organization." washingtonpost.com/climate-e…
Laura Rubin retweeted
Communities across the #GreatLakes are in need of #WaterInfrastructure funding to upgrade systems that put their health and safety at risk.
Learn more: 1bgfed3gunqq3wtodz172r4o-wpe…
ALT light brown water coming out of silver faucet with text: federal investments to support water infrastructure have dropped since 1977 when they made up 63% of total spending. By 2014, the federal contribution had dropped to 9%
This highlights the problems with getting water infrastructure funds to the communities that need it the most--only 7% of utilities in the past 20 years have received these funds. michiganradio.org/environmen…
I’m looking forward to gathering in October and we’ve changed things up a bit given the givens.
❗❗❗We're back! Save-the-date for the #GreatLakes Conference 2022 in Milwaukee.
We're now accepting proposals for workshops and presentations. Learn more about the conference and how to submit a proposal on our website.
HealthyLakes.org/event/great…
ALT Milwaukee skyline with overlay text: Save-the-date. Great Lakes Conference 2022. Tuesday, October 18 - Wednesday, October 19. Milwaukee, Wisc. Now accepting proposals for workshops/presentations
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This is a moving piece by my brother-in-law and his recent experience helping Jewish refugees in Warsaw. theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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You can hear President Nixon start off by mumbling “somebody better have read it….”
50 years ago, on April 15, 1972, US President Richard Nixon and Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau signed the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement - See what they said in this short video from the AP Archive: youtu.be/3-d6o7nZpaQ
Comprehensive and thorough piece on the short comings of the Clean Water Act and opportunities to strengthen it. thehill.com/opinion/energy-e…
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We can’t forget. Thanks for the reminder, Peter.
My weekend piece: 8 environmental sacrifice zones – sites we may have lost forever. ehn.org/environmental-ghost-…
For my Great Lakes colleagues and partners, I found this inspiring. We do important work. #greatlakes youtu.be/kD1KCVTIl1E via @YouTube
What a boost! This is a great accelerator for clean-ups in the region. Imagine a Great Lakes without a legacy of pollution.
Thank you @POTUS and @EPAMichaelRegan for your support of the #GreatLakes! The $1 billion investment from the Bipartisan #Infrastructure Law will accelerate progress to clean up and restore this beautiful region that many call home. #GLRI
HealthyLakes.org/1b-investme…
ALT Bar graph depicting the change in delisted Areas of Concern from only 6 over the last 15 years to a predicted 28 delisted sites in the next 8 years