Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes$31.33 billion is needed in Michigan, alone, for water infrastructure upgrades. We need continued federal funding for this necessary work! Learn more at https://HealthyLakes.org/in-your-state #GreatLakes #CleanWater #Michigan
Lyle Solla-YatesHelpful rundown on this legislative session in Virginia focusing on the Bay #SaveTheBay #VALeg #conservation #Flood #RGGI #CleanWater #TreeCanopy https://www.cbf.org/virginia-legislative-session/
2026 Virginia Legislative Session • Chesapeake Bay Foundation
CBF works tirelessly with the Virginia General Assembly each year given the important impacts it can have on the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. The 2026 Virginia General Assembly session was no different. Throughout session, we urged legislators to accelerate efforts to reduce pollution and prioritize the restoration of Virginia’s rivers, streams, and the Chesapeake Bay so that future generations can enjoy their beauty and bounty.
Headlines AfricaAfrica: Water Supply High On Africans' Policy Agenda Amid Persistent Access and Service Gaps: [Afrobarometer] Majority of citizens say they suffered shortage of clean water during the past year. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRdxsm #WaterSupply #CleanWater #AfricaDevelopment #WaterAccess #SustainableLiving
EcoTechNews.worldReverse osmosis desalination gets a 2025 boost with solar-powered RO systems and graphene membranes, reducing energy consumption. Can we harness RO to quench the world's growing thirst for clean water? #CleanWater #Desalination
Indiana needs a staggering $21.916 billion for water infrastructure upgrades. The Great Lakes region is struggling with outdated and failing water infrastructure and we need funding to change that. Learn more at HealthyLakes.org/in-your-state #GreatLakes #CleanWater #Indiana
Word ForestOur waterways are vital ecosystems, not waste disposal systems. It's time to protect our rivers from pollution.
#CleanWater #SaveOurRivers #Environmentalism
https://www.wordforest.org/2023/11/03/our-rivers-are-not-sewers/
Illinois needs $33.586 billion over the next 20 years for water infrastructure investments. After decades of underinvestment, we need to put forward funding to meet these challenges. Learn more at HealthyLakes.org/in-your-state #GreatLakes #CleanWater #Illinois
5. Greater tree canopy zoning powers, awaiting Governor's action. This was a major ask from the public in the local zoning rewrite but we were limited by state regs. Should this become law, we can increase protections in sensitive areas like flood plains and along rivers and streams. #VALeg #TreeCanopy #zoning #FloodSafety #CleanWater #SaveTheBay https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB549
Researchers at the Rochester Institute of Technology are reducing plastic pollution in Lake Ontario via litter catching devices installed in storms drains across the city. #CleanWater #GreatLakes #NewYork
RIT Researchers Reduce Plastic Pollution with Storm Drain LittaTraps™ — Healthy Lakes
In a lab at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), in Rochester, New York, dozens of plastic bins of cigarette butts, food wrappers, bottle caps, one-shot liquor bottles, and other trash are stacked neatly on shelves, waiting to be sorted and categorized. This debris décor comes from litter-ca
Nitrate pollution is contaminating groundwater across #Wisconsin, causing serious problems. According to a report from Clean Wisconsin, nitrate pollution has climbed steadily since 2013, putting #DrinkingWater at risk. #CleanWater #GreatLakes
Nitrate Pollution Costs Wisconsinites Money, Health, and Habitat — Healthy Lakes
In groundwater sources across Wisconsin, an invisible pollutant is degrading aquatic ecosystems, threatening human health, and costing local communities millions of dollars. This chemical, known as nitrate, is the most widespread groundwater contaminant in Wisconsin, and it can cause serious problem