Issues

Algal Blooms

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) represent a grave systemic threat to the waters of The Great Lakes.

Invasive Species

Invasive species are non-native plants and animals whose presence degrades habitat, outcompetes native species, and decimates the food web.

Energy

As humanity approaches the end of Earth’s conventional, easy-to-reach oil and gas, we are now turning to the fossil fuels that are most difficult to reach and process.

Wetlands Destruction

Wetlands, or marshes, fens, bogs, and swamps, are the link between land and water.

Privatization and Commodification

Water is basic to the survival of all life. In 2010, the United Nations adopted Resolution 64/292 that “recognizes the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation as a human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights.”

Flint Water Crisis

The city of Flint, Michigan, is in the middle of a man-made public health crisis caused by failed public policy. Toxic levels of lead continue to be present in Flint’s drinking water from early 2014 through today.