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Celebrating Erik McCleary: Black History Month Clean Water Champion

February 13, 2025 | By LaTrice Harrison

Black History Month is a time to celebrate Black excellence. During February, Clean Water Action will spotlight Water Champions leading the charge to protect our water, environment, and health.

Knowledge Is Power: Iowa Communities for Public Power

October 24, 2023 | By Erik McCleary

The Public Power Project travelled across the Midwest where communities are maintaining their own energy grids, learning the sometimes complicated world of power generation, or fighting for local control over the flow of resources and capital in their communities.

Iowa Communities for Public Power | Knowledge Is Power - Energizing The Midwest

To at long last take responsibility for healing among ourselves and our places to ensure a living world for the next 7 Generations there is much work to be done

The Roots of Clean Water: Biodiversity as Climate Action

October 5, 2023 | By Nichole Keway Biber

"In the cultural traditions and spiritual instructions of the Anishinaabe, we uphold the philosophy Gidinawendimin - We Are All Related."

Transition to EVs should be good for climate AND unions

October 3, 2023 | By Sean McBrearty and Christy McGillivray

If Michigan wants to thrive in the 21st Century we need a new model. Building a real clean energy economy means demanding corporate accountability for human and ecological impacts of production — and that starts by protecting and supporting workers with good union contracts.