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Great Lakes Day in Washington DC: Protecting and Restoring the Lakes to Provide Access to Drinking Water, Recreation, and Democracy
For decades, Clean Water Action has led the fight to protect and restore Lake Superior and the Great Lakes. Why? Because the Great Lakes contain 21% of the Earth’s available fresh surface water. They are the drinking water source for more than 40 million people. Tourism to the Lakes brings in more than 16 billion dollars each year to local economies. And a less quantifiable reason: they are fun and enjoyable!
But the Great Lakes face serious and urgent threats: permitted pollution from industry, toxic water running off farm fields and over non-porous pavement, invasive species, unchecked
Sasha Lewis-Norelle
Sasha is the Environmental Health and Justice Organizer in Minnesota. He works with local communities and allies to advance environmental justice through education, advocacy, and community organizing. Sasha graduated from Macalester College in 2021 with a degree in Environmental Studies and a biology emphasis. He grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, and has loved nature and the environment since he was young. he has a strong passion for changing our society for the better, particularly around environmental justice, climate change, and sustainability. Sasha first got involved with environmental