🪬🧿 There is no amount of money, oil, or gold in the world that is worth more than having bees, trees, and clean water.

Took the puppy into the woods this weekend - our peaceful escape. #nature #dayhike #explore #puremichigan

New report shows PFAS contamination in 98% of waterways tested | Great Lakes Now More PFAS news as the Wisconsin Supreme Court sides with environmental regulators and Michigan AG finalizes paper mill settlement.

Yesterday, the nonprofit group Waterkeeper Alliance announced the results of a study conducted across 19 states, which revealed PFAS contamination in 98% of the waterways tested.

Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in the Great Lakes region: www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/06/new-...

Theres nothing like summer strawberries. YUM.
#summerfruit #happiness

Trump Gave OK for 68 Coal Plants to Ignore Clean Air Act Standards via Email | ELPC

The Trump administration granted illegal exemptions to 68 coal plants, letting them avoid cutting toxic pollution.

Polluters benefit while Midwest communities pay the price in health and environmental harm.

We’re fighting back in court.

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Project 2025 is gutting medical funding that helped Russell Vought's own kid Its architect's daughter has cystic fibrosis—and benefits from a "miracle drug" backed by an agency he's attacking.

Genuinely glad Russell Vought’s daughter got the NIH-backed medicine she needed. ❤️‍🩹

Now he’s trying to defund the very programs that made it possible—for everyone else. 🙃💉

Life-saving science for me, austerity for thee.
Cool plan, Volde-Vought.

23andMe users’ genetic data is at risk, state AGs warn • Michigan Advance The fate of more than 15 million customers’ genetic data remains in limbo after popular DNA testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy in March. The data is up for sale, stoking fears about how it m...

23andMe users’ genetic data is at risk, state AGs warn

michiganadvance.com/2025/05/05/2...

AI Is Accelerating the Loss of Our Scarcest Natural Resource: Water With the rise of generative AI, companies have significantly raised their water usage, sparking concerns about the sustainability of such practices.

www.forbes.com/sites/cindyg...

The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.

The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.

Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.

The list goes on and on.

Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

Serious question. Kristi Noem was pictured with a Rolex in El Salvador, and got 3k in cash stolen.

She has been on a govt salary for years.

Something aint right

Its a beautiful day for a ride with your best friend.
#spring #sunshine #rescuemutts #headsoutthewindow #dawgs

6 months ago

Science keeps your dumb ass alive

Sign of the day…

Saw it was Arch Day, these are in the beautiful Cleveland Botanical Gardens
#archday #blueskyart #photography #garden

We should not let that happen.

This alliance and governance should not be broken for any reason, instead it should be modeled for other areas. To jeopardize this is just plain wrong.

💙✌️💙

An aerial view of the Mackinac Bridge over Lake Michigan. Overlay text includes a quote from Erma Leaphart, Organizer, Sierra Club Michigan Chapter, Great Lakes Program that is too long for alt text, but speaks to the importance of Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding in supporting cleaner watersheds.

Watershed restoration not only improves the health of communities, but also supports recreation, tourism, and local economies! #GreatLakes #CleanWater #FederalFunding

Most of the world's population breathes dirty air, study shows Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of global cities meeting WHO air pollution guidelines, a report Tuesday found.

Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17 percent of cities globally meeting air pollution guidelines, a report found. The World Health Organization estimates that air pollution kills around 7 million people each year.

Tribal nations in Michigan withdraw from Line 5 tunnel project discussions  • Michigan Advance Six Michigan-based tribes have withdrawn from federal discussions over the proposed Line 5 oil pipeline tunnel, calling it “unacceptable” that a permit for the controversial project is expected to be ...

Tribal nations in Michigan withdraw from Line 5 tunnel project discussions 

michiganadvance.com/2025/03/25/t...

Two more finished books for March by women authors. Totally different, enjoyed them both.
#booksky #bookchallenge

The Supreme Court Citizens United case made it possible

The Huntress by Kate Quinn
I transition from books to gardening this time of year so wont have one every day but I did enjoy this one.
#booksky #bookchallange

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows smog hanging over the New York skyline

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows damaged oil drums piled high at an Exxon refinery.

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows cars driving down a road as smoke spews from factories in the distance and air pollution hangs over everything.

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows smog in Los Angeles taken from a high vantage point.

Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed

Citizens United v. FEC - FEC.gov Summary of Citizens United v. FEC

This. The downfall of democracy. www.fec.gov/legal-resour...

Also EPA now rolling back all protections and the lead of the US Forestry Service is a Timber CEO. They are literally destroying everything