Archive: Winter 2022-2023
Suburban Residents’ Stories – Living with Water Insecurities
In 2020, during the pandemic, 800,000 households were found to be behind on their water bills from cities and counties, reaching every nook and cranny of the map of Michigan. The People's Water Board Coalition (PWBC), grew out of the fight to stop the inhumane...
Read MoreShut off Moratorium Ends – What’s Next?
The Moratorium on water shut offs, put in place at the state level during the pandemic, ended in Detroit on December 31, 2022. Other communities, such as Hamtramck, Oak Park and Hazel Park already restarted shut offs. Water shut offs in Detroit have been a...
Read MoreEditorial – Winter 2023
It is easy to get distracted from what really matters for our continued existence as a species when we are facing so many existential crises all at once: a major pandemic, species extinctions, the world water crisis, erosion of democracy, and climate change. What can...
Read MoreWater Consumption & Destruction
Since coming to our state in 2011, Michigan Potash Company (MPSC) has avoided disclosing how much fresh water they will consume. The company initially “registered” with the DEQ (now EGLE) to withdraw from the Big Stone Creek watershed 1,200 gallons-per-minute which, although obscenely large, was...
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