by Emily Dievendorf, Angela Waters, Mike Smalligan and Denise Keele Across rural townships, suburban neighborhoods and urban centers, families are struggling to keep up with rising water costs — especially as safety-net supports shrink. When households fall behind on their water bills and water is turned off, the consequences ripple far beyond the bill itself. Children can be removed from their homes, students are unable to learn because they are dehydrated and adults miss wo

The newly named MI Healthy Climate Community Accelerator (Community Accelerator) will further center community-led climate action on the goals in the state’s Michigan Healthy Climate Plan (MHCP). The MHCP commits the state to becoming carbon neutral by 2050 in a just and equitable manner. This includes ensuring that Michigan’s historically disadvantaged communities benefit from at least 40% of state funding for climate and water infrastructure – the meaning of the term Justic

25 Michigan organizations are receiving support to address climate change for marginalized residents.  The state Department of...

Program supports climate action by ‘frontline’ communities through funds, training, tech support Michigan has selected 25 community-based organizations [including One Love Global] to join the state’s first Michigan (MI) Justice40 Accelerator , a 12-month program designed to build capacity and provide funding, training, and technical support to organizations serving under-resourced and underserved communities statewide. The year-long program will help meet the goals of the MI

Fourteen organizations will build power among community residents to advocate for local policy and systems changes to advance park and...

One of our 2021 Climate Justice for All grant recipients is training youth organizers in Michigan to stand up to environmental injustice....

The Climate Reality Project is awarding individual grants of up to $20,000 to 10 organizations leading the fight for environmental and...

The climate crisis is no longer a future or far-away threat that is hard to visualize. No, we see the reality of global warming virtually...

by Angela Waters Austin Black Lives Matter Michigan stands with our friends and family in Flint in the ongoing fight for safe and clean...