Every year, Lake Erie’s algae bloom threatens the health and drinking water of more than 11 million people. Watch this short video featuring Anne Schechinger and Ethan Bahe from Environmental Working Group who created a model that’s being used by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Department of Environment, Great Lakes,...
The Great Lakes Way® will be an interconnected set of 156 miles of blueways and 160 miles of greenways stretching from southern Lake Huron through western Lake Erie. All residents and visitors of Southeast Michigan will be able to connect to and benefit from the world-class freshwater, wildlife, recreation, and heritage right in our backyard...
It’s Saturday afternoon, the early summer sun is warming your face while kids ride their bikes in lazy circles along the waterfront pathway and the unmistakable Detroit skyline punctuates the horizon. Just off the shore, a group of kayakers drift by. What sounds like the backdrop of a big-budget film is the vision driving the...
More than six million people rely on the Detroit River for drinking water. The research group Healthy Urban Waters at Wayne State University is trying to make this natural resource healthier by testing for and monitoring key contaminants of emerging concern. Watch this brief video to learn more about their efforts to protect this vital...
October 18 marks the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act. It is a significant U.S. law regulating pollutants and supporting water quality standards to ensure the nation’s waterways are healthy. Before this law, communities witnessed the rapid degradation of our rivers and lakes. An example in southeast Michigan is the Rouge River catching fire....
On Tuesday, October 4, 2022, from 11 am – 12 pm ET, the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation hosted a Twitter chat using #GreatLakes and #InflationReductionAct. The chat posed seven questions about the recently signed federal Inflation Reduction Act and how investments in climate change will impact the Great Lakes. Here’s a...
This month marks the one-year anniversary of the launch of the #GreatLakes500 ranking of influencers on Twitter. Published every Tuesday, the listing has come to be regarded as a go-to source for making connections, building relationships, and spreading awareness about the Great Lakes. So, what have we learned from its success in year one, and...
Today we announced $7.3 million in new and ongoing grants during our September grant cycle. See the complete grants list here. As part of our continuing participation in Detroit Arts Support, we made three-year general operating grants totaling $5.2 million to 61 Detroit area and Erb family legacy arts and cultural institutions. The Foundation’s increased...
On August 16, 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The law will authorize $369 billion in spending on energy and climate change – the largest investment into addressing climate change in United States history. How will investments in climate change impact the Great Lakes? Join the conversation on Twitter on October 4th where...