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As part of its yearlong centennial celebration, the Mott Foundation will host Family Fun Days, a free, three-day community event on the Flint Cultural Center campus, from June 5-7.
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The 2008 law that restricted diversions of Great Lakes water to communities outside the basin led to a sound ruling in a controversial case involving Waukesha, Wisconsin.
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Blue Accounting is a new program designed to help leaders across the Great Lakes basin manage the world’s largest freshwater ecosystem in a more collaborative and holistic manner.
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The Flint River has been the community’s lifeblood for hundreds of years, and it will play a key role in efforts to revitalize downtown Flint. A new video provides a fresh perspective of the river while exploring its fascinating history, current challenges and future opportunities.
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For over 25 years, the Mott Foundation has supported efforts to secure sustainable levels of clean water for people and the environment, with an emphasis on the Great Lakes region. In this Q&A, Environment Program Officer Jumana Vasi discusses our Great Lakes grantmaking priorities and support for efforts to restore the Flint River, which flows through the foundation’s hometown.
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Flint’s recent drinking water crisis cast the Flint River in an unflattering light — unfairly so, according to a biologist who has studied the waterway for over two decades. Despite some ongoing challenges, there are many indications that the overall health of the river is improving.
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From June 12 to 14, the governors of the eight Great Lakes states and the premiers of two Canadian provinces will gather in the spirit of cooperation to forge an environmentally responsible plan to promote economic prosperity in the region. Learn more about the key issues, including our freshwater resources, to be addressed at this year’s leadership summit.
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In a Q&A, Mott Environment Program Director Sam Passmore discusses the evolution of the Foundation’s environmental grantmaking and spotlights an exciting new focus area aimed at advancing climate change solutions.
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A 1928 copy of the University of Michigan’s alumni magazine unlocks the tale of the Mott Foundation’s first environmental grant to establish a polar weather station. Today, Mott is still making grants to protect the diversity and integrity of selected ecosystems in North America and around the world.
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While large-scale infrastructure projects in developing countries can bring energy and other resources to people in need, they also can present significant environmental, social and economic risks. Mott grantees engage the institutions that finance such projects, encouraging them to adopt standards that minimize risks and protect people, communities and the environment.
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More than one million people live or work within Wisconsin’s Root-Pike watershed, where 80% of their drinking water either comes from Lake Michigan or groundwater. Hence, protecting both water sources from contamination is critical – and the major focus of Root-Pike WIN, a Racine-based nonprofit organization.
