January 3, 2019 | Environment
Lawsuit to block stricter Lead and Copper Rule is shameful
Mott Foundation President and CEO Ridgway White comments on efforts to thwart Michigan’s new Lead and Copper Rule.
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November 12, 2018 | Environment
Paradise for all: Nature preserve a model for ecosystem restoration and public access
Arcadia Dunes has become a proving ground for innovative approaches to ecosystem restoration and the development of well-designed trails.
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October 16, 2018 | Environment
Environmental restoration program is driving economic growth in Great Lakes communities
A program designed to clean up Great Lakes toxic hot spots and restore natural habitat is pumping life into the region’s economy.
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July 13, 2018 | Environment
Mott grantees hail legal victory that could improve a globally significant river
A federal court struck down a plan to relicense seven hydropower dams on Alabama’s Coosa River. The ruling may prompt changes that improve the river.
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May 22, 2018 | Environment, Flint Area
Restoring the Flint River
Over the next three years, the Flint River Restoration Project will transform a two-mile stretch of the river that winds through downtown Flint.
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April 30, 2018 | Environment
Mott-funded research will explore alternatives to Great Lakes oil pipeline
The Mott Foundation is funding research into possible alternatives to transporting oil through a pipeline that crosses the Straits of Mackinac.
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February 12, 2018 | Environment
Advocates hail World Bank decision to stop funding oil and gas projects
The World Bank will end financing of oil and gas projects after 2019. The decision could free up $1 billion annually for clean, renewable energy projects.
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December 13, 2017 | Environment
Mott alters Environment Program to focus more funding on the Great Lakes, energy access in Africa
The Mott Foundation alters its Environment Program to provide more funding for work on the Great Lakes, energy access in Africa.
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October 17, 2017 | Environment
Cross-border collaboration preserves a ‘global gem’ on Lake Superior coast
Conservation groups and philanthropists in Canada and the U.S. teamed up to acquire 13 miles of pristine Lake Superior shoreline.
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October 17, 2017 | Environment
Innovative fund protects natural assets in the Great Lakes basin
A loan fund that Mott helped launch has preserved 125,000 acres of natural habitat and water resources in the Great Lakes basin.