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We appreciate Gary Brown's response to the letter that we submitted to him and DWSD. However, we would be remiss if we did not point out...

To Whom It May Concern, On June 17, 2022, Detroit Water and Sewerage Department's (DWSD) Director, Gary Brown, presented an overview of...

Contact: Contact: Anna Marie Zorn, National Wildlife Federation, ZornA@nwf.org, 734-887-7136 Great Lakes Water Advocates Release Report,...

Join us in welcoming our newest team member, Madeline Flood; and celebrating with us as Victoria Loong transitions to a new role within...

Many residents in Jackson, MS are still without safe running water, as the entire city is still under a boil water alert. Please help We...

Any water affordability plan must acknowledge that water is a public trust, the provision of water is a public good and water is not a...

In order to combat social injustice, it must be attacked at every angle in which it exists. It's not an “either-or” proposition, but more...

(2016 & 2017) George Gaines, MSW, MPH The morbidity data from Michigan Community Health and the Detroit Department of Health show several...

We The People of Detroit is honored co-sponsor the film Cooked: Survival by Zip Code. You can watch the film for free over the next 7...

Wayne State alumna and community activist urges Warriors to join the fight against COVID "Community organizers have been going to bat for...

DETROIT (AP) — The advice is simple and universal: Washing your hands with soap and water is one of the most effective ways to stop the...

Statewide #TurnWaterOn Collaborative Responds to Governor Gretchen’s Executive Order FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Detroit, MI (April 2, 2020) –...

This guide provides information on how to access programs aimed at supporting Michiganders during the coronavirus outbreak. The programs...

As Detroit and other communities across the state turn the water back on at homes where the water was previously shut off, residents need...

"Last week’s boil water alert in Detroit raises questions about how prepared the city’s Water and Sewerage Department — and its...

Resurgent outbreaks of infectious diseases are sickening thousands, and the causes are societal IN BRIEF: Rising rates of hepatitis A,...

Less than a year into their first year in office, two Great Lakes region elected officials are making good on their pledges for water...

Water equity issues in Detroit and the region are systemic. They are not insoluble. Currently, cities across the world are devising and...

Water insecurity poses a significant global challenge to health and development. While the biophysical and economic impacts of inadequate...

ABSTRACT Background: Water insecurity poses a significant global challenge to health and development. While the biophysical and economic...