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Water Insecurity and Psychosocial Distress: Effects of the Detroit Water Shutoffs

RiverWiseDetroit - Youth Activists Test for Water Safety

Medium - Thank you, Miss Michigan, for lifting up the public health threat of lead exposure!

Jul 20
1 min

July 14, 2022 Communication from BOWC Chair

We appreciate the City of Detroit Board of Water Commissioners (BOWC), Chair, Michael Einhauser reaching out to us regarding the Detroit...

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Jul 6
2 min

Detroiters Respond to DWSD Lifeline Plan

Contact: Tiana Starks l 248.633.8620 communications@wethepeopleofdetroit.com MEDIA ADVISORY ‘Mothers of the Movement’ to Join U.S. Rep....

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Jun 27
2 min

DWSD Response to WPD Letter on Lifeline Plan

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...

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Jun 22
4 min

DWSD Lifeline & Water Affordability Plan Response

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

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May 9
2 min

GL Water Advocates Release Report, Address Priorities for Water Infrastructure Funding

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

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May 13, 2021
2 min

WPD is Growing! Meet Our Newest Team Members

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

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Mar 5, 2021
1 min

Water Relief for Jackson, MS

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...

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Feb 22, 2021
2 min

Ten-Point Water Affordability Plan

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...

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Aug 24, 2020
2 min

WPD Spotlight: Jendayi Nkenge

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...

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Jun 18, 2020
1 min

THREE WATERBORNE OUTBREAKS IN DETROIT

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

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Jun 4, 2020
1 min

Cooked: Survival By Zip Code

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...

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May 13, 2020
1 min

Kaitlin Popielarz: WPD CRC Member Highlight

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

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Apr 12, 2020
1 min

Water shutoffs in sharp focus amid coronavirus outbreak - Taiwanese News

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...

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Apr 2, 2020
6 min

Public Health Experts, EJ Orgs. Gather to Urge Michigan Mayors To Turn Water On ASAP

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

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Mar 31, 2020
1 min

MICHIGANCOVID-19 PANDEMIC RESOURCE GUIDE

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

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Mar 12, 2020
1 min

Take These Precautions When Your Water is Restored

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

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Dec 19, 2019
1 min

Bankole: City water miscue raises preparedness question

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

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Nov 11, 2019
1 min

A Wave of Resurgent Epidemics Has Hit the U.S.

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

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Oct 30, 2019
1 min

Raising the Bar: Michigan governor, Chicago mayor lead on water rights and advocacy

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

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Sep 28, 2019
1 min

DETROIT WATER EQUITY REPORT AT A GLANCE

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

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