Rebecca Esselman 03/05/2024 General HRWC HRWC watershed ecologist Kris Olsson set to retire Thank you, Kris for your many years of work protecting the Huron River watershed Read our spring edition of the… Read More »
Rebecca Esselman 02/20/2024 Policy We should make decisions about river flows using natural variations On February 6, 2024, I provided testimony to the Michigan State Senate Committee on Local Governments urging the committee to… Read More »
Rebecca Esselman 11/28/2023 Climate change Grateful for Climate Action in Michigan I was up north with my three young children when the Canadian wildfires sent us all inside under the threat… Read More »
Rebecca Esselman 10/02/2023 General HRWC Welcome David Last month HRWC welcomed David Lossing to our team. David is our new Government Relations Director. He is our first full-time… Read More »
Rebecca Esselman 06/06/2023 General HRWC Ways to protect the Huron River this summer Summer is the season when the watershed really shines and there are a few ways to take action to ensure… Read More »
Rebecca Esselman 03/14/2023 PFAS EPA Releases Federal Drinking Water Standards for PFAS This morning, the US Environmental Protection Agency released proposed drinking water standards for several of the most common PFAS found… Read More »
Rebecca Esselman 02/24/2023 Policy Policy Priorities for River Protection 2023 HRWC sets policy priorities for protecting the Huron River and watersheds throughout Michigan Recent events have ignited HRWC’s motivation to… Read More »
Rebecca Esselman 10/03/2022 General HRWC Stream of Consciousness, Fall 2022 We’ve moved! Since 1993, HRWC has occupied offices in the NEW Center in Ann Arbor. This building was built and… Read More »
Rebecca Esselman 08/16/2022 Pollution Lesson Learned, Stronger Protections Needed It is with great relief that most of the hexavalent chromium solution that Tribar Technologies released into Wixom’s Wastewater Treatment… Read More »
Rebecca Esselman 08/03/2022 Pollution Another Toxic Spill from Tribar Technologies in Wixom, MI Yesterday we learned that the Huron River has been impacted by a major contamination event. Several thousand gallons of hexavalent… Read More »
Rebecca Esselman 08/03/2022 General HRWC Stream of Consciousness, Summer 2022 We have so much to celebrate, and there is nothing like an anniversary to pause, reflect on our past, and… Read More »
Rebecca Esselman 06/19/2022 General HRWC Committing with Our Whole Heart There is no one-time of year to focus on equity and justice. It should touch all we do and consider…. Read More »