Our future is better together. Here at Groundwork, we get excited when people and communities have a voice in shaping the decisions that affect their lives. For too long, many people have been left out of important decisions about food, energy, transportation, and the...
Climate denial is at the core of the problem. Let's take a look at a graph from way back in 1982 that put that denial in motion. The Sierra Club and the Environmental Defense Fund recently released reports on the current state of U.S. renewable energy development, and...
The sun has just cleared Lake Huron when Harrisville Harbor Farmers Market manager Laurie Szczesny plants the last welcome banner in the damp grass. The lot is still quiet — just gulls calling from the shore and the steady slap of waves against the breakwall on this...
Today, as a capstone to Hispanic Heritage Month, we hear from Nathan Medina, a former Groundwork staffer who is a career-long advocacy and government affairs professional. Read other Equity Series interviews!—As told to Jeff SmithNATHAN MEDINA: These days there’s so...
Photo above: Tina Frankenberger As part of our ongoing series of equity interviews, today we hear from Tina Frankenberger, of the Grand Traverse Bay Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. She shares thoughts about Manoomin, the wild rice that is so important to...
SCIENTISTS' FRESH REPORTS SHOW WE NEED URGENT CO2 REDUCTIONS TO AVOID WORST IMPACTS OF GLOBAL WARMING. THE U.S. LED THE WORLD WITH CO2 INCREASES LAST YEAR, ACCOUNTING FOR A THIRD OF GLOBAL INCREASE IN 2025. On September 14, we received deeply discouraging news:...