Published quarterly, Wave Maker's News provides information and resources on pressing issues facing the health and quality of the Gulf region's waters and wetlands.  Wave Maker's News is sent to the GRN's Water Quality Action Network.

Click the following links to view past issues of Wave Maker's News.

July 2008

The GRN Healthy Waters Team releases Our Waters Our Health:A Citizen's Guide to Sewage. Find out more about this helpful tool for community activists working to keep rivers and streams safe and healthy. Learn more about actions to curb fertilizer pollution in Florida, efforts to stop a dam on the Pearl River, what global warming will mean for Gulf waters, and much more!

March 2008

From the Yazoo pumps project to the Nature Coast of Florida, this issue outlines our work to fight wetland destruction. We also detail our work to protect the Tchefuncte River in Louisiana and the Apalachicola River in Florida.

 November 2007

A deeper look at Nitrogen and Phosphorus pollution.  Florida red tide and fertilizer ordinances to curb it.  Holding up water healthy water how EPA continues to drag its feet on controlling nitrogen and phosphorus pollution.  The many faces of nitrogen learn more about the nitrogen cycle.  Dump the pumps the yazoo pumps project threatens 200,000 acres of wetlands in the Mississippi River Delta.

July 2007

The Dead Zone Strikes Again this issue focuses on the Dead Zone its causes and impacts.  Learn more about the Inaction Plan and the failure to acheive concrete actions towards reducing the size of the Dead Zone.  Farms, Fertilizer, Corn and Crabs is yellow really the new green?

March 2007

Sewage: It's Impacts in Louisiana and Mississippi learn more about one of the more disgusting sides of water pollution.  Storms, Hurricanes, and Sewage: Lessons Learned from Katrina just where did all the sewage go?  McComb: A Step in the Right Direction the GRN's successful effort to stop sewage pollution and encourage one Mississippi town to follow the Clean Water Act.

October 2006

The Corps of Engineers: Gatekeepers of Destruction this edition focuses on threats to our wetlands and provides resources and information about how to protect them.  Mississippi's Coastal Wetlands Are Under Attack read about the Corps' proposed regional general permit which would make wetland destruction easier in communities that need flood protection the most.

June 2006

Building a Strong Foundation for Healthy Waters engaging in the triennial review process.  Includes tips on effective letter writing, details on Water Quality Standards, links to helpful resources, and a sample letter on designated uses.