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The Shelley Irwin Show

Grand Rapids Resident Jacob Bol was selected to attend an Earth Day event at the White House

By Shelley Irwin

Published May 8, 2024 at 10:54 AM EDT

We talk to Jacob about his experience

Grand Rapids Resident Jacob Bol was selected to attend an Earth Day event at the White House. We talk to Jacob, Restoration Economy Fellow at Calvin University and a member of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy’s MI Healthy Climate Corps, advancing sustainability and climate solutions in the community.

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Shelley Irwin

Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.

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