Month: June 2024
Michigan could become a climate safe haven
As the effects of climate change become harder to ignore, there’s not a place on the planet that won’t feel an impact. However, Michigan will see comparatively fewer issues related […]
EDITORIAL: Could the Great Lakes emerge as the new frontier for naval technology?
With threats of spying impacting some naval operations, the Defense Department is thinking about safer locations for some of its most sensitive testing and scientific programs. One idea is to […]
Allegan County health officials issue warning over suspected algae bloom at Swan Lake
Visitors and their pets are advised to avoid the waters of Michigan’s inland Swan Lake after health officials received positive test results for suspected algae blooms, according to Allegan County […]
Oswego, Montgomery and Yorkville funding lake water pipeline design
Three municipalities in Illinois, Oswego, Montgomery and Yorkville, are funding an engineering design project for the pipeline that will bring Lake Michigan water to the three communities. Read the full […]
EPA soliciting opinions on what to do about NRG’s coal ash ponds; ‘(We) cannot afford the costs associated with another environmental disaster’
Initially rejecting NRG’s plan to close two coal ash ponds at its Waukegan electrical generating plant adjacent to Lake Michigan, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awaiting public comment and […]
Piles of dead midges, nearly a foot deep, found at remote Michigan lighthouse
This year when volunteer cleaners arrived at the White Shoal lighthouse in northern Lake Michigan, they were met with a bumper crop of dead flies known as midges, which had […]
What happened to Milwaukee’s lakefront foghorn?
Technology has changed the navigation tools for foggy weather on Milwaukee’s lakeshore over the decades. Read the full story by WUWM – Milwaukee, WI.
Expect poor air quality through Canada Day as wildfire smoke hangs over London
London’s air quality is projected to remain poor throughout the long weekend as smoke from far-off wildfires continues to hang over the region. As of mid-morning Friday, Environment Canada’s Air Quality Health Index – a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the worst – sat at 7, which was worse than just a couple […]
Police watchdog launches second probe in Goderich within days
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after provincial police used an anti-riot weapon on a suspect in Goderich Wednesday evening, the second such investigation launched in the community in the past week. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said Ontario Provincial Police officers were called to a home near Victoria Street North and Anglesea Street at about […]
Five men charged in prostitution sting: London police
Five men face prostitution-related charges after a police sting involving an undercover officer, London police said Friday. Police said the suspects were alleged to have communicated with an undercover officer in an attempt to obtain sexual services. The operation was led by the London police human trafficking unit and was meant to target demand for […]