Category: Climate Crisis
Water filter systems for hundreds of schools and daycare centers to be funded by grants
Hundreds of schools and day care centers will receive grants for water filters. The filters are to protect children from lead exposure.
Returnable bottles, vape pens and food waste: what Michiganders throw away
Michigan residents threw away millions of vape pens, $130 million in bottle deposits and literal tons of food waste in 2023. That’s according to a report by the Michigan Sustainable Business Forum.
Railroad ties, logs, and other debris clog Macomb sewer pipe
Logs, railroad ties, tires and other debris created blockage in a Macomb County sewer pipe, causing minor flooding of a road and nearby parking lots. The Teske Drain in Fraser was reduced to a trickle.
EPA report: vehicle fuel efficiency up; CO2 emissions down
This year’s issue of the EPA’s annual report said the average fuel economy went up just over a mile per gallon from the previous year, to 27.1 miles per gallon in 2023.
The Bruce Trail Conservancy gets $2.4M in new government funding
Earlier this month, the Government of Canada announced that it was providing $2.4 million in funding for the Bruce Trail Conservancy. This contribution, which is in addition to a previous … Continued
The post The Bruce Trail Conservancy gets $2.4M in new government funding appeared first on Cottage Life.