Tag: Chicago
A New Paradigm: How climate change is shaping mental landscapes in the Great Lakes | Great Lakes Now
In a weekly Good Grief Network session held on July 25, time and space were created for participants to reflect on their feelings of uncertainty in an unstable environment over Zoom. Trained facilitators kept time for each participant to speak while the other participants bore witness as listeners. The overarching rule was no cross-talk, which means not directly responding or referring to what a person shared.
Baysox draw first blood in semifinal series against defending champion Knights
The New Lowell Knights didn’t do themselves any favours in Game 1 of the North Dufferin Baseball League semifinal series against the Owen Sound Baysox Monday night. After taking a 2-0 lead in the top of the fifth inning, the defending back-to-back champions imploded as the Baysox took Game 1 of the best-of-five series by […]
Michigan elections FAQ: Democrats convene in Chicago, Trump plans return | Bridge Michigan
Bridge journalists preview the Democratic National Convention, discuss Donald Trumpâs planned return to Michigan and sort through residence controversies in the U.S. Senate race….
Last piping plover chick returns, again, to Montrose Beach — but this time with a cousin – Great Lakes Commission
Nagamo, the only piping plover chick that survived from a full clutch of eggs spawned at Montrose Beach in Illinois, was seen flying away from the area on Wednesday, according […]
Commentary: Michigan joins federal program that collects native flora and champions restoration | Great Lakes Echo
By Elinor Epperson Of all the things I could step in while wandering the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge in Northeast Michigan, vulture vomit was not on my list. My hosts, a team of scientists looking for native plant seeds, warned me to avoid it. Elizabeth Haber is a lead botanist with Seeds of Success, a […]
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Yorkville council approves $127 million loan application for Lake Michigan water project – Great Lakes Commission
The City Council in Yorkville, Illinois, approved applying for an Environmental Protection Agency loan to fund the Lake Michigan water project, joining the DuPage Water Commission, which sources water from […]
Michigan joins federal program that collects native flora and champions restoration | Great Lakes Now
By Elinor Epperson, Michigan Public
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South Shore residents are fed up with garbage on their streets | Great Lakes Now
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ
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Chicago teachers demand climate solutions in their next contract | Great Lakes Now
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Grist
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