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After 10 million pieces of beach trash, Chicago advocates push for sustainable packaging | Great Lakes Now
Plastic is the dominant source of beach trash in the Great Lakes region.
That’s the finding by the Chicago-based non-profit Alliance for the Great Lakes in a recently released report that analyzed beach litter picked up by its volunteers over the past 20 years.
“Twenty years of data collected by volunteers shows that 86% of the trash was either fully or partially made from plastic,” the Alliance said in a press release.
Still dreaming of (or fearing) rapid transit in north London? You can likely stop now
Londoners still dreaming, or fearing, that city hall may revive the cancelled north leg of its rapid transit system can probably stop now, one observer says. During a recent debate, Mayor Josh Morgan and Deputy Mayor Shawn Lewis pushed to downgrade the designation of three roads â Clarence Street, Richmond Street and Western Road â […]
Stolen cars, drugs and weapons found by police at Huron-Bruce Road property
Two South Bruce residents are facing several drugs, weapons and theft charges after an investigation by several OPP police units turned up illegal drugs, weapons, cash, and stolen property with a total value exceeding $123,000. The Huron-Perth and Grey-Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crimes Unit (CSCU), West Region OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), […]
ITFD celebrates a combined 90 years of service
The Inter Township Fire Department (ITFD) celebrated a combined 90 years of service at its 2024 Years of Service Awards this past Saturday. The Inter Township Fire Department is jointly owned by the Township of Georgian Bluffs and the Municipality of Meaford. The department includes one full-time fire chief, one full-time deputy chief, and 39 […]
Energy News Roundup: Michigan, Michigan, Michigan | Great Lakes Now
There’s a whole lot of energy stuff happening in Michigan.
The push to restart the Palisades nuclear reactor in the southwestern part of the state is gaining steam. So is the opposition. The plant, which shuttered in 2022 amid competition from cheaper energy sources, is now set to receive more than $2.4 billion in public subsidies.