Tag: development
New Michigan law requires homeowners associations to allow rooftop solar | Great Lakes Now
By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with IPR and Grist, a nonprofit independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future.
People who want to install solar panels on their roofs have to consider a lot: sunlight, cost, and coordinating with contractors and utilities.
Great Lakes Commission releases user-friendly, secure Great Lakes water use database – Great Lakes Commission
Ann Arbor, Mich. – The Great Lakes Commission (GLC) announced today that it has released an updated Great Lakes Water Use Database website that is
Survey reveals detailed picture of immigrant experience in Grey-Bruce
A survey of people not born in Canada who live in Grey-Bruce now found their top priorities sound a lot like those of us all. The survey included 120 responses from immigrants living in Grey-Bruce in 2023. Highlights were shared with Grey County council Thursday. The full 51-page survey was included as a link to […]
As climate change alters lakes, tribes and conservationists fight for the future of spearfishing | Great Lakes Now
By Melina Walling and John Locher, Associated Press
HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) — Chilly nights on northern Wisconsin’s Chippewa Flowage don’t deter 15-year-old spearfisher Gabe Bisonette. He’s been learning the Ojibwe practice for so long now that when his headlamp illuminates the eye-shine of his quarry, he can communicate the sighting to his dad with hardly a word.
Home building takes off in London, more than doubling 2023 pace
Home construction in London has more than doubled in 2024 over one year prior with builders are breaking ground to meet demand, newly released city hall figures show. The city issued permits this year to the end of June for 1,565 new homes, more than double the total of 601 for the first six months […]