Tag: Drinking Water
Ohio environmental advocates weigh in on 2024 presidential candidates’ stance on climate change
By Zaria Johnson, Ideastream Public Media
This story was originally published by Ideastream.
As election day approaches, presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris continue to campaign on issues that are top of mind for many voters like the economy, crime and immigration.
South Bruce DGR opposition promises to keep fighting
A group opposed to burying high-level nuclear waste in South Bruce says it will keep fighting because having just 78 more votes in favour than against the project in Monday’s referendum isn’t a “compelling” demonstration of community support. Bill Noll, the co-chair of Protect Our Waterways – No Nuclear Waste, said in an interview that that’s […]
2024 Election: State and Local Voters Consider Tax Increases for Water Protection
By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Deep Geologic Repository letters to the editor
DGR deal puts NWMO in charge The key message from South Bruce Council for the last several months has been that the decision on whether to host the NWMO DGR would be based on the collective support for details of the proposed hosting agreement. Details are important, council told us. Understanding them critical, we are […]
PFAS Roundup: Vice President Harris supports Michigan-led plan to provide medical care for military victims of PFAS
Michigan Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow and Rep. Dan Kildee introduced The Veterans Exposed to Toxic PFAS Act in July of 2023. Recently, Vice President Kamala Harris announced her support for the bill as a part of her presidential campaign. If passed, this would make it easier for veterans who were exposed to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) while serving to access medical benefits and disability.
The climate stakes of the Harris-Trump election | Great Lakes Now
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Helene and Milton, the two massive hurricanes that just swept into the country — killing hundreds of people, and leaving both devastation and rumblings of political upheaval in seven states — amounted to their own October surprise.
The nation’s first commercial carbon storage plant is in Illinois. It leaks. | Great Lakes Now
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ
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Consequences of less ice on lakes due to climate change | Great Lakes Now
By Lester Graham, Michigan Public
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Michigan a top winner of climate funds Trump wants to revoke | Great Lakes Now
By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Energy News Roundup: Retirement is in sight for another huge coal plant | Great Lakes Now
Retirement is in sight for one of the country’s largest coal plants. Ohio’s James M. Gavin plant, the third most gargantuan in the Midwest and sixth nationwide, will likely be closed or converted to run on gas by 2031, Inside Climate News reported. The two coal plants in the region with more generating capacity — the Gibson plant in Indiana and the Monroe plant in Michigan — are set to retire in 2038 and 2032, respectively, after electric utility Duke Energy proposed a couple of weeks ago to delay the Gibson plant’s closure or conversion by three years from its previous target of 2035.