Tag: Education
How Great Lakes cities are preparing for climate migration
Stroll along Cleveland’s Edgewater Pier on a summer evening, and you’ll hear Arabic, Spanish, and other languages wafting through the lake air. For decades, international immigrants have found a home in the city of Lake Erie.
But now, there’s an increasing chance that future waves of migrants — from Florida, Arizona, California, and beyond — could move here as extreme weather events caused by climate change in those regions prompt people to rethink where they want to live.
Amid Rise of RFK Jr., Officials Waver on Drinking Water Fluoridation — Even in the State Where It Started
By Anna Clark, ProPublica
This story was originally published by ProPublica.
Just 15 months after receiving an award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for excellence in community water fluoridation, the city of Grayling, Michigan, changed course.
With little notice or fanfare, council members voted unanimously in May to end Grayling’s decades long treatment program.
Freshwater Collaborative to invest $4.2 million in water research and workforce development
The Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin, a partnership between Wisconsin’s 13 public universities, has announced its commitment to investing more than $4.2 million in funding to support water education and water […]
Losing ‘SNAP-Ed’ isn’t just losing educators, but also an infrastructure to promote community health
Federal funding cuts mean more than 120 health educators in Michigan will be out of work this month and health programs will end.
From rules to risks: What you need to know about riding e-scooters
Electric scooters are becoming an increasingly common sight on London streets and pathways.