Tag: Environment
High bacteria levels cause closures along Michigan beaches – Great Lakes Commission
As of Wednesday, eight Michigan beaches were closed due to high Escherichia coli, or E. coli, levels in the water within Arenac, Bay, Macomb, Oakland, Lenawee, and Allegan counties. Beach […]
City looks to sweeten pot for affordable units, office conversions
London city hall may offer cash to builders to add affordable units to their projects and increase payments to landlords converting offices to apartments. In two separate proposals to two different city council committees that meet next week, city staff recommend tapping into a $74-million federal government fund to offer increased incentives to developers and […]
Londoner found guilty of manslaughter in boarding house machete attack
Kenneth Wallisâs daughters remember their dad as a man who, despite his struggles with addiction, loved and valued them more than anything else. But during the trial of his killer, Robert Charnock, 42, they heard only a snapshot of their 56-year-old fatherâs life at a London boarding house on Dec. 8, 2021, when he suffered […]
Damage pegged at $5M after fire at London-area pot producer
A fire that ripped through at a cannabis growing facility located in a former elementary school east of London caused $5 million damage, provincial police say
Waves of Change: Meet Environmental Justice Public Advocate Regina Strong | Great Lakes Now
Waves of Change is an online interview series highlighting the diverse faces and perspectives shaping the environmental justice movement throughout the Great Lakes region.
This month, we spoke with Regina Strong, Environmental Justice Public Advocate at the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE).
For anyone in Michigan, there are two important timely things to note from the interview:
- Applications for the MI EJ Impact grants, open through July 15, 2024.