Tag: federal
Lone London-area Conservative MP reportedly calling it quits
A news report says Elgin-Middlesex-London MP Karen Vecchio is packing it in after nine years and won’t run in the next federal election.
Phosphorus joins potash on Canada’s critical minerals list
Fertilizer Canada wants all minerals important to food security to be on the list
Former state toxicologist says nitrate drinking water standards are too lax | Great Lakes Now
By Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner
A former Wisconsin state toxicologist who was involved in creating the state’s nitrate standards for drinking water in the 1980s alleges the science that has informed those standards for decades is deeply flawed and the standards should be stricter.
Dave Belluck, who worked as a toxicologist for multiple states and the federal government, says that “the science is the science” and regulating agencies, including the U.S.
What the overturning Chevron deference means for the Great Lakes | Great Lakes Now
The United States Supreme Court recently overturned a 40-year-old precedent that could have major implications for the Great Lakes. In deciding two cases this term related to herring fishing and regulatory fees — Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce — the nation’s highest court overturned its 1984 holding also known as the “Chevron precedent” or “Chevron deference.” In Chevron v.
Michigan gives 17 counties disaster aid; FEMA denies relief for May tornadoes | Bridge Michigan
Michigan has awarded nearly $11 million in disaster relief to 17 counties affected by storms and rapid snowmelt. That includes four counties where tornadoes struck in May. FEMA has denied a request for federal aid….