Great Lakes Now

Safe Drinking Water Act Turns 50

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Safe Drinking Water Act Turns 50

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public 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.

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Business London Free Press

Deep Breathe is one of about a dozen London and area industries to get funding from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, each getting a share of $240,000 to use on innovation,

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A London company developing technology that uses ultrasound to detect lung issues is now looking to use that same technology to detect internal bleeding, said Rob Arntfield, Deep Breathe chief executive and founder. Deep Breathe is one of about a dozen London and area industries to get funding from the Federal Economic Development Agency for […]

Clean Technica

The NLRB Is Now Aligned With Trumpsters — How Can The UAW Stand Strong For Workers’ Rights?

8 min read

Earlier this week, two US Senators blocked a Democrat’s attempt to hold a second term on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In past years, that might not have seemed so serious. However, with once-and-future President Donald J. Trump already holding court from Mar-a-Lago, the Trumpsters’ effect on worker rights … [continued]

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Clean Technica

Solar Power Booming All Around, Chinese EVs Expanding, US EV Charging Infrastructure Boom — Top Cleantech News

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December has been absolutely packed with big cleantech stories. The solar power and electric vehicle markets keep growing fast, evolving, and even surprising. To be honest, when I write these weekly and bi-weekly news highlights, there are ends up being far more big and noteworthy news than I expect. It … [continued]

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Grey/Bruce Owen Sound Owen Sound Sun Times

Local postal union president says government undermining workers

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The local postal union president says the government is undermining workers by effectively ordering Canada Post workers back to work during peak mailing season. “You have a corporation that’s unwilling to negotiate with us now,” said Melissa Simpson, president of Owen Sound Local 582 of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, in an interview Saturday […]

Columnists London Free Press

Islam: Who wins and who loses with Canada’s holiday tax break?

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Shahidul Islam, MacEwan University and Subhadip Ghosh, MacEwan University The federal government is giving Canadians a temporary tax break by exempting GST/HST on certain items during the holiday season from Dec. 14 to Feb. 15. The tax break applies to clothing, footwear, diapers, car seats, toys for children, jigsaw puzzles, physical video games, consoles and […]