Tag: Fires
On Lake Michigan, a coal-fired steamship and ferry eyes a clean-energy future | 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; and Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; 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.
Large fire breaks out at Tillsonburg-area rubber products plant
A large fire has broken out a factory near Tillsonburg that makes barn mats for the livestock industry.
Canadian wildfires are heating up, bringing smoke to Michigan | Great Lakes Now
By Brian Allnutt, Planet Detroit
This article was republished with permission from Planet Detroit. Sign up for Planet Detroit’s weekly newsletter here.
After a relatively subdued spring and early summer, Canadian wildfires are once again spreading and burning millions of acres, forcing the evacuation of 9,000 residents in Labrador and Newfoundland and threatening operations in the oil-producing hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta.