Tag: green
How to protect pets during Michigan’s blue-green algae season | Bridge Michigan
Before heading to Michigan beaches this summer, check for blue-green algae that poses a risk to human and animal health….
Aquatic invasive species Landing Blitz continues on Shawano Lake – Great Lakes Commission
An effort continues to help stop the spread of aquatic invasive species in waterways around the Great Lakes. At the Shawano Lake County Park Boat Landing in Wisconsin, conservationists search […]
Amid city hall overhaul, adjacent apartment tenants ask: What about us?
Will the redevelopment of London’s city hall campus affect the apartments at the Centennial House building next door? It’s unlikely any time soon, but the uncertainty is giving some tenants anxiety. The city’s plan to redevelop the city-owned land, which includes city hall at 300 Dufferin Ave., Centennial Hall, Reg Cooper Square, and the Centennial […]
Growing Concerns: Gardens likely due for some nutrients
All the rain we have had has made this an amazing gardening year.
Fare With A Flair: Grains make great summer salads
It’s hard to decide what vegetables to choose and just what salads to make. There are just so many options.
London youth baseball league takes new step to screen out abusive parents
Trying to protect young umpires from verbal abuse by parents, a London kids baseball league is using screen-like banners at ballfields to obscure the view of home plate from the bleachers. The idea came from other Ontario leagues that have taken similar steps to prevent parents from yelling at umpires, many of whom are just […]
Storm warning: Weather watcher sounds alarm about ‘superheated’ Lake Erie
A weather watcher who monitors severe storms on Lake Erie is sounding the alarm on what he says is shaping up to be a potentially destructive year ahead on the lake that laps Southwestern Ontario.
Michigan HOAs can’t ban solar panels under newly passed bill | Bridge Michigan
Some homeowners associations ban residents from installing solar panels, electric vehicle charging stations and other green upgrades. A new bill would change that….
Ontario growers among those using Spark Radar’s newest developments
Rapid, on-site test kit distributed worldwide helps hunt down rapidly spreading pathogens like ToBRFV
How much can wetland restoration reduce farm fertilizers getting into Lake Erie? | Great Lakes Now
By Lester Graham, Michigan Public
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; 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.