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Climate change Great Lakes Now Michigan

Heat, pollution, and climate change anxiety are affecting children | Great Lakes Now

Heat, pollution, and climate change anxiety are affecting children | Great Lakes Now
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Heat, pollution, and climate change anxiety are affecting children

By Lester Graham, Michigan Public

Although temperatures vary day-to-day, this summer is shaping up to be a hot one in Michigan. Doctors are warning parents to learn how to protect their kids, and how to talk to them about climate change.

It used to be that parents had to talk to their kids about things like ‘stranger danger,’ or ‘don’t take candy from a stranger,’ and ‘be sure to put on sunscreen.’ With climate change, parents are finding they have a lot more to teach their children.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

London Free Press

Flooded London library branch reopening in ‘pop-up’ location

Flooded London library branch reopening in ‘pop-up’ location
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Damaged by the monster rainstorm that hit London last week, a London Public Library branch in the city’s northwest is reopening Tuesday in a temporary “pop-up” location. The library’s Sherwood branch will offer limited services at the temporary location while the branch remains closed for repairs this week. The branch has been closed since record-setting […]

London Free Press

Politicians give shelter $1.8M for rest of 2024, but no promise beyond that

Politicians give shelter .8M for rest of 2024, but no promise beyond that
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A London shelter now has the runway, potentially, to turn its wintertime beds into a year-round space for the homeless, though city politicians are queasy about the $4-million-plus annual cost. City politicians have voted 10-2 to give Ark Aid Street Mission $1.8 million, pulled from reserves, to continue providing 24-hour assessment at its Dundas Street […]