Tag: Indigenous Communities
Canada’s Fossil Fuel Funding Faces Growing Legal Risks After ICJ Ruling
British Columbia recently announced $200 million in fresh funding to support Cedar LNG, a floating liquefied natural gas export terminal near Kitimat. The money is earmarked primarily to build transmission infrastructure, including a new 287 kV line, substation upgrades, and distribution networks needed to supply the facility entirely with renewable … [continued]
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Grey County working to streamline archaeological asssessment process
Mapping shows locations of regiistered archaeological sites and areas where sites could potentially exist
As climate change alters lakes, tribes and conservationists fight for the future of spearfishing
As a result of warming waters, increasingly variable seasonal changes and lakeshore development, walleye numbers in some lakes are dwindling. Losing the species would mean losing a food source for […]
How Ontario could have cracked down on Chemical Valley pollution — but chose not to
By Emma McIntosh, The Narwhal
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.
Where the strawberries still grow
“Nibi Chronicles,” a monthly Great Lakes Now feature, is written by Staci Lola Drouillard. A Grand Portage Ojibwe direct descendant, she lives in Grand Marais on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. Her nonfiction books “Walking the Old Road: A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe” and “Seven Aunts” were published 2019 and 2022, and the children’s story “A Family Tree” in 2024.