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Raising monarch butterflies in Interlochen | Great Lakes Now
By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with IPR and Grist, a nonprofit independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future.
Magnolia Montgomery, age 12, peered into a rectangular enclosure covered with white mesh.
Former state toxicologist says nitrate drinking water standards are too lax | Great Lakes Now
By Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner
A former Wisconsin state toxicologist who was involved in creating the state’s nitrate standards for drinking water in the 1980s alleges the science that has informed those standards for decades is deeply flawed and the standards should be stricter.
Dave Belluck, who worked as a toxicologist for multiple states and the federal government, says that “the science is the science” and regulating agencies, including the U.S.
When the Heat Is On, Water Can Still Be Off in Great Lakes Cities | Great Lakes Now
By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue
When an early summer heat wave enveloped the Great Lakes region last month, Cleveland officials stepped in to offer relief.
They reminded residents of the availability of splash pads for outdoor water recreation. And they extended hours at air-conditioned recreation centers designated as public places to cool off.
Charities that feed hungry urge businesses to pitch in: ‘Seniors are starving’
Several London-area charities are pleading for more participation in the food sharing program Second Harvest as they sound the alarm about the severity of the food insecurity problem, especially among seniors.
Call for change thrusts Pride London under harsh spotlight
Tumult is raging in the organization that puts on London’s Pride festival, after months of leadership upheaval and now a push for more diversity on its board to better represent the city’s LGBTQ+ community. The future of Pride London Festival, also known as Pride London, looked uncertain in the fallout of a meeting Monday night, […]