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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.

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London Free Press

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 […]

Great Lakes Echo

Inside is not the answer: Air quality in the Great Lakes | Great Lakes Echo

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By Mia Litzenberg In the Detroit area, people experience unsafe levels of particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and ozone in the air they breathe. These pollutants are blamed for adverse health effects such as heart disease, respiratory issues and cancer. The University of Michigan is part of an ongoing Detroit research partnership, Community Action […]

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Owen Sound Sun Times

Blue Mountains man arrested after stabbing at cemetery

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A Blue Mountains man has been arrested and charged after he allegedly stabbed a co-worker with a knife while they were conducting repair work at a cemetery near Collingwood. On Friday afternoon, several individuals were conducting repair work at the Collingwood Presbyterian Cemetery on Poplar Sideroad in Clearview Township. At some point during the work, […]

London Free Press

Politicians give shelter $1.8M 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 […]