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PFAS Roundup: Government of Canada introduces potential plan for product-related PFAS regulation | Great Lakes Now

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PFAS Roundup: Government of Canada introduces potential plan for product-related PFAS regulation

Last month, the Government of Canada announced a plan to expand product-related regulations for per- and polyflourinated substances (PFAS). The Minister of Environment and Climate Change plus the Minister of Health are considering whether PFAS qualify for the Watch List under section 75.1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA).

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Health care Ontario Owen Sound Sun Times South Bruce Grey Health Centre

Another local hospital president says recent new funding leaves ‘gap’

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South Bruce Grey Health Centre’s president said she appreciates the Ontario government’s recently announced 4.5 per cent base funding increase to her budget.   But like other local hospital administrators, she said it still leaves a budget gap created by inflation over the past few years.  This year’s base funding for SBGHC increased by $1,808,100, […]

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How many manure spills is too many? St. Croix County residents scrutinize big farm’s new owner | Great Lakes Now

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How many manure spills is too many? St. Croix County residents scrutinize big farm’s new owner

This article, first posted here, was republished with permission from Wisconsin Watch.

By Bennet Goldstein, Wisconsin Watch

Gregg Wolf vows “to put a new step forward” on “a new day” at a northwest Wisconsin dairy.

Appleton-based Breeze Dairy Group, where he serves as CEO, purchased Emerald Sky Dairy in March, shortly after the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approved the St.

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