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Joliet, Illinois, Plans to Source Its Future Drinking Water From Lake Michigan. Will Other Cities Follow? | Great Lakes Now
By Nina Elkadi, Inside Climate News
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The aquifer from which Joliet, Illinois, sources its drinking water is likely going to run too dry to support the city by 2030—a problem more and more communities are facing as the climate changes and groundwater declines.
Michigan pushes to plug orphan oil wells | Great Lakes Echo
By Donté Smith Capital News Service Michigan’s oil industry may not be front and center, but it remains active with over 9,300 wells across the state. The U.S. Energy Information Administration ranks Michigan 18th in the nation in crude oil production. In June 2024, Michigan wells produced 211,000 barrels of crude oil — around 8.8 […]
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Two senior officials exit in Thames Valley District school board shake-up
Two senior administration positions are vacant after a staffing shakeup at the Thames Valley District school board, which is facing a $7.6-million budget deficit and an operational audit led by Queen’s Park.
Small community’s big debt over $6M submarine set to be paid off
Saddled with more than $6 million in debt after backing a loan to bring a Cold War submarine to its shores, a London-area community is poised to pay off the outstanding amount 15 years early. Â Bayham, a municipality with 7,000 residents on the eastern edge of Elgin County, is in line to settle the […]
People ‘hungry’ for Fall Day at the Farm
It was the most successful Fall Day at the Farm yet Saturday. The fundraiser put on by volunteers raised more than $15,000 and counting for Canadian Foodgrains Bank, which helps feed people in developing countries through emergency food assistance and education about growing food. “It was probably our most successful day yet,” Heather Parkin said by […]
Bluewater sees EQAO improvement but has work to do
Bluewater District School Board has things to celebrate in their latest annual provincial standardized testing results over last year. At the same time, in most cases, the percentage of local students meeting provincial expectations was still below the provincial average in the 2023-24 Education Quality and Accountability Office results. The good news is more students met or exceeded […]
Second annual Sconefest dishes up the goods both savoury and sweet
Baked or fried. Served with jam, peanut butter, and other toppings, sweet or savoury, and even stuffed with hot dogs, the varieties were seemingly endless at the Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON) Environment Office’s second annual Sconefest Saturday near Wiarton. Scone (pronounced ‘scon’) is a simple traditional food typically made with flour and water — but […]
Modellers reignite railroading passion in Owen Sound at inaugural CWHC show
A deep love for the twists and turns of railroad history and railcar modelling was displayed at the Owen Sound Legion on Saturday. The Community Waterfront Heritage Centre’s first-ever model show and sale for railway modellers and enthusiasts invited hundreds of people through the doors of the legion with over 50 vendor tables to visit […]
Dyer: Historical fears fuel modern violence in Sri Lanka
Itâs hard to know who ruined Sri Lanka, because there are so many plausible candidates.
PFAS Roundup: Minnesota PFAS regulation said to be the strictest | Great Lakes Now
In a few months, many products with “forever chemicals” will be officially banned in Minnesota. Known as Amara’s Law, starting January 1, 2025 resident’s won’t be able to sell or distribute products with intentionally added PFAS from cookware, cosmetics, dental floss, juvenile products, menstruation products, textile furnishing, ski wax, upholstered furniture, cleaning products, or carpets and rugs — accirding to Vice Magazine.