Tag: North America
Iconic Michigan songbird undergoes concerning population decline
By Clara Lincolnhol
One of Michigan’s most rare, iconic and celebrated bird species is the Kirtland’s warbler. Once nearly extinct in the 1970s, decades-long, targeted conservation efforts helped their population rebound. But this year’s census revealed something concerning: a significant drop in warblers– nearly 700 fewer pairs.
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Small Modular Reactors and the Big Questions of Cost & Waste
The publication of Kim and Macfarlane’s 2026 study on small modular reactors is a moment worth pausing over. Nuclear energy sits at the margins of most serious decarbonization pathways today, but SMRs have been marketed as the technology that could change that. They are advertised as cheaper, safer, faster to … [continued]
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What’s going on in Wasaga Beach? Profit, piping plovers and an Ontario town’s complicated future
By Fatima Syed, 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.
Italian pasta maker Andriani has just finished building its $33-million factory here, its first in North America, and will supply 1,300 food stores in Canada and the U.S. from London, but hopes to gro
Italian pasta-maker Andriani just finished building its $33M plant here and will supply 1,300 retailers in Canada and the U.S. from London.
New lineup of rare and unique vehicles coming to Cobble Beach
Concours d’Elegance and Motoring Festival running Sept. 12-14 in Owen Sound and Georgian Bluffs