Tag: Politics
Pearson: Politicking puts people off politics
There’s a new category of homelessness in the country â the politically homeless â and the implications are significant.
New city rules for resting spaces put lives of homeless at risk: Officials
City council’s sudden decision to limit where homeless people can get rest at night will put lives at risk and do nothing to solve London’s homelessness crisis, leaders of two shelters charge.
Baranyai: Early elections undermine fragile democracy
The whole world is holding its breath. Ballot counts haunt our dreams.
Industry opposition, partisan politics slow polluter-pay bills
By Elinor Epperson Capital News Service It’s been one year since Michigan Democrats introduced legislation that would significantly change the state’s environmental regulations. But those bills are stuck in committee. Election distractions, negotiation, and a slim Democratic majority in the state House have kept a suite of polluter-pay bills in limbo, according to environmental advocates […]
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Competing Visions for U.S. Auto Industry Clash in Presidential Election, With the EV Future Pressing at the Border
By Marianne Lavelle and Dan Gearino, Inside Climate News
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The climate stakes of the Harris-Trump election | Great Lakes Now
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Helene and Milton, the two massive hurricanes that just swept into the country — killing hundreds of people, and leaving both devastation and rumblings of political upheaval in seven states — amounted to their own October surprise.
Michigan a top winner of climate funds Trump wants to revoke | Great Lakes Now
By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; 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.
Letters to the Editor: October 18, 2024
Push to defund CBC pure politics
How will province’s plan to restrict new bike lanes play out in London?
London academics and cycling advocates are puzzled by the province’s commitment to restrict new bike lanes, as city hall anxiously awaits how the legislation will look and work in practice. Ontario cities would have to seek the provinceâs permission to install new bike lanes that remove lanes of vehicle traffic under upcoming legislation, the transportation […]