Tag: Politics
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 […]
The lonely Lake Superior caribou and a lesson in limits | Great Lakes Now
By Emma McIntosh, The Narwhal
Emma and photographer Christopher Katsarov Luna spent four days in northwestern Ontario, reporting from the shore of Lake Superior.
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.
What a Trump vs. Harris presidency might mean for the Great Lakes | Great Lakes Now
The 2024 presidential election campaign is in the homestretch and results in the Great Lakes states of Michigan and Wisconsin could determine the winner. Vice-President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump covet the electors in both states and polling indicates they could go either way.
Great Lakes Now selected three key topics — Great Lakes restoration, Line 5 and groundwater — and asked veteran policy experts Rob Sisson and Lana Pollack for their views on how a Harris or Trump presidency may deal with them.
Dyer: Authoritarian regime in China clamping down, but for how long?
We can’t really estimate the likely longevity of the kind of high-tech total surveillance state Xi Jinping is building in China
Poll: EV politics could cost Michigan its auto industry | Bridge Michigan
Political differences over EVs could threaten Michiganâs economic future, a new poll suggests, with nearly half of residents willing to cede the stateâs leadership in auto manufacturing….
Swing state voters along the Great Lakes love cleaner water and beaches − and candidates from both parties have long fished for support there | Great Lakes Now
By Mike Shriberg, University of Michigan
is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.
If history holds true to form, I expect the presidential campaigns of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris to begin touting their support for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative as Election Day approaches.
Baranyai: Ford’s tunnel plan a way to change channel
When a public figure lands in the hot seat, expect them to schedule a funding announcement, unveil a big new plan or identify a threat