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Safe Drinking Water Act turns 50
Fifty years ago, on December 16, 1974, Ford clinched a public health victory when he signed a bill that joined the pantheon of federal environmental protection laws enacted that decade.Today, the country still reaps the benefits from the Safe Drinking Water Act. Most Americans are provided high-quality water from their taps.
Will Some US Automakers Hit Crisis During Trump Term?
Naturally, when it comes to big macroeconomic changes, issues often seem to come out of the blue. You can reverse engineer what happened and everything looks obvious, and there are always some canaries or boys crying wolf who notice the issue early but are ignored. However, by and large, macroeconomic … [continued]
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BYD Enters Peru
Continuing the trend of rolling out its electric vehicles in a new market every week (or, at least, that’s what it feels like), BYD has entered Peru with 5 plugin vehicle models (“new energy vehicle” models as they call them in China). The 5 models BYD is initially launching in … [continued]
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Safe Drinking Water Act Turns 50
By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue
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.
Strike threat looms over colleges in Southwestern Ontario, across province
London’s Fanshawe College and its peers across Southwestern Ontario and provincewide are bracing for a strike that could mark the start of 2025 amid a breakdown in labour talks with the union representing faculty and other staffers.
The NLRB Is Now Aligned With Trumpsters — How Can The UAW Stand Strong For Workers’ Rights?
Earlier this week, two US Senators blocked a Democrat’s attempt to hold a second term on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In past years, that might not have seemed so serious. However, with once-and-future President Donald J. Trump already holding court from Mar-a-Lago, the Trumpsters’ effect on worker rights … [continued]
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Local postal union president says government undermining workers
The local postal union president says the government is undermining workers by effectively ordering Canada Post workers back to work during peak mailing season. “You have a corporation that’s unwilling to negotiate with us now,” said Melissa Simpson, president of Owen Sound Local 582 of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, in an interview Saturday […]
Saab to host second open house on Grayling munitions plant
The company will host an open house from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, at Kirtland Community College.
Dyer: After Assad’s sudden fall, what’s next for Syria
Take a moment, first, to celebrate the fall of a regime of surpassing evil even by the Middle East’s demanding standards.
