Tag: protect
Counts held across Grey-Bruce for the love of birds
An annual Canada-wide census that collects data that is used to determine the population health of our fine feathered friends has wrapped up for another year. The annual Christmas Bird Count, which is one of the longest-running wildlife censuses in the world, again saw thousands of birders and nature enthusiasts fan out across approximately 475 […]
Baranyai: Online harms continue as politics highjacks agenda
More than 12 years after the death of Amanda Todd, we’re still playing catch-up to a realm of torment and abuse that is only expanding.
Ohio EPA to defend sewage permit it authorized for Port Clinton at special hearing
PORT CLINTON — A special public hearing is being held Tuesday night for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to defend itself from accusations that it failed to do enough to protect Lake Erie with a wastewater permit it issued to the city of Port Clinton in April.
A Better Way To Bring Canada & The US Together
No matter where you go for news and commentary, it’s hard to have missed some crazy commentary from President Elect Trump in recent days. Not only is he saying that he wants to buy Greenland (perhaps because it looks bigger than it is on Mercator maps), but he wants to … [continued]
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Environmental groups scold “anti-solar” reaction to possible solar build on state land
Environmental groups criticized lawmakers who called for mass firings at the Department of Natural Resources for its intent to lease public land in Otsego County to build a solar energy project.
Can Biden’s Ban On Federal Offshore Oil & Gas Drilling Withstand The Trump Administration?
The Biden Administration took another big step this week in securing its environmental legacy. A new decree will protect the East Coast, the West Coast, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and Alaska’s Northern Bering Sea from offshore oil and natural gas drilling. With the inclusion of coastline areas from Washington … [continued]
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First Nations around Ontario’s Lake Nipigon come together to protect their waters
In December, several First Nation members came together for the first time to plan collaborative conservation efforts around Lake Superior with representatives from Lakehead University and the International Joint Commission. […]
Anti-erosion efforts get funding under new law authored by Ohio’s Dave Joyce
Federal programs to protect streambanks and lake shores from erosion will get a $20.5 million boost under bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Representative of Ohio and Great Lakes Task Force […]
Great Lakes Commission releases report on uses of Great Lakes water in 2023
Ann Arbor, Michigan – A report released by the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) found that 35.4 billion gallons of water per day were withdrawn from the
How Bird Flu, Big Ag, & The Climate Crisis Are Interrelated
Remember how nearly five years ago, Covid-19 was declared a global pandemic? Now bird flu is on the short and serious watch list for health organizations. This is a national situation in the US that could have been avoided, or at least reduced, if the federal government had required Big … [continued]
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