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Field naturalists begin 40th season with strong membership, hard truths
The Huron Fringe Field Naturalists (HFFN) launched their 40th season of meetings, speakers and outings Sept. 24 at the Point Clark Community Centre. The club has enjoyed strong membership in recent years and welcomed a dozen new members that evening. President Christine Roberts encouraged newcomers to take full advantage of learning and activity opportunities. Prior to […]
Joliet, Illinois, Plans to Source Its Future Drinking Water From Lake Michigan. Will Other Cities Follow? | Great Lakes Now
By Nina Elkadi, Inside Climate News
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here.
The aquifer from which Joliet, Illinois, sources its drinking water is likely going to run too dry to support the city by 2030—a problem more and more communities are facing as the climate changes and groundwater declines.
Small-town drug dealer gets five years in prison over $30K in cocaine, fentanyl
A Tillsonburg drug dealer who was on both probation and government disability payments when he was arrested two years ago with $30,000 worth of cocaine and fentanyl is now clean and wants to get back on track.
Dyer: Historical fears fuel modern violence in Sri Lanka
Itâs hard to know who ruined Sri Lanka, because there are so many plausible candidates.
Traverse City lawyer gets national recognition for making economic arguments against coal | Great Lakes Now
By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with IPR and Grist, a nonprofit independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future.
Environmental advocates have long focused on how coal harms the climate and environment.
Groundwater: Who’s in charge? | Great Lakes Now
In the early 2000s a movement to address the plight of the heavily polluted and long neglected Great Lakes started to gain traction.
The goal was to bring the gravitas of the federal government to the issue and in 2004 President George W. Bush signed an executive order declaring the lakes a “national treasure.” An interagency task force was established to bring together the disparate efforts of various federal programs who had been working independently on Great Lakes issues.
Letters to the Editor: September 25, 2024
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Driver dies in single-vehicle crash near Woodstock: OPP
A driver is dead following a crash Tuesday afternoon north of Woodstock, Ontario Provincial Police say. The single-vehicle crash occurred at about 1:30 p.m. on Highway 59 between Braemar Side Road and Strathallan Road in the Township of East Zorra-Tavistock, Oxford OPP said. The driver, a 75-year-old from Windsor, was alone in the vehicle and […]
Wisconsin officials ask the public to report algal blooms in Lake Superior | Great Lakes Now
This article was republished here with permission from Great Lakes Echo.
By Anna Barnes, Great Lakes Echo
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is banking on public oversight of the largest Great Lake to help gauge the threat of increasingly common algal blooms.
A tiny, endangered fish lies on the path of Highway 413. Canada has a plan, but no new power to protect it | Great Lakes Now
By Kathryn Peiman, The Narwhal
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.