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Nibi Chronicles: Manoomin as medicine
“Nibi Chronicles,” a monthly Great Lakes Now feature, is written by Staci Lola Drouillard. A Grand Portage Ojibwe direct descendant, she lives in Grand Marais on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. Her nonfiction books “Walking the Old Road: A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe” and “Seven Aunts” were published 2019 and 2022, and the children’s story “A Family Tree” in 2024.
Deep Geologic Repository letters to the editor
DGR deal puts NWMO in charge The key message from South Bruce Council for the last several months has been that the decision on whether to host the NWMO DGR would be based on the collective support for details of the proposed hosting agreement. Details are important, council told us. Understanding them critical, we are […]
PFAS Roundup: Vice President Harris supports Michigan-led plan to provide medical care for military victims of PFAS
Michigan Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow and Rep. Dan Kildee introduced The Veterans Exposed to Toxic PFAS Act in July of 2023. Recently, Vice President Kamala Harris announced her support for the bill as a part of her presidential campaign. If passed, this would make it easier for veterans who were exposed to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) while serving to access medical benefits and disability.
Researchers in a lab near Lake Erie study how toxic algae can damage health – Great Lakes Commission
University of Toledo researchers hope to better understand how harmful algal bloom toxins affect people, especially those with health conditions like asthma. Read the full story by The Associated Press.
LETTER: NWMO misrepresents the safety profile of DGRs
I am writing about the Deep Geological Registry (DGR) proposed for Teeswater by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) as a way of managing all of Canada’s high-energy nuclear waste. I can no longer remain silent as I have witnessed the reckless way the NWMO has misinformed the public and municipal leaders on the real […]
Brother Bowl: London’s Brown twins set for first NFL clash
Itâs going to be another memorable chapter of NFL â and London sports â history during the Bengals-Eagles game Sunday in Cincinnati when twin brothers Chase and Sydney Brown will go head-to-head for the first time in their two-year professional careers (kick-off 1 p.m.). The 24-year-old former Illinois University standouts will literally be on the […]
Politicians give early support to big expansion of Hyde Park merchants group
City politicians on Tuesday gave the initial OK to exploring a massive expansion of the Hyde Park business association, but not without skepticism as to how it will operate. Members of council’s planning committee endorsed having city staff and the Hyde Park business improvement area (BIA) explore more than doubling its existing footprint. The proposed […]
Politicians push for city-funded pest extermination at low-income homes
City politicians have given an initial OK to studying recommended steps from a local anti-poverty agency to tackle pest control and disrepair in London’s low-income rental units.
Voting period opens on South Bruce DGR referendum
Voting has opened in the Municipality of South Bruce on a referendum that will help determine if the municipality is willing to be the site of an underground storage vault for Canada’s spent nuclear fuel. Voters were eligible to cast their ballots either online or via telephone on the referendum question beginning at 10 a.m. on […]
I Speak for the Fish: Where’s the line in fisheries research? | Great Lakes Now
I Speak for the Fish is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor Kathy Johnson, coming out the third Monday of each month. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit Public Television.