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There are plenty of crazies in Russian politics who make bizarre claims about their country’s victim status (“the evil West made us do it”) and issue blood-curdling but implausible threats about using nuclear weapons. But the really dangerous ones are quite sane. Read More

Public health units are shrinking budgets and cutting jobs across the province as government funding increases are outpaced by inflation and COVID-era balance sheet boosts come to an end this year. Read More

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Public health units are shrinking budgets and cutting jobs across the province as government funding increases are outpaced by inflation and COVID-era balance sheet boosts come to an end this year. Read More

Midway through the school day in France, children enjoy a three-course lunch: salad or vegetable appetizer, warm main course, cheese and dessert. A mandatory school meal program in Japan – widely considered the gold standard – delivers wholesome, varied lunches, cooked on site and served by students as young as first grade to their peers. In India, the world's largest school nutrition program feeds a hot meal to 120 million children daily, and is a key strategy to improve literacy, reduce malnutrition, and keep kids in school. Read More

The Biden administration is urging a federal appeals court to reverse a lower court order that would shut down an oil and gas pipeline crossing the Bad River tribe’s reservation within three years. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

Litter strewn across Great Lakes beaches is overwhelmingly composed of plastic, a new study from a region-wide beach cleanup group found, signaling a widespread problem for the wildlife and people who encounter them. Read the full story from The Detroit News.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is looking for input on how to make the Great Lakes region more resilient to the effects of climate change. The Corps is holding a series of virtual meetings for its Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study in collaboration with the seven Great Lakes states. Read the full story by WKSU – Kent, OH.

In Michigan’s Great Lakes Bay Region, sturgeon have been on the list of protected species for a few years now. With help from several preservation groups, though, sturgeon are making a slow, steady comeback. Read the full story by Route Bay City.

Beginning April 23, lampricides will be applied to the Conneaut Creek system in Pennsylvania’s Erie and Crawford counties to kill sea lamprey larvae before they grow into parasitic fish that migrate to Lake Erie and kill other fish. Read the full story by Erie-Times News.

In Pennsylvania, repairs will be underway this month to Erie’s North Pier, a popular spot for sightseeing and fishing located near Presque Isle State Park. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District announced that construction will repair about 1,800 feet of damaged structure along the channel between Lake Erie and Presque Isle Bay. Read the full story by Erie-Times News.

The University of Toledo’s Lake Erie Center hosted a training on Wednesday for local water experts to learn about the latest “smart buoys” that will be sent out into various locations in Lake Erie during the upcoming summer season. The buoys have solar-powered sensors inside them that are designed to track important water safety features such as pH and toxin levels. Read the full story by WTOL-TV – Toledo, OH.