Data center concerns lead to push for a one-year moratorium on projects

Data center concerns lead to push for a one-year moratorium on projects
Great Lakes Echo

By Karlee VanAntwerp

Critics of the proliferation of data centers are calling for a one-year moratorium on the approval of new projects.

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OPINION: Preserving the shoreline: Suburban restoration project aims to protect Lake Michigan water and habitats

OPINION: Preserving the shoreline: Suburban restoration project aims to protect Lake Michigan water and habitats
Great Lakes Commission
Sixty-one acres of rare and fragile ravine and shoreline habitats along Lake Michigan near Lake Forest, Illinois, will soon be restored and stabilized thanks to a $5.75 million federal grant. […]
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Growth in shoreline armoring is reshaping Michigan’s Lake Michigan coast

Growth in shoreline armoring is reshaping Michigan’s Lake Michigan coast
Great Lakes Echo

By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva

A new study documents a fivefold increase in shoreline armoring along Lake Michigan’s Eastern coast.

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Trump just using dairy ‘to pick on Canada,’ dairy farmer says

Trump just using dairy ‘to pick on Canada,’ dairy farmer says
The Lucknow Sentinel
Canada’s dairy industry has about a $500 million deficit in trade with the U.S. -- 2 ½ times more is imported from the U.S. than Canadian dairy exports to the U.S. -- Dairy Farmers of Ontario regional chair Mark Hamel
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Huron Perth public health recommends adding vaping to smoking bylaw

Huron Perth public health recommends adding vaping to smoking bylaw
The Lucknow Sentinel
HURON – The bylaw that regulates smoking in workplaces and public spaces in Huron County could soon include language to restrict the use of vapes and waterpipes as their popularity grows. A motion was unanimously passed by councillors during council’s Dec. 17 council meeting directing county staff to prepare a
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How seeds from the past are saving a unique flower of the Great Lakes

How seeds from the past are saving a unique flower of the Great Lakes
Great Lakes Echo

By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva

More than 30 years ago, a group of scientists planted just 4,200 seeds of the rare Pitcher’s thistle in the sandy dunes of the Great Lakes. At the time, no one knew if the new populations would survive. Today, three decades later, the restored populations are thriving

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