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Environmental groups are blasting what some are calling a “premature and unlawful decision” by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to approve federal permits for the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline […]
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On Michigan’s Beaver Island, located in Lake Michigan, the cost to ferry a vehicle back and forth to the mainland can be a steep deterrent to removing broken down cars […]
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In Lakewood, Ohio, the city is looking ahead to a storm sewer outfall project to curb Lake Erie shoreline erosion. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.
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The National Park Service, Pennsylvania officials, and other groups are working on an ambitious plan to create the Great Lakes Waterfront Trail in the United States. The U.S. trail would […]
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Members of the South Bruce branch of the Retired Women Teachers of Ontario/Organization des eneignantes retraitées de l’Ontario (RWTO/OERO) met at the Ripley-Huron legion hall on Oct. 15 for their fall meeting. Ever mindful of the needs of the community, particularly women, the ladies brought donations for personal hygiene products
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In Northville, Michigan, part of the Rouge River — sealed inside a 1,200-foot concrete tunnel in 1962 to create land for fairgrounds and, later, a racetrack — has finally been […]
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Gannon University’s Project NePTWNE marked a significant milestone with the opening of the Center for Lake Erie Education and Research (CLEER) at the Blasco Library in Erie, Pennsylvania. The new […]
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The Intertribal Lake Winnebago Wild Rice Revitalization Project seeks to merge mainstream and Indigenous methods to preserve wild rice. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.
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A project to restore Great Lakes coastal habitat includes rebuilding a barrier beach along the shoreline, re-establishing historic wetlands and clearing invasive cattails at Lynde Shores Conservation Area in Ontario. […]
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Had someone told me the revolution would be led by a comedian, I’d have put my money on Jon Stewart, a keen political observer who walks a tightrope between satire and outrage.
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The first meeting of the fall season of the Ripley and District Horticultural Society (RDHS) took place at the Ripley-Huron Community Centre, Sept. 17. The group welcomed Amanda Saxton and Kim Armitage of Kincardine Environmental Action Network (KEAN), a group dedicated to promoting sustainable living practices and finding solutions that