A small community just east of London is in a position to pay off a Cold War-era submarine, a bad debt that’s hung over it for a decade, its top administrative official says. The Municipality of Bayham, which sits on the shore of Lake Erie in Elgin County and has 7,000 residents, was saddled with […]
Ann Arbor, Michigan – The Great Lakes Commission (GLC) today released its 2025 agenda for the Great Lakes. It calls for continued strategic investment in the lakes, which hold 95% of America’s fresh surface water and provide drinking water for more than 47 million people. “Restoring the Great Lakes means protecting drinking water for millions, as well as […]
According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, current Lake Michigan-Huron levels are 7-9 inches below the long-term average and 10-13 inches below last year’s levels. Read the full story […]
Ann Arbor, Michigan – The Great Lakes Commission (GLC) today issued a request for proposals (RFP) for projects that would help improve Great Lakes water quality by reducing nutrient loads from agricultural watersheds and eroding shorelines and streams. Indigenous Nations, nonfederal units of government, and incorporated nonprofit organizations are invited to apply for grants for up to $300,000 through […]
Ontarians will be headed to the polls next week, and you’d be forgiven for not noticing. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford, seeking a third straight majority mandate, triggered a snap election more than a year before the scheduled vote, plunging Ontario into a subdued campaign hampered by blizzard conditions and drowned out by U.S. President […]
The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has objected to permitting Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 reroute under the Clean Water Act, saying the project will violate the tribe’s water […]
Lake Erie is more than 90% covered with ice but that doesn’t mean it’s safe to be walking on the frozen water. Conditions are particularly hazardous for fishermen at least […]
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s offices in Teeswater will close to the public on Friday and the organization plans to dispose of the lands it had secured for a potential underground used nuclear fuel vault in South Bruce. The more than 1,800 acres of land the organization had secured in South Bruce through a series […]
The Trump/Vance administration is moving to fire or force out more than 20% of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Chicago staff, including officials who enforce clean air and water laws […]
Canada’s oldest water-powered flour mill is riding a business boom from the buy-Canadian push prompted by the threatened U.S. trade war.