Coast Guard auxiliary recruiting volunteers for Great Lakes water rescues

Coast Guard auxiliary recruiting volunteers for Great Lakes water rescues
Great Lakes Commission
The Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary has launched a recruitment campaign for volunteer search and rescue crew members. The unit provides marine search and rescue support across Lakes Erie and St. […]
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Water is Life, Six Nations lead international approach to long-standing water insecurity

Water is Life, Six Nations lead international approach to long-standing water insecurity
Great Lakes Echo

By Mia Litzenberg

The Six Nations of the Grand River face ongoing water insecurity from pollution, climate change and corporate extraction. Many years of Indigenous water advocacy have led to the development of a new Haudenosaunee Environmental Research Institute as the next step to overcome these challenges.

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Research centers in the Great Lakes region change the scope of global freshwater ecology

Research centers in the Great Lakes region change the scope of global freshwater ecology
Great Lakes Echo

A new study examines the uniqueness of work that research centers conduct in the Great Lakes region, highlighting their importance amid dramatic changes in federal funding.

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Polar Plunge taking place in Kincardine for second year

Polar Plunge taking place in Kincardine for second year
Kincardine News
An upcoming icy dip in Kincardine aims to raise $10,000 for Special Olympians. “I think this is a phenomenal event to bring community together. Especially individuals who may not otherwise connect,” organizer Haydon Armstrong said of Kincardine’s second annual Polar Plunge in support of Special Olympics Ontario. “We have an
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Michigan is last state without a septic system code. Will that change?

Michigan is last state without a septic system code. Will that change?
Great Lakes Echo

By Justin Fox Clausen

Lawmakers are making another effort to adopt Michigan’s first statewide septic code with mandatory inspections, intended to protect drinking water from contamination. It’s the only state without one.

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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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