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Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Living water: Northern Indigenous communities’ use and perceptions of drinking water

by The Conversation June 16, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inLatest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism

4 unexpected places where adults can learn science

by The Conversation November 13, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, COP26, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology, Research

What is COP26? Here’s how global climate negotiations work and what’s expected from the Glasgow summit

by The Conversation October 22, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inCOVID-19, Cruise Ships, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ontario, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Waterfront Development

Family-owned fishing businesses displaced by waterfront developments on Great Lakes

by The Conversation December 11, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inCOVID-19, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, New York, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

COVID-19 has resurrected single-use plastics – are they back to stay?

by The Conversation July 21, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inBuffalo, COVID-19, Hamilton, Latest News, New York, News, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Toronto, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Shuttered Canada-US border highlights different approaches to the pandemic – and differences between the 2 countries

by The Conversation June 9, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Climate Change, Drinking Water, Guest Article, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Climate change threatens drinking water quality across the Great Lakes

by The Conversation April 29, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inChicago, Climate Change, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Feature-Chicago, Guest Article, Illinois, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research

To protect people in the Great Lakes region from climate extremes, weatherize their homes

by The Conversation April 22, 2020November 9, 2025

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