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CollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLatest NewsNewsOntarioOntario is subsidizing an energy project in Georgian Bay despite expert advice
-An internal memo from Ontario’s electricity system operator outlines concerns with TC Energy’s large pumped storage proposal in Meaford, including cost overruns and an inability to meet short-term energy needs.
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Blue-green algae is making a home in the warming waters of Lake Superior’s watershed
-Long a threat to southern Ontario lakes, climate change is allowing cyanobacteria — or blue-green algae — to thrive in even the coldest of the Great Lakes.
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CollaborationGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTribal Governments and First NationsHow Ontario could have cracked down on Chemical Valley pollution — but chose not to
-Toxic emissions from plants in Sarnia have harmed Aamjiwnaang First Nation for decades. Documents obtained by The Narwhal show how Ontario abandoned plans that could have helped.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchTribal Governments and First NationsMeet the people trying to keep a prehistoric fish alive
-Lake sturgeon have long been culturally significant and nutritionally important to First Nations in Ontario, but dams and commercial fishing have put them at risk.
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CollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake HuronLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchTribal Governments and First NationsFish, mines and Indigenous Rights ensnared in court case in northern Ontario
-Establishing the Robinson Treaties, covering land around Lake Huron and Lake Superior, created a mess of jurisdiction and rights for First Nations — both signed and unsigned.
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CollaborationGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTribal Governments and First NationsU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsTackling environmental racism in Chemical Valley
-After facing decades of pollution from industry in Sarnia, Ontario, Aamjiwnaang First Nation and the federal government are moving ahead with a plan to address the toxic legacy.
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Feature HomepageHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTribal Governments and First NationsU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsLife on the frontlines of Ontario’s critical mineral boom
-The Doug Ford government is pushing for a prospecting rush across northern Ontario, leaving a blanket of mineral claims on land where First Nations are still fighting for title.
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First Nations around Ontario’s Lake Nipigon come together to protect their waters
-Spurred by industrial development, nations collaborating on testing, data collection and stewardship.
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Books, Authors, Art and MusicCollaborationGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsOntarioThe past, present and future of a changing Lake Ontario
-New book explores how the Great Lake’s ecosystem has shifted over the years, and how anthropogenic climate change is shattering its defenses.
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CollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsOntarioCanada is one step closer to burying nuclear waste in northwestern Ontario
-The search for a site to store toxic waste has ended just north of Lake Superior near Ignace, Ontario. With the town and local First Nation’s support, it now moves ahead to various stages of review.
