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CollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsOntarioScience, Technology, ResearchWild fish spring to life in Lake Ontario, despite dams, pollution and hatchery competitors
-Non-native species of salmon and trout have become an important part of Lake Ontario’s ecosystem. Keeping them healthy is often at odds with stocking fish for anglers.
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Great Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts‘You start with us’: Conservation authority head has parting message for Ontario government
-Outgoing CEO of Conservation Halton reflects on government cuts and how to enable development while protecting nature and future generations.
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Feature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTorontoU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsOntario weakens watershed protections (again) as natural resources minister gets new powers
-New rules reduce buffer zones between development and wetlands and empower Doug Ford’s cabinet to issue permits without their say.
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CollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsOntarioOntario sides with Enbridge Gas in fight to connect new homes to natural gas
-Saying fossil fuel use will decline, the Ontario Energy Board told Enbridge Gas to charge developers, not homeowners, for new natural gas hookups.
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CollaborationForests and PlantsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsOntarioScience, Technology, ResearchRestoring Ontario’s lost grasslands is as important as planting trees
-Most of the grasslands that once dotted Ontario have been lost to development and agriculture. Bringing back these carbon-rich landscapes would be good for birds, bees, butterflies and people.
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Algae BloomsEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOntarioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLake Erie is full of algae again. Southwestern Ontario’s exploding greenhouse sector won’t help
-Experts say nutrient-rich water from greenhouse farms could be harming Lake Erie, but Ontario’s Environment Ministry has issued very few fines for potential algae-causing infractions.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationFeature HomepageForests and PlantsLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsIt isn’t arson: untangling climate misinformation around Canada’s raging wildfires
-Politicians — and people online — are peddling dangerous ideas about what’s causing Canada’s wildfires. Here’s what you need to know.
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CollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe ProvincesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsA former GM plant in St. Catharines is leaking toxic chemicals
-Residents have learned Ontario and city council kept suspicions of chemical leaks quiet for two years.
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AgricultureClimate ChangeCollaborationForests and PlantsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsOntarioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResourceScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsThe report on Ontario’s natural resources the government didn’t want you to read
-The government held back a report on Ontario’s ecosystems. Even as it details how human activity is hurting wetlands and waterways, it focuses on the wealth generated by natural resources.
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CollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLake ErieLake OntarioMunicipalitiesNewsOntarioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe ProvincesTorontoU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWhat’s missing from Doug Ford’s proposed expansion of the Ontario Greenbelt
-The Ontario government initially planned more ambitious additions to the Greenbelt. But after pushback from cities and industry, what’s left are a series of river valleys that were already protected.
