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Posted inPFAS

North Bay’s PFAS problem: 5 things to know about a ‘forever chemicals’ hotspot in Ontario

by The Narwhal June 30, 2026June 30, 2026

In a small northern city, citizens have launched a class-action lawsuit over decades-old PFAS pollution. The city and federal government, meanwhile, are working on a $122-million clean-up.

Posted inLatest News

Ontario is subsidizing an energy project in Georgian Bay despite expert advice

by The Narwhal November 4, 2025December 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Toronto

What’s going on in Wasaga Beach? Profit, piping plovers and an Ontario town’s complicated future

by Fatima Syed, The Narwhal September 9, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations

How Ontario could have cracked down on Chemical Valley pollution — but chose not to

by The Narwhal July 8, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tribal Governments and First Nations

Meet the people trying to keep a prehistoric fish alive

by The Narwhal April 30, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inInvasive Species, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Can these invasive reeds be stopped?

by Great Lakes Now April 22, 2025
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Lake Huron, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tribal Governments and First Nations

Fish, mines and Indigenous Rights ensnared in court case in northern Ontario

by The Narwhal April 11, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Tackling environmental racism in Chemical Valley

by The Narwhal February 13, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Energy News Roundup, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Climate action plan in Illinois, Offshore wind project in Lake Erie

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now August 24, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Clermont County village files lawsuit over forever chemicals, home testing kits debut in Chicago

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now August 15, 2023

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  • North Bay’s PFAS problem: 5 things to know about a ‘forever chemicals’ hotspot in Ontario
    In a small northern city, citizens have launched a class-action lawsuit over decades-old PFAS pollution. The city and federal government, meanwhile, are working on a $122-million clean-up.
  • Enbridge to Pay $275K Settlement for 2019 Wisconsin Spill After DOJ Action
    The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced a $275,000 settlement Thursday with energy firm Enbridge for alleged violations of the state’s spills law over a 2019 spill in Jefferson County.
  • Scientists have a new tool in the fight against toxic algal blooms: buoys
    University of Toledo researchers have developed a system of buoys that slowly release algaecide into the surrounding water.

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