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Farmers and business owners were promised financial help for energy upgrades. They’re still waiting for the money.

Fri, 03/21/2025 - 09:05 Interlochen Public Radio

Rural residents are left holding the bills for everything from solar panels to grain dryers.

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Chicago considers new approaches for PFAS management

Wed, 03/19/2025 - 14:30 Great Lakes Commission

Chicago is exploring ways to manage the contamination of PFAS in the water supply through stricter regulations of PFAS manufacturers. Read the full story by Inside Climate News.

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Frosty day? Invasive pest can tough it out

Mon, 03/10/2025 - 13:13 The Lucknow Sentinel

Canadian studies are finding the forest pest has much more cold tolerance than claimed

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Amid federal cuts, advocates hope Vance will back Great Lakes restoration

Wed, 02/19/2025 - 05:54 Interlochen Public Radio

As an Ohio senator, Vance once pushed for restoration funding. Advocates hope he hasn't forgotten.

Pritzker halts Joliet Great Lakes carp project until Trump promises not to yank federal funds

Wed, 02/12/2025 - 14:47 Great Lakes Commission

In December, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the first construction contract had been awarded for the Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Des Plaines River near Joliet, […]

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Trump, Musk move to oust EPA staff in the Great Lakes region, including dozens responsible for protecting drinking water for 30 million in U.S. and Canada

Fri, 02/07/2025 - 13:51 Great Lakes Commission

The Trump/Vance administration is moving to fire or force out more than 20% of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Chicago staff, including officials who enforce clean air and water laws […]

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SPORT NOTES: Epic Mustangs shootout; Bolts split pair; Ryan Suzuki shines

Tue, 02/04/2025 - 09:32 London Free Press

A collection of news and notes from across the Southwestern Ontario sports scene BOLTS SPLIT PAIR: The London Lightning split a pair of games this past weekend by blowing out the Rhode Island Kraken and falling in Jamestown, N.Y., to the Jackals in Basketball Super League action. James Towns II and Corey Boyd scored 18 […]

Several hundred ducks found dead from suspected bird flu along Lake Michigan

Mon, 02/03/2025 - 13:01 Great Lakes Commission

Hundreds of red-breasted mergansers have been found either dead or sick over the past few days along Lake Michigan in Chicago and into the northern suburbs. Officials suspect that highly […]

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Autumn McGowan – Program Specialist

Thu, 01/30/2025 - 14:52 Great Lakes Commission

Autumn McGowan serves as a program specialist for the Great Lakes Commission’s aquatic invasive species team. In this role she supports the work of GLC’s

Peavey Industries, the store chain that caters to the agricultural community, is shutting down stores across the region, citing a downturn in business, the Alberta-based chain has announced.

Thu, 01/23/2025 - 13:28 London Free Press

Rural retail is taking a hit across Southwestern Ontario.

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Big Abe’s Net

Fri, 01/17/2025 - 05:33 Interlochen Public Radio

One calm September day, Big Abe LeBlanc set his fishing net in Lake Superior. Then he called law enforcement and turned himself in. What happened next changed fishing in the Great Lakes forever.

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Probe into Amazon worker’s death finished – but widow still in dark

Wed, 01/15/2025 - 07:08 London Free Press

Ontario’s Labour Ministry has completed its probe into the death one year ago of an Amazon employee at its London-area mega-plant – but his widow must file a a freedom-of-information (FOI) request to get the final report that includes autopsy results. It’s a “frustrating” process that puts more stress on grieving families, said Sudbury NDP […]

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