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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchThe ProvincesTorontoA tiny, endangered fish lies on the path of Highway 413. Canada has a plan, but no new power to protect it
-The new recovery strategy isn’t likely to tip the scales in the fish’s favor.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe ProvincesTorontoU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMissed calls, forgotten instructions: Inside an oil spill cleanup on Toronto waterways
-A provincial spill report details a list of issues that arose as crews responded to an oil spill in two Toronto creeks that eventually made its way to Lake Ontario.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGroundwater ContaminationHistory and CultureIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRecreation and TourismRefreshThe ProvincesThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsAmendment to Clean Water Act improves Great Lakes through critical observation, collaboration
-The Great Lakes region has seen significant improvement since the river fires of 1969, bringing people back the waters they know and love.
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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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Capri CafaroFeature HomepageFoodHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismThe ProvincesTourismCoastal craft beers come to Lake Superior
-Ontario’s microbreweries are teaming up for an ale trail or IPA itinerary for tourists and locals.
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ArticleBlue EconomyClimate ChangeEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe ProvincesThe StatesEnergy News Roundup: Green jobs, solar farms and the value of trees
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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CollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe ProvincesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsEXCLUSIVE: Ontario Regulator Refuses New Pipeline, Tells Enbridge to Plan for Lower Gas Demand
-The Ontario Energy Board sent minor shock waves through the province’s energy regulatory and municipal energy communities earlier this month with its refusal to approve the final phases of a $123.7-million pipeline replacement project in Ottawa proposed by Enbridge Gas.
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Drinking WaterInfrastructureMunicipalitiesNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe CatchThe ProvincesTorontoU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsThe Catch: Current issues in Canadian water infrastructure
-Toronto-based journalist Andrew Reeves discusses a piece he wrote for Great Lakes Now about the history and current issues in Canadian water infrastructure.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeQuebecResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchThe ProvincesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsCanada ranks dead last among G7 on climate progress: Earth Index
-Among the 10 most developed G20 countries assessed by Corporate Knights’ Earth Index analysis, “Canada was the worst performing country of the whole group in 2019,” said Ralph Torrie, Corporate Knights’ director of research.
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Andrew ReevesBudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterFeature HomepageInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe ProvincesTribal Governments and First NationsU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater's True CostOntario faces uneven investment in water infrastructure
-While much-needed money is being directed to aging drinking water infrastructure, stormwater and sewer systems have been neglected.
