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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 PartnershipCollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTorontoU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts‘Containment breached’: How an oil spill in northwest Toronto made its way to Lake Ontario
-Last summer, contaminated sludge from a fire at a chemical plant reached Lake Ontario. The spill report raises questions about what the province told the public.
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Feature HomepageForests and PlantsGLNCGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsOntarioScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGhostly Grey Specters
-How unprecedented water levels are fluctuating in the Georgian Bay, impacting the lives of long-standing residents, including humans and trees.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsLake 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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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipLatest 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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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFeature HomepageLatest 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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AuthorsDetroitFeature DetroitFeature HomepageJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Moment: Gordie Howe International Bridge becomes part of binational trail system
-World’s longest trail is about to become even longer. Plans are underway to make the Trans Canada Trail connect from Windsor, Ontario to Detroit, Michigan.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndustry, 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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Fish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioScience, Technology, ResearchPoints North: Can AI Caribou Lead Us To Our Prehistoric Past?
-A team of archaeologists looks for signs of prehistoric life 100 feet underwater in Lake Huron. But they need help narrowing their search. So, they turn to artificial intelligence.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationForests and PlantsLatest 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.
