Toronto and the Great Lakes

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How Trump’s trade war could impact US electricity prices — and state climate plans
- by Grist

Northern states are depending on imported Canadian hydropower to clean up their grids. What happens now?

Nibi Chronicles: Invisible Borders

Learn about how the creation of the U.S.-Canada border divided Ojibwe communities, creating issues around citizenship and land rights.

Tackling environmental racism in Chemical Valley
- by The Narwhal

After facing decades of pollution from industry in Sarnia, Ontario, Aamjiwnaang First Nation and the federal government are moving ahead with a plan to address the toxic legacy.

Life on the frontlines of Ontario’s critical mineral boom
- by The Narwhal

The Doug Ford government is pushing for a prospecting rush across northern Ontario, leaving a blanket of mineral claims on land where First Nations are still fighting for title.

The past, present and future of a changing Lake Ontario
- by The Narwhal

New book explores how the Great Lake’s ecosystem has shifted over the years, and how anthropogenic climate change is shattering its defenses.

Spotlight on complexity of bottled water issues, as BlueTriton exits Ontario
- by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now

Great Lakes Now spoke with activists and experts on the legal and environmental justice concerns related to bottled water.

Canada is one step closer to burying nuclear waste in northwestern Ontario
- by The Narwhal

The search for a site to store toxic waste has ended just north of Lake Superior near Ignace, Ontario. With the town and local First Nation’s support, it now moves ahead to various stages of review.

The fight to keep grass carp out of the Great Lakes
- by The Narwhal

Canada and the U.S. are working together to stop a massive fish from gobbling up Great Lakes greenery.

4 things to know about a youth-led court case against Ontario’s climate plans
- by The Narwhal

Ontario’s highest court says seven youth have a right to challenge the province in cutting its emissions targets.

Public hearing draws on big questions about Upper Peninsula copper mining
- by Interlochen Public Radio

In Gogebic County, on the western end of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, towering old-growth evergreens carpet the landscape as it rolls down toward the deep blue of Lake Superior.

Two high school students want to keep trash out of the Great Lakes. They think rivers are the key
- by The Narwhal

Using trackers to follow the path of plastic bottles in rivers around the Greater Toronto Area, the students found hot spots for garbage before it enters Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.

The lonely Lake Superior caribou and a lesson in limits
- by The Narwhal

Ontario’s southernmost herd illustrates how hard it is to bring a species back from the brink — and why we need to recognize tipping points before we reach them.