Diving in to clean up the river

The Kahnawake Environment Protection Office (KEPO) held a Tekakwitha Island, Québec, “clean-up operation” on Saturday for the second time – last year’s haul included a propeller, a bicycle, and a manhole cover. For KEPO, collaborating with environmental groups helps the organization pursue its larger goals around helping Kahnawa’kehró:non connect to and protect the natural world….

Little Cal River, other watersheds deposited harmful amounts of chemicals into Great Lakes, report finds

Watersheds in Indiana deposited massive amounts of toxic chemicals into the Great Lakes region in 2020, according to a report released Tuesday by Environment America Research and Policy Center. The Little Calumet River is ranked sixth of the top 20 watersheds in the United States for releasing chemicals known to cause cancer and have negative reproductive effects, the…

Forecast: What to expect on the last official weekend of summer

Maybe move up your Sunday plans. Environment Canada is calling for rain and cloudy skies on Sunday and Monday, following two days of sunny skies and above-seasonal temperatures in London. The temperature in London was to hit 28 C Friday but feel more like 32 C with the humidity. Environment Canada is calling for the […]

Ontario nature organizations call on province, feds to protect Great Lakes

Over 60 nature organizations in Ontario have signed a letter calling on both the federal and provincial governments to officially protect the Great Lakes. This letter asks David Piccini, Ontario’s minister of environment, conservation and parks, and federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault to designate the lakes as a national marine conservation…