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December 15, 2017

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Photo: Thank you Alison Gimpel
The "American Century" arrives in the Port of Duluth - Superior, December 12th.

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Minister Catherine McKenna

Canada Provides $45 Million for Great Lakes Protection

Canadian Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna;Arthur Potts, parliamentary assistant of the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change; Councillor Cathie Jamieson of Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation at the December 1st Toronto Harbourfront announcement of $45 million in funds for the Great Lakes Protection Initiative. (Photo: @cathmckenna) On December 1st, the Minister of Environment and …

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Jill Legault and a caribou calf.

Caribou: Airlift From the Brink!

In this pre-2014 photo, Jill Legault is approached by a caribou calf on Lake Superior's Michipicoten Island, which is some 13 km./8 mi. offshore in the Wawa, Ontario area. Until recently, the island was home to over 600 caribou. The population has collapsed since wolves crossed to the island over the ice in 2014. (Photo: Brian McLaren) Caribou to be …

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Flambeau Mine

Wisconsin Passes "Mining for America" Bill

  The Flambeau open pit copper mine in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, 1996. Wisconsin Sulfide Mining Ban Eliminated Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed the “Mining for America” bill into law on December 11th in Rhinelander.  The bill eliminates the “mining moratorium” on the issuance of permits for sulfide ore mining, without changing environmental standards. In the press release issued upon signing the …

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CBC Radio Article

CBC Radio Report: Thunder Bay Harbour Contamination

In a recent CBC Radio A recent CBC Radio article by Matt Prokopchuk delves into who is responsible for cleanup of a contaminated site in Thunder Bay Harbour. The article provides an overview of the "400,000 cubic metres of mercury-contaminated pulp fibre" in the harbour, then provides the views of Environment and Climate Change Canada, Transport Canada, the Thunder Bay …

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A home on the Michigan shore.

Lake Superior November Decline Almost Twice Normal

A home on the Michigan shore, fall, 2017. Despite a November decline nearly twice the normal rate, Superior is still at a near record level. The International Lake Superior Board of Control says that if the weather is "active", coastal damage could continue through the winter. Near Record Levels Still Prevail Following wet conditions in October, drier and more seasonable …

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Caribou Podcast

Podcast: Lake Superior Woodland Caribou

GO DIRECTLY TO THE PODCAST This is a podcast about Lake Superior woodland caribou populations, especially the population collapse, after wolves crossed to the island homes of these caribou in 2014. In this podcast, Leo Lepiano of Michipicoten First Nation and Christian Schroeder and Gord Eason of Wawa, Ontario are interviewed.

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