"Wisconsin City At Forefront Of ‘Water Wars’" [1]
"WAUKESHA, Wis. — This city has become the battleground for one of North America’s fiercest water wars, one that is taking the Great Lakes region into more uncharted legal territory in 2017."
"WAUKESHA, Wis. — This city has become the battleground for one of North America’s fiercest water wars, one that is taking the Great Lakes region into more uncharted legal territory in 2017."
"'Water always wins in the end': Lost rivers slow development and capture the imagination".
"A Canadian company that wants to bury waste from nuclear power plants near Lake Huron said Tuesday a study of alternative sites had found none better than a location already targeted, which has drawn strong opposition on both sides of the border."
"Low oil prices that caused project cancellations, as well as new climate policies, have activists seeing the beginning of the end in Canada's oil patch."
Even if the incoming Trump Administration retreats from climate action, as many fear, state and local governments may fill the gap on climate policy. Our latest Issue Backgrounder takes a closer look, and offers sources and resources to help you cover the more localized climate stories that may result.
The SEJ has voiced concerns to the U.S. government over an incident in which a Canadian photojournalist en route to cover the Dakota Access Pipeline protests was searched at the U.S. border, then prevented entering. The latest WatchDog TipSheet outlines the free speech implications, including for U.S. reporters.
"The Canadian government has agreed a deal with eight of the country’s 10 provinces to introduce its first national carbon price, Justin Trudeau has told reporters."
"A union representing public servants has reached a tentative contract that it says gives federal scientists the right to share their research with the media without first being designated official spokespeople."
"OTTAWA—The Liberal government has approved two major pipeline projects, including a controversial plan to transport Alberta oil to British Columbia’s coast, setting up a showdown between Ottawa and local political and First Nations leaders."
"Canada this month took steps toward joining the United States in banning the sale of personal-hygiene products that contain tiny plastics known as microbeads in an effort to keep them away from fish and wildlife and address plastic pollution in general."
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[3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws
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[5] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81
[6] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/great-lakes
[7] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/canada
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[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/how-hamiltons-ghost-rivers-haunt-citys-new-development
[10] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/cities-towns
[11] http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/ghost-rivers-hamilton-1.3922966
[12] https://www.sej.org/headlines/company-stands-plan-bury-nuke-waste-near-lake-huron
[13] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/nuclear-power/radiation
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[21] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/air
[22] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change
[23] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/government
[24] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/policy
[25] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national
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[29] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/northeast
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[42] https://www.sej.org/headlines/liberals-approve-trans-mountain-pipeline-reject-northern-gateway-plan
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[44] https://www.sej.org/headlines/canada-sets-motion-microbeads-prohibition
[45] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/consumer
[46] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution
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