Small lakes, big studies: what Ontario’s experimental lakes area teaches the world about water
For over half a century, 58 small, self-contained lakes in Treaty 3 territory have allowed...
A squeaky wheel with data: how Nipissing First Nation is healing environmental damage
Reversing environmental damage can mean counting moose poop, increasing oxygen in Lake Nipissing and ‘being...
North Bay residents organize town hall to discuss PFAS, Industrial Plastics Canada factory
Some residents of North Bay, Ont., are expressing doubts about Mayor Peter Chirico’s defense of...
Being underestimated is a superpower
In this week’s newsletter, Leah Borts-Kuperman talks about reporting on a new factory opening in...
Chemicals are forever: a new factory opens near Lake Nipissing, where water is already contaminated
Imagine driving down a two-lane road on a sunny day in northeastern Ontario, just east...
Manitoba’s environment watchdog isn’t sold on a massive silica sand mine — what’s next?
The Clean Environment Commission has a few questions about Sio Silica’s proposal to mine millions...
In Vivian, Anola and Springfield, it’s not as simple as it seems
In this week’s newsletter, Manitoba reporter Julia-Simone Rutgers takes you through thigh-high snow to a...
‘A bad nightmare’: fear, fighting and the future of green energy in rural Manitoba
A Calgary company wants to mine silica sand from southeastern Manitoba to spark a green...
‘When is enough enough?’ Downstream from the Kearl oilsands spill, residents grapple with what comes next
An Imperial Oil tailings pond leak — kept quiet for months — has renewed debate...
