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Read the latest updates and news releases about community science, water monitoring, Artists for Water, and more.
Does Toronto airport plan hijack Obama, Wynne vision for the Great Lakes?
It is not okay to dump waste in the lake. Period. It is not okay to destroy what little coastal habitat remains because it is convenient. Period. People who suggest this should get the stink-eye, just as if they let their dog do its business on a busy sidewalk or lit up a cigarette in the middle of a family restaurant. Those actions were tolerated in the past, but not any longer.
If Toronto really wants to be a world-class city, then it needs to show world-class courage. Period.
Darlington nuclear refurbishment gets go-ahead
Lake Ontario Waterkeeper raised serious concerns about the impacts on fish from these nuclear power plants. Darlington nuclear power plant sucks up enough Lake Ontario water to drain an Olympic-sized swimming pool in just 15 seconds. It does this 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in order to keep the nuclear reactors cool. In the process, millions of fish, eggs, and larvae are crushed and killed. This outdated cooling water system kills more fish than any other technology on the market.
7 things you need to know about the Darlington nuclear refurbishment
Two hundred people will gather at Hope Fellowship Church in Southern Ontario next week to discuss how to rebuild Lake Ontario's largest nuclear power plant. The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) is holding a three-day hearing to assess the impacts of the plant before issuing an operating licence. CNSC staff, Ontario Power Generation (OPG) staff, and some 93 intervenors will make presentations on December 3, 4, 5, and 6.
T.O. waterfront plan: Waterkeeper responds
Mills tried to be all things to all people everywhere and, in doing so, he failed to capture the spirit of Toronto's waterfront.
Waterfront visions: near and far sighted
The proposed expansion of the Toronto Island Airport sparks controversy: With City approval for the airport, bigger and better development may lead to a fractured, unhealthy community pundits say.