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Thunder Bay's city council will debate whether to stake out a position opposing the transportation of nuclear waste through the city.

Environment America está ahora contratando para el puesto de Environment North Carolina Conservation Advocate en Raleigh. Aplica hoy.

More than 40 years after Rodney Brown recorded Freight Train Derailed, the Thunder Bay folk singer has re-recorded the song and is releasing a music video to once again protest a plan to store nuclear waste in northwestern Ontario.

Environment America launched its 2022 campaign for 100% renewable energy in 12 states on Thursday. As policymakers across the country craft their legislative priorities, the group will make the case that state-level commitments to 100% clean and renewable power should be a top priority for lawmakers in 2022.

Two environmental groups in northwestern Ontario say they are concerned federal political leaders seem to know little about a proposal to bury nuclear waste in the region.

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Borehole drilling is underway near Ignace as the Nuclear Waste Management Organization considers the location for nuclear waste disposal. (NWMO photo) THUNDER BAY – A new coalition will deliver its message of opposition to the potential disposal of nuclear waste in Northwestern Ontario through a webinar on Monday evening. We the Nuclear Free North, which launched in April, said it recently distributed postcards to nearly 30,000 addresses raising concerns over the possibility of an underground...

A draft plan that lays out a strategy for Thunder Bay, Ont. to reach net-zero carbon emissions by the year 2050, is now open to public review. 

Local climate change impacts highlighted in new Lakehead Region Conservation Authority campaign More forest fires, more ticks and changes in rain and snowfall are just some of the local impacts of climate change in and around Thunder Bay, Ont. Social Sharing Posted: May 04, 2021 12:04 PM ET | Last Updated: May 4 Climate change will have impacts on forest fires and the boreal forest in northwestern Ontario. (Matt Medler/Associated Press) More forest fires, more ticks and changes in rain and snow...

KENORA, Ont. — Thirty thousand households and businesses in Northwestern Ontario are receiving postcards from a group of organizations opposed to nuclear waste disposal in Northwestern Ontario. We the Nuclear Free North calls itself an alliance of Indigenous and non-Indigenous volunteers and organizations who believe the risks of transporting and burying nuclear waste are too high. Its delivering information cards outlining its concerns to residents living between Upsala and the Manitoba bo...