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by Province of British Columbia on Tuesday Jul 27 2021 Clarifying what is considered 'single-use' plastics. Municipalities throughout the province can now move more quickly to prevent plastics from polluting their communities. Under new rules, local governments can institute bans on plastic bags and certain single-use plastics without provincial approval. “Communities across B.C. have made it clear they want to be environmental leaders by taking steps to ban single-use plastics,” said George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy. “We w...

President Biden wants to invest big in climate spending. Anna Shipp writes that Pa. can attract D.C. dollars via investments in green stormwater infrastructure.

The beautiful, clean lakes are one of the biggest reasons people come to the Northwoods. It’s why you likely won’t find any shortage of boats on the water this weekend. Aquatic Invasive Species remain a big concern in the Northwoods. Cathy Higley is the Vilas County Lake Conservation Specialist. She said you should be checking your boat every time you put it in and pull it out of a lake. “Just make sure you’re expecting your boat for plants and animals. Remove any plants and animals. Drain all the lake water from your live well, your bilge, your ballast tanks, or any other area that�...

2:11 From fish and wildlife habitat to natural water purifiers, wetlands play a crucial role in human and environmental health. Last year, the Clean Water Rule was replaced by the Navigable Waters Protection Rule which modified the Waters of the Unites States definition in the Clean Waters Act. The rule change means that lakes, streams, some tributaries, and wetlands adjacent to those remain protected, but excludes other streams and isolated wetlands. It’s a change the Wisconsin Nature Conservancy’s Director of Science and Strategy Nick Miller says was not based on science. “When the Na...

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