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In Ontario, opponents of nuclear waste disposal join forces  Opponents of nuclear waste disposal join forces  https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/opponents-of-nuclear-waste-disposal-join-forces-3644864 ‘Ignace should not get to decide’ whether to accept a storage site, a spokesperson says. By: Gary Rinne   19 Apr 21, 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 an...

For Immediate Release. Wednesday, March 10, 2021 WASHINGTON -- The Senate confirmed Michael Regan as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday. With his strong environmental protection background as the leader of North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality, Regan is expected to place the agency’s focus back squarely on its mission: to protect the environment and public health. This will include safeguarding the nation’s waterways and air quality, as well as pushing forward with bold action to address climate change. Previously, Regan was the chief archite...

Posted: Jan 22, 2021 6:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 22 This screenshot is taken from the film "In Search of Wendell Beckwith." The film is narrated by Beckwith’s grandson, Tyler Beckwith Evans, who never met his grandfather, but learned about his life through the film and visiting the cabins.(photo: Thunder Bay museum) A new documentary film focuses on the life of an American scientist who became a legendary part of northwestern Ontario folklore. The film, "In Search of Wendell Beckwith," has just been released online by the Thunder Bay Museum. The production is a partnership between ...