Using less lawn chemicals can reduce harm to people, pets, and ecosystems
Using chemicals on your lawn may put your health (and the health of those you love) at risk and can harm animals and ecosystems, too. H...
Plastic bag bans: Help or hurt? How can we make sure they don’t hurt?
What happens when single-use bags are banned? It depends on what we use instead. Let's look at the pros and cons of alternatives and ma...
How pets can harm the environment—and how you can help reduce their impacts
Fluffy and her feline friends pose a major threat to Canada's songbirds.
Our pets bring us much comfort and joy—but they come with ...
Grow a greener future: How and why to be kinder to the environment as you garden
This Earth Week, the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library and Clean North are partnering to give you information you need to protect the Ear...
Stack Watch SSM and Ontario Government encourage us to report industrial pollution
Are you witnessing industrial emissions (smoke, dust, smell, noise) here in Sault Ste. Marie? Both Stackwatch SSM and the Ministry of E...
Gas stoves can greatly increase childhood asthma risk, linked to other issues
Gas stoves release pollutants that can make us sick or sicker, especially when it comes respiratory conditions like asthma. And the pan...
Small nuclear reactors: Can they help stop climate change?
Are small modular reactors (SMRs) a key to meeting Canada's climate change targets? And should federal funds go towards developing them...
Algoma University professor provides science-based review of the case for a ferrochrome smelter
Dr. Pedro Antunes, a scientist and Canada Research Chair based at Algoma University, has published a 20-minute video presentation entit...