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October 22, 2020 0 PRESS RELEASE: New Funding Helps Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup Initiative

Government of Ontario contributes $375,000 to initiative; helps curb plastic problems in our waterways and brings up to 12 new marinas on board TORONTO, Ontario – October 22, 2020 – A first-of-its-kind initiative, the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup was infused today with a $375,000 contribution from the Government of Ontario to Pollution Probe to support

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September 16, 2020 0 PRESS RELEASE:NOVA Chemicals pledges its support as lead corporate sponsor for the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup Initiative

TORONTO, Ontario – September 16, 2020 — The Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup Initiative (GLPC) is pleased to welcome NOVA Chemicals…

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June 18, 2019 0 PRESS RELEASE: Pollution Probe and the Council of Great Lakes Region Release Report on Harnessing Big Data Analytics to Improve Watershed Protection

Toronto, ON – 2 July, 2019 – Pollution Probe and the Council of the Great Lakes Region are pleased to…

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December 20, 2018 0 PRESS RELEASE: Pollution Probe and the Council of the Great Lakes Region receive funding from RBC for an innovative project to support improved watershed management in the Great Lakes

Toronto, ON – December 20, 2018 – Pollution Probe and the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) are pleased…

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April 28, 2015 0 Ballast Water Filtration to Combat Spread of Invasive Species in Great Lakes

Montreal-based Fednav, Canada’s largest global shipowner, is the first to move forward with fitting 12 of its new ships with filtration equipment that will clean ballast water before its release into the Great Lakes. Filtration will help prevent organisms from other parts of the world that have travelled in a ship’s ballast water from being

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April 27, 2015 0 California Dreamin’ of Water

Severe drought conditions in California have forced the state government to impose mandatory water restrictions for the first time in history. The State Water Resources Control Board must impose a 25 per cent reduction in water use from 2013 levels over the coming year. It is expected that Californians will have to cut back on

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April 27, 2015 0 A Call for Groundwater Governance

Groundwater is indispensible. But how often do we think about it, even at an international level? No where near enough, according to a group of five international agencies (FAO, UNESCO, World Bank, GEF and International Association of Hydrogeologists) that joined together in a call for action on groundwater management prior to the 7th World Water