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Rick Lindgren
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Husband, father, environmental lawyer, citizen of the Great Lakes basin, hooked on fishing.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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A large drilling rig near the shore of Georgian Bay has some Meaford, Ont., residents concerned about what’s to come. @fatimabsyed.bsky.social went looking for answers. thenarwhal.ca/tc-energy-dr...
Why is there a drilling rig on Georgian Bay? | The Narwhal
TC Energy is drilling into the Georgian Bay lakebed near Meaford, Ontario, as it plans for a $4.5-billion pumped storage energy project
thenarwhal.ca
October 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Reposted by Rick Lindgren
New from me and @sheilawang.bsky.social:

A mining firm with a history of pollution allegations in the U.S. wants to dig for gold upstream from Grassy Narrows First Nation.

The plan risks worsening the effects of old mercury lingering in the rivers, the nation says.
www.thestar.com/news/investi...
‘The threat of more poison in our water’: A gold mining firm plans to discharge wastewater upstream from Grassy Narrows
Kinross Gold says it adheres to the highest environmental standards. But there is growing concern about its history of alleged pollution.
www.thestar.com
July 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Reposted by Rick Lindgren
NEW: Ontario’s environment minister is feeling the heat after writing to his federal counterpart asking Ottawa to repeal a slew of climate laws, a few months after briefing documents showed his government was set to miss its own emissions targets. #OnPoli
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On course to miss emissions targets, Ontario asks feds to repeal climate laws | Globalnews.ca
A joint letter from Alberta and Ontario asked the federal government to withdraw a series of existing laws to boost the economy in the face of U.S. tariffs.
globalnews.ca
July 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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June 17, 2025 at 10:23 AM