<> Lake Superior's frigid summer forecast: Coldest surface water since 1979? - Surface-water temperatures above the deepest parts of Lake Superior are expected to be at least 6 degrees Fahrenheit colder than normal by August, delaying the ...
<> Lake water levels on the rise - For the past few years water levels in Lake Michigan and Lake Huron have been at record lows but lake-lovers may have a little bit more to love this year as water levels rise from the record-setting lows seen in 2013.
<> Draft Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan Available for Public Input - (May 30, 2014) The federal Great Lakes Interagency Task Force released a draft Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan for public input -- EPA notes that the most helpful input should be submitted by June 30; howeverr input may be submitted throughout the summer.
<> Notification of a Public Meeting of the Great Lakes Advisory Board - EPA announces a teleconference of the Great Lakes Advisory Board (Board). The purpose of the meeting is to discuss plans for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) covering FY15-19 and other relevant matters.
<> Senators Stabenow, Levin Announce Support for Great Lakes Habitat Restoration - The new partnership, comprised of the Great Lakes Commission and state and local agencies, will receive over $1.7 million through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
<> Contamination monitored with bird blood - Scientists are measuring the contaminants in birds to track
<> Record heat and record ice: Astonishing scenes from Lake Superior - Near the southern shores of Lake Superior, fragments of ice still speckled the water's surface on Memorial Day weekend, an amazing contrast with the actual air temperature.
<> NDP Great Lakes critic moves to suspend OPG DGR approval - Activists opposed to Ontario Power Generation's plan to bury nuclear waste below the Bruce Nuclear Site in Kincardine, Ont., have found an ally in the federal NDP's Brian Masse [ Member of Parliament with the Federal New Democratic Party (NDP)]
<> Great Lakes states to fish for invasive species - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources joined state agencies from Indiana, Michigan and Minnesota, with the assistance of federal wildlife agencies, on Wednesday to complete an "invasive fish surveillance exercise"
<> Deal reached to improve Lake Erie - An agreement was announced by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency that could result in an eventual phase-down of the practice of redepositing dredged sediment into Lake Erie.
<> Great Lakes senators urge Senate committee to take up bill to clean and restore the lakes - a bipartisan group of ten Great Lakes senators are urging the Senate Environment and Public Works committee to take action on the Great Lakes Ecological and Economic Protection Act – S.1232.
<> Chairwoman Stabenow, Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Launch National Initiative that Will Make Major Investment in Great Lakes Conservation - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack launched a national conservation initiative that will protect. . .
<> Invasive species field course - The Inland Seas Association's Invasive Species Field Course has been developed to teach educators and environmental professionals about invasive species in the Great Lakes region. . .
<> Summary report does not point out risk of Asian carp in Canadian waters - The summary of public comments on the Great Lakes Mississippi Interbasin Study report says that more than 1,600 comments were submitted from more than 1,800 individuals, organizations, government agencies from 43 states. . .
<> It's Memorial Day weekend and there's still ice on Lake Superior - While the season has passed for most of us, there's still reminders in Michigan's Upper Peninsula of the historically cold and snowy winter. . .
<> Senate passes legislation to protect and conserve the Great Lakes, boost region's economy - The Water Resources Reform and Development Act, which passed the Senate with a broad bipartisan majority 91-7, ensures that for the first time the Great Lakes are treated as a single navigational system, increases funding for harbor maintenance, and provides broader authority for the Army Corps of Engineers to prevent the infiltration of Asian carp into the Great Lakes.
<> Watch huge bank of fog spread over Lake Michigan - Impressive video footage of a thick bank of fog that eventually descended over Lake Michigan in Holland, Mich., was captured by a fisherman this week.
<> MyBeachCast app updates Great Lakes conditions - Beach conditions in the Great Lakes region can be easily checked on a smartphone app created by the Great Lakes Commission.. . .
<> Webinar: "Monitoring the US Ocean and Great Lakes Economy" - Monitoring the US Ocean and Great Lakes Economy Wednesday, June 4, 2014 2:00 – 3:00pm EST Presenter(s): Jeff Adkins and Linwood Pendleton A lot of people's livelihoods depend on the resources of the oceans and Great Lakes. . .
<> National Wildlife Federation: Burying Nuclear Waste Near Great Lakes 'Shockingly Bad Idea' - NWF supports Michigan legislation asking Canada to reconsider plan to store radioactive waste one-quarter mile from Lake Huron. . .
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