Climate Change Could Affect Future of Lake Michigan Basin

<> Climate Change Could Affect Future of Lake Michigan Basin – USGS Summary: Climate change could lengthen the growing season, make soil drier and decrease winter snowpack in the Lake Michigan Basin by the turn of the century, among other hydrological effects.

Feds probe Great Lakes commercial fishing

<> Feds probe Great Lakes commercial fishing - two-year federal undercover operation into illegal fishing on Lake Superior has resulted in a series of recent raids, involving three northern Michigan fish markets and their fishing operations. Agents investigate elaborate Great Lakes fish trafficking operation

Great Lakes Commission Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day

<> Save the date: the Great Lakes Commission Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day - In Washington, D.C., Feb 24-26, 2015 - Events will feature dialogue on Great Lakes priorities by regional leaders and members of Congress who play a critical role in shaping Great Lakes policies.

House Hearing On Cyanotoxins in Drinking Water

<> House Hearing On Cyanotoxins in Drinking Water - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy: Drinking water contamination by algal blooms in the source water of public water systems gained national attention this summer when blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) laced with a toxin called microcystin (a cyanotoxin) were found in Lake Erie and Toledo's Collins Water Treatment Plant.

The GLMRIS - Brandon Road control point effort

<> The GLMRIS - Brandon Road control point effort - The Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS) will assess the viability of establishing a single point to control the one-way, upstream transfer of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin into the Great Lakes basin near the Brandon Road Lock and Dam located in Joliet, Illinois. Scoping & comment period will run through January 16, 2015 Army Corps considers new front in Asian carp war - A new line of defense against invasive Asian carp may be opened on a river near Chicago in hopes of providing further short-term protection for the Great Lakes

Detroit River a suspect in Lake Erie algal growth

<> Detroit River a suspect in Lake Erie algal growth - Though still focused on the farm-enriched Maumee River watershed, Great Lakes scientists are increasingly curious how much phosphorus generated north of Toledo flows down the Detroit River and contributes to western Lake Erie's algal growth.

Chicago to Host First Ever Great Lakes Economic Forum

<> Chicago to Host First Ever Great Lakes Economic Forum - CHICAGO - Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Council of the Great Lakes Region are pleased to announce that Chicago will play host to the first Great Lakes Economic Forum, April 26-28, 2015.