Proposed rule for farms aims to improve Lake Erie

<> Proposed rule for farms aims to improve Lake Erie - Ohio's lawmakers are taking their first step toward slowing the spread of algae in Lake Erie since a toxin contaminated the drinking water for more than 400,000 people.

"Paddle to D.C." team to reach Washington

<> "Paddle to D.C." team to reach Washington this week with petition to protect Boundary Waters, Lake Superior from proposed sulfide mining - Dave and Amy Freeman of Ely, Minnesota, and members of their team  plan to arrive in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 2, 2014, with their canoe full of signatures for a petition to protect Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Lake Superior from plans for sulfide mining in northern Minnesota.

An Invitation to Enjoy the 2014 Edition of Restoring the Great Lakes

<> An Invitation to Enjoy the 2014 Edition of Restoring the Great Lakes - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released this year's edition of Restoring the Great Lakes to learn more about the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative work it does and the people who make it happen.

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.