Oil & Water Presents to Petroleum Task Force

<> Oil & Water Presents to Petroleum Task Force - Dec 15. In formal remarks to a state task force on oil pipelines, representatives of key environmental and Great Lakes groups – echoing the concerns of businesses, governments, and thousands of citizens – called on Governor Snyder to take swift and meaningful action to protect the Great Lakes from a catastrophic oil spill from a pair of 61-year-old Enbridge pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac.

Stabenow, Camp, Slaughter Introduce Guarding Our Great Lakes Act

<> Stabenow, Camp, Slaughter Introduce Guarding Our Great Lakes Act - Senator Debbie Stabenow and Representatives Dave Camp (R-MI) and Louise Slaughter (D-NY) introduced the Guarding Our Great Lakes Act, bipartisan legislation designed to protect the Great Lakes from the threat of invasive Asian carp. S.3002 - Guarding Our Great Lakes Act H.R.5861 - Guarding Our Great Lakes Act Great Lakes Commission welcomes legislation aimed at protecting the Great Lakes from Asian carp

Study casts doubt on leaking contaminates theory

<> Study casts doubt on leaking contaminates theory - In Ohio, two scientists cast serious doubt on claims that the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority's Facility 3 man-made island is leaching phosphorus into the Western Basin of Lake Erie

Great Lakes on a record-breaking water-level rebound

<> Great Lakes on a record-breaking water-level rebound - Lakes Michigan and Huron have recovered 3.2 feet since January 2013; Lake Superior 2.3 feet, marking the fastest recovery over a 23-month period since the mid-1800s University of Michigan to explore strategies for dealing with Great Lakes water level changes - The University of Michigan's Graham Sustainability Institute is launching a two-tiered, two-year collaborative research initiative called the Great Lakes Water Levels Integrated Assessment. NOAA and partners document surge in Great Lakes water levels - Scientists at the Army Corps of Engineers, Environment Canada, and NOAA recently documented a record-setting surge in water levels on Lakes Superior and Michigan-Huron that began in January 2013

House Passes H.R. 5764: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2014

<> House Passes H.R. 5764: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2014 - The bill passed by voice vote in the House on December 9, 2014 and goes to the Senate next for consideration.

H.R.5764 - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2014

<> H.R.5764 - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2014 - House debate may begin on the GLRI Act of 2014 which would formally authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative for five years at up to $300 million annually. Regional groups support congressional action authorizing Great Lakes restoration - Download  HR 5764 – GLRI Group Letter – December 2014 Seven regional Great Lakes groups weighed in today with the Great Lakes congressional delegation in support of legislation being considered this week

Great Lakes ice season -- confusion?

<> Lake Erie temperature at end of November was the coldest in decades - Lake Erie's water temperature at the end of November fell to 40 degrees. Great Lakes ice season to be 'near normal' - It's going to be a near-normal ice season for the Great Lakes, according to the Canadian Ice Service. Great Lakes ice breaking all the rules - Ice is forming on the Great Lakes faster this year than any other.