Great Lakes Commission releases water quality trading economic feasibility report

<> Great Lakes Commission releases water quality trading economic feasibility report - The report concludes a nine-month effort to determine whether water quality trading is economically feasible in the Lower Fox River Watershed. The Lower Fox River Basin Water Quality Trading Economic Feasibility Assessment - analyzes the potential demand for Water Quality Trading (WQT) credits by wastewater treatment facilities (WWTF) and others that hold water quality permits and the potential supply for those credits, primarily from upstream agricultural landowners but also from municipalities.

Asian carp eDNA found above barrier, feared to be in Great Lakes waters

<> Asian carp eDNA found above barrier, feared to be in Great Lakes waters - Several recent water samples came back positive for silver carp eDNA above an electrical barrier system near Chicago and environmentalists are concerned the species of Asian carp may have reached the Great Lakes.

New Data Show Multiple Asian Carp eDNA Hits Just Yards from Lake Michigan

<> New Data Show Multiple Asian Carp eDNA Hits Just Yards from Lake Michigan - A coalition of Great Lakes organizations indicate that Asian carp continue to knock on the door of the Great Lakes, based on eDNA sampling results released last week by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  Recently released U.S. Fish and Wildlife eDNA results

Senator Stabenow Announces Historic $40 Million Investment in Conservation Projects Across Michigan, Great Lakes Region

<> Senator Stabenow Announces Historic $40 Million Investment in Conservation Projects Across Michigan, Great Lakes Region - This major investment is a direct result of the Regional Conservation Partnership Program, created in Sen. Stabenow's 2014 Farm Bill, to protect our Great Lakes and invest in water, land, and wildlife conservation across the country.

Scientists: Great Lakes teeming with plastic

<> Scientists: Great Lakes teeming with plastic - First, it was tiny plastic beads from facial washes and toothpaste turning up in the Great Lakes, scientists now are raising concerns about fibers from synthetic clothing. Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of the Laurentian Great Lakes

Proposal would limit manure spreading by farmers

<> Proposal would limit manure spreading by farmers - 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.

Binational Great Lakes Climate Quarterly Covering Sept-Nov 2014 Now Available On-line

<> Binational Great Lakes Climate Quarterly Covering Sept-Nov 2014 Now Available On-line - Fall 2014 had wild winds, lake effect storms, rapid temperature changes and above average water levels on all the Great Lakes for the first time since 1998.