COMMENTARY: Waukesha has alternatives to Lake Michigan water

<> COMMENTARY: Waukesha has alternatives to Lake Michigan water - Waukesha's reliance on state planning laws to justify a request that has neither the best interest of its residents nor the Great Lakes region at heart is irresponsible at best.

EDITORIAL: Time to protect Great Lakes from oil spill is now

<> EDITORIAL: Time to protect Great Lakes from oil spill is now - An oil pipeline running through the Straits of Mackinac should be shut down.

COMMENTARY: "It's the manure, stupid"

<> COMMENTARY: "It's the manure, stupid" - Sandy Bihn, of Lake Erie Waterkeeper, says the core problem with toxic algae in Lake Erie is animal waste -- there is no legal TMDL — total maximum daily load — set for manure -- we need a TMDL, then we need to enforce it. [second of 2 parts] COMMENTARY: "To save lake, we must step up the game" - Lake Erie could go the way of Grand Lake St Mary's — Ohio's largest reservoir, which is currently a dead lake — you can't swim in it or boat on it because of toxic algae. [part 1 of 2] Lake Erie Waterkeeper website

2015 Briefing Recap: Asian Carp Framework 2015

<> 2015 Briefing Recap: Asian Carp Framework 2015 - NEMWI hosted a Capitol Hill briefing on June 30, 2015, on monitoring, management, and research related to combating Asian Carp in the Great lakes, Ohio River, and Upper Mississippi River Basins.

A Bad Year for Lake Erie

<> A Bad Year for Lake Erie - Donald Scavia, University of Michigan discusses ways to predict how ecosystems will react to changing environmental conditions -- the emerging tools, if used effectively, can help reduce pollution to our waterways -- i.e. forecasting dead zone and toxic algae

Corps of Engineers to conduct treatment of hydrilla in the Erie Canal

<> Corps of Engineers to conduct treatment of hydrilla in the Erie Canal - To control and eradicate the aggressive aquatic plant hydrilla, (Hydrilla verticillata) present in Tonawanda Creek/Erie Canal, New York the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District will conduct a treatment with the aquatic herbicide, endothall (Aquathol K) in the Erie Canal -- Hydrilla is a highly invasive aquatic plant species

NOAA and Partners Issue Fourth Seasonal Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast

<> NOAA and Partners Issue Fourth Seasonal Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast - The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) issued its fourth seasonal harmful algal bloom (HAB) forecast for western Lake Erie at an all-day press event at The Ohio State University's Stone Laboratory on July 9, 2015 -- the forecast predicts a severe bloom for this summer, with the potential to equal or exceed 2013's bloom. NOAA's Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake Erie Bulletin -- bi-weekly updates of bloom locations and impacts