Mayors hold first Great Lakes Day at Queen's Park

<> Mayors hold first Great Lakes Day at Queen's Park - Over twenty local elected officials of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative from across Ontario are meeting with provincial legislators to press for action on issues threatening the Great Lakes and communities that rely on them, with action on toxic algae in Lake Erie and Asian Carp in Lake Ontario topping the priority list. Backgrounder: The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative Great Lakes Day

Wisconsin/Lake Michigan National Marine Sanctuary Nomination

<> Wisconsin/Lake Michigan National Marine Sanctuary Nomination – Lake Michigan is an 875 square mile area of Lake Michigan with waters extending from Port Washington to Two Rivers.

Great Lakes face threat from another Enbridge line

<> Great Lakes face threat from another Enbridge line - It's another segment of that same pipeline [Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline underwater, at the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac], out of the water and running through the Upper Peninsula along  U.S.-2 highway for nearly 90 miles between Manistique and St. Ignace, that poses a more immediate — and just as dire — threat to the lakes, according to a U.S. Coast Guard oil spill contingency specialist.

EPA Awards Great Lakes Restoration Initiative $10 million Grant to Central Michigan University to Monitor Coastal Wetlands

<> EPA Awards Great Lakes Restoration Initiative $10 million Grant to Central Michigan University to Monitor Coastal Wetlands - The U.S Environmental Protection Agency today announced that Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, has received a $10 million Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant to monitor coastal wetlands around the Great Lakes basin over the next five years.

New, ultra-detailed maps of Great Lakes recreational use will inform restoration priorities

<> New, ultra-detailed maps of Great Lakes recreational use will inform restoration priorities - University of Michigan researchers and their colleagues have created exceptionally detailed maps of five Great Lakes recreational activities and say the information can be used to help prioritize restoration projects. Great Lakes Environmental Assessment and Mapping (GLEAM) Project

Lake Erie nutrient reduction plan released

<> Lake Erie nutrient reduction plan released - Great Lakes Commissioners from the eight Great Lakes states and two Canadian provinces endorsed a plan to reduce nutrient loadings and diminish problems like harmful algal blooms, toxic cyanobacteria, anoxic zones and other problems in Lake Erie -- a joint action plan developed by the Commission's Lake Erie Nutrient Targets (LENT) Working Group proposes phosphorus reduction targets and a set of 10 steps to achieve the targets. LENT Joint Action Plan website

White House Council on Environmental Quality Chief of Staff Keynotes GLRI Conference

<> White House Council on Environmental Quality Chief of Staff Keynotes GLRI Conference - The conference, hosted by the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition, runs September 29 through October 1 -- follow conference proceedings, including daily coverage by Detroit Public Television