Conservation Groups Urge Governors to Veto Waukesha Diversion

<> Conservation Groups Urge Governors to Veto Waukesha Diversion - Over 40 bi-national conservation groups from across the Great Lakes submitted comments to the Regional Body and Compact Council urging the Great Lakes Governors to deny the first application for a Great Lakes diversion under the Great Lakes Compact -- it was the last day for the public to comment on this proposal. [letter included] Protect Our Great Lakes website – background, documents and news

Increasing levels of flame retardants in smallmouth bass threaten Lake Erie fish consumers

<> Increasing levels of flame retardants in smallmouth bass threaten Lake Erie fish consumers - Levels of hazardous flame retardants in most Great Lakes fish are declining - or at least researchers thought they were. But a new study shows that this isn't the case for Lake Erie smallmouth bass. . .

Great Lakes ice cover: See the dramatic difference a year makes

<> Great Lakes ice cover: See the dramatic difference a year makes - What a difference a year can make when it comes to weather on the Great Lakes. That also means ice cover can vary greatly.

Water Policy Expert Anticipates Canada Will Block Waukesha's Great Lakes Application

<> Water Policy Expert Anticipates Canada Will Block Waukesha's Great Lakes Application - If the Great Lakes states approve the diversion, Canada will use the treaty rights to veto a diversion -- the director of the Center for Water Policy at UW-Milwaukee's School of Freshwater Sciences, Jenny Kehl, says the pending decision on Waukesha's request to divert Great Lakes water will have national significance. Opposition mounts against Wisconsin town's request for Great Lakes water

Action Alert: Sign-on Letter Circulates to Restore Great Lakes Funding

<> Action Alert: Sign-on Letter Circulates to Restore Great Lakes Funding - With cuts to Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding in President Obama's budget request for FY 2017, members of the U.S. House of Representatives are circulating a dear colleague letter to restore funding.

Enbridge Over Troubled Water - The Enbridge GXL System's Threat to the Great Lakes

<> Enbridge Over Troubled Water - The Enbridge GXL System's Threat to the Great Lakes - issued by the Sierra Club and 17 environmental and indigenous organizations last month -- extensive investigation notes that many of Enbridge's pipelines already carry syncrude from destructive tar sands mining and heavy toxic tar sands oil that would have been carried by the rejected Keystone XL pipeline.

Report: U.S., Michigan face dire consequences if Soo Locks fail

<> Report: U.S., Michigan face dire consequences if Soo Locks fail - A U.S. Department of Homeland Security report indicates a 6-month shutdown of the Poe Lock in Sault Ste. Marie, if one occurred, would plunge the nation into recession, closing factories and mines, halting auto and appliance production in the U.S. for most of a year and result in the loss of some 11 million jobs across the nation.