Waukesha Great Lakes water diversion proposal strongly opposed

<> Waukesha Great Lakes water diversion proposal strongly opposed - The Great Lakes Environmental Law Center and Wayne State's Transnational Environmental Law Clinic filed a comment letter authored by Charlotte Johnson, and this is her guest post.

Great Lakes issues key in campaign

<> Great Lakes issues key in campaign - Concern over the twin pipeline Line 5 at the Straits has increased since the state's Michigan Petroleum Pipeline Taskforce published its recommendations.

Waterway From Lake Michigan To Wisconsin Being Challenged

<> Waterway From Lake Michigan To Wisconsin Being Challenged – Michigan State Attorney General Bill Schuette has sent a letter to Great Lakes governors challenging a proposal to allow the Wisconsin city of Waukesha to withdraw water from Lake Michigan.

MI AG Asks for Further Review of Wisconsin City's Plan to Divert 10 Million Gallons of Water Per Day from Lake Michigan

<> MI AG Asks for Further Review of Wisconsin City's Plan to Divert 10 Million Gallons of Water Per Day from Lake Michigan - Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has issued formal notice to the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors' and Premiers' Regional Body and the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Resources Council to voice his concerns regarding the city of Waukesha, Wisconsin's request to divert 10.1 million gallons of water per day from the Great Lakes basin. Critique opposes U.S. community's request to draw water from Great Lakes watershed - Ontario says a precedent-setting plan that could see a small Wisconsin city draw water from Lake Michigan has some "key deficiencies" that should disqualify the proposal.

New research gives a clearer picture of where oil might go if Line 5 breaks open in the Great Lakes

<> New research gives a clearer picture of where oil might go if Line 5 breaks open in the Great Lakes – 3/31/16. The University of Michigan's Water Center released new computer simulations -- the simulations show that up to 152 miles of coastline in Lakes Huron and Michigan could be hit by a single oil spill from Line 5. When all 840 simulated spills are plotted on a map, a total of 720 miles of shoreline in the U.S. and Canada are considered at risk. More than 700 miles of Great Lakes shoreline potentially vulnerable to Straits of Mackinac oil spills

New study highlights expense of battling invasive species

<> New study highlights expense of battling invasive species - A University of Wisconsin-Madison study concludes that the estimated cost of controlling a single invasive species, the spiny waterflea, in just one lake could range from $86.5 million to $163 million over 20 years.

USDA Launches $41 Million Initiative to Improve Water Quality for Western Lake Erie Basin

<> USDA Launches $41 Million Initiative to Improve Water Quality for Western Lake Erie Basin - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will invest $41 million in a three-year initiative to support the work of farmers in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana to improve water quality in the Western Lake Erie Basin (WLEB) -- the initiative helps farmers and ranchers implement science-based conservation measures to reduce runoff from farms entering the region's waterways.