Great Lakes: The Next 25 Years- Challenges and Opportunities

<> Great Lakes: The Next 25 Years- Challenges and Opportunities - In late 2015, the Great Lakes Protection Fund commissioned Tracy Mehan to survey basin leaders and other experts about the challenges facing the Great Lakes, what strategies might be used to meet them, and how the Fund can play a role -- the report is now available.

Canadian official delays nuclear waste facility near Lake Huron

<> Canadian official delays nuclear waste facility near Lake Huron - Plans for a controversial nuclear waste storage facility near the Canadian shore of Lake Huron took a serious hit Thursday, when a Canadian environmental official put the project in limbo.

Examining Microbeads in the Great Lakes

<> Examining Microbeads in the Great Lakes - Issue 2, Vol. 4, of the IJC Newsletter kicks off a four-part series on microbeads in the Great Lakes along with other recent items fassessing Great Lakes water quality

Waukesha's water request gets look from Great Lakes states, provinces

<> Waukesha's water request gets look from Great Lakes states, provinces - Waukesha is the first community in the United States located entirely outside the Great Lakes basin to ask for a diversion of water under a 2008 federal law known as the Great Lakes protection compact. The city is about 1.5 miles west of the subcontinental divide marking the basin boundary.

Amid Obama Budget Cuts, Coalition Urges Congress to Again Stand up for Great Lakes

<> Amid Obama Budget Cuts, Coalition Urges Congress to Again Stand up for Great Lakes - The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition is calling on Congress to restore funding to core Great Lakes restoration programs that protect drinking water, keep beaches open, and support the outdoor recreation economy, following the release of President Barack Obama's budget on Tuesday.

Michigan leaders oppose Wisconsin town's Great Lakes diversion request

<> Michigan leaders oppose Wisconsin town's Great Lakes diversion request - Jennifer McKay, policy specialist for the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council said, "We are actually recommending that Gov. Rick Snyder deny approval to the [Waukesha, WI] application. It does not meet the standards put forth in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact."

Obama Budget Cuts Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

<> Obama Budget Cuts Great Lakes Restoration Initiative - Today President Obama released his proposed budget, which includes cuts to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative from the current $300 million federal investment to $250 million.