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<> Asian Carp 2014 Monitoring and Response Plan - The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (ACRCC) today announced the release of an updated Monitoring and Response Plan (MRP) intended to protect the Great Lakes from Asian carp, and to prevent the invasive fish species from developing self-sustaining populations in the Great Lakes. For the first time the MRP is being released concurrently with a summary of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Great Lakes eDNA Monitoring Program

<> Controlling the Sea Lamprey population - In a collaborative effort between many groups across the Great Lakes States and even Canada, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service attempts to stop the sea lampreys increase their numbers.

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<> IJC Report: Sixteen key physical, chemical, biological indicators recommended for assessing Great Lakes - Sixteen indicators of Great Lakes health, composed of 41 separate measures, are recommended as tools to assess progress toward cleaning up and protecting the lakes under The Great Lakes Ecosystem Indicator Project Report released by the International Joint Commission (IJC).

<> Algae blooms are bad news for Lake Erie anglers - Lake Erie will likely see another summer of miles-wide toxic algae blooms as heavy rainfall continues to pump phosphorus from farms and other sources into the lake.

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<> Lake Superior's frigid summer forecast: Coldest surface water since 1979? - Surface-water temperatures above the deepest parts of Lake Superior are expected to be at least 6 degrees Fahrenheit colder than normal by August, delaying the ...

<> Lake water levels on the rise - For the past few years water levels in Lake Michigan and Lake Huron have been at record lows but lake-lovers may have a little bit more to love this year as water levels rise from the record-setting lows seen in 2013.

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<> Draft Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan Available for Public Input - (May 30, 2014) The federal Great Lakes Interagency Task Force released a draft Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan for public input -- EPA notes that the most helpful input should be submitted by June 30; howeverr input may be submitted throughout the summer.

<> Notification of a Public Meeting of the Great Lakes Advisory Board - EPA announces a teleconference of the Great Lakes Advisory Board (Board). The purpose of the meeting is to discuss plans for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) covering FY15-19 and other relevant matters.

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<> Senators Stabenow, Levin Announce Support for Great Lakes Habitat Restoration - The new partnership, comprised of the Great Lakes Commission and state and local agencies, will receive over $1.7 million through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

<> Contamination monitored with bird blood - Scientists are measuring the contaminants in birds to track Great Lakes environmental trends and monitor the success of chemical cleanups. Birds that eat aquatic insects are especially good monitors of the environment. . .

<> Record heat and record ice: Astonishing scenes from Lake Superior - Near the southern shores of Lake Superior, fragments of ice still speckled the water's surface on Memorial Day weekend, an amazing contrast with the actual air temperature.

<> NDP Great Lakes critic moves to suspend OPG DGR approval - Activists opposed to Ontario Power Generation's plan to bury nuclear waste below the Bruce Nuclear Site in Kincardine, Ont., have found an ally in the federal NDP's Brian Masse [ ‎Member of Parliament  with the Federal New Democratic Party (NDP)]

<> Great Lakes states to fish for invasive species - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources joined state agencies from Indiana, Michigan and Minnesota, with the assistance of federal wildlife agencies, on Wednesday to complete an "invasive fish surveillance exercise" 

<> Deal reached to improve Lake Erie - An agreement was announced by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency that could result in an eventual phase-down of the practice of redepositing dredged sediment into Lake Erie.

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<> Great Lakes Dredging Team - The Great Lakes Dredging Team (GLDT) has launched a new, updated website. The GLDT site was created and is maintained by the Great Lakes Commission.

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<> Great Lakes senators urge Senate committee to take up bill to clean and restore the lakes - a bipartisan group of ten Great Lakes senators are urging the Senate Environment and Public Works committee to take action on the Great Lakes Ecological and Economic Protection Act – S.1232.

<> Chairwoman Stabenow, Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Launch National Initiative that Will Make Major Investment in Great Lakes Conservation - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack launched a national conservation initiative that will protect. . .

• Coalition: New Farm Bill Program Will Help Great Lakes
• USDA Regional Conservation Partnership Program

<> Invasive species field course - The Inland Seas Association's Invasive Species Field Course has been developed to teach educators and environmental professionals about invasive species in the Great Lakes region. . .