Moves afoot to ban microbeads from personal care products

<> Moves afoot to ban microbeads from personal care products - Tiny plastic beads in personal care products are showing up in the Great Lakes and other water bodies amid growing worries about the danger they pose for humans, fish and other aquatic life.

Industrial Water Stewardship - A Look into the Future

<> Industrial Water Stewardship – A Look into the Future - A team led by the Council of Great Lakes Industries hosted a well-attended expert workshop last week in Ann Arbor, MI, that was focused on tools that industry can use to become better stewards of the region's water resources.

NWF Names Mike Shriberg to Oversee Great Lakes Regional Center

<> NWF Names Mike Shriberg to Oversee Great Lakes Regional Center - "He's got the experience, leadership and vision to help the National Wildlife Federation."

Law and Governance of the Great Lakes

<> Law and Governance of the Great Lakes – From Professor Noah Hall of Wayne State University Law School: Along with my friend and colleague Ben Houston, I've published a new article entitled simply "Law and Governance of the Great Lakes."

Great Lakes Commission releases water quality trading economic feasibility report

<> Great Lakes Commission releases water quality trading economic feasibility report - The report concludes a nine-month effort to determine whether water quality trading is economically feasible in the Lower Fox River Watershed. The Lower Fox River Basin Water Quality Trading Economic Feasibility Assessment - analyzes the potential demand for Water Quality Trading (WQT) credits by wastewater treatment facilities (WWTF) and others that hold water quality permits and the potential supply for those credits, primarily from upstream agricultural landowners but also from municipalities.

Asian carp eDNA found above barrier, feared to be in Great Lakes waters

<> Asian carp eDNA found above barrier, feared to be in Great Lakes waters - Several recent water samples came back positive for silver carp eDNA above an electrical barrier system near Chicago and environmentalists are concerned the species of Asian carp may have reached the Great Lakes.

New Data Show Multiple Asian Carp eDNA Hits Just Yards from Lake Michigan

<> New Data Show Multiple Asian Carp eDNA Hits Just Yards from Lake Michigan - A coalition of Great Lakes organizations indicate that Asian carp continue to knock on the door of the Great Lakes, based on eDNA sampling results released last week by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  Recently released U.S. Fish and Wildlife eDNA results