NWF to Sue DOT over Oil Pipeline Oversight Failures

<> NWF to Sue DOT over Oil Pipeline Oversight Failures - The National Wildlife Federation filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S Department of Transportation for the agency's failure in regulating oil pipelines -- the notice of intent to sue is the first legal action in the effort to protect the Great Lakes from two pipelines under the Straits of Mackinac

Rising Lake Erie damages property, swallows beaches

<> Rising Lake Erie damages property, swallows beaches - Its depth ballooned in June and July because of as much as 400 percent more rainfall in some areas of the Great Lakes watershed this spring and summer.

Great Lakes Fishery Commission Advisors Call For Strengthening Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Funding

<> Great Lakes Fishery Commission Advisors Call For Strengthening Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Funding - The U.S. and Canadian Advisors to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission passed a resolution urging Congress to create legislation permanently establishing the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) as a funded program -- they also called upon the Government of Canada to increase its commitment to Great Lakes restoration, commensurate with the U.S. initiative.

Regional commissions seek funding for aggressive Asian carp protection

<> Regional commissions seek funding for aggressive Asian carp protection -Protecting the Great Lakes from Asian carp and other aquatic nuisance species is a top priority for regional stakeholders, and the President's budget should reflect this sense of urgency -- the message was conveyed this week to President Obama in a joint letter from the Great Lakes Commission and the Great Lakes Fishery Commission urging funding for a robust and aggressive program to protect the Great Lakes from Asian carp in the FY 2017 federal budget, now being prepared.

COMMENTARY: Waukesha has alternatives to Lake Michigan water

<> COMMENTARY: Waukesha has alternatives to Lake Michigan water - Waukesha's reliance on state planning laws to justify a request that has neither the best interest of its residents nor the Great Lakes region at heart is irresponsible at best.

EDITORIAL: Time to protect Great Lakes from oil spill is now

<> EDITORIAL: Time to protect Great Lakes from oil spill is now - An oil pipeline running through the Straits of Mackinac should be shut down.

COMMENTARY: "It's the manure, stupid"

<> COMMENTARY: "It's the manure, stupid" - Sandy Bihn, of Lake Erie Waterkeeper, says the core problem with toxic algae in Lake Erie is animal waste -- there is no legal TMDL — total maximum daily load — set for manure -- we need a TMDL, then we need to enforce it. [second of 2 parts] COMMENTARY: "To save lake, we must step up the game" - Lake Erie could go the way of Grand Lake St Mary's — Ohio's largest reservoir, which is currently a dead lake — you can't swim in it or boat on it because of toxic algae. [part 1 of 2] Lake Erie Waterkeeper website