<> Lake Superior toxic sludge should be removed, engineer says - An engineering firm says a part of Thunder Bay's harbor should be dredged to clean up a large toxic mess in Lake Superior. . .
<> COMMENTARY: How one little mussel changed the Great Lakes forever - Zebra mussels and other invasive species have had wide-ranging impacts on native species in the Great Lakes. . .
<> A decade of work - and millions of dollars - later, Asian carp still threaten the Great Lakes - Have plankton-devouring Asian carp finally reached the Great Lakes? After years of trying to block the invasion, the answer is: Nobody knows. Now, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it needs another $18 billion to cut the. . .
<> The Bridge.com Articles On Asian Carp Issue - The fish that got away; Asian carp, from mouth to tail; & Hunting for Asian carp by what they left behind
<> Senate asks IJC to study proposed nuclear waste dump near Lake Huron - The Michigan Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Environment and Great Lakes on Thursday called on the International Joint Commission to intervene in plans to put a Canadian nuclear waste storage facility near the shores of the Great Lakes
<> 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.
<> 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.
<> 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.
<> 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.
<> 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
<> 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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