<> New University of Michigan Animation Illustrates Danger of Oil Spill to Great Lakes - Straits of Mackinac 'worst possible place' for oil spill, says lead researcher.
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Great Lakes News
<> Lake Michigan water level on rise after years of decline - Lake Michigan water levels have receded to an all-time low, and where water had been, exposed rocks, rebar and driftwood remained.
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Great Lakes News
<> New plan for Lake Ontario water levels would help regenerate vital wetlands - A new plan developed by the International Joint Commission would allow more variation in Lake Ontario water levels to mimic natural fluctuations crucial to wetland health.
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Monday, June 30, 2014
Great Lakes News
<> New Report Outlines Climate Change Effects in Great Lakes Region - A collaborative group from the University of Michigan and Michigan State University have released a new report on the predicted effects of climate change on the Great Lakes region.
<> Creeping Up on Unsuspecting Shores: The Great Lakes, in a Welcome Turnaround - Scientists attribute the resurgence of water levels to an unusually cold winter that limited evaporation as well as heavy precipitation in the winter and spring. . .
<> Warning of 'disaster,' two Cayuga County state reps seek rejection of Lake Ontario plan - Two of Cayuga County's state representatives want Congress to reject a plan developed by the International Joint Commission that recommends allowing water levels to vary naturally in order to restore Lake Ontario's wetlands. . .
Friday, June 27, 2014
Great Lakes News
<> Levin introduces bill to assess Great Lakes marine sanctuary sites
<> Study: Low Great Lakes water levels will be costly - A study finds that if water levels remain low on the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River they will have a negative economic impact on the region that could reach $18 billion by 2050.
<> Great Lakes communities struggle against proposed nuclear waste facility - As the approval process for the Deep Geologic Repository, or DGR, nears an end, some concerned citizens have started a petition asking lawmakers in Canada, as well as the United States, to block the approval of the proposed. . .
<> Algae blooms act as bodyguards for bacteria in Great Lakes - University at Buffalo researchers have found that green algae in the Great Lakes not only protect bacteria from destruction by the sun's ultraviolet rays, but can feed these organisms, allowing bacteria populations to grow. . .
<> Great Lakes conference talks climate concerns in region - The University's Graham Sustainability Institute, in partnership with the Kresge Foundation and Great Lakes Adaptation Assessment for Cities, held a conference at the University Tuesday through Thursday on issues of climate. . .
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Great Lakes News
<> Senator Stabenow Appointed Vice Chair of the Senate Great Lakes Task Force - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) was appointed as a Vice Chair of the Senate Great Lakes Task Force, which is a bipartisan organization that works to protect the Great Lakes' ecosystem and develop the region's economy. Sens. Stabenow and Rob Portman (R-OH) were appointed to the newly created positions and will serve with Co-Chairs Sens. Carl Levin (D-MI) and Mark Kirk (R-IL).
<> Farmers board schooner to learn of effects of runoff pollution - Monroe, Mich., farmers and their families braved a swarm of mayflies, rough weather and the choppy waters of Lake Erie to learn more about Great Lakes pollution that could stem from their fields.
<> PCB levels in Lake Michigan salmon continue to decline - A study by researchers from the Wis. Dept. of Natural Resources shows that concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been falling in Lake Michigan salmon since the industrial chemicals were prohibited in the 1970s
<> Toxic algae, now in East Fork Lake, will be part of Ohio's future, expert says - Lake Erie is going to continue to see huge, harmful algae blooms over the next century, experts say.
<> New USGS videos on Asian carp control tools - See how scientists from the USGS, Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Southern Illinois University combined multiple Asian carp control technologies during field tests in a backwater of the Illinois River. Two video podcasts. . .
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