A Bad Year for Lake Erie

<> A Bad Year for Lake Erie - Donald Scavia, University of Michigan discusses ways to predict how ecosystems will react to changing environmental conditions -- the emerging tools, if used effectively, can help reduce pollution to our waterways -- i.e. forecasting dead zone and toxic algae

Corps of Engineers to conduct treatment of hydrilla in the Erie Canal

<> Corps of Engineers to conduct treatment of hydrilla in the Erie Canal - To control and eradicate the aggressive aquatic plant hydrilla, (Hydrilla verticillata) present in Tonawanda Creek/Erie Canal, New York the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District will conduct a treatment with the aquatic herbicide, endothall (Aquathol K) in the Erie Canal -- Hydrilla is a highly invasive aquatic plant species

NOAA and Partners Issue Fourth Seasonal Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast

<> NOAA and Partners Issue Fourth Seasonal Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast - The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) issued its fourth seasonal harmful algal bloom (HAB) forecast for western Lake Erie at an all-day press event at The Ohio State University's Stone Laboratory on July 9, 2015 -- the forecast predicts a severe bloom for this summer, with the potential to equal or exceed 2013's bloom. NOAA's Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake Erie Bulletin -- bi-weekly updates of bloom locations and impacts

U.S. EPA Seeks Public Input on Binational Phosphorus Reduction Targets to Combat Lake Erie Algal Blooms

<> U.S. EPA Seeks Public Input on Binational Phosphorus Reduction Targets to Combat Lake Erie Algal Blooms - U.S EPA is seeking public input on proposed phosphorus reduction targets to combat harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie

Hog megafarm on Lake Superior shore in Bayfield County, WI would be first in the basin

<> Hog megafarm on Lake Superior shore in Bayfield County, WI would be first in the basin - EIS will evaluate plans to house 7,500 sows, 18,750 pigs and 100 boars Proposed Reicks View or Badgerwood Swine CAFO - Bayfield County residents are saying 6.5 million gallons of liquid manure do not belong in the Lake Superior Basin Badgerwood LLC WPDES permit application details

Scott Walker signs bill banning microbeads

<> Scott Walker signs bill banning microbeads - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed legislation on Wednesday that bans manufacturers from using tiny plastic beads in products after studies showed they are turning up in the Great Lakes and other waterways. Senate Bill 15, 2015 Wisconsin Act 43 - An Act to amend 299.97 (1); and to create 299.50 of the statutes; Relating to: the manufacture and acceptance for sale of products containing microbeads.

Great Lakes line 5 oil pipeline safety study nears

<> Great Lakes line 5 oil pipeline safety study nears - The Great Lakes Petroleum Pipeline Task Force, a high-level state panel, is poised to release a long-awaited report on the safety of Line 5, a 62-year-old pipeline that transports up to 540,000 barrels of oil a day across a deep, 8-kilometer-wide (5-mile-wide) strait at the top of Lake Michigan MI Great Lakes Petroleum Pipeline Task Force