Bipartisan Legislation to Boost Great Lakes Funding, Modernize Research Capabilities

<> Bipartisan Legislation to Boost Great Lakes Funding, Modernize Research Capabilities - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (MI), Gary Peters (MI) and Reps. Dan Benishek, M.D. (MI-1) and Mike Quigley (IL-5) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to spur Great Lakes funding and research efforts and help support effective fishery management decisions -- The Great Lakes Fishery Research Authorization (GLFRA) Act gives the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) the clear legislative authority it needs to support the $7 billion Great Lakes sport and commercial fishery industry. S.2569 : Great Lakes Fishery Research Authorization Act of 2016; sponsored by Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) Bill would devote $17.5M to Great Lakes fishery research fleet

Great Lakes Commission Semiannual Meeting

<> Great Lakes Commission Semiannual Meeting - The 2016 Great Lakes Commission Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day events are underway this week in Washington, D.C.

NWF to Sue Pipeline Safety Administration To Protect Great Lakes

<> NWF to Sue Pipeline Safety Administration To Protect Great Lakes - The National Wildlife Federation officially sent a notice of intent to sue the federal agency largely responsible for overseeing oil pipeline safety -- asserting that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) had no authority to authorize the transport of oil through pipelines that run through the Straits of Mackinac and navigable waters in Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas. NWF's Notice of Intent to Sue

Great Lakes: The Next 25 Years- Challenges and Opportunities

<> Great Lakes: The Next 25 Years- Challenges and Opportunities - In late 2015, the Great Lakes Protection Fund commissioned Tracy Mehan to survey basin leaders and other experts about the challenges facing the Great Lakes, what strategies might be used to meet them, and how the Fund can play a role -- the report is now available.

Canadian official delays nuclear waste facility near Lake Huron

<> Canadian official delays nuclear waste facility near Lake Huron - Plans for a controversial nuclear waste storage facility near the Canadian shore of Lake Huron took a serious hit Thursday, when a Canadian environmental official put the project in limbo.

Examining Microbeads in the Great Lakes

<> Examining Microbeads in the Great Lakes - Issue 2, Vol. 4, of the IJC Newsletter kicks off a four-part series on microbeads in the Great Lakes along with other recent items fassessing Great Lakes water quality

Waukesha's water request gets look from Great Lakes states, provinces

<> Waukesha's water request gets look from Great Lakes states, provinces - Waukesha is the first community in the United States located entirely outside the Great Lakes basin to ask for a diversion of water under a 2008 federal law known as the Great Lakes protection compact. The city is about 1.5 miles west of the subcontinental divide marking the basin boundary.