The similarities between the early years of President Ronald Reagan’s Environmental Protection Agency and that of the President Donald Trump’s first months are striking. Both presidents positioned environmental regulations as […]
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Green algae leads to water advisory for Maumee River near Downtown Toledo
By Tom Henry | The Toledo Blade A portion of the Maumee River that flows through Toledo was placed under a recreational advisory on Thursday by the Toledo-Lucas County Health […]
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“Water is Our Infrastructure”: Great Lakes Commission meeting Duluth, MN
On the first day of the Great Lakes Commission meeting in Duluth, Keynote Speaker Minnesota Congressman Rick Nolan kicked off the gathering by ticking off some of his biggest concerns […]
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Team of Academic Experts to Complete Line 5 Pipeline Risk Analysis
It was a unanimous vote. On Monday, September 18th, Michigan’s Pipeline Safety Advisory Board (PSAB) recommended that the state contract a team of academic experts lead by Dr. Guy Meadows […]
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Great Lakes Commission says “Yes” to funding for new Soo Lock
Reliance on the private sector would be a “nightmare” Representatives of the Great Lakes states ratcheted up the pressure for a new Soo Lock this week as the group kicked […]
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U.S. House approves 2018 budget including $300M for the Great Lakes
EPA budget slashed by $528M to facilitate Trump downsizing effort By Gary Wilson The U.S. House of Representatives approved the 2018 budget last week which included a $528 million […]
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What’s next for Line Five?
On Monday, September 18th, the Pipeline Safety Advisory Board (PSAB) will meet in Lansing, Michigan for another meeting involving the future of Enbridge’s Line 5 Pipeline. Once again, there will […]
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Grass carp eggs discovered in Lake Erie tributary
By Elizabeth Miller from Great Lakes Today Researchers recently announced the discovery of over 7,000 grass carp eggs in a Lake Erie tributary. The good news? This isn’t the Asian carp […]
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Keeping carp out of the Great Lakes: barge operators and conservationists differ
“What will we do for future generations?” Business interests, conservation groups and government officials lined up in Chicago Monday to tell the Army Corps of Engineers what they thought of […]
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Agriculture and Algae: Is the GLRI making a difference?
Algae isn’t always a bad thing says Jon Allan. As Director of the Michigan Office of the Great Lakes since 2012, with more than 30 years of experience in environmental […]
