Upset by continued flooding on the Lake Ontario shoreline, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to shake up the bi-national group that helps to regulate the Great Lakes. Cuomo wants […]
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The biggest threat to the Line 5 Pipeline: Anchor drag
It isn’t corrosion that poses the biggest threat to Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline. It’s the possibility a large ship could drop its anchor and puncture the pipeline. The line was […]
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Fighting Great Lakes Invasives on YouTube
If you give Tom Alwin a minute of your time, he’ll show you an invasive you ought to know. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality aquatic biologist is the star […]
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Thousands gather to support the Great Lakes for “All Hands on Deck”
People in 64 communities around the Great Lakes gathered for an event called “All Hands on Deck.” Thousands of people held various ceremonies that included handholding, music, drumming and speeches […]
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The Erie Canal’s 200 years old. Strike up the band.
By Lucas Willard from Great Lakes Today The first shovels to dig the Erie Canal went into the ground on July 4th, 1817. When it was completed in 1825, the canal […]
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Beaver Island attracts next generation of Great Lakes scientists
When you talk with Great Lakes scientist Jessica Kosiara it helps to be ready for terms like “trophic level fish” and “wetland food webs”. It’s the language of her profession, […]
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Enbridge and NWF respond to MI Attorney General’s statement about closure of Line 5
GreatLakesNow.org has just received responses from Enbridge and from The National Wildlife Federation to a new study on alternatives for Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac, and to today’s statement from Michigan Attorney Bill Schuette calling for the development of a “specific and definite timetable” to close Line 5.
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Threatened wetlands in the Great Lakes Region
“The last line of defense” say CMU scientists on Beaver Island, Lake Michigan When Don Uzarski graduated from college, a career as a Great Lakes scientist wasn’t in his plans. […]
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“All Hands on Deck” – Support for the Great Lakes, July 3rd
Even people who don’t live along a body of water linked to the Great Lakes are participating. At least 60 events are planned in 6 of the 8 Great Lakes […]
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Forget Washington, it’s time for a Great Lakes Now road trip!
The first six months of 2017 produced Great Lakes news at a pace that exceeds anything I’ve seen since I became involved with the lakes in 2002. A new president […]