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Posted inAlgae Blooms, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Scientists expect Lake Erie’s 2018 algae bloom to be “significant”

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now July 13, 2018November 9, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Budget, Climate Change, Drinking Water, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

The Great Lakes without Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now July 2, 2018November 9, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, News, Protect, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

A Growing Epidemic of Toxic Algal Blooms

by Mary Ellen Geist May 23, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Interview, News, Protect, Video, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Lake Erie has been declared impaired. So what?

by Mary Ellen Geist April 3, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Budget, Invasive Species, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Trump signs budget bill with $300 million for the Great Lakes

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now March 26, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Article, Budget, Flint, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Water Withdrawals

Water equity tops Great Lakes 2018 watch list

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now December 26, 2017November 10, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, News, Protect, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Lake Michigan scientists grapple with sewage, legacy toxins and algae

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now November 8, 2017
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Audio, News, Protect, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Planes, drone monitor harmful algae in Lake Erie

by Great Lakes Today October 17, 2017
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Budget, Climate Change, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Conservationists renew pressure on Congress to reform ethanol mandate

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now October 9, 2017November 10, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, News, Video, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

“Don’t let Saginaw Bay become Lake Erie” says Great Lakes Scientist

by Mary Ellen Geist September 29, 2017November 10, 2025

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  • Great Lakes shipping lost third of season to ‘inadequate icebreaking’
    The Lake Carriers Association said in a report that it lost 82 shipping days this year because the US Coast Guard failed to break enough ice. Despite repeated attempts, Congress hasn’t invested in a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes.
  • Whitefish waning. Should Michigan have commercial trout, walleye catches?
    Bills under consideration in the House aim to expand commercial access to walleye and trout as whitefish catch rates plummet. Recreational fishing advocates and state fishing regulators object.
  • Around 200 acres protected along Lake Superior for longest national scenic trail
    The Trust for Public Land conveyed 213 acres to the National Park Service this spring in Iron County.

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