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Action needed to protect Great Lakes from Asian carp
Protecting the Great Lakes from invasive species is like “3-D chess” with potentially the greatest challenge posed by Asian carp. “This isn’t one of those places where we can be moderate,” said Jill...
View ArticleFiscal cliff could put more sewage in the Great Lakes
There has been a lot of discussion and hand-wringing about how going over the so-called fiscal cliff would affect American taxpayers. But what about the Great Lakes? How would the fiscal cliff and the...
View ArticleNew report showcases Great Lakes restoration projects
A new report from the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition features more than 30 examples of successful Great Lakes restoration projects. The report shows that government agencies and conservation...
View ArticleNew sea lamprey barrier protects Lake Ontario fishery
A new sea lamprey barrier in New York’s Orwell Brook will reduce the number of those deadly invaders in Lake Ontario and decrease the use of chemical lampricides, lowering the cost of controlling the...
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Milwaukee leads on climate change adaptation
The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District’s campaign to end all sewer overflows into Lake Michigan by 2035 has encountered a daunting obstacle: Climate change. Milwaukee is one of many Great Lakes...
View ArticleExperts say Lake Michigan is in rough shape
Lake Michigan is ailing. That was the consensus among a panel of scientists convened to assess the lake’s health at the 9th Annual Great Lakes Restoration Conference in Milwaukee. Invasive quagga...
View ArticleThreat from Grass Carp Highlights Problem with Artificially Connected Great...
In late October, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed that four grass carp had reproduced in the Sandusky River, in Ohio. This is the first instance of a species of Asian carp reproducing in the Great...
View ArticleEditorials on Army Corps Study Conclude Separation is the Solution
Just days after the long-awaited U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ GLMRIS report came out, editorial boards are coalescing around the Corps’ findings that permanent separation is the only solution that...
View ArticleThe Threat of Microbeads in the Great Lakes
Progress is being made in restoring the health of the Great Lakes through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and other state and government programs. Yet old threats from toxic sediments and new...
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Wisconsin Congressman Ribble Hosts Panel on Algal Blooms
Representative Reid Ribble (R-Wis.) For the last two months, the Ohio Legislature has been working on bills to reduce phosphorus runoff into the Western Basin of Lake Erie. Last August, a toxic algal...
View ArticleConservation Groups Praise U.S. Senators for Action on Asian Carp, Invasive...
Great Lakes senators urge Army Corps to study how to build physical barrier to prevent invasive species from traveling between Great Lakes, Mississippi River ANN ARBOR, MICH. (May 24,...
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