Great Lakes Environment

This is the last post. WIMS has now closed all operations. I will be blogging about broken government and related matters @ http://jpmcjefferson.blogspot.com <> REGISTRATION FOR THE GREAT ...

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<> OHIO RELEASES BLUEPRINT TO CURB TOXIC ALGAE - BUT PLAN FALLS SHORT - Governor Kasich's administration released its plan for curbing Lake Erie's toxic algae, the plan includes a number of pos...

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<> LAKE ERIE PHOSPHORUS OBJECTIVES REVIEW PANEL MEETING - Meeting June 21 & 22, in Chicago to provide advice on development of phosphorus loading targets for Lake Erie – links to agenda and fu...

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<> ON-BOARD WATER TREATMENT IS NEXT LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST INVASION - The WI Department of Natural Resources expects to begin enforcing the new requirements in the state's ports some time this...

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<> PUBLIC NOTICE ON CITY OF WAUKESHA DECLARATION OF FINDING - The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Water Resources Regional Body has issued a Declaration of Finding on the City of Waukesha, Wisco...

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<> GREAT LAKES HARBOR FACT SHEETS - Curious about the many harbors in the Great Lakes? The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has prepared fact sheets with information about harbors throughout the ...

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<> GREAT LAKES BODY RECOMMENDS MODIFICATIONS TO WAUKESHA'S PROPOSAL - The vote was 9-0, with Minnesota abstaining for a modified proposal from 10 MGD to 8 MGD -- groups are disappointed that th...

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<> U.S. REP KAPTUR SEEKS TO CUT OFF FUNDING FOR OPEN LAKE DUMPING - U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) says she will attempt to cut off all federal funding for open lake dumping on Lake Erie being c...

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<> IS YOUR WATER DEPARTMENT UP FOR A LITTLE FRIENDLY COMPETITION? - The Great Lakes Protection Fund has awarded a grant to the American Water Works Association (AWWA) to conduct a collaborative...

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<> DRAFT NEARSHORE FRAMEWORK FOR THE GREAT LAKES AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT - A Nearshore Framework for the Great Lakes has been drafted and is now available for a sixty-day review period ending on ...

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<> AMERICAN COMPANY ALLEGES ONTARIO INVENTED PRETEXTS TO STOP GREAT LAKES WIND FARMS - Canadian taxpayers are facing a $475-million free-trade claim from an American company that alleges the On...

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<> GREAT LAKES REPS PUT OFF OPINION ON WAUKESHA APPLICATION - Waukesha will have to wait at least another week to learn whether its request for Lake Michigan water may move forward. Great Lak...

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<> WHO GETS TO DRINK FROM THE GREAT LAKES? - A city's proposal to divert Lake Michigan water is raising concerns about future water grabs from outlying regions. (c)Waste Information & Manag...

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<> GREAT LAKES STATES TIGHTEN SPIGOT ON WAUKESHA'S WATER REQUEST - Great Lakes officials are recommending numerous conditions on distribution of the water and return of treated wastewater to th...

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<> SOO LOCKS FAILURE COULD CRIPPLE U.S. ECONOMY - A recently released federal study warns that if the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., were to fail, it would cripple the economy. . . (c)W...

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<> OHIO EPA BOSS TO ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS: "OBVIOUSLY, DOING NOTHING IS NOT ACCEPTABLE" TO CLEAN UP TOXIC BLOB - The head of the Ohio EPA today characterized the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers'...

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<> THE NEMWI AND ASIAN CARP REGIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE CO-HOST CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING ON THE 2016 ASIAN CARP ACTION PLAN - View the Briefing: The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee...

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<> CORPS RESPONSE TO OHIO EPA'S LAKE ERIE SEDIMENT CONCERNS - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says, "No credible scientific evidence supports the hypothesis that a "toxic blob" is migrating toward...

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<> PIPELINES SAFEST ALTERNATIVE, SAYS SARNIA MAYOR - Bradley said Sarnia has been working through the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative to press for more accountability by pipeline...

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<> GREAT LAKES CLIMATE FACTSHEETS - The Graham Sustainability Institute at the University of Michigan created a series of Great Lakes climate factsheets regarding the challenges municipalities ...

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<> BANNED PCBS STILL HAUNT GREAT LAKES - "Uncontrolled sources are now the worst," referring to ongoing sources such as paint, landfills and sludge beds that continue to release PCBs into the a...

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<> 2016 ASIAN CARP ACTION PLAN RELEASED - The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (ACRCC) announced the release of the 2016 Asian Carp Control Action Plan -- formerly called the Asian Ca...

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<> DAIRY FARMS TAKING A TOLL ON GREAT LAKES, WATERWAYS - With blue-green algae blooms becoming a part of summer in Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair, concern is growing that nutrients — including t...

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<> GREAT LAKES OFFICIALS SCALE-BACK WAUKESHA WATER DIVERSION PLAN - The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Water Resources Regional Body came up with a tentative plan that would reduce the number o...

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<> GREAT LAKES LEADERS TO SCRUTINIZE WAUKESHA WATER DIVERSION BID - If the Great Lakes officials meeting in Chicago cannot agree by Friday (Apr 22) to support each of the DNR's findings, or wh...

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