Author: Owen Sound Sun Times
U.S. Great Lakes fleet invests $83 million in maintenance
This year, companies will invest nearly $83 million into repairing their vessels moored in New York, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. Read the full story by the Lake Superior News.
Invasive species webinars feature law enforcement
New sessions of Michigan’s NotMISpecies webinar series will cover how conservation officers help prevent invasive species introductions, as well as ways to enjoy the outdoors while minimizing harmful effects of invasive plants, animals and pests. Read …
As Lake Ontario plan revision looms, regulators create new flood forecast tool
The committee working on an overhaul of the plan that governs water-level management in Lake Ontario has developed a computer model that may predict the impact of higher water on lakefront property. Read the full story by The Buffalo News.
Environmental group sues over Lake Superior pollution
Clean Water and Air, LLC, filed a complaint accusing Tofte Wastwater Treatment Association (aka Bluefin Bay) of past and ongoing violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA), including the continued pollution of Lake Superior with “mercury, fecal matter, co…
Michigan sand dunes increasingly covered by plants and trees, new study shows
Michigan State University professor Dr. Alan Arbogast has used repeat photography to study the changing landscape on Lake Michigan’s sand dunes. Read the full story by WJBK – TV – Detroit, MI.