Tag: Great Lakes Commission
Two high school students want to keep trash out of the Great Lakes. They think rivers are the key – Great Lakes Commission
Using trackers to follow the path of plastic bottles in rivers around the Greater Toronto Area, students found hot spots for garbage before it enters Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. […]
Northern Wisconsin residents push back against making Apostle Islands a national park – Great Lakes Commission
Residents near the Apostle Islands in Northern Wisconsin worry that conversion to a national park would overwhelm their small towns along their lake and limit hunting. Read the full story […]
Work already underway for new small nuclear reactors at Palisades property – Great Lakes Commission
The closed Palisades nuclear plant, located on Lake Michigan, is in the first steps of reopening: on-the-ground efforts are already underway at the site to co-locate a pair of small-modular […]
Source of high PFAS levels in Muskegon Lake foam unknown – Great Lakes Commission
Foam from Muskegon Lake in Muskegon, Michigan, contained over 4,000 parts per trillion of PFOS. The source has not been identified because a number of former industries along the shoreline […]
Western Lake Erie algal bloom still found across 80 square miles – Great Lakes Commission
Western Lake Erie’s 2024 algal bloom set a record for arrival time when it established itself on June 24 this year. Now, even with cooler temperatures this week, it could […]