Tag: Lake Erie
Toxic algal blooms threaten Canadian drinking water, but scientists are developing a way to protect against the harmful slime – Great Lakes Commission
Through a collaboration between water operators and scientists, yellow smart buoys bobbing on the surface of Lake Erie are serving as an early warning system for algae blooms. Read the […]
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. […]
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 […]
What a Trump vs. Harris presidency might mean for the Great Lakes | Great Lakes Now
The 2024 presidential election campaign is in the homestretch and results in the Great Lakes states of Michigan and Wisconsin could determine the winner. Vice-President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump covet the electors in both states and polling indicates they could go either way.
Great Lakes Now selected three key topics — Great Lakes restoration, Line 5 and groundwater — and asked veteran policy experts Rob Sisson and Lana Pollack for their views on how a Harris or Trump presidency may deal with them.
The Cuyahoga River was so polluted, it used to catch fire. Now it’s making a comeback – Great Lakes Commission
About a mile from Cleveland’s Lake Erie shore, in a stretch of water once among America’s most polluted, a team of conservationists just released a few dozen lake sturgeon into […]