Tag: Lake Erie
Return of a shoreline bird to Lake Erie takes a positive tern – Great Lakes Commission
Efforts by Pennsylvania Game Commission staff, and others, to bring an orange-legged, extirpated bird home to Erie County have “terned” out well. It is an uncommonly common milestone. Read the […]
Great Lakes Beach Closings Are No Protection From Harmful Pollutants | Great Lakes Now
By Amalia Medina, Circle of Blue
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Great Lakes beach closings are no protection from harmful pollutants | Great Lakes Echo
By Amalia Medina A green flag flying on a Great Lakes beach does not necessarily mean it’s safe to swim. Checking beach monitoring websites like BeachGuard is not a surefire solution either. These two findings are central to a public health research project, the Great Lakes Microbial Water Quality Assessment, that set out to measure […]
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Port of Monroe receives $1.5 million for new extension – Great Lakes Commission
The Port of Monroe recently received $1.5 million from the Michigan Maritime Grant Program for a new roll on/roll off extension that will facilitate the cross-border movement of large oversized […]
Harmful algal bloom expands – Great Lakes Commission
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the main harmful algal bloom in western Lake Erie has expanded from the Toledo area to reach Huron, Ohio. The cyanobacteria bloom has […]