Tag: lake
Remaining would-be intervenors make final plea to Judge Carr for inclusion in Lake Erie TMDL case
All three remaining parties trying to be added as co-plaintiffs or co-defendants to the landmark Lake Erie case before Senior U.S. District Judge James Carr met their Jan. 20 deadlines to bolster their arguments.
Using less salt has a big positive impact on our waterways
All the salt used to treat pavement during the winter ends up in our local waterways: streams, rivers, lakes, Lake Michigan, and even groundwater, which makes the water toxic for […]
Life on the frontlines of Ontario’s critical mineral boom
The Doug Ford government is pushing for a prospecting rush across northern Ontario, leaving a blanket of mineral claims on land just upstream from Lake Superior where First Nations are […]
The Week Ahead: Lots and lots of fish, music and films
Every Monday on Morning Edition, an IPR journalist brings you up to speed on what’s going on, from stories made here in our newsroom to interesting and fun things we’re seeing out in the community.
“A crisis”: Lake whitefish survey paints an even more dire picture
One scientist thinks lake whitefish could disappear from certain parts of the Great Lakes within the next five years.
Report: Great Lakes recreational fishing worth billions to economy, but not as much as often cited
It’s “common knowledge” that Great Lakes recreational fishing is a $7 billion industry. But that comes from a report released nearly two decades ago. A new report has a substantially lower number.
Brews News: Near-beer offers expand with demand
Sales of non-alcoholic beverages are up 200 per cent in two years at the LCBO and as their popularity booms, so too do the number of players
Freighter gets stuck on Lake Erie ice: Coast Guard
One of the largest vessels to use the Port of Cleveland — the 1004-foot-long, 50-foot-tall James R. Barker — on Thursday found itself stuck in ice as it attempted to […]
Commission holding photo contest
The Ohio Lake Erie Commission’s Annual Life on Lake Erie Photo Contest is now open. Photographers are invited to submit up to five images that represent the essence of life […]
‘Ripples of Plastic’ Documentary, an examination of Lake Erie’s plastic pollution problem, comes to the Capitol
A film set to debut in Cleveland might be the first of its kind to provide a hyperlocal focus on the unseen impacts of the plastic materials that are floating […]