Hearing to take place on decades-long fight on Western New York toxic waste landfill

ByGreat Lakes Commission 11 April 2022

The debate over the expansion of a toxic waste landfill in Niagara County, which is going on 20 years, could soon come to a close. The first in a series of hearings on the matter will take place Monday, April 11. Since 2003, local groups fought to stop CWM Chemical Services and Waste Management from expanding their toxic waste landfills in the town of Porter, NY. Read the full story by Spectrum News.

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Lake Erie’s water temperature – Why should you care?

ByGreat Lakes Commission 5 October 2022

Near Cleveland, Ohio, Lake Erie’s water temperature is reading 64 degrees Fahrenheit which is slightly cooler than the normal 66 degrees Fahrenheit this time of year. The water temperature on the lake is closely watched by meteorologists as it is used as a guide to figure out if the lake will be able to produce…

Expedited review of Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River regulation plan enters second phase

ByGreat Lakes Commission 13 February 2023

An expedited review of the binational regulation plan for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River has moved into its second phase. The International Joint Commission’s Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Adaptive Management committee is working on a review of the much-scrutinized Plan 2014, which is the basic regulation plan governing Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence…

The blood-hungry parasite that threatens big fish and business in the Great Lakes

ByGreat Lakes Commission 25 May 2022

More than a century after they arrived, invasive sea lampreys still threaten the Great Lakes’ $7 billion fishing economy. Read the full story by Vox. Read the full story

Port of Green Bay largely unaffected by supply chain issues

ByGreat Lakes Commission 15 October 202116 October 2021

While supply chain issues ravage various industries and aspects of life as the world tries to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders at the Port of Green Bay say they have not seen the same issues due to the type of traffic the westernmost port of Lake Michigan receives. Read the full story by WLWK-TV- Green…

‘Like living dinosaurs:’ Where to see Michigan’s spectacular sandhill crane migration this month

ByGreat Lakes Commission 3 November 2021

Sandhill crane migration peaks between mid-October and late November, bringing thousands of these graceful giants through the state from breeding areas as far north as the Northwest territories of Canada. Many of these birds congregate in groups numbering in the hundreds or even thousands as they make their way across the Great Plains and parts…

‘Their story deserves to be told’: The Great Lakes Shipwreck Society tells history through shipwrecks

ByGreat Lakes Commission 28 March 2022

For the last 40 years, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society has sought to teach the people of Michigan the history of the lakes that surround them. Read the full story by The Sault News. Read the full story

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