While the Great Lakes Compact bans diverting water from the lakes, years-long droughts in Western states have brought renewed attention to the possibility of pumping water in from the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.
Four days after a proposed agreement to improve western Lake Erie management efforts was opened for public comment, the state of Ohio held a webinar on developments with the H2Ohio program that aims to improve water quality. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade. Read the full story
A key Canadian shipping corridor is the latest waterway struggling with dwindling water levels. Parts of the St. Lawrence River near Montreal have hit 10-year lows. Seaway managers in Canada and the US are monitoring the conditions and considering boosting the flow of water from Lake Ontario to make conditions safer for commercial ships. Read…
The population of two types of birds – swallows and martins – have declined sharply and researchers at Colorado State University say weather in the Great Lakes region is the reason. Read the full story by the Brantford Expositor. Read the full story
A recent study by Central Michigan University professors and students examined ring-billed gull travel patterns at several Lake Michigan beaches in Michigan’s Ottawa and Muskegon counties. Ring-billed gulls travel between populated beaches and human waste sites like landfills and water treatment plants, carrying human pathogens with them. Read the full story by Capital News Service….
Buoys deployed onto Lake Michigan are collecting real-time conditions which are helping scientists monitor the lake. Read the full story by WOOD – TV – Grand Rapids, MI. Read the full story
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has recorded at least 18 earthquakes so far this year in Ohio, higher than the typical two or three earthquakes per month. Read the full story by Tribune Chronicle. Read the full story
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