Here’s a story about the Great Lake that doesn’t have to do with high water levels. The International Joint Commission has published a report saying public water systems like Monroe County’s that pump from the Great Lakes should be testing and treating for toxins from cyanobacteria. The so-called “blue green algae” that forms a scum […]
The U.S. House and Senate budget compromise that keeps the federal government running into the fall also keeps the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative going. The program is funding dozens of toxic waste cleanups, harbor and habitat restorations around the five Great Lakes, including the restoration of Braddock Bay in Greece which was nearly lost to […]
The International Joint Commission, the U.S. and Canadian body that regulates the Great Lakes, says a stunning amount of water has flowed into them over just the first 12 days of April. The IJC says today that Lake Ontario has risen nearly 10 inches since April first, which is about 1.6 trillion gallons of water. […]