U.S.A. (765 articles) There are 8 U.S. states in the Great Lakes Basin, but only New York State includes Lake Ontario. Some 30-million Americans live in the Great Lakes, which are home to large cities like Chicago, Detroit, and Indianapolis. Land use in the Great Lakes Basin is a mix of rural, urban, and industrial. Historically, water quality on the Great Lakes has been influenced by manufacturing, waste disposal sites, electricity generation, and urbanization.
|  | A meeting is set for Feb. 22 in Oswego County as state environmental officials hold three public meetings to discuss fish populations in Lake Ontario.The state Department of Environmental Conservation says its annual “State of Lake Ontario” meetings will be held in Niagara, Monroe and Oswego counties in the coming weeks. The meetings are open to the... (more) | | Fish Great Lakes-Basin New York State U.S.A. |
|  | A federal push to heal the ailing Great Lakes would get another $300 million for fighting Asian carp, cleaning polluted harbors and making progress on other long-festering environmental problems under the budget President Barack Obama submitted Monday.Congress has appropriated $1.075 billion for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative during the first three years of Obama's... (more) | | Drink Environmental Law Fish Great Lakes-Basin Swim U.S.A. |
|  | Lake Ontario once held the largest freshwater Atlantic salmon population in the world.And then came a flood of anglers, habitat-destroying development and dams. The mix proved deadly as Lake Ontario Atlantic salmon went extinct about a century ago.Now, U.S. and Canadian scientists are reviving the formerly thriving fishery.Stocking, weeding out diseases“We... (more) | | Canada Fish Great Lakes-Basin New York State U.S.A. |
| | | While environmental organizations and agencies try to bring attention to climate change in the Great Lakes region, the public apparently doesn’t care much about it.Two weeks ago, a Pew survey showed global warming ranking last among public priorities.That comes as the National Wildlife Federation and EcoAdapt release a climate-driven guide for Great Lakes restoration.... (more) | | Environmental Law Other U.S.A. |
| | | While health agencies look for faster ways to detect harmful E. coli bacteria on public beaches, they overlook another germ that may cause even greater problems.Staphylococcus aureus, or staph, is a beach threat newly recognized by research teams across the country.“This organism is tenacious, it can reoccur and it can be very difficult to get rid of,” said Marilyn... (more) | | Canada Great Lakes-Basin Sewers & Urban Runoff Swim U.S.A. |
| | | The Large Lakes Observatory is observing the Great Lakes to better understand threats to the world’s freshwater resources. Research teams are studying everything from climate change impacts on the lakes to nitrate build-ups.And it’s not just the Great Lakes. With support from the National Science Foundation, the observatory’s scientists are studying the biology,... (more) | | Canada Drink Fish Swim U.S.A. |
| | | Male walleye in the Saginaw Bay really need to start taking a cue from their female counterparts and hang out in a better neighborhood.A study about to be published by the Journal of Great Lakes Research found male walleye contain three times more flame retardant chemicals than females. The chemicals, polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE’s), have been used in plastics,... (more) | | Environmental Law Fish Industrial Emissions Sewers & Urban Runoff U.S.A. |
| | | LANSING– Beware the Northern snakehead. Beware the inland silverside. And beware a host of other invasive species prompting a recent report recommending spending billions to separate the Mississippi River from the Great Lakes.The Asian carp is the media darling that gets all the attention. But according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, there are 39 other “high-risk... (more) | | Canada Fish Great Lakes-Basin U.S.A. |
| | | Great Lakes beaches will have more strict, comprehensive monitoring and faster public warnings of contamination if two U.S. Senators have their way.Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., and Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., introduced legislation last month that would reauthorize and amend the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act by requiring advanced monitoring... (more) | | Environmental Law Great Lakes-Basin Swim U.S.A. |
| | | Giant leaping fish, millions of mussels and a changing climate often push old school threats to the Great Lakes off front pages and minds.But after decades of decline, mercury levels are increasing in some Great Lakes fish and birds, according to a recent study.And health problems are occurring at lower concentrations than expected.The study published in the journal... (more) | | Fish Great Lakes-Basin New York State Ontario Sewers & Urban Runoff U.S.A. Waste Management |
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