Business vs. Environment: Ohio Governor Vetoes Lake Erie Water Withdrawal Bill
The highly controversial bill set the highest thresholds for water withdrawal permits in the Great Lakes region, sparking debate between environmentalists and businesses over the use of Lake Erie...
View ArticleThe Stream, November 14: What Now for the Keystone XL Pipeline?
The U.S. State Department’s decision to postpone its verdict on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline until after next year’s presidential election may doom the project and accelerate Canada’s efforts to...
View ArticleAdvance of the Invader: Asian Carp Continue March to Northern Waters
Live carp have been found in North Dakota and past the electric barriers in Chicago. As the carp push forward, Michigan and other Great Lakes states are once again asking the U.S. Supreme Court to...
View ArticleStudy Outlines Plans to Stop Asian Carp at Chicago
Three proposals for separating the Great Lakes from the Mississippi River watershed could block the flow of aquatic invasive species while re-envisioning water management in Chicago, a new study says....
View ArticleU.S. Congress to Get Asian Carp Solutions by 2013, Two Years Ahead of Schedule
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking steps to speed up its recommendations for keeping invasive species out of the Great Lakes — but will its actions be quick enough to stop Asian carp? Photo by...
View ArticleThe Stream, June 28: Nutrient Pollution Choking the Mississippi River
What does Chicago have to do with the growing algae blooms in the Gulf of Mexico? Nutrient pollution from the Windy City and from agriculture in Illinois, Indiana and Iowa is pushing the Mississippi...
View ArticleThe Stream, July 9: Floods in Europe
Floods and landslides have killed more than 150 people in the Black Sea region of southern Russia in the last few days, Associated Press reported. Torrential rains have dropped nearly a foot of water...
View ArticleWith Conservation, Indiana’s Cities Cope With Drought
Indianapolis has cut water consumption by 28 percent in the last two weeks. The July 17 edition of the U.S. Drought Monitor showed more than half of Indiana in the two most-severe drought categories....
View ArticleThe Stream, August 6: U.S. Drought Expands to 64 Percent
Drought Drought has reached 64 percent of the area of the 48 contiguous U.S. states, making conditions the worst since the Drought Monitor began in 2000, UPI reported, citing the National Oceanic and...
View ArticleNo Clear Path for Energy Policy in Great Lakes States
Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania governments struggle with climate change, budgets, and changing markets. Photo © Keith Schneider / Circle of Blue A voter referendum on the November ballot in...
View ArticleClean Water Act Turns 40 (Part II): A Harvest of Clean Water Exemptions on...
The U.S. farm sector, more productive and richer than ever, is a major water polluter. Photo courtesy of Jeff Weese / Flickr Creative Commons As farms have expanded in acreage and produced more meat,...
View ArticleA Discussion With Lana Pollack, U.S. Chair of the International Joint Commission
The Laurentian Great Lakes are the largest body of fresh surface water in the world. In 1909, the United States and Canada formed the International Joint Commission to manage this vast resource and all...
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