Items tagged: Lake Michigan

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Threats and Consequences

March 22, 2010 - 11:51 am

How can we act to prevent invasive species and protect biodiversity in the Great Lakes? As part of our World Water Day series, Water Canada got scientific with Professor John Casselman of Queen’s University’s Biology Department. Water Canada: In terms of biodiversity, how has Lake Ontario...

Categories: Features

Ike’s Effects Linger in Great Lakes

October 3, 2008 - 7:11 am

Although Hurricane Ike is long gone, its impact lingers more than a thousand miles from where it made landfall. Runoff from tributaries dumped massive amounts of sediment into Lake Michigan, contaminating the water, compromising near-shore navigation and raising E. coli bacteria to levels unsafe for...

Categories: International, News

U.S. House Approves Great Lakes Compact: AP

September 24, 2008 - 7:42 am

The House ratified a compact Tuesday to prevent the diversion of water from the Great Lakes, one of the world's largest sources of fresh water, reports the Associated Press. Eight Great Lakes states negotiated the compact after more than four years of talks involving business, scientific and environmental...

Categories: International, National, News

Items tagged: Lake Michigan

Items Found: 3

Threats and Consequences

Ike’s Effects Linger in Great Lakes

U.S. House Approves Great Lakes Compact: AP

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