Friday, April 18, 2025
Waukesha Diversion Moves a Step Closer to Approval
On Wednesday, nine of 10 delegates who represent the states and Canadian provinces of the Great Lakes basin voted yes to allow the City of…
International Joint Commission
IJC Reports Success in Preserving Great Lakes Water Supply
The International Joint Commission (IJC) released a report this week summarizing the progress made to fulfill the recommendations of a 2000 commissions study on the protection…
European State of Mind
Looking at a map of Canada’s many lakes and rivers may give the impression of a secure water future, but it’s a false sense of…
Web Sense
The concept of transparency in government isn’t a new thing, but theory is always easier than practice. Just think of how the term “public consultation”…
Pond, Tunnel and Pipe
It wasn’t a happy day back in 1987 when the International Joint Commission (IJC) listed Toronto’s waterfront as one of 43 Areas of Concern in…
Finding Balance
When it comes to the Great Lakes, it’s all about balance. A recent United States Geological Survey five-year report on Great Lakes Basin water availability…
IJC Recommends Focus on Human Health Concerns for Great Lakes
The International Joint Commission provided 32 recommendations for action at the federal, state, provincial and local levels of government in its 15th biennial report, released…
Wonky Policy
Canadians regard fresh water as the country’s most important natural resource—even over oil and gas and forestry, according to a recent Nanos-Policy Options public survey.…
More Experts Call for Great Lakes Amendments
Another group is campaigning for renegotiation of the “outdated” Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Great Lakes United, a cross-border group of 38 leading Great Lakes…
FLOW Brings Attention to Transboundary Issues on IJC Centennial
Boundary Waters Week (June 5-14) will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Boundary Waters Treaty with a series of events in Niagara Falls, but the…
IJC Marks the 100th Anniversary of the Boundary Waters Treaty
Last Sunday, the International Joint Commission (IJC) recognized the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Canada-US Boundary Waters Treaty (BWT), which created the Commission…
Public Clean Water Hearings Re: Phosphorus
Public hearings will be held next month on how to reduce the amount of phosphorus going into Mississquoi Bay and Lake Champlain along the Canada…