Scientists studying Lake Superior say that, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, water in the lake is 15 degrees warmer than normal for this time of year and is on track to exceed its record temperature…
In a rare move, Minnesota’s Democratic and Republican members of Congress are coming together on an issue: Stopping the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes ecosystem. Rep. Erik Paulsen and Sen. Amy Klobuchar told reporters at…
Sens. Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar are among several cosponsors of legislation aimed at cleaning up the Great Lakes. Introduced in the Senate last week, the Great Lakes Ecosystem Protection Act of 2010 would commit $500 million over…
A $78.5 million dollar federal plan to keep Asian carp from becoming established in the Great Lakes is drawing criticism from diverse groups that say the proposed temporary closure of the locks in Chicago area canals will disrupt the economy without stopping the spread of aquatic invaders.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, and Reps. Tim Walz and Jim Oberstar each earned a 100-percent rating from Environment Minnesota in a year-end congressional scorecard published last week. Rep. Erik Paulsen scored the lowest among Minnesota’s member of Congress with a…
The Minnesota Pollution Control Authority (MPCA) citizen board voted 6-0 to move ahead with regulations on discharge of untreated ballast in state waters on Tuesday. The
With six of the eight Great Lakes states being hotly contested battlegrounds, this election year the protection and restoration of the Great Lakes is being elevated to a major campaign issue.
Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama today proposed a major plan to jump-start the process. The Obama-Biden Great Lakes Restoration Plan calls for $5 billion over a 10-year period to go toward sewage treatment improvements, rehabilitation of toxic sites and wetlands restoration.
The Great Lakes Compact is an ambitious, if not improbable, proposition: Eight states set out to ratify a single governing agreement designed to ensure water quality and conservation of resources within the…
By Eartha Jane Melzer at our sister site, The Michigan Messenger
The U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology is investigating allegations that the nation’s top public-health agency has blocked publication of a study…
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