The Great Lakes have long faced pollution threats. The latest might be the most insidious.
When the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was passed in the 1970s, eutrophication was the big problem. Eutrophication occurs when too many nutrients enter a body of water, increasing the amount of ...
Scientists call on U.S., Canada to confront 'ubiquitous' Great Lakes microplastics pollution
The small plastic particles are "ubiquitous" in Great Lakes water, sediment, plants, fish and beaches, an international panel ...
Have your say: public meetings scheduled on future of Erie Coke plant
The Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority now owns the property and is eyeing it for reuse after a multimillion-dollar ...
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OH group wants federal accountability for Lake Erie phosphorus reduction
Legal action continues in efforts at cleaning up a portion of Ohio's waterways. The Ohio EPA has been added as a defendant, ...
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Reaching Gulf dead zone reduction goals will cost $7B, study finds
New research on the cost of reducing the Gulf of Mexico’s dead zone places a $7 billion dollar annual price tag on reaching ...
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Ontario's growing environmental crisis: how two major projects are harming the Great Lakes
Both projects—Ontario Place and Highway 413—threaten the ecological health of the Great Lakes and surrounding ecosystems. An ...
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Famous South African lake goes from popular recreational hub to polluted mess
Despite tens of millions of rands thrown at it, the Boksburg Lake, a once bustling recreational hub with boating, fishing, and swimming, has become a polluted mess. The former hub for recreation ...
Texas regulators grapple with a growing problem: old oil wells leaking polluted water
In arid West Texas, water seeps and bubbles from old wells, sometimes carrying oil, brackish water or other pollutants to the ...
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Lake Erie ice coverage 91% for first time in 3 years
With the Arctic blast at the end of January, the ice coverage on Lake Erie went from nearly 30% to over 80% in just four days ...
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‘Serious concerns’: national assessment reveals rivers flowing into the Great Barrier Reef are getting more polluted
So, any pollution in these rivers are carried to the reef. Suspended sediments make the water cloudy or “turbid”. This can reduce the growth of seagrass and disrupt the growth and reproductive ...