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, ...
Reaching Gulf dead zone reduction goals will cost $7 billion, 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 the Environmental Protection Agency’s goals. Funded by a National Science ...
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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 ...
Reducing air pollution could increase methane emissions from wetlands – here’s what needs to be done
Improved computer models shed light on how reducing sulphur emissions will inadvertently release methane from wetlands.
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Kensington Expressway tunnel project on indefinite hold, court rules
What may be the region's biggest construction project in decades cannot proceed without a thorough environmental review, a ...
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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 ...