Great Lakes Echo (http://greatlakesecho.org/category/water/)
Includes water quality, quantity and use.
Commentary
It’s natural to protect our greatest resource. We do it instinctively at all costs with our homes. Why not our water? If you were a state privileged to have 200 miles of shoreline on 20 per cent of Earth’s fresh surface water you’d guard its integrity with your life, right? Not Ohio. Continue Reading →
It’s a crapshoot whether oil from a burst pipeline under the Mackinac Bridge would most harm Lake Huron or Lake Michigan. But neither direction is good and both are possible, according to a University of Michigan computer model released Thursday. Continue Reading →
A group of 114 mayors of U.S. and Canadian cities may be best equipped to influence Great Lakes policy. Continue Reading →
Environmentalist says city needs better preparation for larger spills. Continue Reading →
Kate Clover of St. Paul, Minn. took this image of the Baltimore River in late May while hiking to O Kun de Kun Falls on part of the North Country Trail in Ontonagon County, Mich. The trail head is just north of Bruce Crossing. The river is muddy with find red sediment. Continue Reading →
Mr. Great Lakes (Jeff Kart) reports from Bay City, Michigan’s Delta College Q-90.1 FM. Climate Action For Michigan, A Response To Great Lakes Debris Mr Great Lakes by Great Lakes Echo
This week, Kart discusses the Climate Action Plan and debris in the Great Lakes. Text at Mr. Great Lakes Continue Reading →
Other Great Lakes pols could learn something from the leaders of the region’s cities. Continue Reading →
For years, pregnant women have been advised to stay away from eating fish because of their mercury content. But last week’s announcement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tweaked that advice, making it clear that it is healthy to eat fish without troublesome mercury levels. Fish that are packed with protein and omega-3 fatty acids make an extremely healthy meal for the mother and child, as long as it is low in mercury, EPA, FDA and Michigan Department of Community Health officials now officially advise. State and federal health authorities have long advised that eating too many fish meals containing mercury can damage the brain, nervous system and kidneys, and even harm the development of a pregnant woman’s fetus. This is the first time that eating a minimum amount of low mercury fish has been promoted as a guideline when announcing new draft mercury standards. Continue Reading →
A group advocating that all citizens of the region assume responsibility for the Great Lakes as a common resource is meeting virtually with 100 people to discuss its new charter. Continue Reading →
