Nearshore
Great Lakes govs whiff on algae; can they hit a diversion home run?
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This class of Great Lakes governors has one more shot at prioritizing the region’s water interests over those of their respective states.
Nearshore
Record rains could produce record algae; farmers gain support for longterm solution
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Michigan official: The problem didn’t happen overnight and won’t get fixed overnight
Nearshore
Farmers gain access to new federal algae-fighting funds
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Farmers from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana will share $17.5 million to reduce phosphorus pollution in Lake Erie.
Water
Great Lakes Month in Review: fights over Flint’s water, mercury limits before SCOTUS
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A look at this month’s biggest environmental stories with Great Lakes commentator Gary Wilson.
Nearshore
Lake Erie isn’t only lake with algae headaches; Lake Ontario also on the hook
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Last summer’s Toledo water woes is a warning to the entire Great Lakes community.
Water
Great Lakes in review: mayors on algae, restoration update
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For today’s Great Lakes Month in Review, we talk about a summit on water resources led by the region’s mayors and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s update to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
Water
Post Toledo crisis, a different approach needed for Great Lakes
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An old management cliché is that no one was ever fired for hiring IBM. But the tried and true route that once served corporate America also doesn’t serve Great Lakes advocates.
Water
Great Lakes month in review: What’s next in algae fight?
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For today’s Great Lakes Month in Review we’re focusing on the Toledo water crisis, which was in the news for several weeks this month, and could be again
Water
Hundreds meet to discuss Toledo water quality, algae
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They told Ohio’s Lake Erie legislators what should be done to reduce the lake’s toxic algae — and protect drinking water for millions of residents.
Land
Ohio farmers point to algae law loophole
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Ohio’s new fertilizer certification law may be a step toward better management of algae threats to drinking water. But critics say its voluntary nature, delayed implementation and failure to address manure are significant flaws.