The Great Lakes from Space. Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are essentially one large body of water, connected at the Straits of Mackinac. The St. Clair River drains these upper lakes into Lake Ontario. Photo: SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE
How much water do the Great Lakes need? As much as they can hold on to. Read more »
Photo: USFWS
What weighs 60 pounds, jumps when startled and could destroy the Great Lakes? You guessed it: Asian carp. Read more »
- Is erosion in the St. Clair River lowering water levels in Lakes Michigan and Huron? The Times-Herald
- Farming in the desert. California’s central valley is running out of irrigation water. San Jose Mercury News
- Shocking! The US Army Corps of Engineers is ALMOST ready to turn on the Asian carp barrier in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Should be zapping carp by the end of April. Here’s hoping. The Chicago Tribune
- Xcel Energy to pay the State of Wisconsin $1.3 million to clean up an Ashland superfund site. Business North/KUWS
- New rules for coal emissions? EPA may get into the carbon regulation business after all. The Washington Post
- Taking a look at water footprints. Companies evaluate how much water it takes to produce their products. The Wall Street Journal
- It looks like water levels may be on the upswing again in the Great Lakes. The Detroit News
- US Coast Guard approves partial activation of asian carp barrier in Illinois. Heartland Institute
- Environmental groups hope Great Lakes will be among the discussions at the upcoming Harper/Obama meeting in Ottawa. Duluth News Tribune
