- Ballast water transfers are a major source of exotic invasive species in the Great Lakes. Photo: USGS
Most residents of the Great Lakes Basin have heard of the trouble caused by exotic invaders like the zebra mussel. Many of these expensive and destructive pests made their way into the Great Lakes in the ballast water of ocean-going ships. Treating this ballast water to kill aquatic hitchhikers is one solution to preventing further alien invasions. Read more »
- New world-record waterfall descent. This one comes from Mark in our Colorado office. Looks like he over-rotates the dismount a bit… Daily Mirror UK
- Let the dredging begin. New budget releases money for harbor maintenance. Business North
- US Coast Guard says that there was a 25 percent increase in ballast tank inspections for ships entering the St. Lawrence Seaway system last year. Cornwall Standard-Freeholder
- Federal judge throws out a lawsuit intended to protect Lake Superior from the deadly fish disease Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia because…(wait for it)…VHS is not in Lake Superior yet. Chicago Tribune
- Concern about new ballast water regulations and jobs in Superior, Wisconsin. Superior Telegram
- Wisconsin’s governor proposes strict ballast water regulations. Capitol Times
- Is water a commodity or a public good? Here is a look at Chile’s privatized system of water rights and some disastrous social justice consequences. New York Times
- The Great Lakes shipping season will open in two weeks, and shippers are trying to sort out all of the various state ballast water regulations. Maybe one, strong federal law might be a good idea. Duluth News-Tribune
- Ferry service from Port Stanley, Ontario to the States? Sure, if they get the harbor dredged. The London Free Press
- Great Lakes Brewing Company. This isn’t really about the Great Lakes, but the Edmund Fitzgerald Porter is killer. And it is on tap at the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union. Great Lakes Brewing Company
- Lake Superior Magazine takes a look at the state of the lake, and ponders what life would be like without all that water. Lake Superior Magazine
- Looks like the EPA might take another look at ballast water regulations for the Great Lakes. The Chicago Tribune
- The Supreme Court gives the EPA the goahead to crack-down on mercury and other coal-fired pollutants. The New York Times
- Bummer. Splash one CO2 satellite. NASA carbon counter fails to reach orbit. The New York Times
- Dust-up over court fees in Canada. Should environmental groups be able to recoup legal fees if a company fails to follow through with an environmental hearing? The Kingston Whig-Standard
- Water releases at the Foote Dam on the Au Sable river may disturb steelhead fishery. Oscoda Press
