Around the Basin 2009-06-01 No comments yet

• Not enought time allowed for public review of St. Clair River study. http://tinyurl.com/m6e6za 07:34:13
• Taking a look at Waukesha’s water request. http://tinyurl.com/l6ko8t 12:56:51
• Major wetlands restoration coming to Toronto’s Don River. http://tinyurl.com/mhx2cn 14:53:08
• EPA to set timetable for dioxin cleanup in Michigan. http://tinyurl.com/mpt4o4 21:59:38

Around the Basin 2009-05-20 No comments yet

• Bottled water producers sue to block new NY recyling law. And RFK’s company has joined the suit. Huh. http://tinyurl.com/oyww5q 09:52:45
• Safe swimming forecast goes on line for Cleveland beach. http://tinyurl.com/ptcb74 09:55:09
• Lake Levels: St. Clair River study refuted by unreleased report. http://tinyurl.com/owlfq2 20:02:32

Around the Basin 2009-05-19 No comments yet

• Coaster brook trout doesn’t make the cut for endangered species list. http://tinyurl.com/qgglru 09:57:26
• Lake Huron up a foot from last year. http://tinyurl.com/onpr32 09:59:59
• Trying to keep the sea lamprey population down on Lake Superior. Down to only 35,000 lampreys. http://tinyurl.com/qhpa5l 10:03:40
• RT @healthylakes: Great post making a strong case for full funding of Great Lakes restoration: http://tinyurl.com/oggrky 10:05:48
• Fight is on to restore the Atlantic salmon to Lake Ontario. http://tinyurl.com/qw2nlw 17:46:44
• RT @healthylakes: RT @hughadam 10 great Great Lakes restoration blogs: http://bit.ly/Nrl7w 17:48:14
• Opinon: US Government is all wrong in its approach to border security with Canada. http://tinyurl.com/p8pta7 17:51:09

Around the Basin 2009-05-16 No comments yet

• Obama’s budget for the Great Lakes Restoration plan. http://tinyurl.com/qxtdqa 10:09:19
• From the “glass is half-empty” department. Rising lake levels are stealing people’s beaches. http://tinyurl.com/r58ty2 10:18:47
• Bird sactuary created near Cleveland on Lake Erie. http://tinyurl.com/r6lxg2 10:23:11
• Ohio tightens regulations to fight the spread of the fish disease VHS. http://tinyurl.com/pb3ouj 10:26:19
• Biodeisel port opens in Milwaukee. http://tinyurl.com/ravkj5 10:29:16
• EPA scientist. Drug residues in drinking water are not a problem for people. http://tinyurl.com/pxejwe 11:38:46
• Congress is getting set to consider Great Lakes cleanup funding. http://tinyurl.com/o26rtg 13:22:43
• Great Lakes Law Blog: Great Lakes senators work to restore protections to Clean Water Act. http://tinyurl.com/q9rvfs 13:40:16
• Chicago ban on BPA in sippy cups and bottles. http://tinyurl.com/oj2s3s 13:47:20

Around the Basin 2009-05-14 No comments yet

• The business of offshore wind power. Company profiles. http://tinyurl.com/r6jmnf 06:29:24
• $475 million for Great Lakes cleanup. Here’s how we will spend it. http://tinyurl.com/ozvftr 06:31:27
• Opinion: turning over Michigan’s wetland protection to the feds is a mistake. http://tinyurl.com/q6cla5 06:33:28
• Senate bill introduced for new Great Lakes ice breaker and buoy tender. http://tinyurl.com/qcl6uh 06:35:12
• Great Lakes water levels. Public hearing set for June 4. You can attend over the phone. http://tinyurl.com/qon92s 07:13:35
• Chicago poised to lift surfing ban at five Lake Michigan beaches. http://tinyurl.com/qpkkky 11:34:03

Around the Basin 2009-05-13 No comments yet

• Senate proposes study of pharmaceuticals in waterways. http://tinyurl.com/opb6mo 09:15:12
• Will offshore turbines be safe for migratory birds? http://tinyurl.com/odnaqg 09:17:05
• Public hearings on St. Clair River study postponed to allow for scientific review of report. http://tinyurl.com/rbvnyj 09:21:51

Around the Basin 2009-05-07 No comments yet

• Silbs take the P&H Cetus for a quick spin. http://tinyurl.com/dcmq8e 00:03:26
• Wisconsin DNR testing inland lakes for fish disease VHS. Remember to dry out your kayaks after paddling. http://tinyurl.com/c494t5 08:51:51
• Senate climate change doubter Inhofe comes over to the green side? http://tinyurl.com/cm6q94 08:52:31
• US Supreme Court rules on Superfund. Chemical manufacturers can’t be sued for spills made by others. http://tinyurl.com/czpyqd 09:00:08
• Obama forms biofuels working group. http://tinyurl.com/col2s8 09:09:59
• RT @SNEWSteam: Paddling Life sponsors whitewater event/races in Steamboat Springs, CO. http://bit.ly/G6tSt 09:43:46
• Fighting toxic mercury pollution. EPA moves to cap mercury emissions from cement plants. http://tinyurl.com/d2dm67 11:27:40
• IJC/St. Clair study not passing the sniff test. Group released unreviewed findings in violation of own policies. http://tinyurl.com/cpkosz 13:58:48
• RT @healthylakes: RT @cdotcompolitics EPA elaborates - a little - on Great Lakes cleanup plans: http://tinyurl.com/dds5zz 21:17:38
• There’s good wind in the thumb. Ramping up wind power projects in Michigan. http://tinyurl.com/q4kvgv 21:19:47
• Opinion: Stop dumping manure in the Great Lakes. Gotta love those factory containment farms… http://tinyurl.com/of5fs9 21:26:42
• Why is all that manure in the Great Lakes? CAFOs. Here is a little background on biggest hog producer in the US. http://tinyurl.com/vr8vn 21:30:13
• Coal ash is toxic and underregulated. Ponds contaminate groundwater and create health risks. http://tinyurl.com/o9u23s 22:26:25

Around the Basin 2009-05-05 No comments yet

• New power line in Ontario forces landowners off their property. http://tinyurl.com/d2fodc 09:06:37
• Opinion: Build turbines on bottom of St. Clair River to raise water levels in Huron and Michigan. http://tinyurl.com/cfdagl 09:12:29
• Episcopal bishops speak out against bottled water. http://tinyurl.com/d26uyr 09:16:05
• Factory Farm Fail: Hog and cattle farming the source of 60 percent of E Coli contamination in Lake Huron. http://tinyurl.com/dxx9n2 14:46:00

Around the Basin 2009-05-04 No comments yet

• Dan Egan at the Journal-Sentinel takes a look at Great Lakes water levels and the new St. Clair River study. http://tinyurl.com/ckmc5g 09:24:39
• Rooftop Wind Cube turbine debuted in Ohio. http://tinyurl.com/dm6czg 09:31:16
• Dow and dioxins in Michigan. http://tinyurl.com/capdul 17:50:27
• Aquifer refilling under closed Waukesha wells, draining under active wells. http://tinyurl.com/c2opa6 17:53:32

Great Lakes Solutions–Water Levels No comments yet

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 »