The other day, I stumbled across an article on ThinkProgress that gives a snapshot of how climate change is affecting the Great Lakes. And it talks about some of the potential future effects on the region. But what caught my attention is a map embedded in the post. The image, developed by the Great Lakes […]
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Congress dumps ballast water provision
The Senate and House of Representatives have rejected a provision that would have weakened an important anti-invasive species regulation in New York state. Representative Louise Slaughter, who co-chairs the Congressional Great Lakes Task Force, announced today that the Senate and House each passed a Coast Guard re-authorization bill. But the bill did not include language […]
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Invasive species
You guys have a lot to bitch about. Our inaugural Invasive Species issue seems to have, um, grown out of control. The pretense was simple: We invited our readers and contributing writers to submit anonymous rants about all the unavoidable annoyances they encounter. And now our inbox is overflowing with vitriol. The feds define “invasive […]
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The silent invasion
Six-hundred miles west of Rochester, in suburban Chicago, is a structure that just might save Lake Ontario. Connecting the Chicago and Des Plaines Rivers, the Chicago Ship and Sanitary Canal links up two of the continent’s largest water systems: the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes watersheds. At the bottom of that canal lies a […]
