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 […]
Lake Ontario
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League focuses on Lake Ontario
The Rochester League of Women Voters has decided that its advocacy work will include protecting Lake Ontario and addressing issues affecting the lake. During a meeting last week, the group adopted a position drafted by the Lake Michigan League of Women Voters, an interstate organization of league chapters around Lake Michigan. The position spells out […]
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League on the lake
SUNY Brockport professor Joe Makarewicz will discuss the Great Lakes ecosystem at 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 8, at Brighton Town Hall, 2300 Elmwood Avenue. | Makarewicz’s presentation is part of a Rochester League of Women Voters event examining a position on Great Lakes protection developed by the League of Women Voters of Michigan. He’ll […]
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Week ahead: water-level teleconference, Sibley building vote
On Tuesday, a joint US-Canada board tasked with managing St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario water levels will hold a teleconference on that topic. The teleconference, which starts at 7 p.m., is being held by the International St. Lawrence River Board of Control, a sub-board of the International Joint Commission. The presentation will address current […]
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Yogurt, Lake Ontario, and regulations
FILE PHOTO New York’s yogurt boom may have an unseen byproduct: cow poop. It’s not a glamorous subject; agriculture often isn’t. But the yogurt boom is being talked about as a much-needed boost for New York’s dairy farmers. So much so that Governor Andrew Cuomo plans to amend a key set of dairy industry environmental […]
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The XX files
I don’t care how fast the frickin’ ferry is — it can’t be fast enough for me. LakeOntario is a killer. I’ve developed a fear of it since learning about the thousands of ships that have sunk in the Great Lakes. And that’s if the thing makes it safely out of port. Last week’s accident […]
