Home

Information Centre

Use the menus below to browse our collection of information resources on Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River protection. You can search the database by subject matter and content type, as well as sort by any of the headings.

If you have information that you would like to submit please contact us at glu@glu.org.

Title Description Organization Date publishedsort icon Content Type
Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement

The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, amended in 1987.

International Joint Commission Report
Governance Webinar Discussion Items

This document was issued by the Government of Canada and the United States Government and serves as a starting point for discussion items in the webinars for the renegotiation of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.

Multiple Letter, comment, or government submissions
The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement: Challenges to Meet, Promises to Keep

In 2005 and 2006 the Alliance for the Great Lakes convened a dialog among leading Great Lakes nongovernmental policy groups (NGOs) in the Great Lakes region to identify key issues and recommendations for the current review of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (Agreement), a pact the environmental NGOs have cared passionately about for decades. This report is a result of that process.

Multiple Report
Printable postcard: Act now to protect the Great Lakes from the Asian carp Freshwater Future Multimedia (image, video, audio, PowerPoint)
ENGO Written Comments GLWQA Renegotiation

This document was submitted to the Binational forum for the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Renegotiation on behalf of the ENGO community. These written comments are one part of the public consultation process being carried out by the governments. The document was submitted on July 9. 2010. 

Great Lakes United Letter, comment, or government submissions
Great Lakes Ship Gets Green Makeover Marine Delivers Letter, comment, or government submissions
Invasive Factsheet

A resource developed by NECIS on screening for invasive species.

NECIS Factsheet
Solutions to the Asian Carp Crisis

A backgrounder on the Asian carp.

Great Lakes United Report
Steam Generator Internals - Tubes

Resource for the GLU Green Energy/ Nuclear-Free Task Force campaign to block the shipment of steam generators by Bruce Power.

Great Lakes United Factsheet
Steam Generator Inventory of Radionuclides

Resource for the GLU Green Energy/ Nuclear-Free Task Force campaign to block the shipment of steam generators by Bruce Power.

Great Lakes United Factsheet
Radioactive contaminants in decommissioned nuclear steam generators

Resource for the GLU Green Energy/ Nuclear-Free Task Force campaign to block the shipment of steam generators by Bruce Power.

Great Lakes United Factsheet
Resolution to stop shipment of radioactive nuclear steam generators on the Great Lakes

Resource for the GLU Green Energy/ Nuclear-Free Task Force campaign to block the shipment of radioactive nuclear steam generators by Bruce Power.

Great Lakes United Great Lakes United resolution
Résolution pour interdire le transport de générateurs de vapeur radioactifs par les Grands Lacs et le fleuve Saint-Laurent Great Lakes United Great Lakes United resolution
Official Environmental Assessment Documents about Radioactive Steam Generators CCNR Report
A Critique of CNSC’s Presentation to Owen Sound City Council

A Critique of CNSC’s Presentation to Owen Sound City Council on Bruce Power's Transport Plans for 16 Radioactive Steam Generators to be Shipped from Owen Sound to Sweden.

CCNR Report
Asian Carps at the gateway of the Great Lakes at Chicago

A power point presentation prepared by Mary Muter for the "What to do about Asian Carp in Canada?" webinar. 

Sierra Club Multimedia (image, video, audio, PowerPoint)
Letter to U.S. Secretary of State Clinton - Asian carp

Request on behalf of the Great Lakes United, Environmental Defence Canada, Milwaukee Riverkeeper, Silver Valley Waterkeeper (Indiana),Grand Traverse Baykeeper, St. Clair Channelkeeper, Detroit Riverkeeper, Western Lake ErieWaterkeeper, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper, Georgian Baykeeper, Ottawa Riverkeeper, Fraser Riverkeeper, Fundy Baykeeper and Grand Riverkeeper Labrador to the U.S. Secretary of State and to the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency concerning s. 310 of the Clean Water Act regarding the need for urgent action to address the threat of migration of Asian bighead, silver, grass and black carp into the Great Lakes.

Mulitple Letter, comment, or government submissions
Oppose LaTourette Ballast Water amendment (Sec. 447) to Interior Approps

Healing our Waters Coalition's response to an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2012 Department of the Interior- EPA Appropriations bill by Rep. Steve LaTourette.

Healing Our Waters Letter, comment, or government submissions
The Water-Energy Nexus: Linking Water and Energy in Ontario Policy Ontario Water Conservation Alliance Report
Victory! Great Lakes- St. Lawrence River Navigation Study takes a 180!

Presentation material from the Navigation webinar that took place on August 2, 2011 at 12:00pm EDT.  

Save the River Multimedia (image, video, audio, PowerPoint)
ENGO Written Comments GLWQA Renegotiation Multiple Letter, comment, or government submissions
Letter to President Obama, Recommendations for the GLRI FY 2011 Multiple Letter, comment, or government submissions
NECIS: Position Statement: Improving Funding to Address Invasive Species

Position Statement: Improving Funding to Address Invasive Species

Multiple Letter, comment, or government submissions
NECIS NASIA Support Letter

National Environmental Coalition on Invasive Species, support letter to NASIA

 

Multiple Letter, comment, or government submissions
NECIS Position Statement: Reducing Introductions of invasive species

Position Statement: Reducing Introductions of Invasive Species

The Problem: Continued Introductions of Damaging Species

 

Multiple Letter, comment, or government submissions