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Release: Weak Ballast Water Permit Opens U.S. Waters to Continued Invasion
April 1, 2013 - 6:00pm
The following press release is from the NRDC, NWF, NWEA, and Alliance for the Great Lakes. 

Conservation groups: Wimpy permit does not live up to Clean Water Act

Bi-national Great Lakes Citizen Coalition Fights for Clean up of Niagara-area Hazardous Waste Site
September 18, 2012 - 4:53pm

BI-NATIONAL GREAT LAKES CITIZEN COALITION CALLS ON US AGENCY NOT TO REMOVE NIAGARA-AREA HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE FROM SUPERFUND PRIORITY LIST

Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Signed Today
September 7, 2012 - 12:45pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

Environmental Groups urge International Joint Commission: Reinstate a Nuclear Task Force Now to Restore and Protect the Great Lakes
July 24, 2012 - 7:33pm

JULY 24, 2012 – OTTAWA – WASHINGTON DC
 
Key environmental groups in Canada and the United States, that deal daily with Great Lakes water quality and environmental issues are calling on their respective governments and the International Joint Commission (IJC) on Great Lakes Water Quality to bring back a Nuclear Task Force that will report on nuclear contamination and dangers in the Great Lakes.
 

Asian Carp Report Must Lead to Action, Groups Say
July 13, 2012 - 5:04pm

 

ANN ARBOR, MICH. (July 13, 2012)—Yesterday the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canadian released a study affirming that all five Great Lakes are hospitable to Asian carp and that once established the non-native fish will likely disrupt the native fishery, alter the ecosystem and create another food web. The study found that it would take as few as 10 female and 10 or fewer male Asian carp of reproductive age to reproduce in the Great Lakes.
Proposed Great Lakes Protection Act Wins Praise from Environmental Groups
June 7, 2012 - 2:06am

Environmental groups ready to work with all parties to protect the lakes

An alliance of Great Lakes environmental groups applauds the Ontario government’s draft Great Lakes Strategy, released today in Toronto. The groups also welcome the government's proposal for a Great Lakes Protection Act. The Act and strategy aim to address some of the biggest problems facing the Great Lakes.  Among the strategy’s focuses are: water quality; beaches, coastal wetlands and biodiversity; and sustaining economic activity.

U.S. REP. LOUISE SLAUGHTER INTRODUCES BILL TO PREVENT THE IMPORT OF HARMFUL NON-NATIVE ANIMALS AND DISEASES
May 31, 2012 - 4:27pm

Congress can give the Fish and Wildlife Service authority to stop costly invaders like Asian carp from ever being imported to the United States

Release: Coast Guard Issues Ballast Water Discharge Standards: Misses Mark to Protect Nation from Invasive Species
March 22, 2012 - 12:35pm

For Immediate Release

Coast Guard Issues Ballast Water Discharge Standards: Misses Mark to Protect Nation from Invasive Species  

Conservation groups look to states and Environmental Protection Agency to strengthen standards, shortening timeline, and address loopholes

Great Lakes Groups Call on Canadian and United States Federal Legislators to Ensure Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Will Protect Lakes
February 27, 2012 - 4:34pm
For Immediate Release
Great Lakes–Mississippi River Separation is Possible, Practical and Preventive
January 31, 2012 - 11:42am

Great Lakes–Mississippi River Separation is Possible, Practical