As Seaway Turns 50, it's Time for a Reality Check

As the Seaway celebrates its 50th year of operation, officials are painting the operation as lean and green. The reality, however, is a different story. Great Lakes United, Save the River, and National Wildlife Federation are peaking behind the curtain, exposing a history mired by environmental damage and a failure to meet economic expectations.

With the climate change risking to further unbalance the regions ecosystem and lower Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River water levels, the Seaway is going to be forced to rethink how they operate in the next 50 years, let alone live up to the green claims.

Press Announcement

As Seaway Turns 50, it’s Time for a Reality Check

(Buffalo & Ottawa - March 30, 2009) As the St. Lawrence Seaway prepares to open, marking its 50th anniversary, conservation groups are shining a light on the maritime corridor’s damaging environmental legacy. The groups are calling for policy and operational changes that address decades of environmental and economic damage caused by the operation of the Seaway. Additionally, the navigation industry must prepare for future challenges associated with the impacts of climate change.