Governance
Meetings detail restoration spending plan
At community meetings across the region, representatives of the EPA explained how funds from the $475 million will be distributed.
Canada, U.S. to update water quality pact
While the clouds might have threatened rain, for the future of the Great Lakes there’d be no wet blanket. In June, the International Joint Commission celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Boundary Waters Treaty in Niagara Falls Ontario and New York. As the celebrations neared, rumours were flying that the governments would take this opportunity to announce the renegotiation of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
Living on the edge: The personality of a border community
Of the millions of people that live in the Great Lakes region, there is a group of us that see—on a daily basis—a special partnership between the two countries responsible for protecting the Great Lakes. For residents of cross border communities like Buffalo, New York and Fort Erie, Ontario, seeing a foreign country is an everyday experience. When I kayak on the Niagara River, not only can I see Canada, they can see me.
The accidental environmental treaty
When it was signed in 1909, the Boundary Waters Treaty was a means of settling water use disputes that could have led to armed conflict. At the time, no one anticipated that one sentence would set in motion a century of progressive, binational environmental protection initiatives.
Great Lakes can’t wait
In a letter to President Obama and Prime Minister Harper, groups across the region urged the leaders to commit to revitalizing an historic water quality pact.
A Great Lakes year
This has been a remarkable year for Great Lakes protection. As 2008 comes to a close, we reflect on some of the achievements citizens and organizations across the region deserve to celebrate.
Election fever: The day after
After two federal elections, what will the new political landscape mean for the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River?
St. Lawrence River one of most endangered in U.S.
American Rivers has released its annual list of the Most Endangered Rivers in the United States, and the section of the St. Lawrence River shared between Canada and the U.S. placed fourth worst.
Failing grade for Canadian government
After ten years watching the progress of the Canadian federal government, the Office of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, a part of the Auditor General’s Office, issued a report reviewing key problems and recommendations made over the past decade.
Toxic hotspots too ‘hot’ to talk about
Hidden report in United States is very similiar to a case in Canada a decade ago.
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