restoration
Ontario lags in keeping industrial waste out of the Great Lakes
In January, on behalf of Great Lakes United and Environmental Defence, Ecojustice filed an application to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, calling for a review and amendment to the Municipal Industry Strategy for Abatement (MISA). The MISA regulations put the province on a path to virtually eliminate persistent toxic contaminants from industrial discharges, a [...]
How a new money system can benefit the Great Lakes
Our conception of ‘money’ rarely goes beyond the realm of fiscal policy. George Crowell argues that by fundamentally rethinking our money system, and shifting its balance of power away from the banks and back to the government we can repay old debt and better finance a sustainable future for the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River.
State of the Lakes? Not that Great
After decades of monitoring the Great Lakes ecosystem, the Canadian and U.S governments still have only limited knowledge of the status of human and wildlife health in the Great Lakes and do not know whether that status is improving or getting worse.
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.
Obama budget shows Great Lakes promise
Meanwhile, Canadian federal budget makes no mention of cleaning the Great Lakes.
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