Friday, June 30, 2023
Study suggests using the European model for short-sea shipping to reduce the amount of cargo traveling by road between the U.S. and Canada A new study proposes reducing the reliance on trucking in transporting goods between the U.S. and Canada by increasing short-sea shipping on the Great Lakes. The study authored by FluidFriday, May 12, 2023
Charter boat captain Dave Spangler holds a sample of algae from Maumee Bay in Lake Erie in Oregon, Ohio, on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. Scientists estimate about 85 percent of the Maumee's phosphorus, which promotes algal growth, comes from croplands and livestock operations. (Paul Sancya/AP) The National Oceanic and AtmosphericMonday, May 8, 2023
Cleveland, Ohio – Thanks to a partnership with the binational Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) through the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup, a joint initiative of CGLR and Canada-based Pollution Probe, as well as generous funding and support provided from Meijer, a midwest retailer, Ohio Sea Grant plans to deploy two litterFriday, April 21, 2023
The city's water taxi network could be expanded to serve commuters in Etobicoke and Scarborough as well as downtown, depending on the results of a feasibility study Waterfront Toronto is looking to commission. Results are expected in the fall. (Heather Waldron/CBC) The government agency that oversees Toronto's waterfront isTuesday, April 18, 2023
The Ontario government is investing nearly $1 million to support Indigenous-led projects and increased collaboration with Indigenous organizations and youth to help protect and restore the Great Lakes. David Piccini, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, made the announcement today at the seventh annual meeting ofThursday, April 6, 2023
People swim in the frigid waters of Lake Ontario overlooking the City of Toronto’s skyline in Mississauga, Ont. on April 2, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette) The federal government says it's making Canada's largest investment ever in protecting the nation's sources of freshwater — including the Great Lakes.Thursday, March 30, 2023
(WWTI) — Water levels are changing on Lake Ontario. As of March 24, all of the Great Lakes remained above their March long-term average levels, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District. Specifically, on Lake Ontario, water levels were eight inches above the long-term monthly average for March and fourMonday, March 27, 2023
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — (AP) — A federal review of plans for a Great Lakes oil pipeline tunnel will take more than a year longer than originally planned, officials said Thursday, likely delaying completion of the project — if approved — until 2030 or later. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had intended toFriday, March 24, 2023
Some organisms taking refuge in artificial cobble reefs in Lake Huron’s Thunder Bay are invasive, but researchers say they don’t interfere with native species. Image: Ellen Marsden The ecological success of artificial reefs in Lake Huron’s Thunder Bay could teach people how to restore fish populations across theWednesday, June 22, 2022
A version of this article appeared in the Summer (July/August) Issue 2022 of Great Lakes Scuttlebutt magazine. If you drive down the long and winding roadway known as “The 637,” your vehicle will eventually descend into the water. You have reached the boat launch in the center of the village of Killarney Ontario, a
