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Strategic plan targets invasive species
The Superior Daily Telegram (11/17)
Douglas County’s Land Conservation Committee is forwarding a plan to the county board that takes aim at invasive species.
Mich. Clean Marina Program: Public-private partners work together to improve water quality
Grand Rapids Environmental News Examiner (11/9)
Partners from the public and private sector in Michigan are working together in a voluntary program to improve the quality of the Great Lakes.
Researchers seek funding for wind test site in Lake Michigan
Grand Rapids Environmental News Examiner (11/7)
In a recent article in The Muskegon Chronicle, it was reported that researchers at Grand Valley State University’s Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center (MAREC) cited a lack of year-around data (on wind platform testing) needed by prospective development companies.
COMMENTARY: Senate needs to pass clean energy act to help Michigan
The Grand Rapids Press (10/26)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was absolutely correct with his recent proclamation about the current condition of the Great Lakes State: "The State of Michigan," Reid declared from the Senate Floor, with a copy Time Magazine in his hand, "is in trouble."
First Nation women 'walk the environmental talk'
WeNews (10/23)
Tomorrow's global day of climate activism aims for media and political attention. First Nation women have another way. Since 2003, they've walked the shoreline of a Great Lake or major river, meditating on the needs of an unborn generation.
City making big push for water school
The Business Journal (10/23)
The push is on to convince the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee that the best location for its new School of Freshwater Sciences is near the university’s existing Great Lakes Water Institute on East Greenfield Avenue.
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8 | Connecting Channels
St. Marys River: On this connecting channel between lakes Superior and Huron, critical pollutants include oils and greases, suspended solids, heavy metals and bacteria from several industrial sources along the river.
St. Clair River: Connecting lakes Huron and St. Clair, the shipping industry has been a primary source of pollution for the river.
Clinton River: Flowing into Lake St. Clair, half of the river's flow is treated wastewater from six municipal wastewater treatment plants.
Detroit River: Connecting lakes St. Clair and Erie, combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and municipal and industrial discharges are major sources of contaminants in the river.
Rouge River: Located in industrialized southeast Michigan, degradation factors include combined sewer overflows, nonpoint source pollution, and municipal and industrial discharges.
Niagara River (New York and Ontario): Considered an AOC in both Ontario and New York, this connecting channel between lakes Erie and Ontario is polluted by several industrial facilities, runoff, and combined sewer overflows (CSOs).
St. Lawrence River (Massena, NY and Cornwall, Ont.): Located in both Massena, N.Y., and Cornwall, Ont., contaminants from past industrial waste handling practices have created several hazardous waste sites.
