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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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When do you expect the Great Lakes to be pollution-free?
from Sarah W. in Red Deer, Alberta, Age 15
Unfortunately, the water of the Great Lakes will probably never be completely free of pollution. There are even some forms of water pollution that are beyond our control, such as when winds from a violent storm stir up contaminated sediments from a lakebed. And because our society conducts shipping and uses many different chemicals and produces a lot of waste products, it's difficult to foresee when the Great Lakes might be totally free of contamination.
What we can do for the moment is to try to stop our current pollution of the Great Lakes and clean up the pollution that we've already made. This will ensure that the lakes stay great for us as well as future generations. Each day we can make personal decisions about how we use water and energy, as well as how we generate and dispose of waste. You can learn more about pollution and how to prevent it from the links below.
Related references:
GLIN: Pollution Prevention in the Great Lakes
Canadian Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse (CPPIC)
The Great Lakes Atlas, ch. 4: The Great Lakes Today - Concerns
TEACH: Water Pollution in the Great Lakes
Thank you for your question!
Answered on June 25, 2001