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Video – Asian Carp Problem Is No Laughing Matter
A head in the sand results in sand in the eyes, which explains the short sighted efforts to prevent Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes. A friend of mine forwarded this video clip since he knows that NWF is… Read more >
Chicago’s Sewer Woes Highlight a Serious Great Lakes Problem
Chicago may be the new poster child for failing sewer systems in the Great Lakes basin. The Chicago Tribune reported this week that the city’s Deep Tunnel System, a $3 billion project that was supposed to halt the discharge of… Read more >
Michigan Oil Spill Victims Voice Concerns and Frustrations
If you’re from the Great Lakes region, chances are you’ve dipped your toes in the cold waters of Lake Superior, watched the sun set over Lake Michigan or fished off a pier in Lake Huron. The Great lakes offer so… Read more >
Youngsters deliver powerful message on Asian carp
Ten-year-old Thomas Ridge stepped up to the microphone at Tuesday’s government hearing on how best to keep Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes and proceeded to bring down the house. The fifth-grade student at Notre Dame Marist Academy in… Read more >
Success: EPA agrees to take invasive species seriously
Today, NWF and other conservation groups placed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on a path that should finally protect native aquatic life from new invasive species. Species like the zebra mussel which have already invaded are wreaking havoc on native… Read more >
Feds handling of Asian carp study is appalling
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is giving people concerned about Asian carp invading the Great Lakes a demonstration in bad government. The Corps announced last week that it would stick to its original schedule for completing the Great Lakes… Read more >
Taking It To The Streets
NWF and Ohio clean air advocates from across the state gathered outside the Columbus, Ohio office of Congressman Steve Stivers this week to protest his recent vote to decimate the Environmental Protection Agency and expose Ohioans and wildlife to higher… Read more >
Wisconsin Leaves its Waters Vulnerable to Invasive Species
Everyone’s familiar with the old “I have good news, and I have bad news” gag. Wisconsin’s approach to aquatic invasive species could provide fodder for that joke. Unfortunately, it’s no laughing matter. The good news is that Wisconsin issued a permit… Read more >
NEW REPORT – Tar Sands Pipeline Safety Risks – Highlights Great Lakes Pipeline Concerns
If you thought last summer’s oil spill madness was bad, it looks like that was just the tip of the iceberg - especially here in the Great Lakes. According to a report that was released today by the National Resource Defense Council,… Read more >
Still Waters Run Deep, Budget Cuts Run Deeper
Still waters run deep, but congressional budget cuts run even deeper. The continuing resolution put forward by the majority in the House of Representatives will gut regional programs designed to protect and restore our nation’s great waters. These programs create… Read more >
