In recent weeks, the harmful algal bloom in the Western Basin of Lake Erie covered more than 700 square miles. Images of a green-fouled Maumee River, Maumee Bay and Lake … Read more
Jordan Lubetkin’s Archive
Three Years Since the Toledo Drinking Water Crisis
August 2, 2017 marks the three-year anniversary since residents of Toledo awoke unable to drink their water due to toxins from a harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie. The harmful … Read more
U.S. Senate Attempts to Sacrifice Clean Air Act Protections
Groups including the National Wildlife Federation are urging the U.S. Senate to reject rolling back Clean Air Act protections in the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act (S. 517), a … Read more
Line 5 Oil Pipeline a Threat to the Great Lakes
Under the Straits of Mackinac – where the heart of America’s freshwater seas meet – runs an aging oil pipeline carrying up to 23 million gallons of oil a day. … Read more
Oil Spills Could Impact Over 700 Miles in the Great Lakes
Today, the University of Michigan released a startling report showing how far a potential oil spill in the Straits of Mackinac, where Lakes Michigan and Huron meet, could spread. The … Read more
Help Defend the Great Lakes from Asian Carp
If you live in the Great Lakes region, you have a tremendous opportunity to stand up and protect them by voicing your support for a plan to keep Asian carp … Read more
