This report represents a nearly two-year effort to identify priorities for small harbors and coastal communities in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River basin.
This paper summarizes mercury contamination concerns and the state of research, mitigation, and policy efforts to address this issue in the Great Lakes basin. It was developed by the Great Lakes Commission’s Ad Hoc Committee on Mercury Contamination.
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Building more sustainability into Great Lakes dredged material management: It’s time to shift from confined disposal to processing and reuse. This project was completed with the support and partnership of the National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE).
In 2016, Issue Media Group and its family of online publications across Michigan published a series of articles on Michigan’s Great Lakes Areas of Concern. In addition to showcasing work in individual AOCs, the series also profiles key leaders who have fueled the restoration process in their communities.Â
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This publication is a product of the Great Lakes Dredging Team.
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Priorities for Reducing Phosphorus Loadings and Abating Algal Blooms in the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River Basin: Opportunities and Challenges for Improving Great Lakes Aquatic Ecosystems. A report of the Phosphorus Reduction Task Force to the Great Lakes Commission.
The Great Lakes Commission sponsored a binational scientific synthesis effort through its U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-funded Great Lakes Air Deposition (GLAD) program. The purpose was to foster binational collaboration among mercury researchers and resource managers to compile a wide variety of mercury data for the Great Lakes region, and to address key questions concerning mercury contamination.
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Prepared by the Great Lakes Commission and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative.
Between 2005 and 2009, the Great Lakes Commission and the NOAA Coastal Services Center engaged in a multi-year joint project focused Coastal Community Development; Data and Information Integration and Dissemination; and Ports and Navigation issues in the Great Lakes.
In this edition: Celebrating the completion of the Buffalo River Habitat Restoration Project, new Great Lakes Maritime Economic Impacts Study and more!
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Nearly all the coastal wetlands and other natural habitat that historically surrounded Lake St. Clair has been degraded or lost as industry, urbanization, commercial agriculture and suburban development have reshaped the landscape. From 2002 to 2005, the Great Lakes Commission led a Lake St. Clair project focused on providing information and tools to guide future development and planning for the conservation and restoration of the area’s coastal habitat.
Summary of Current Water Conservation Practices in the Public Water Supply Sector of the Great Lakes Region