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Healthy Lakes, Healthy Lives

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Formed in 2005, more than 90 organizations have joined a coalition whose goal is to restore and protect the Great Lakes.Today, the health of our lakes are seriously threatened by problems such as untreated sewage and invasive species .The good news is we have manageable solutions to these problems. The Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act is a comprehensive plan to restore the lakes and safeguard our Great Lakes way of life.It is time we use these solutions. Every day we wait, the problems get worse and the solutions get more costly. We must act now to restore the health of the Great Lakes.Urge Congress to enact the Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act – to protect our drinking water, our economy, our health, our way of life.

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People who enjoy outdoor recreational activities in the Great Lakes and who act to restore the lakes so generations to come can enjoy them as well.

My Blog

Sign the Great Lakes Petition

Just wanted to let folks know about a new Great Lakes petition online being spearheaded by Freshwater Future. We’re urging Congress to pass and fund Great Lakes restoration legislation. The goal...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:10:00 GMT

Above-Normal Decline in Lake Michigan Water Levels Expected This Winter

The Army Corps of Engineers in Detroit announced that they predict water levels in Lake Michigan to drop 27 inches below the long term average this winter, due to decreased precipitation and increased...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:14:00 GMT

Loophole in Proposed Legislation May Allow Invasive Species to Continue entering Great Lakes

The Grand Rapids Press reported Sunday that a proposed bill which would require ocean ships to treat their ballast water before entering the Great Lakes may have a "loophole" that could possibly weake...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:25:00 GMT

Lake St. Clair still Heavily Polluted

A recent 2-year study found that despite clean-up efforts, Lake St. Clair is still heavily polluted.  Monitoring stations found "numerous locations impacted by upstream pollutant discharges ...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:34:00 GMT

Great Lakes Restoration would benefit regional economy

Read about the $50 billion the Great Lakes region could gain from investing in sustainable economic growth at the Healing Our Waters website, or, for more in-depth information, the study by the Brooki...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:51:00 GMT

Western, Southwestern Politicians Covet Great Lakes Water

A recent statement by Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson suggesting that water be diverted from the Great Lakes to help solve water problems in the western and southwestern regions of t...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:36:00 GMT

Heavy rains in the Midwest lead to Sewer Overflows

Record rainfall this past weekend caused an overflow at Racine, WI's Water and Wastewater Utility in which over 3.78 million gallons of untreated wastewater was dumped into Lake Michigan. "Weekend rai...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:14:00 GMT

Victory for Michigan and the right of states to keep their water free of invasive species!

A federal court judge dismissed a lawsuit by shipping companies trying to overturn a Michigan law requiring oceangoing ships to treat their ballast water. "Law on ballast treatment is upheld," h...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:21:00 GMT

Today’s BP update

Yesterday, the Alliance for the Great Lakes filed a petition asking the Indiana Office of Environmental Adjudication to block BP's permit and asks that opponents be given a chance to appeal the permit...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:20:00 GMT

Blogs to check out today

More BP coverage and commentary from the Great Lakes Blogger, http://daviddempsey.typepad.com/davesblog/2007/08/more-bp-po lluti.html   A discussion about the 'drain' that is the St. Clare River f...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:04:00 GMT