Healthy Lakes, Healthy Lives - Urge Congress to Protect the Great Lakes » Threats http://www.healthylakes.org Great Lakes Restoration Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:43:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 U.S. Senate Uses Appropriations Bill to Fight Advance of Asian Carp http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/asian-carp-threats/u-s-senate-uses-appropriations-bill-to-fight-advance-of-asian-carp http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/asian-carp-threats/u-s-senate-uses-appropriations-bill-to-fight-advance-of-asian-carp#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:44:57 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/?p=4170 The U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development is beefing up funds for the electronic fence in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal while giving the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers leeway to take emergency steps to stop…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/asian-carp-threats/u-s-senate-uses-appropriations-bill-to-fight-advance-of-asian-carp/feed 0 We’d Like to Thank You, Sen. Carl Levin http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/asian-carp-threats/we%e2%80%99d-like-to-thank-you-sen-carl-levin http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/asian-carp-threats/we%e2%80%99d-like-to-thank-you-sen-carl-levin#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:17:10 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/?p=4166 We owe a debt of gratitude to Michigan Sen. Carl Levin (D) who called a spade a spade this week when he penned a very direct letter to Indiana’s Governor Mitch Daniels (R) calling out the state’s Department of…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/asian-carp-threats/we%e2%80%99d-like-to-thank-you-sen-carl-levin/feed 0 A New Battle Plan in the Fight against Invasive Species http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/a-new-battle-plan-in-the-fight-against-invasive-species http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/a-new-battle-plan-in-the-fight-against-invasive-species#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:15:53 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/?p=4159 Start spreading the news, ballast water will be treated someday! And that someday is right around the corner – in just a year-in-a-half ships will not be allowed to enter the Great Lakes unless they are outfitted with the technology…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/a-new-battle-plan-in-the-fight-against-invasive-species/feed 1 The 20lb Carp in the Room http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/asian-carp-threats/the-20lb-carp-in-the-room http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/asian-carp-threats/the-20lb-carp-in-the-room#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:25:17 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/?p=4157 The discovery of a very large Big Head Asian carp above the Chicago electronic barrier has had a welcome and somewhat humbling effect on the three season-long debate we have been having regarding a permanent hydrological separation of the Great…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/asian-carp-threats/the-20lb-carp-in-the-room/feed 0 A Bighead Carp is Caught in Chicago Area Waterway System; Time for Action is Now http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/asian-carp-threats/a-bighead-carp-is-caught-in-chicago-area-waterway-system-time-for-action-is-now http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/asian-carp-threats/a-bighead-carp-is-caught-in-chicago-area-waterway-system-time-for-action-is-now#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:47:47 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/?p=4149 An adult bighead carp has been caught in Lake Calumet along the Chicago Area Waterway System, according to the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee. It is the first one found in the waterway system beyond an electronic fence that is…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/asian-carp-threats/a-bighead-carp-is-caught-in-chicago-area-waterway-system-time-for-action-is-now/feed 1 Challenge Hopes to Stop US Army Corps Practice of “Open Lake Dumping” http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/challenge-hopes-to-stop-us-army-corps-practice-of-%e2%80%9copen-lake-dumping%e2%80%9d http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/challenge-hopes-to-stop-us-army-corps-practice-of-%e2%80%9copen-lake-dumping%e2%80%9d#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:12:39 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/?p=4143 Poor Lake Erie, as if it didn’t have enough challenges to deal with – sewage overflows, invasive species and habitat destruction. Now the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has gotten the green light to dump massive amounts of sediment –…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/challenge-hopes-to-stop-us-army-corps-practice-of-%e2%80%9copen-lake-dumping%e2%80%9d/feed 1 Conservation Groups Praise U.S. Senators for Action on Asian Carp, Invasive Species http://www.healthylakes.org/news-events/press-release/conservation-groups-praise-u-s-senators-for-action-on-asian-carp-invasive-species http://www.healthylakes.org/news-events/press-release/conservation-groups-praise-u-s-senators-for-action-on-asian-carp-invasive-species#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 18:10:46 +0000 Jordan Lubetkin http://www.healthylakes.org/?p=4123 Great Lakes senators urge Army Corps to study how to build physical barrier to prevent invasive species from traveling between Great Lakes, Mississippi River

ANN ARBOR, MICH. (May 24, 2010)-Conservation groups today praised U.S. senators for taking action to stop…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/news-events/press-release/conservation-groups-praise-u-s-senators-for-action-on-asian-carp-invasive-species/feed 1 Congress Considers Opening the Spigot for Safe Drinking Water http://www.healthylakes.org/great-lakes-congressional-watch/congressional-winners-and-losers/congress-considers-opening-the-spigot-for-safe-drinking-water http://www.healthylakes.org/great-lakes-congressional-watch/congressional-winners-and-losers/congress-considers-opening-the-spigot-for-safe-drinking-water#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 11:50:15 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/?p=4068 The Great Lakes serve up drinking water for 40 million people, but the region’s infrastructure is old and in need of improvement. The American Society of Civil Engineers estimates that the Great Lakes need about $75 billion to…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/great-lakes-congressional-watch/congressional-winners-and-losers/congress-considers-opening-the-spigot-for-safe-drinking-water/feed 0 US Supreme Court Punts on Asian Carp http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/asian-carp-threats/us-supreme-court-punts-on-asian-carp http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/asian-carp-threats/us-supreme-court-punts-on-asian-carp#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:50:26 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/?p=3989 Today, the Supreme Court announced that it will not reopen the century-old case known as the “Chicago Diversion Case” brought by six Great Lakes states against Illinois. Michigan has led the charge in an attempt to halt the advance of…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/asian-carp-threats/us-supreme-court-punts-on-asian-carp/feed 0 US Supreme Court to Decide Tomorrow if it will Hear Great Lakes Case http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/asian-carp-threats/us-supreme-court-to-decide-tomorrow-if-it-will-hear-great-lakes-case http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/asian-carp-threats/us-supreme-court-to-decide-tomorrow-if-it-will-hear-great-lakes-case#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:30:03 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/?p=3984 Tomorrow, the US Supreme Court will meet in a private session to decide if they will reopen the nearly century old case involving Illinois diversion of Lake Michigan water. Michigan and five other Great Lakes states have petitioned the court…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/asian-carp-threats/us-supreme-court-to-decide-tomorrow-if-it-will-hear-great-lakes-case/feed 0 Lost in Translation: The Long-term Solution to Asian Carp http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/asian-carp-threats/lost-in-translation-the-long-term-solution-to-asian-carp http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/asian-carp-threats/lost-in-translation-the-long-term-solution-to-asian-carp#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:03:52 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/?p=3953 As the debate over how best to stop the advance of the Asian carp has evolved over the past six months, so have the meanings of an ecological and a hydrological separation. The resulting confusion affects the debate over the…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/asian-carp-threats/lost-in-translation-the-long-term-solution-to-asian-carp/feed 0 Clean Up the Murky Waters with the Clean Water Restoration Act http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/clean-up-the-murky-waters-with-the-clean-water-restoration-act http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/clean-up-the-murky-waters-with-the-clean-water-restoration-act#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:04:22 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/?p=3598 While Congress debates whether or not to pass the Clean Water Restoration Act, millions of Americans are getting their drinking water from streams that could lose protection under the current interpretation of the Clean Water Act because agencies such as…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/clean-up-the-murky-waters-with-the-clean-water-restoration-act/feed 0 IJC meeting to focus on sewage overflows and other water quality problems affecting the Great Lakes http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/toxic-pollution/ijc-meeting-to-focus-on-sewage-overflows-and-other-water-quality-problems-affecting-the-great-lakes http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/toxic-pollution/ijc-meeting-to-focus-on-sewage-overflows-and-other-water-quality-problems-affecting-the-great-lakes#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:55:46 +0000 Jeff Alexander http://www.healthylakes.org/?p=3583 Fish on pharmaceuticals, alien invaders and poo in the Great Lakes will be on the agenda  Wednesday and Thursday (Oct. 7-8) when the International Joint Commission hold its  biennial meeting in Windsor, Ontario.

The commission, which mediates Great Lakes and…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/toxic-pollution/ijc-meeting-to-focus-on-sewage-overflows-and-other-water-quality-problems-affecting-the-great-lakes/feed 0 Indiana Dunes Among US Parks Threatened by Climate Change http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/indiana-dunes-among-us-parks-threatened-by-climate-change http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/indiana-dunes-among-us-parks-threatened-by-climate-change#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:47:06 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/?p=3581 A new report shows that Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is among the 25 National Parks that will be most devastated by climate change. The Rocky Mountain Climate Organization just released a report “National Parks in Peril: The Threat of…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/indiana-dunes-among-us-parks-threatened-by-climate-change/feed 0 Better late than never: Coast Guard gets serious about attacking invasive species, regulating ballast water http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/better-late-than-never-coast-guard-gets-serious-about-attacking-invasive-species-regulating-ballast-water http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/better-late-than-never-coast-guard-gets-serious-about-attacking-invasive-species-regulating-ballast-water#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:21:27 +0000 Jeff Alexander http://www.healthylakes.org/?p=3438 After years of failing to stem the tide of invasive species entering the Great Lakes via ocean freighters, the U.S. Coast Guard will begin a series of public hearings Friday on proposed ballast water discharge regulations.

The proposed regulations would…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/better-late-than-never-coast-guard-gets-serious-about-attacking-invasive-species-regulating-ballast-water/feed 2 Coast Guard Releases Draft Ballast Plan http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/coast-guard%e2%80%99s-ballast-plan-is-too-little-too-late http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/coast-guard%e2%80%99s-ballast-plan-is-too-little-too-late#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:27:55 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/?p=3249

Last week, the Coast Guard offered up standards for ballast water that would initially use those set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and eventually ratchet the standard up to meet California and New York’s

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/coast-guard%e2%80%99s-ballast-plan-is-too-little-too-late/feed 1 Save the Loon and the Great Lakes Too! http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/save-the-loon-and-the-great-lakes-too http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/save-the-loon-and-the-great-lakes-too#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:32:16 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/?p=3224 Climate change is here to stay and our national parks are showing signs of its affects, according to a report by the National Parks Conservation Association.

Climate Change: A Survival Guide for a Warming World urges the Federal Government to…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/save-the-loon-and-the-great-lakes-too/feed 0 Good Vibrations http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/sewage-contamination-and-beach-closings/good-vibrations http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/sewage-contamination-and-beach-closings/good-vibrations#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:16:19 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/?p=2164 Good vibrations are rolling across Capitol Hill as the US House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee prepares to take up the reauthorization of the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2000 tomorrow. HOW and the NRDC are collecting signatures…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/sewage-contamination-and-beach-closings/good-vibrations/feed 0 Water pollution in Michigan City explored by News-Dispatch Series http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/newspaper-series-highlights-pollution http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/newspaper-series-highlights-pollution#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 13:46:12 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/?p=2037 Indiana’s News-Dispatch has published the first in a six-part series on water pollution and beach closures in their area. The stories will run every Monday and detail problems facing the Great Lakes.

Water pollution in Michigan City explored by…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/newspaper-series-highlights-pollution/feed 0 Spring Cleaning? http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/toxic-pollution/spring-cleaning http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/toxic-pollution/spring-cleaning#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:58:14 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/?p=1948 It has been almost a year since we talked about the Areas of Concern that dot our Great Lakes with toxic sediments. It’s been half-a-year since the US House approved triple funding for the Great Lakes Legacy Act the federal…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/toxic-pollution/spring-cleaning/feed 0 A Global Perspective http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/a-global-perspective http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/a-global-perspective#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:00:48 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/?p=1826 The world water forum opened today in Istanbul, Turkey amid a growing global fresh water and clean water crisis. Not only is demand higher today because of population growth, but also because of an increased need for energy production.…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/a-global-perspective/feed 0 EPA Administrator on Invasive Species, Great Lakes http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/epa-administrator-on-invasive-species-great-lakes http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/epa-administrator-on-invasive-species-great-lakes#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:36:01 +0000 Jordan Lubetkin http://www.healthylakes.org/?p=1639 EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson’s remarks have been gaining media attention in the region–especailly her call to get tough on aquatic invasive species.

Here are some of the first ones to hit.

From the Associated Press:

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/epa-administrator-on-invasive-species-great-lakes/feed 0 Bon Appetite http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/bon-appetite http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/bon-appetite#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:14:21 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/2008/11/26/bon-appetite OK Foodies, why should you care about the Great Lakes? They offer a cornucopia of native, succulent foods from the fresh water lakes and the rich soil of the watershed. A Great Lake’s gormet meal could begin with American…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/bon-appetite/feed 1 Making a Wreck of History http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/making-a-wreck-of-history http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/making-a-wreck-of-history#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:04:20 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/2008/11/25/making-a-wreck-of-history An interesting program on the Science Channel last night focused on the ship wrecks in Lake Huron’s Thunder Bay. Apparently, Thunder Bay is the go to place for maritime archeologists, historians and students interested in studying 19th century…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/making-a-wreck-of-history/feed 0 Caution: Great Lakes may be Hazardous to Your Health http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/caution-great-lakes-may-be-hazardous-to-your-health http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/caution-great-lakes-may-be-hazardous-to-your-health#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:37:04 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/2008/10/08/caution-great-lakes-may-be-hazardous-to-your-health With her dying breath, Nancy Nichols sister asked her to write a book telling the world that her rare ovarian cancer was the result of years of living near, swimming in and eating fish from Waukegan Harbor on Lake…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/caution-great-lakes-may-be-hazardous-to-your-health/feed 0 Minnesota Considering Ballast Law http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/minnesota-considering-ballast-law http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/minnesota-considering-ballast-law#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:15:33 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/2008/09/24/minnesota-considering-ballast-law First Michigan decided not to wait for the US Congress to set a national standard for ballast water and now Minnesota is considering similar statewide legislation to protect Lake Superior. The US Congress and the shippers ought to have…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/minnesota-considering-ballast-law/feed 0 No Time for Games http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/no-time-for-games http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/no-time-for-games#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:24:40 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/2008/09/04/no-time-for-games Yesterday, the Great Lakes troubles seemed so far away, now it looks as if they are here to stay all because the US Senate refuses to act now to stop the relentless march of invasive species.

The US Senate is…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/no-time-for-games/feed 0 Politics as Usual Threatens Our Great Lakes http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/politics-as-usual-threatens-our-great-lakes http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/politics-as-usual-threatens-our-great-lakes#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:16:09 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/2008/07/16/politics-as-usual-threatens-our-great-lakes Yikes! Rumor has it that Congress has decided to dash out of town for summer recess a week early – next week to be exact – July 25! This is grave news for the Great Lakes at a time when…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/politics-as-usual-threatens-our-great-lakes/feed 1 Threat Level: Code Red, Severe Risk of Terrorist Attack http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/threat-level-code-red-severe-risk-of-terrorist-attack http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/threat-level-code-red-severe-risk-of-terrorist-attack#comments Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:13:12 +0000 Jordan Lubetkin http://www.healthylakes.org/policy/national-aquatic-invasive-species-act/2008/03/19/threat-level-code-red-severe-risk-of-terrorist-attack Tomorrow the St. Lawrence Seaway will open up for the new season and with it a dangerous threat – Russian born terrorists are poised to take advantage of the event to attack the United States under the watch of President…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/threat-level-code-red-severe-risk-of-terrorist-attack/feed 1 Wisconsin Joins Michigan In Ballast Battle http://www.healthylakes.org/policy/wisconsin-joins-michigan-in-ballast-battle http://www.healthylakes.org/policy/wisconsin-joins-michigan-in-ballast-battle#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:27:47 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/2008/02/27/wisconsin-joins-michigan-in-ballast-battle Wisconsin has taken steps to join Michigan as the second state to regulate ballast water in the Great Lakes sending a clear signal to Washington that absent Congressional leadership and legislation, the state is prepared take the initiative to create…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/policy/wisconsin-joins-michigan-in-ballast-battle/feed 0 Stop The Invasion! http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/stop-the-invasion http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/stop-the-invasion#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:35:47 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/policy/national-aquatic-invasive-species-act/2008/02/27/stop-the-invasion Forget about little green men from Mars, alien invaders are taking over the world’s waters and wreaking ecological disaster everywhere they go. A new report by the Nature Conservancy finds that 84 percent of the world’s…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/stop-the-invasion/feed 0 Love Canal Move Over: U.S. Government Hides “Alarming” Report on Health Risks In Great Lakes Region http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/toxic-pollution/love-canal-move-over-us-government-hides-%e2%80%9calarming%e2%80%9d-report-on-health-risks-in-great-lakes-region http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/toxic-pollution/love-canal-move-over-us-government-hides-%e2%80%9calarming%e2%80%9d-report-on-health-risks-in-great-lakes-region#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:46:49 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/great-lakes-congressional-watch/current-events/2008/02/12/love-canal-move-over-us-government-hides-%e2%80%9calarming%e2%80%9d-report-on-health-risks-in-great-lakes-region Where is Erin Brokovich when you need her? Thank goodness the fourth estate still exists and has exposed a government issued report that reveals higher infant mortality and cancer rates in areas located around the Great Lakes.

The Center for…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/toxic-pollution/love-canal-move-over-us-government-hides-%e2%80%9calarming%e2%80%9d-report-on-health-risks-in-great-lakes-region/feed 0 Original Intent http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/habitat-destruction/original-intent http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/habitat-destruction/original-intent#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:11:44 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/great-lakes-congressional-watch/heard-on-the-hill/2007/10/26/original-intent Using the Clean Water Act as their compass, Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.) and Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) are navigating murky political waters to deliver legislation that would return the brawn…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/habitat-destruction/original-intent/feed 0 Carpe Vesper? http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/carpe-vesper http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/carpe-vesper#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:24:22 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/policy/asian-carp-barrier-act/2007/10/10/carpe-vesper Last week the US Senate seized the evening approving a carp barrier to stop the rapidly reproducing Asian carp dead in its collective track. But was it soon enough?  

A commercial fishermen recently caught one of…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/carpe-vesper/feed 0 Hear Ye, Hear Ye: Michigan Ballast Law Declared Sound http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/hear-ye-hear-ye-michigan-ballast-law-declared-sound http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/hear-ye-hear-ye-michigan-ballast-law-declared-sound#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:45:07 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/your-lake-you/lake-michigan/2007/08/16/hear-ye-hear-ye-michigan-ballast-law-declared-sound Great Lakes States take heart, and action! There is now no excuse for not passing ballast laws to protect the region from invasive species. A federal court dismissed a lawsuit brought by…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/hear-ye-hear-ye-michigan-ballast-law-declared-sound/feed 0 Leave No Lake Behind http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/leave-no-lake-behind http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/leave-no-lake-behind#comments Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:12:39 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/policy/national-aquatic-invasive-species-act/2007/08/14/leave-no-lake-behind The Ballast Water Bill of 2007 is on hold. While we have good reason to expect that this rigorous national approach to address the problem of invasive species will eventually pass –Great Lakes states should move aggressively to adopt their…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/leave-no-lake-behind/feed 1 Ballast Bill Looks Good With, Alas, Two Notable Exceptions http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/ballast-bill-looks-good-with-alas-two-notable-exceptions http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/ballast-bill-looks-good-with-alas-two-notable-exceptions#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2007 19:24:12 +0000 Tiffany Danitz Pache http://www.healthylakes.org/great-lakes-congressional-watch/heard-on-the-hill/2007/08/03/ballast-bill-looks-good-with-alas-two-notable-exceptions What do you get when you cross a “salty” with a “NOBOB?”

Invasive species in the Great Lakes!

Ocean vessels known as “salties” are the primary source of invasive species introductions into the great lakes. The ships that are loaded…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/ballast-bill-looks-good-with-alas-two-notable-exceptions/feed 0 Invasive Species Wreaking Havoc on Lake Erie Fishery http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/invasive-species-wreaking-havoc-on-lake-erie-fishery http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/invasive-species-wreaking-havoc-on-lake-erie-fishery#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2007 16:22:05 +0000 Jordan Lubetkin http://www.healthylakes.org/your-lake-you/lake-erie/2007/08/03/invasive-species-wreaking-havoc-on-lake-erie-fishery Two radio spots from WOSU in Ohio detail how invasive species are wreaking havoc on Lake Erie and its fishery, which generates millions for the state’s economy annually.

In “Alien fish bully Lake Erie bass,”…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/invasive-species-wreaking-havoc-on-lake-erie-fishery/feed 0 Conservation Organizations to Sue Shipping Companies to Stop Invasive Species http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/conservation-organizations-to-sue-shipping-companies-to-stop-invasive-species http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/conservation-organizations-to-sue-shipping-companies-to-stop-invasive-species#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:57:28 +0000 Chris Grubb http://www.healthylakes.org/uncategorized/2007/06/21/conservation-organizations-to-sue-shipping-companies-to-stop-invasive-species Conservation groups led by the National Wildlife Federation today announced their intent to file a citizen suit against several shipping companies that operate in the Great Lakes, demanding compliance with the Clean Water Act. The lawsuit aims to shut the…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/conservation-organizations-to-sue-shipping-companies-to-stop-invasive-species/feed 0 Advisors to Great Lakes Fishery Commission Frustrated over Inaction http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/advisors-to-great-lakes-fishery-commission-frustrated-over-inaction http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/advisors-to-great-lakes-fishery-commission-frustrated-over-inaction#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:51:13 +0000 Jennifer Nalbone http://www.healthylakes.org/activities/fishing-hunting/2007/06/15/advisors-to-great-lakes-fishery-commission-frustrated-over-inaction The U.S. and Canadian Advisors just released a resolution urging the Great Lakes Fishery Commission and its Commissioners on the need to regulate aquatic invasive species from ballast water.

It speaks frankly to…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/advisors-to-great-lakes-fishery-commission-frustrated-over-inaction/feed 0 Advisors Pass Resolution to Stop Invasive Species http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/advisors-pass-resolution-to-stop-invasive-species http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/advisors-pass-resolution-to-stop-invasive-species#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:58:31 +0000 Jordan Lubetkin http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/2007/06/06/advisors-pass-resolution-to-stop-invasive-species The Great Lakes Fishery Commission 52nd Annual Meeting just commenced in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. At the meeting, the U.S. and Canadian Advisors passed the resolution (below) on the need to stop aquatic invasive species from ocean-going vessels through the…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/advisors-pass-resolution-to-stop-invasive-species/feed 1 Coalition Turns up Heat on Congress to Confront Threat of Invasive Species http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/coalition-turns-up-heat-on-congress-to-confront-threat-of-invasive-species http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/coalition-turns-up-heat-on-congress-to-confront-threat-of-invasive-species#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:43:21 +0000 Jordan Lubetkin http://www.healthylakes.org/policy/national-aquatic-invasive-species-act/2007/06/06/coalition-turns-up-heat-on-congress-to-confront-threat-of-invasive-species As a deadly non-native fish virus spreads throughout the Great Lakes threatening the region’s sport fishery and small businesses, the Healing Our Waters Coalition is turning up the heat on Congress to pass laws to stop the onslaught of aquatic…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/coalition-turns-up-heat-on-congress-to-confront-threat-of-invasive-species/feed 0 Fishing Will Never Be Simple Again http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/fishing-will-never-be-simple-again http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/fishing-will-never-be-simple-again#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:41:54 +0000 Jordan Lubetkin http://www.healthylakes.org/activities/fishing-hunting/2007/06/06/fishing-will-never-be-simple-again “Fishing is supposed to be a relaxing pastime. It provides the opportunity to immerse ourselves in the natural wonders we cherish. But with the number of invasive species in our waters, there’s nothing simple about it anymore.”

Those are the…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/fishing-will-never-be-simple-again/feed 0 Invasive Species Destroying Great Lakes Fishery http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/invasive-species-destroying-great-lakes-fishery http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/invasive-species-destroying-great-lakes-fishery#comments Sat, 02 Jun 2007 01:49:35 +0000 Jennifer Nalbone http://www.healthylakes.org/activities/fishing-hunting/2007/06/01/invasive-species-destroying-great-lakes-fishery Grand Haven Tribune is running an Associated Press article on a new survey that shows that invasive species (in this case zebra mussels and round gobies) are causing the food to disappear for popular recreational fish like salmon:

“The amount…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/invasive-species-destroying-great-lakes-fishery/feed 0 Coalition Endorses Moratorium http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/coalition-endorses-moratorium http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/coalition-endorses-moratorium#comments Fri, 25 May 2007 01:46:32 +0000 Jennifer Nalbone http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/2007/05/24/coalition-endorses-moratorium The Healing Our Waters Coalition has joined the call for a moratorium on ocean-going vessels.

Here’s a snippet from today’s Washington Post’:

“The coalition said the moratorium would be a stopgap measure until Congress passes legislation, which has been…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/coalition-endorses-moratorium/feed 0 HOW Coalition’s Ocean-going Vessel Moratorium Letter to Congress http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/how-coalitions-ocean-going-vessel-moratorium-letter-to-congress http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/how-coalitions-ocean-going-vessel-moratorium-letter-to-congress#comments Wed, 23 May 2007 19:14:59 +0000 Jordan Lubetkin http://www.healthylakes.org/policy/national-aquatic-invasive-species-act/2007/05/23/how-coalitions-ocean-going-vessel-moratorium-letter-to-congress The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye
Chairman
Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
Washington, DC 20510

The Honorable Ted Stevens
Ranking Member
Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
Washington, DC 20510

The Honorable James L.…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/how-coalitions-ocean-going-vessel-moratorium-letter-to-congress/feed 0 Ocean Going Shipping Moratorium: Remarks to Press Conference by James L. Roach http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/ocean-going-shipping-moratorium-remarks-to-press-conference-by-james-l-roach http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/ocean-going-shipping-moratorium-remarks-to-press-conference-by-james-l-roach#comments Wed, 23 May 2007 14:34:16 +0000 Jordan Lubetkin http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/2007/05/23/ocean-going-shipping-moratorium-remarks-to-press-conference-by-james-l-roach In 2005, Dr. John Taylor and I conducted research and published a report entitled “Ocean Shipping In the Great Lakes: Transportation Cost Increases that Would Result from a Cessation of Ocean Vessel Shipping.” Online at http://www.gvsu.edu/business/index.cfm?id=11971F16-DBAF-2179-96B0680A95CC6F83. This work was…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/ocean-going-shipping-moratorium-remarks-to-press-conference-by-james-l-roach/feed 0 Recent findings from Dr. David Lodge, Director of the Center for Aquatic Conservation and Professor of Biological Sciences from University of Notre Dame and colleagues http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/recent-findings-from-dr-david-lodge-director-of-the-center-for-aquatic-conservation-and-professor-of-biological-sciences-from-university-of-notre-dame-and-colleagues http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/recent-findings-from-dr-david-lodge-director-of-the-center-for-aquatic-conservation-and-professor-of-biological-sciences-from-university-of-notre-dame-and-colleagues#comments Wed, 23 May 2007 14:29:05 +0000 Jordan Lubetkin http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/2007/05/23/recent-findings-from-dr-david-lodge-director-of-the-center-for-aquatic-conservation-and-professor-of-biological-sciences-from-university-of-notre-dame-and-colleagues For more information, Dr. Lodge can be reached at: (574) 631-6094. Full reprints of
articles can be obtained by request from Jordan Lubetkin at: 734-769-3351 x. 24. Three
papers highlight the threat posed by Great Lake invasions to…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/recent-findings-from-dr-david-lodge-director-of-the-center-for-aquatic-conservation-and-professor-of-biological-sciences-from-university-of-notre-dame-and-colleagues/feed 0 Ocean Going Shipping Moratorium: Statement of Jennifer Nalbone, Campaign Director, Great Lakes United http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/ocean-going-shipping-moratorium-statement-of-jennifer-nalbone-campaign-director-great-lakes-united http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/ocean-going-shipping-moratorium-statement-of-jennifer-nalbone-campaign-director-great-lakes-united#comments Wed, 23 May 2007 14:23:44 +0000 Jordan Lubetkin http://www.healthylakes.org/policy/national-aquatic-invasive-species-act/2007/05/23/ocean-going-shipping-moratorium-statement-of-jennifer-nalbone-campaign-director-great-lakes-united When the Seaway opened for business this year, Great Lakes United took the position that a moratorium should be placed on the entry of ocean-vessels and transportation alternatives used, until the federal governments of the United States and Canada stopped…

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]]> http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/ocean-going-shipping-moratorium-statement-of-jennifer-nalbone-campaign-director-great-lakes-united/feed 0 A Word About State Preemption http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/a-word-about-state-preemption http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/a-word-about-state-preemption#comments Mon, 21 May 2007 01:44:19 +0000 Jennifer Nalbone http://www.healthylakes.org/threats/aquatic-invasive-species/2007/05/20/a-word-about-state-preemption Dear Congress: don’t do it. If you want federal legislation passed, state preemption is going to cause progress to stall–again. The kicker is, if federal legislation is good enough, states won’t want to pass their own bills, they will be…

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