Press Advisory Advocates for a Clean Lake Erie January 31, 2018 Contact: Mike Ferner 419-729-7273 Judith Nemes ELPC 312-795-3706 LAKE ADVOCATES RETURN TO FEDERAL COURT FOR IMPAIRED STATUS Following the USEPA’s admission that it illegally accepted … Continue Reading…
Tag Archives: Lake Erie
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reversed itself on the western Lake Erie impairment issue, admitting it was wrong to approve a Kasich administration plan that relied on voluntary action to reduce algae-inducing runoff. The federal agency said in a Jan. 12 … Continue Reading…
The International Joint Commission, the federal agency that represents the State Department in discussions with Canada, has called on Ohio Gov. John Kasich to push for Lake Erie to be declared impaired, saying that volunteer incentives for farmers are not … Continue Reading…
NOAA Lake Erie Bulletin: 2017 Bloom Analysis The toxic algae that spread across Lake Erie this summer roughly matched its third-most severe bloom in 15 years, government researchers said Tuesday, November 7, 2017. The Microcystis cyanobacteria bloom in 2017 had a … Continue Reading…
Toledo City Council Tuesday approved a resolution urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to designate the western basin of Lake Erie impaired — a move already made by other officials including the Lucas County Commissioners and Toledo Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson. … Continue Reading…