Ballast water release from ocean vessels has introduced hundreds of invasive species to coastal ecosystems worldwide, causing major disruptions to fisheries and biodiversity. Attempts to…
Chicago – The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative has received a $380,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for a new…
Toronto — The Ontario government is supporting projects that help communities protect and improve the health of the Great Lakes by investing an additional $1.9…
Across the Great Lakes basin, hundreds of water utilities treat water from the Great Lakes and deliver safe, high-quality drinking water to nearly 40 million…
Ottawa, ON and Cleveland, OH–The Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR), a Canadian not-for-profit forum of business, government, academic, and non-profit leaders committed to…
1. Canada and Ontario mark 50th anniversary of Great Lakes agreement The Governments of Canada and Ontario announced that they have signed the new Canada-Ontario Agreement…
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault announced that the Government of Canada is investing more than $3.1 million in 32 projects over three years…
The Ontario government is investing more than $2.8 million in 24 projects to protect the health of the Great Lakes. These projects focus on improving…
The Great Lakes Protection Fund has welcomed Collin Knauss as its project development manager. Knauss will lead the organization’s project development efforts, spotting new opportunities…
The Great Lakes are getting warmer, wetter, and wilder. These atypical conditions are amplifying other threats. Harmful algal blooms are increasing in severity and geographic…
The Ontario government is investing more than $2.5 million in 19 new projects to protect the health of the Great Lakes. According to the Government…
DataStream and Water Rangers are teaming up to publish community water monitoring data from the Great Lakes and Saint-Lawrence regions. Community water monitoring is a growing movement in…
Forty-four community-based projects will be receiving $1.9 million in funding through the Ontario government’s Great Lakes Local Action Fund, which supports local projects that protect and…
A new report reveals that Great Lakes and St. Lawrence communities will spend nearly $2 billion over next five years to combat coastal damages from…
A new partnership between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative will receive $500,000 in Great…
The Governments of Canada and Ontario announced that they have signed the new Canada-Ontario Agreement on Great Lakes Water Quality and Ecosystem Health. “The Great Lakes…
The Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup (GLPC) has kicked off its “Little Bits, Big Problems” campaign. It is designed to encourage communities across Canada to join…
Jeff Yurek—Ontario’s minister of the environment, conservation and parks—issued the following statement following a virtual meeting of the Great Lakes Guardians’ Council. The meeting was…
The Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) announced the creation of Circular Great Lakes, a regional initiative focused initially on keeping valuable plastic materials out of…
1. Major Investments in Great Lakes Restoration Are Paying Off: Study Canada and the United States have invested more than US$22.8 billion over the last…
Eleven mayors from major Great Lakes and St. Lawrence cities are coming together to address water equity challenges as part of a new Mayors Water…
Karina Gould, the minister of international development, announced $5.1 million in funding to support 46 new projects. The projects will help protect and restore the…
The Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup announced that the following marinas will be joining the initiative and supporting the capture of plastic debris throughout the Great…
The Ontario government is providing Pollution Probe with $375,000 to collect plastic waste from marinas in the province. “Our government is committed to protecting our…