Tag: International Joint Commission

Great Lakes Mayors Request a Hearing to Challenge Waukesha Diversion Decision

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The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative--composed of Great Lakes mayors--is requesting a hearing to challenge the decision to allow Waukesha to divert...

New Approach to Water Quality Modelling Aims to Help Reduce Nutrient...

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A team of scientists from Canada and the United States coordinated by the International Joint Commission (IJC) has created binational datasets for the Red-Assiniboine...

Canada and the U.S. Identified Eight Chemicals of Mutual Concern for...

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The governments of Canada and the United States today announced that they  have identified eight substances as chemicals of mutual concern under the Canada-U.S....

Waukesha Diversion Moves a Step Closer to Approval

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On Wednesday, nine of 10 delegates who represent the states and Canadian provinces of the Great Lakes basin voted yes to allow the City...

IJC Reports Success in Preserving Great Lakes Water Supply

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The International Joint Commission (IJC) released a report this week summarizing the progress made to fulfill the recommendations of a 2000 commissions study on the...

European State of Mind

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Looking at a map of Canada’s many lakes and rivers may give the impression of a secure water future, but it’s a false sense...

Web Sense

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The concept of transparency in government isn’t a new thing, but theory is always easier than practice. Just think of how the term “public...

Pond, Tunnel and Pipe

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It wasn’t a happy day back in 1987 when the International Joint Commission (IJC) listed Toronto’s waterfront as one of 43 Areas of Concern...

Finding Balance

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When it comes to the Great Lakes, it’s all about balance. A recent United States Geological Survey five-year report on Great Lakes Basin water...

IJC Recommends Focus on Human Health Concerns for Great Lakes

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The International Joint Commission provided 32 recommendations for action at the federal, state, provincial and local levels of government in its 15th biennial report,...

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