Tag: International Joint Commission
IJC Recommends Focus on Human Health Concerns for Great Lakes
The International Joint Commission provided 32 recommendations for action at the federal, state, provincial and local levels of government in its 15th biennial report,...
Wonky Policy
Canadians regard fresh water as the country’s most important natural resource—even over oil and gas and forestry, according to a recent Nanos-Policy Options public...
More Experts Call for Great Lakes Amendments
Another group is campaigning for renegotiation of the "outdated" Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
Great Lakes United, a cross-border group of 38 leading Great Lakes...
FLOW Brings Attention to Transboundary Issues on IJC Centennial
Boundary Waters Week (June 5-14) will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Boundary Waters Treaty with a series of events in Niagara Falls, but...
IJC Marks the 100th Anniversary of the Boundary Waters Treaty
Last Sunday, the International Joint Commission (IJC) recognized the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Canada-US Boundary Waters Treaty (BWT), which created the...
Public Clean Water Hearings Re: Phosphorus
Public hearings will be held next month on how to reduce the amount of phosphorus going into Mississquoi Bay and Lake Champlain along the...
