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Lake News
Lake Ontario, on the rebound
City Newspaper (Rochester, NY) (3/17)
Lake Ontario's health has improved greatly over the last 30 to 40 years, largely due to efforts to reduce the amount of phosphorus discharged into the lake, as well as stricter controls on sewage treatment plants.
COMMENTARY: The shame of Randle Reef, Ontario: Politics derail cleanup of the harbour
The Hamilton Spectator (3/15)
It is the stuff that nightmares are made of. Toxic muck on the bed of the harbour known as Randle Reef -- and no one plans to move it. Born in shame, the reef was illegitimate and distinctive -- the largest chemical deposit in the Great Lakes.
Oswego County joins fight against turbines
Watertown Daily Times (3/15)
Oswego County legislators followed the lead of Jefferson County in opposing an offshore wind-power project for eastern Lake Ontario. Legislators voted to support a resolution asking for the project not to come to waters near Oswego County.
New waterfront park does double duty
The Toronto Star (3/13)
When is a park not just a park? When it's also a water treatment facility. The best example in Toronto is taking shape at Sherbourne and Queens Quay, an enormous channel will run the full length of the site carrying clean water to Lake Ontario.
Awash with a ripple effect
The Hamilton Spectator (3/13)
City staff say upgrading a Hamilton, ON wastewater treatment plant will have a billion-dollar impact on the region. The $700 million upgrade to the plant will not only help the environment, but will also offer economic and social benefits.
Lake Ontario fishery "complicated" but thriving
The Syracuse Post-Standard (3/12)
2009 was a good year for fishermen in Lake Ontario, with catches in most species up from the year before — despite a lot of crazy stuff going on in the lake that can be traced back to the impact of invasive species.
Lake Resources
Great Lakes Research Consortium
The Great Lakes Research Consortium consists of 16 colleges and universities in New York State and nine affiliated schools in Ontario. GLRC programs help to promote collaborative research on the Great Lakes.
Lake Ontario Committee
Great Lakes Fishery Commission
The committee considers fishery issues of common concern, develops joint programs and research projects and serves as a forum for management agencies.
New York Sea Grant
Focuses the talents of university scientists and extension specialists on research in the areas of fisheries, coastal environmental quality and processes, invasive species, non-point source pollution and seafood safety.
Great Lakes Information Network
Last updated: July 12, 2006
Maintained by: Christine Manninen, manninen@glc.org
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