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MODIS satellite image of Lake Erie, taken July 6, 2015.
Welcome to Issue 7, Vol. 3, of the IJC Newsletter.
Be sure to see our most-recent post on developments in the Lake Erie algae issue, including draft phosphorus reduction targets from Canada and the U.S.
The Lake Erie Algae Puzzle is Coming Together
This is a problem that will take time to solve. But the solution is coming together in various forms. Exactly how we get there has yet to be decided, but that’s the next challenge coming down the river … or the lake.
Activities Report Highlights Canada-U.S. Cooperation
Our 2014 Activities Report is meant to convey, in a short format, the important work done by IJC staff and boards to help protect our shared waters, and to provide financial information about Commission operations.
Clearing Blight and Cleaning Up Water in Buffalo
What do vacant and abandoned properties in Buffalo, N.Y., have to do with Great Lakes water quality? Quite a bit, it may turn out, once the Buffalo Sewer Authority (BSA) implements a new low-cost approach to transforming more than 230 vacant city-owned sites into green spaces that will help reduce blight while capturing rain and snow melt.
Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper: 25 Years of Collaborating to Restore and Protect a Healthy Niagara River Watershed
Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper is helping guide the transformation of a region in the state of New York from a historical rust belt to one that values and maintains the integrity of its freshwater systems as a major component of regional economic revitalization.
Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Water Levels: Wetter Conditions Return, Winter’s Impact Persists
Despite a return to more seasonable conditions in April and May, water levels throughout much of the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River system remained well below average through most of the spring following an exceptionally cold and dry winter.
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>>> Upcoming Events
July 31 - End of
public comment period for Canada-U.S. Air Quality Agreement Progress Report
Aug. 13 -
First Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Lake Association Network Event
Aug. 31 - End of
public comment period for Report on High Water Levels in the Rainy River Watershed in 2014
About the IJC: The International Joint Commission (IJC) prevents and resolves disputes between the United States of America and Canada under the 1909 Boundary Waters Treaty and pursues the common good of both countries as an independent and objective adviser to the two governments.
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