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Great Lakes face stresses from run-off, invaders
Posted by Reuters: Andrew Stern on October 4th, 2011
Reuters: Great Lakes shorelines are becoming clogged by algae blooms fed by agricultural run-off, while invasive mussels decimate the food chain in deeper waters, an environmental group said on Tuesday.
The five lakes, which contain one-fifth of the world's fresh water and supply tens of millions of people, may be "veering close to ecosystem collapse," the report by the National Wildlife Federation said.
"Too much food is causing massive algal blooms in Lake Erie and other coastal systems, while too...
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States urge pressure to block Great Lakes invading species
Posted by Reuters: Andrew Stern on August 31st, 2011
Reuters: Six Great Lakes states that unsuccessfully sought a court order to seal off the lakes from invading Asian carp on Wednesday asked other states to apply pressure on Congress to act.
The plea was sent to 27 states that could suffer or have suffered from the impact of foreign species invading the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River basin such as Zebra mussels and Asian carp.
Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin other states to sign off on a letter by September 13 that...
Great Lakes barrier may be too weak to stop carp
Posted by Reuters: Andrew Stern on March 25th, 2011
Reuters: Voltage coursing through electrical barriers designed to keep invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes may need to be raised to keep out juvenile fish, U.S. officials said on Friday.
The Army Corps of Engineers has mounted a multimillion-dollar effort to keep voracious Bighead and Silver Carp that now infest the Mississippi River Basin out of the Great Lakes, where scientists predict they could decimate the lakes' $7 billion fishery.
"The current barrier operating parameters are effective...