Task force calls for a National Ocean Council to help conserve oceans, coasts, Great LakesSeptember 17th, 2009 Obama task force calls for National Ocean CouncilSAN FRANCISCO — The Obama administration on Thursday released the first glimpse of a plan to strengthen the way the nation manages the oceans, coasts and the Great Lakes. President Barack Obama's Ocean Policy Task Force — comprised of 24 officials from the U.S.
Obama task force to recommend new policies for conservation of oceans, coasts, Great LakesSeptember 17th, 2009 Obama's ocean task force to recommend new policySAN FRANCISCO — The Obama administration is unveiling the first draft of recommendations for a new, comprehensive national policy for protecting and restoring the oceans, coasts and the Great Lakes. President Barack Obama's Ocean Policy Task Force — comprised of officials from a range of agencies — will help create a new framework for future conservation and restoration efforts.
Inspector general report faults EPA for delays in cleaning up toxic sediments in Great LakesSeptember 15th, 2009 Report: Great Lakes toxic cleanups lagging badlyTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Cleanup of the most polluted sites in the Great Lakes is moving so slowly it will take 77 more years to finish the job at the existing pace, according to a federal report.
China wants mountain lakes on World Heritage ListSeptember 1st, 2009 URUMQI - China is planning to include four mountain lakes in the country's northwest on the World Heritage List, an expert said Tuesday. The lakes will be entered as a single unit on the list.
Lakes Entertainment withdraws Kansas application, in joint venture with Chisholm on casinoAugust 24th, 2009 Lakes Entertainment in joint venture for casinoMINNEAPOLIS — Lakes Entertainment Inc. said Monday that it is withdrawing its application to create a casino in Kansas and instead will team up with Chisholm Creek Casino Resort LLC on their application.
Haryana will dig lakes to fight droughtAugust 17th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - New lakes will be dug and reservoirs built, while old ones will be renovated by the Haryana government to fight drought in the future, the state's finance minister has announced. The Haryana government has decided to dig big lakes and will renovate the old ones in the state to provide irrigation facilities to the farmers in adverse circumstances, a state government spokesman said Monday quoting the minister, Birendra Singh.
Pilot, passenger killed in small plane crash near Mammoth Lakes in CaliforniaJuly 9th, 2009 2 die in plane crash near Calif.'s Mammoth LakesMAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. — Two people have died in a small plane crash in the Sierra Nevada near California's Mammoth Lakes.
Water security key in climate change plan: Jairam RameshJuly 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Water security was a key area in the governments national action plan on climate change, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Wednesday and described the drying up of natural lakes across the country as a matter of serious concern. The minister of state with independent charge of environment however said his ministry faced a problem of resources and suggested that the issue could be more aggressively addressed if the water resources ministry joined hands with him.
Settlement returns upper Great Lakes gray wolves to endangered list, at least temporarilyJune 30th, 2009 Great Lakes wolves returning to endangered listTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — More than 4,000 gray wolves in the upper Great Lakes region are going back on the federal endangered species list — at least temporarily.
On 40th anniversary of river catching fire, Cleveland celebrates its cleaner watersJune 22nd, 2009 Cleveland marks progress of river that caught fireCLEVELAND — Cleveland is celebrating the rebirth of a river that infamously caught fire 40 years ago. On June 22, 1969, floating oil and debris caught fire on the Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) River, becoming a symbol for pollution as well as fodder for comedians.
AP NewsBreak: Groups suing over removal of Great Lakes wolves from endangered species listJune 15th, 2009 Groups: US moved too fast on gray wolf de-listingTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Environmental groups are suing the federal government over its decision to remove gray wolves in the upper Great Lakes region from the endangered species list.
US and Canada to update agreement to protect the Great Lakes, say new threats need attentionJune 13th, 2009 US, Canada to update Great Lakes water agreementNIAGARA FALLS, Ontario — The United States and Canada say they will update a key agreement to protect the Great Lakes from invasive species, climate change and other established and emerging threats to the world's biggest surface freshwater system. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, which was last amended in 1987, is no longer sufficient.
Report: Low demand for steel drags down iron ore shipments on Great LakesJune 10th, 2009 Report: Iron ore shipments down on Great LakesCLEVELAND — Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes are down substantially because of the low demand for steel, a report from a trade association of cargo ships said Tuesday. The Lake Carriers' Association said iron ore shipments in May totaled only 3 million tons, a decrease of nearly 60 percent compared to a year ago.
EPA head names Cameron Davis to oversee federal initiative to restore Great Lakes environmentJune 5th, 2009 Cameron Davis appointed as Great Lakes czarTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Cameron Davis, leader of a Chicago-based environmentalist group, has been appointed to oversee President Barack Obama's initiative to clean up the Great Lakes.
New York Power utility considering offshore wind power development in Great LakesApril 22nd, 2009 NY wants offshore wind projects in Great LakesBUFFALO, N.Y. — A New York state utility is exploring whether it is possible to put electricity-generating wind turbines in the Great Lakes, rather than inland or along the shoreline.
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