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In its draft Triennial Assessment of Progress (TAP) report under the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, the International Joint Commission commends Canada and the United States for their exemplary binational commitment and dedicated effort to meet several of the Agreement’s goals.
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Placement of the 22 spans of the Lake Erie-Niagara River Ice Boom is about to start.
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Commissioners of the International Joint Commission (IJC) today signed an updated order of approval for the regulation of water levels and flows in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River.
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) today released a report recommending the governments of Canada and the United States adopt a strategy to address toxic polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the Great Lakes, to reduce risks to human health and the environment.
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Board announces leadership changes, reviews conditions Leadership of the International St. Lawrence River Board of Control (Board) has recently changed.
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) invites public comment on its Preliminary Recommendations on Microplastics in the Great Lakes for binational, science, policy, and education solutions to microplastic pollution.
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Over the next year, citizens throughout the Great Lakes basin can participate in a series of online and in-person discussions and meetings to provide their perspectives about progress by the governments of Canada and the United States under the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) today released "Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in the Great Lakes", a report proposing a strategy for federal, state and provincial governments to reduce the adverse effects of PBDEs on the environment.
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Wondering why water levels near you seem higher than normal this spring? Indeed, across most of the Lake Ontario – St. Lawrence River system, water levels have been above their long-term average (calculated from records dating from 1918), largely the result of the mild, wet weather experienced over...
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Eighty-five percent of respondents believe protecting the Great Lakes is highly important, according to one of the largest surveys ever conducted on public perception of the world’s largest freshwater system.
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Eighty-five percent of respondents believe protecting the Great Lakes is highly important, according to one of the largest surveys ever conducted on public perception of the world’s largest freshwater system. The International Joint Commission (IJC) sponsored the survey, which was completed by its...
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LAKE ERIE – NIAGARA RIVER ICE BOOM Ice Boom to be Removed BUFFALO, NEW YORK; BURLINGTON, ONTARIO – Preparations are underway for the removal of the Lake Erie – Niagara River Ice Boom. For the second consecutive year, mild weather conditions for most of this winter season have resulted in little to...
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) today commended federal, state and provincial governments in the Great Lakes Basin for making enormous strides toward protecting the Great Lakes from water diversions and managing consumptive uses.
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The International Joint Commission (IJC), concerned by the lack of sustained funding for the number of monitoring sites, is recommending in a report released today that the Canadian and U.S. governments provide stable long-term funding to monitor atmospheric deposition of mercury in the Great Lakes...
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The International St. Lawrence River Board of Control (Board) will reduce outflows beginning on October 10 in efforts to temporarily raise water levels and assist with end-of-season boat haul out in Lake St. Lawrence.
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The International St. Lawrence River Board of Control has agreed to allow temporary flow fluctuations at the Moses-Saunders Hydropower Dam in order to assist in efforts to salvage a sunken tug boat that remains located in the North Channel of the St. Lawrence River at Cornwall, Ontario.
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) today announced the start of a public comment period on a consultants’ review of recommendations made in the 2000 IJC report, Protection of the Waters of the Great Lakes.
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Following an unusually dry and cool February and March, water levels in the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River system were lower than the long-term average at the start of April.
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Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky will headline an evening dedicated to the incomparable freshwater resources of the Great Lakes on Wednesday, May 13 at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, NY.
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Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky will headline an evening dedicated to the incomparable freshwater resources of the Great Lakes on Wednesday, May 13 at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, NY.
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) is pleased to announce the creation of a new Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River Adaptive Management (GLAM) Committee.
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Patricia A. "Trish" Morris, a U.S. Army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, has been named director of the International Joint Commission’s Great Lakes Regional Office (GLRO) in Windsor, Ontario.
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A report proposing five indicators to assess the potential risk to human health from use of Great Lakes waters has been submitted to the Canadian and United States governments by the International Joint Commission (IJC).
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An expert panel discussion and public comment forum on Lake Erie algal blooms will take place Thursday, November 13 at Maumee Bay State Park near Toledo, OH.
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An expert panel discussion and public comment forum on Lake Erie algal blooms will take place Wednesday, November 12, in Leamington, Ontario.
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The International St. Lawrence River Board of Control (Board) recently reviewed conditions in theLakeOntario-St.Lawrence River system and has decided to continue to follow the Plan-prescribed outflows until winter ice conditions require otherwise.
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The International St. Lawrence River Board of Control (Board) recently reviewed conditions in the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River system and has decided to return to Plan flows by the weekend.
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The public is invited to a talk by singer/activist Sarah Harmer followed by a dialogue with a panel of Great Lakes experts on Wednesday, September 24, in the Katzman Lounge of Vanier Hall on the University of Windsor campus.
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) recently issued a new supplementary order of approval for the regulation of Lake Superior outflows and transmitted it to its International Lake Superior Board of Control.
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) today expressed empathy for Toledo area residents affected by water contamination caused by toxins from excessive algae growth in Lake Erie and reiterated its call for action on reducing nutrient loading that contributes to the hazard.
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) today announced that Plan 2014 is the preferred option for regulating water levels and flows of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River.
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Sixteen indicators of Great Lakes health, composed of 41 separate measures, are recommended as tools to assess progress toward cleaning up and protecting the lakes under a report released today by the International Joint Commission (IJC).
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The International St. Lawrence River Board of Control (Board) recently reviewed conditions in the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River system and has decided to return to Plan flows as soon as possible.
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The International St. Lawrence River Board of Control (Board) recently reviewed conditions in theLakeOntario-St.Lawrence River system and has decided to continue to follow Plan flows. The Board will also continue to permit additional under- or over-discharges that may be necessary to address...
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) is pleased to announce the appointment of members to its newly reconstituted Great Lakes Water Quality and Science Advisory boards.
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) is pleased to announce the appointment of members to its newly reconstituted Great Lakes Water Quality and Science Advisory boards.
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) is pleased to announce the appointment of members to its newly reconstituted Great Lakes Water Quality and Science Advisory boards. The boards were established to assist the IJC in fulfilling its obligations under the renewed 2012 U.S- Canada Great Lakes...
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The International Joint Commission today released the report, A Balanced Diet for Lake Erie: Reducing Phosphorus Loadings and Harmful Algal Blooms.
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On Thursday, February 27, 2014, the International Joint Commission will release the report of the Lake Erie Ecosystem Priority – A Balanced Diet for Lake Erie: Reducing Phosphorus Loadings and Harmful Algal Blooms.
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) has released a report (Health and Environmental Data in the Great Lakes Basin - Integrating Data Collection and Analysis) prepared by its Health Professionals Advisory Board (HPAB) that addresses the growing need for integrated environmental and health data.
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Today, the International Joint Commission (IJC) released a report (Health and Environmental Data in the Great Lakes Basin - Integrating Data Collection and Analysis) prepared by its Health Professionals Advisory Board (HPAB) that addresses the growing need for integrated environmental and health...
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The International St. Lawrence River Board of Control (Board) recently reviewed conditions in the Lake Ontario-St.Lawrence River system and noted the rapid onset of winter.
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The International St. Lawrence River Board of Control (Board) recently reviewed conditions in the Lake Ontario-St.Lawrence River system and agreed to release outflows slightly above those of the regulation plan, Plan 1958-D, to gradually reduce the 2.7 cm (1.1 in) of water stored on Lake Ontario.
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) today released two reports on a suite of indicators for assessing the health of the Great Lakes.
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The International St. Lawrence River Board of Control (Board) recently reviewed conditions in the Lake Ontario-St.Lawrence River system and has agreed to continue releasing outflows in accordance with the regulation plan, Plan 1958-D.
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The International Joint Commission today released for public comment the draft report: Lake Erie Ecosystem Priority: Scientific Findings and Policy Recommendations to Reduce Nutrient Loadings and Harmful Algal Blooms.
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The International Joint Commission released the draft Lake Erie Ecosystem Priority (LEEP) report on August 29th, 2013.
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) is inviting the public to comment on its proposed functions, structure and member competencies for its two advisory boards under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement 2012.
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) is inviting the public to comment on a proposal for managing the water levels and flows in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River that will continue to contribute to the economic health of communities throughout the basin while improving the long-term...
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) today released a report on how the health of the Great Lakes has changed over the past 25 years.
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