Lakes

Forecast calls for significant algae bloom on Lake Erie

By • Jul 13, 2018
Elizabeth Miller/ideastream

Scientists predict a significant harmful algae bloom for western Lake Erie this year.

The forecast, a joint effort between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Heidelberg University and other partners, predicts a bloom severity of six on a 10-point scale. That would be better than last year, but worse than 2016.

Trump rescinds Obama order on Great Lakes protections

By Rebecca Thiele • Jun 22, 2018

President Donald Trump has overridden an Obama executive order meant to protect the oceans and Great Lakes. It was written in response to the 2010 BP oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico.

Not only is there no mention of the spill in the new policy, but it references the importance of oil drilling as well as commercial fishing, shipping, and other industries.


Video: Coast Guard Great Lakes battles heavy ice

By • Jan 30, 2018
U.S. Coast Guard District 9

The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards have assisted over 300 ships this winter, one of the most demanding years for icebreaking. 

So far, the Great Lakes ice cover is more extensive than it has been in the last two years.  A big freeze hit the region right at the end of the shipping season, causing problems for several of the region’s biggest industries.


We asked, you answered: Top Great Lakes issues

By • Jan 11, 2018

Sunsets. A new beach house at Cleveland's Edgewater Beach. And Dan Egan’s book, “The Death and Life of the Great Lakes.”

These were a few of your favorite things last year, according to the results of a Listening Project survey by WCPN/ideastream. 

Icy Great Lakes a concern for shipping, safety

By • Jan 3, 2018
Matthew Richmond/ideastream

Over the past two winters, there wasn’t much ice cover on the Great Lakes. That changed with this month’s deep freeze.


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