There will be a planned outage of this website beginning 8:00 am CST on Monday, March 3 and lasting through Wednesday, March 5 as we migrate our network to EPA’s National Computer Center. During the move, this website will be unavailable. Please check the site on Thursday March 6, 2025 after 8 am CST as we hope to have all services restored by then. Il y aura une interruption programmée de ce site web à partir de 8h00 CST le lundi 3 mars et jusqu'au mercredi 5 mars, car nous transférons notre réseau vers le Centre National de l'Informatique de l'EPA. Pendant cette période, le site web sera indisponible. Veuillez vérifier le site le jeudi 6 mars 2025 après 8h00 CST, car nous espérons avoir rétabli tous les services d'ici là.

(Webinar) Let’s Talk Lake Huron: Algae, Bacteria and Nutrients in Lake Huron

Are you interested in the factors that drive algae growth in Lake Huron and the potential impacts on the ecosystem? If so, mark your calendars for Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at 11 am CT (12 pm ET).  We will be hosting a one-hour public webinar, “Algae, Bacteria and Nutrients in Lake Huron,” as part of […]

Posted: September 4, 2024

2022 Annual Climate Trends and Impacts Summary for the Great Lakes Basin

The 2022 Annual Climate Trends and Impacts Summary for the Great Lakes Basin, led by Environment and Climate Change Canada and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and a partnership of climate services organizations in the U.S. and Canada, provides an overview of the climate trends and impacts in the basin for the year, […]

Posted: August 1, 2024

Public Comment Period Open: Input to inform the review of the 2012 Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement

Under the 2012 Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, “the Parties to the Agreement” – the U.S. and Canadian Governments – are to conduct a review of the operation and effectiveness of the Agreement every nine years: “Following every third triennial Assessment of Progress Report of the Commission, the Parties shall review the operation and […]

Posted: June 5, 2024

Governments of Canada and the United States Publish the 2022-2026 Lake Huron Lakewide Action and Management Plan

Pursuant to the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, the governments of the United States and Canada have published a 2022-2026 Lake Huron Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP), an ecosystem-based strategy for restoring and protecting the water quality of Lake Huron. The LAMP identifies 52 priority actions to reduce chemical contamination, manage nutrients and […]

Posted: March 12, 2024

Advice from Canadian and U.S. Nuclear Agencies on the Renomination of Radionuclides as a Chemical of Concern

Radionuclides were nominated for consideration as candidate substances for designation as a Chemical of Mutual Concern (CMC) under the Canada-United States Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement in 2016.  In response to that nomination, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) sought advice from their respective nuclear regulatory agencies. […]

Posted: February 29, 2024