Below are materials documenting the GLEC meeting held virtually on June 23, 2020.

• Agenda (PDF 138 KB) 
• Summary (PDF 228 KB) 

The 2019 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, including:

Below are materials documenting the GLEC meeting on December 4-5, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

• Agenda (PDF 39 KB) 
• Summary (PDF 72 KB) 

The Governments of Canada and the United States are pleased to release the 2019 State of the Great Lakes reports, which provide an overview of the status and trends of the Great Lakes ecosystem.

The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) commits Canada and the United States to prepare and issue Binational Strategies to reduce the release and impact of Chemicals of Mutual Concern (CMCs). The draft Binational Screening Criteria for Nominated CMCs is now available for public review on binational.net.

Please join us on Friday, November 15th from 1:00-3:00pm EST / 12:00-2:00pm CST for a webinar that will provide a brief overview of information and updates on work under the Nutrients Annex of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA). This webinar will present ongoing efforts to manage excess phosphorus loads leading to toxic and nuisance algal blooms and hypoxia in Lake Erie.

Topics that will be covered include:

The “Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook: Great Lakes Region” is a brief bulletin published jointly by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Environment and Climate Change Canada, summarizing the latest season’s weather and water level conditions and weather and water level-related impacts over the Great Lakes and provides an outlook for the upcoming quarter.

In accordance to Article 5, Section 2(c) of the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, the Parties (U.S. and Canada):