The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has decided to
remove a total of 13 gauging stations from around the Great Lakes
region. The stations take continual readings of lake levels. NOAA says
the removal is part of an effort to cut costs and remove obsolete
stations, but some policy-makers say the timing couldn’t be worse. The
Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s David Hammond reports:
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GLC Wields More Power
When the Great Lakes Commission makes its annual pilgrimage to
Washington DC this year (March 17th), it might have more political clout
than it did last year. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham
reports:
Monitoring Radioactive Levels in the Great Lakes
A U-S/Canadian Great Lakes Commission is calling on both countries tobegin monitoring radiation levels on the Great Lakes. Fall-out fromnuclear weapons testing and nuclear power plants has lead to concernsabout its effects on people and the environment. The Great Lakes RadioConsortium’s Mike Simonson reports: