Category: Great Lakes WISE

The Protection of the Great Lakes Began More Than 50 Years Ago – That History Matters Today for Funding Important Projects. But Why?

December 6, 2023

In an era when climate change is touching almost every aspect of our lives, it’s becoming clearer by the day that if we want our ecosystems to take care of…

Council of the Great Lakes Region and The Water Council Partner to Accelerate Water Innovation and Stewardship

June 28, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  JUNE 28TH, 2022 CHICAGO, IL / June 28, 2022 – Today, the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) and The Water Council (TWC) announced a partnership…

Restoring Water Levels on Lake Michigan-Huron

April 7, 2016

A Cost-Benefit Analysis A 2014 report from CGLR and Mowat calculated that if extremely low water levels persisted until 2050, the adverse effects on the Great Lakes economy could reach…

2014: Low Water Blues–Economic Fallout Predicted from Lower Future Water Levels in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Region

June 27, 2014

In 2014, CGLR & The Mowat Centre released ‘Low Water Blues,’ an economic assessment of sustained low water levels in the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence River. This report looked…

2014 Low Water Blues: An Economic Assessment of Low Water Levels in the Great Lakes Region

June 26, 2014

In 2014, CGLR & The Mowat Centre released ‘Low Water Blues,’ an economic assessment of sustained low water levels in the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence River. This report looked…