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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 15, 2024, Windsor, Ontario, Canada Public opinions are sought in a new online poll about the Great Lakes, water quality issues and other topics related to restoring and protecting this unique freshwater system. “We hope that people answer our poll and also share it...
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Fargo, ND.—The International Red River Watershed Board (IRRWB) will be hosting an in-person public open house meeting during the Red River Basin Commission Annual Conference on Thursday, January 18, 2024 from 11:20 am to 12:05 pm CST. The IRRWB assists the International Joint Commission (IJC) in...
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Winnipeg, MB.—The International Red River Watershed Board (IRRWB) will be hosting an in-person public open house meeting during the Red River Basin Commission’s Annual Conference on Thursday, January 19, 2023 from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. CST. The IRRWB assists the International Joint Commission...
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The International Joint Commission’s Great Lakes Water Quality Board brought together advocates and critics of nuclear energy to recommend improvements to nuclear power plant retirement plans to better protect the environment. The board studied the issue of aging nuclear facilities in the Great...
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The International Red River Watershed Board (IRRWB) of the International Joint Commission (IJC) will be holding its annual public information session, in person and virtually, on Thursday, January 13 at 10:30am CST as part of the Red River Basin Commission’s Annual Conference being held at the...
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Recent polling on water quality issues reveals that an increasing majority of Great Lakes residents believe government and individual actions to protect water quality are important and valuable. The International Joint Commission Great Lakes Water Quality Board conducted its third Great Lakes...
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) is pleased to announce that the International Red River Board has been officially designated as an international watershed board. The Board is now recognized as the International Red River Watershed Board (IRRWB). The IJC’s international watershed boards are...
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The International Red River Board (IRRB) will be hosting a virtual public open house meeting during the Red River Basin Commission Annual Conference on Thursday, January 21, 2021 from 1 pm to 2:30 pm CST. The IRRB assists the International Joint Commission (IJC) in preventing and resolving disputes...
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In its new report, the International Joint Commission’s Great Lakes Water Quality Board (WQB) examines the increasing trend that large, concentrated livestock feeding facilities are a source of Great Lakes pollution. Where there are more animals there is more animal waste, or manure. While manure...
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The International Red River Board (IRRB) will be hosting a public open house meeting at the Delta Inn, Fargo, ND on Thursday, January 16, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. in the final plenary session before the luncheon at the Red River Basin Commission’s Annual Summit Conference. The IRRB assists the...
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At its September Executive Meeting, the International Joint Commission (IJC) approved release of an informational report, Nuclear Power Facilities in the Great Lakes Basin: Compendium of information related to the current status and decommissioning of Great Lakes nuclear power facilities to support...
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The International Red River Board (IRRB) will be hosting a public open house meeting at the Canad Inn, Grand Forks, ND on Thursday, January 17, 2019 during the luncheon at the Red River Basin Commission’s Annual Summit Conference. The IRRB assists the International Joint Commission in preventing and...
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The International Red River Board invites the public to attend its bi-annual meeting August 28-29, 2018 at the Best Western Premier -The Lodge on Lake Detroit located at 1200 East Shore Drive, Detroit Lakes, MN. The IRRB assists the International Joint Commission in preventing and resolving disputes...
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Eighty eight percent of respondents believe protecting the Great Lakes is highly important and are willing to pay more to ensure their restoration, according to the second large survey conducted on public perception of the world’s largest freshwater system.
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In its second report on polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the Great Lakes, the International Joint Commission’s Great Lakes Water Quality Board (WQB) recommends several actions to address challenges in seeking safer alternatives to the use of PBDEs and other toxic chemicals as flame...
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On Tuesday, October 24, 2017 the Great Lakes Water Quality Board of the International Joint Commission and Ottawa Riverkeeper will host a fun, informative panel and audience discussion about the current and emerging environmental challenges affecting watersheds at local, regional and global levels.
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Join the International Joint Commission’s Great Lakes Water Quality Board and Local Experts for a panel discussion on The Great Lakes: The First Nations, Métis Nation and Tribal Perspective. On Wednesday, November 9, the IJC’s Great Lakes Water Quality Board will host a panel discussion with local...
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The Great Lakes Water Quality Board has released a report, Evaluating Watershed Management Plans – Nutrient Management Approaches in the Lake Erie Basin and Key Locations Outside of the Lake Erie Basin, which presents recommendations on how watershed management plans should be used to control...
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Eighty-five percent of respondents believe protecting the Great Lakes is highly important, according to one of the largest surveys ever conducted on public perception of the world’s largest freshwater system. The International Joint Commission (IJC) sponsored the survey, which was completed by its...
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Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky will headline an evening dedicated to the incomparable freshwater resources of the Great Lakes on Wednesday, May 13 at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, NY.
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The public is invited to a talk by singer/activist Sarah Harmer followed by a dialogue with a panel of Great Lakes experts on Wednesday, September 24, in the Katzman Lounge of Vanier Hall on the University of Windsor campus.
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) is pleased to announce the appointment of members to its newly reconstituted Great Lakes Water Quality and Science Advisory boards.
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