Human Health
In the early 1900s, concerns about waterborne illnesses and overall water quality prompted the governments of Canada and the United States to direct the International Joint Commission to undertake one of the largest-ever studies monitoring untreated sewage pollution in the boundary waters of the…
The IJC’s Health Professionals Advisory Board and the Great Lakes Beach Association are collaborating on a public health initiative to assess the binational extent, experience and effects of Great Lakes beach sanitary surveys in the United States and environmental health and safety surveys in…
The Great Lakes Higher Education Consortium continues to grow since its launch in the fall of 2020.
The “State of the Great Lakes” report is out. What are the conditions of the Great Lakes? Are they getting better or worse?
Fish harvest and consumption are an essential part of Great Lakes Indigenous cultures. Many in Canada and the United States don’t realize that, for Native Americans, fish consumption is a legal right established by treaties that are more than 180 years old.
The IJC is inviting public comment on the latest Air Quality Agreement Progress Report from the Canadian and US governments.
The report summarizes key actions by Canada and the United States to address transboundary air pollution.
Canadian IJC Commissioner Henry Lickers authored this article for the fall 2020 edition of the Lakes Letter, a publication of the International Association for Great Lakes research. It’s reprinted here with permission. See also, the IJC’s series on Indigenous Knowledge.