WASHINGTON, July 6 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Representatives Dave Joyce (R-OH), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Rick Larsen (D-WA), and Mary Peltola (D-AK) recently introduced the Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2023. The Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act program provides competitive grants for habitat conservation, research and monitoring, and community outreach and education. The Migratory Birds of the Americas Cons  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 6 (TNSres) -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release on July 5, 2023: As part of Lakes Appreciation Month, today's MI Environment story is from the State of the Great Lakes report. A system as vast and vital as the Great Lakes will always have countless stewards keeping watch over its health. The United States and Canada work cooperatively under the 2012 version of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA)   more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 29 (TNSgov) -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: The moderate, smaller-than-average Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) outbreak predicted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is simply a consequence of the low rainfall during the spring season. Despite the moderate forecast, communities around Lake Erie are still vulnerable to high levels of pollution, and more needs to be done to clean and protect the water for the people and w  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 29 (TNStalk) -- The Ohio Environmental Council issued the following statement: * * * The Western Lake Erie Basin is predicted to have a small to moderate harmful algal bloom (HAB) with a severity between 2 and 4.5 out of 10, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) 2023 Forecast released today. Scientists predict the 2023 bloom will be smaller than last year's 6.8 bloom due to an unusually low amount of precipitation in May. Despite signif  more