Public concern about climate change is escalating in the Great Lakes region, according to a new report issued by a binational group that manages and protects the Great Lakes.
The International Joint Commission recently released its triennial progress report on Great Lakes water quality. The report addresses the findings from the 21 in-person events between June and October that the IJC hosted.
“In their comments to us, the public communicated their unequivocal expectations that governments take action to restore and protect the lakes they cherish,” said IJC Canadian Section Chair Pierre Béland. “In their views, the status of the lakes as ‘fair and unchanging’ is actually a sign of inaction and the lack of progress.”
WASHINGTONÂ â The Great Lakes are changing along with the climate, and the U.S. and Canadian governments need to work together to minimize the damage that could result.
That was the key message delivered Thursday by the international body charged with managing the waterways shared by the two countries.
The International Joint Commission put addressing climate change first and foremost in a progress report on Great Lakes water quality. And in a virtual news conference addressing the issue, the commission s leaders, staffers and allies noted that climate change is the issue they hear about most from the public â because it is affecting the Great Lakes basin from one end to the other.
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