Restoring the Great Lakes: After 50 years of US-Canada joint efforts, some success and lots of unfinished business
- Written by Daniel Macfarlane, Associate Professor of Environment and Sustainability, Western Michigan University
Children participate in a water fight in Lake Ontario in Mississauga, Ontario, during a heat wave on June 5, 2021. Zou Zheng/Xinhua via Getty ImagesThe Great Lakes cover nearly 95,000 square miles (250,000 square kilometers) and hold over 20% of Earth’s surface fresh water. More than 30 million people in the U.S. and Canada rely on them for...