U.S. president Richard Nixon and Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau sign the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, a model for transboundary environmental protection, in 1972.
The effects of climate change are heightened in urban areas and impose a high financial burden to the municipalities.
This image from NASA shows the Detroit River and its surroundings. According to the State of the Strait, the ecosystem needs more clean-up despite decades of restoration efforts.
The Detroit River ecosystem needs more clean-up despite decades of restoration efforts, says a report released Tuesday.
John Hartig of the Windsor’s Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research has published a study of the Great Lakes Remedial Action Plan program.
John Hartig of the Windsor’s Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research has published a study of the Great Lakes Remedial Action Plan program.
John Hartig, visiting scholar at the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, has published an article in Toronto Waterfront Magazine about the cleanup of the Toronto Harbour.
A visiting scholar at GLIER, John Hartig has published a piece in Toronto Waterfront Magazine about the cleanup of the Toronto Harbour.
A harmful algal bloom in the western basin of Lake Erie in August 2017. (NOAA/Aerial Associates Photography, Inc. by Zachary Haslick/flickr)
Environmental concerns are compromising beneficial uses of the Great Lakes, a team of UWindsor researchers write in the Conversation.
Students in a Uni-Com course thank professor emeritus Walter Temelini (centre, in cap) for his presentation on his book “The Leamington Italian Community.”
Professor emeritus Walter Temelini spoke with students in a class offered through the Uni-Com Retirement Learning Centre.
John Hartig, visiting scholar at the University of Windsor's Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, has contributed to a report by The International Association for Great Lakes Research focused on waterfront remediation efforts.
What do the Detroit River, Toronto Harbour and New York’s Buffalo River all have in common?
These waterways were once among the 10 most polluted in the Great Lakes. Now they boast magnificent waterfronts and restored habitat for fish and wildlife. They are the pride of their communities, drawing residents and tourists alike.
Visiting scholar John Hartig has documented the reclamation of Detroit’s riverfront in a new book.
Visiting scholar John Hartig has documented the reclamation of Detroit’s riverfront in a new book.
Filmmakers documenting the cleanup of the River Rouge watershed drew on the research of UWindsor visiting scholar John Hartig.
A film on the environmental recovery of River Rouge draws on the work of UWindsor visiting scholar John Hartig.
