Great Lakes-Lake Huron
Lake Huron is the second-largest of the Great Lakes of North America, with a surface area of 23,000 square miles, making it the third-largest fresh water lake on Earth by surface area. It is…
Great Lakes-Lake Erie
Today we begin a six-part series on the Great Lakes of North America, starting with Lake Erie. Lake Erie's name comes from the Erie tribe, a shortened form of the Iroquoian word erielhonan, which means…
Summary of the Clean Water Act
The Clean Water Act (CWA) is the cornerstone of surface water quality protection in the United States. The basis of the CWA was enacted in 1948, and was called the Federal Water…