Pennsylvania's environment has been historically affected by the timber, coal and steel industries, and more recently by development and industrial growth. This documentary describes the effects these changes have had on Pennsylvania's environment, and how your effect can be a positive one. Aired on PBS throughout the month of June, the final airing will be on WQLN, July 5th at 9pm. This service predicts weather and water conditions on the Great Lakes 36 hours in advance. Information about surface water temperature helps anglers find good fishing spots.
Sailors also find it handy to gauge wind speed and direction.
GLFS was developed jointly by The Ohio State University and NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. The report comes in the wake of the House vote to postpone EPA initiatives to improve air quality . Thunder Bay will become the 13th national marine sanctuary. This underwater preserve is located just north of Holland, Michigan south along the southeast shore of Lake Michigan to Bridgman. The Alewife, a nonindigenous forage fish native to the Atlantic Ocean, often die off in large quantities when they come into the nearshore waters of the Great Lakes to spawn.