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Video: 8 experts explain why Great Lakes are ailing

By Angelica A. Morrison

Published April 6, 2017 at 3:43 PM EDT

Watch all of our video coverage from the recent IJC public meeting on the Great Lakes in Buffalo. Experts from academia, government, business and non-profits outline the lakes' problems.

U.S. Chair Lana Pollack: IJC recommendations for action Lana Pollack addresses the crowd Krystyn Tully on improving recreation Oluwole McFoy on Buffalo Sewer Authority initiatives Alicia Perez-Fuentetaja on saving the emerald shiner Mark Shriver on the sustainable businesses Diana Aga on chemical contaminants Jajean Rose-Burney on honoring the Niagara River Sean Burkholder on landscape design IJC Canadian chair Gordon Walker Great Lakes Today: Public Comment period Great Lakes Today: Public Comment Period Jill Spisiak Jedlicka on reviving a dead river Full Evening Meeting Full afternoon meeting