We take clean drinking water for granted, but recent problems in Flint, Michigan are a reminder of how precious it really is. It has only been about 100 years that we could trust the water coming from taps to not make us sick, a threat many parts of the world still face. Read...

Lake Champlain does not meet water quality standards. Every year, blue-green algae blooms plague northeastern bays and pop up in other places around the lake.  Read...

We're at work on the 2016 edition of the Trail guide and other Trail promotional materials. If you have pictures and stories from your 2015 water outings that you haven't shared yet, we'd love to see and hear them.  Read...

The world is a different place when you’re small. As an example, consider how insects interact with the surface tension of water compared to a person.  Read...

Chesapeake clean-up challenges, PBDE levels increase in Lake Erie smallmouth, SolarBees fail to prevent algae blooms in North Carolina lake, Record Low Levels of Arctic Sea Ice and more... Read...

On February 3, 2016, Vermont’s Secretary of Agriculture, Chuck Ross, decided that best management practices (BMPs) are necessary in the Missisquoi Basin to achieve compliance with Vermont’s water quality goals. Read...

In 2013 an oil train derailed and exploded in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec. The human misery that resulted was immediate. Read...

Developed land is a significant source of phosphorus loading to Lake Champlain. Measures to reduce loading include revisions to the Vermont stormwater manual, improved management of roads and construction sites, and increased use of low-impact development practices.  Read...

In February, Magic Hat Brewing Company launched Wee Heavy Champ, a beer brewed with Lake Champlain in mind and to promote LCC's work for clean water.  Read...

The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) has released a request for proposals to study accumulation of mercury and toxins from blue-green algae in fish. Read...

LCC has received grant funding from the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) to conduct stormwater assessments of schools in the Champlain Basin. Read...

President Obama’s latest federal budget presents a good news, terrible news situation for water projects around the country. Read...

Cities around the Great Lakes are beginning to view access to freshwater as a fuel for their economic engines and Milwaukee is at the forefront, according to a recent report on the radio show Marketplace.  Read...

Last year Lake Champlain had completely frozen over by February 16. There’s no chance of a full lake freeze over this year. Read...

The absence of snow cover in such a mild winter means the insulating value of the snow is also lost.  Air gets trapped between the snow particles and can barely move, reducing heat transfer.  Read...

VPR Covers Tile Drains, Enjoying the outdoors in Crown Point, Permanent Lake George Boat Inspections and Alaska Algae Toxins Read...

In December 2015, LCC and a number of other environmental groups sent a letter to the Vermont Agency of Agriculture and Department of Environmental Conservation urging them to take proactive actions to decrease environmental damage caused by agricultural tile drains. Read...

Governor Andrew Cuomo has proposed a substantial increase for New York’s Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) in his latest budget. Read...

The International Joint Commission has approved a final report calling for improvements in flood forecasting on Lake Champlain and the Richelieu River. Read...

Competing opinions from too many lawyers and an excess of backside covering from political appointees have prevented any forward movement to address the risk of invasive species entering Lake Champlain through the Champlain Canal. Read...

High lead levels in the drinking water in Flint, Michigan have led to a federal state of emergency, mobilization of the National Guard, the resignation of the state’s highest environmental officer and public apologies from the governor. Read...

The problems associated with aging wastewater infrastructure are daunting and many of our neglected systems need maintenance and repairs. Read...

In 2015 the Vermont’s Public Service Board approved a $1.2 billion utility transmission project from Canada to Ludlow. TDI New England, the project proponent, plans to build a 1,000-megawatt direct transmission line that will feed the southern New England power grid.  Read...

In late November a package arrived in the mail. It contained some round green balls that a friend had found on the shore of Lake Champlain in Panton, VT. , and she wondered what they might be. Read...

Very cold air coming in over a relatively warm lake can create visions of floating islands in the sky. These are inferior mirages.  Read...

In 2015 we welcomed a new staff person, Board member and Advisory Council member to LCC. In case you haven't met them yet we are pleased to introduce them here. . .Read...

Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn Concert coming to the Lake Champlain watershed!

Lake Champlain research opportunities for students, LCC on TV, loon rescues, eerie Erie, record heat and more!Read...

On December 28 President Barack Obama signed the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015 into law. The measure will phase out the use of plastic microbeads in consumer products over the next several years.  Read...

LCC joined a coalition of environmental groups to submit comments on draft Required Agricultural Practices (RAPs) proposed by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture and Farm Markets (AAFM).  Read...