Home   >   News   >   The week in monitoring news (July 20, 2012)

The week in monitoring news (July 20, 2012)

By on July 20, 2012
YSI Water Quality Sondes

Environmental monitoring in the news this week:

  • U.S. Geological Survey completes robotic survey of Chicago-area Lake Michigan near-shore environment to benefit beaches, via Great Lakes Echo.
  • California startup’s sensors to track London greenhouse gasses throughout the Olympics, via Greentech Enterprise.
  • The UK’s National Oceanography Centre to launch two autonomous underwater vehicle projects, including mapping protected marine areas, via The Engineer.
  • New Hudson River observing station captures both real-time monitoring data and automated water samples, via the Poughkeepsie Journal.
  • Canadian environmental officials tour controversial oil sands monitoring stations, via the Globe and Mail.
  • NOAA scientists launch summer monitoring cruise of Lake Huron, “the understudy Great Lake,” via the Alpena News.

About Jeff Gillies

Jeff spent three years writing about fish and science around the Great Lakes. Now he writes here about fish and science across the country. He's the editor of the Environmental Monitor.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *


8 × = sixteen

You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>