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Helming criticizes Trump’s Lake Ontario name change
State Sen. Pam Helming says President Donald Trump’s decision to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America” for federal purposes does nothing to address the economic and trade problems facing American workers and businesses, according to Finger ... more
Google Maps now shows ‘Lake America’ as mapmakers split over Trump order
Google Maps has begun showing “Lake America” to users in the United States after President Donald Trump’s executive order changed the federal government’s name for Lake Ontario, making the controversial renaming visible to millions of ... more
What does Trump’s ‘Lake America’ order actually change? Here’s what happens next
President Donald Trump has renamed Lake Ontario “Lake America” for the federal government, but the executive order does not erase a name that has been used for centuries, force New York or Canada to follow ... more
Lake Ontario or Lake America? Trump says U.S. is considering new name
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States is considering renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America” as tensions with Canada escalate over trade. Trump made the announcement in a Truth Social post Tuesday morning, tying ... more
Lake Ontario will increase outflow for eight weeks to return to normal levels
Lake Ontario will have its outflow levels increased beginning Oct. 16 for eight weeks to get the water levels back to what they should have been. The outflows were decreased between May 29 and July ... more
Lake Ontario water level is too low
After two years of damaging flooding in 2017 and 2019, the International Lake Ontario – St. Lawrence River Board, the group that oversees the amount of water coming into and out of the lake, says ... more
Cayuga County project gets underway as shoreline communities rebound from Lake Ontario flooding
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the start of construction of a $1.5 million project awarded to the Town of Sterling through the Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative. The existing double culvert carrying McIntyre Road over Sterling Valley ... more
IJC says risk of flooding significantly down heading into spring
The risk of flooding on Lake Ontario and the upper St. Lawrence River has declined from moderate in December 2020 to low. In December, the risk analysis indicated a 28% chance of water levels exceeding ... more
