Report Shows U.S. & Canada Not Keeping Up With Water Quality Agreement

The United States and Canada are behind schedule on identifying chemical pollutants in the Great Lakes.

That’s the results of a report from the agency, the International Joint Commission.

The report says toxic substances such as PCBs appear to be declining, but several new and emerging chemicals such as fire retardants seem to be increasingly prevalent.

Both nations are attempting to comply with a water quality agreement adopted in 2012.