Water regulators for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River are under a lot of pressure this winter. 

After high water levels caused flooding - and hundreds of millions of dollars in damage from Buffalo to Massena - in 2017 and again last summer, the International Joint Commission is taking extraordinary measures to prevent another repeat.

Water regulators for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River are under a lot of pressure this winter. After high water levels caused flooding - and hundreds of millions of dollars in damage from Buffalo to Massena - in 2017 and again last summer, the International Joint Commission is taking extraordinary measures to prevent another repeat.

IJC faces political pressure to prevent flooding next spring

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IJC faces political pressure to prevent flooding next spring

IJC faces political pressure to prevent flooding next spring