The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is urging caution around Great Lakes piers and breakwaters, especially during high winds and waves. One USACE official explains that it is more dangerous to wander out on to the piers this time of year. Read the full story by WSJM – Benton Harbor, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231204-pier-warning

James Polidori

State and federal agencies have spent millions of dollars to stop the spread of invasive carp still threatening the health of Great Lakes waters. Tools used to control invasive carp are varied but include electric barriers, walls of bubbles and underwater speakers used to net large numbers of carp. Read the full story by the Associated Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231204-carp-control

James Polidori

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw, dubbed the “Christmas Tree Ship,” stopped on its way to Chicago, where trees are donated to families in need, to return an anchor unintentionally recovered from the 1895 Lake Michigan shipwreck of the schooner Kate Kelly. Read the full story by WDIV-TV – Detroit, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231204-anchor-returned

James Polidori

Near Belle Isle, Michigan, the commercial vessel Barbro G became stuck in the Detroit River on November 27 while carrying 21,000 tons of wheat to Montreal, Québec. It took three tugs from Great Lakes Towing to refloat this 2010-built ship from the mud. Read the full story by Riviera Maritime Media.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231204-ship-refloat

James Polidori

The author of two editions of Great Lakes Water Wars released a new book that touches on recycling wastewater for drinking water. The author readily acknowledges the controversy and dissent but says the push behind wastewater transformation is driven by the need for water conservation in many areas of the country. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231204-water-book-published

James Polidori

A recent report by Illinois firm PLG Consulting has found that a potential shutdown of Enbridge Energy’s controversial Line 5 pipeline would have a minimal impact on natural gas prices as existing energy transportation infrastructure could sufficiently address the absence of the petroleum pipeline. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231122-energy-report

James Polidori

An Ohio Sea Grant extension report surveying charter fishing captains about their business in 2020 was compared to survey results from 2010. The report says revenue for Ohio’s Lake Erie charter fishing industry increased more than 50% over this period— considerably higher than inflation. Read the full story by The Beacon.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231122-fishing-charter-revenue

James Polidori

The Environmental Law & Policy Center, Environmental Integrity Project, and other environmental groups filed comments with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management last week asking for tougher water permit standards to restrict the 5 million pounds a year of discharges now taking place at Cleveland-Cliffs Indiana Harbor in East Chicago, Indiana. Read the full story by The Times of Northwest Indiana.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231122-discharge-regulation

James Polidori

The five Great Lakes are among the fastest-warming bodies of water on Earth, but major uncertainties and research gaps affect how governments and communities respond, according to the new National Climate Assessment. The report says many effective solutions are grounded in local knowledge, Indigenous leadership, and collaboration with Indigenous Nations and communities. Read the full story by Interlochen Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231122-climate-adaptation

James Polidori

The National Museum of the Great Lakes in Toledo, Ohio, plans to add 5,000 square feet so it can offer more permanent exhibition space, room for temporary exhibits, and a new Great Lakes Community Education Center. The expansion will break ground in the spring of 2024. Read the full story by The Advertiser-Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231122-museum-expansion

James Polidori

From Wisconsin’s Great Lakes shipwrecks to a pair of ancient Ho-Chunk dugout canoes found in Lake Mendota, a Wisconsin Historical Society underwater archaeologist has some great stories to tell. Read the full story by Wisconsin State Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231122-archaeologist-shipwreck-discoveries

James Polidori

A Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission survey found most anglers are satisfied with the Commission’s trout program, but responses indicate more public access is desired and that fishing methods are changing. Read the full story by Erie Times-News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231122-angler-survey

James Polidori

A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Freshwater Sciences graduate student teaches K-12 students about freshwater systems and conservation through their underwater performances as Mermaid Echo. Read the full story by WUWM – Milwaukee, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231122-conservation-education

James Polidori

The Great Lakes Towing Company announced it has acquired a 62-year-old fireboat from the city of Cleveland, Ohio. The vessel, Anthony J. Celebrezze, was constructed in 1961 by Paasch Marine in Erie, Pennsylvania, and was used by the Cleveland Fire Department until it was replaced with a new vessel in June 2023 and put up for auction. Read the full story by Marine Link.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231122-fireboat-purchase

James Polidori

The American Courage, a 617-foot U.S.-flagged bulk freighter, was refloated from its grounding in the St. Clair River with the help of several tugboats around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 7. The ship grounded Tuesday morning around 7:20 a.m. while attempting to make port at the St. Clair Aggregates dock in Marine City, Michigan. Read the full story by MLive.

 

 

 

 

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231110-freighter-refloated

James Polidori

Student conservationists planted 3,000 bunches of beachgrass at Westcott Beach State Park in Henderson, New York, to fortify the dunes in case of more high-water events, like those of 2017 and 2019. The project is a repair of a planting done last fall that was hit by a storm in May, causing many of the grasses to be washed away. Read the full story by the Watertown Daily Times. 

 

 

 

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231110-dune-protection

James Polidori

In St. Helena Island, Michigan, a historic island lighthouse in the Straits of Mackinac will be more accessible with the installation of a new roll-out dock extension. Previously accessible only by dingy, boats of all sizes will be able to visit the St. Helena Island Light Station when the dock is extended by 48 feet to a total of 140 feet from shore. Read the full story by MLive.

 

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231110-dock-extension

James Polidori

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced it is proceeding with the process to allow commercial fishing for lake trout in Lake Michigan. The DNR’s decision to give a “yes” in principle to commercial take of lake trout in Lake Michigan is a significant change for Wisconsin fisheries management. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231110-commercial-trout-take

James Polidori

The Biinaagami initiative is an Anishinaabek call to action to protect and sustain the Great Lakes water resources. The initiative urges the adoption of a “two-eyed seeing” philosophy, harmonizing Indigenous and Western sciences, ensuring our actions are guided by a comprehensive and inclusive vision for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence watershed. Read the full story by Canadian Geographic.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231110-indigenous-initiative

James Polidori

This year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory is going to test out brand new buoys on the waters of Lake Michigan that are built to survive the harsh conditions on the lakes during the wintertime. They are smaller, stronger buoys that can withstand the ice buildup on the lakes and will hopefully supply weather and water information year-round. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231110-winter-buoys

James Polidori

Although it is not part of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District’s charge, the agency got involved in a local movement to clean up the decades-old, two million cubic yards of contaminated sediment in the Milwaukee Estuary. Formed at the junction of three rivers that empty to Lake Michigan from Wisconsin, the estuary is on a federal 1987 list of officially designated Areas of Concern still to be remediated. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231110-sediment-cleanup

James Polidori

A new study conducted by University of Toronto researchers identified that nearly 90 percent of the surface water sampled across the Great Lakes have high levels of microplastics, which are extremely small pieces of plastic that occur in the environment as a consequence of plastic pollution. Read the full story by WXMI-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231110-microplastics-study

James Polidori

The Indigenous communities that call the Great Lakes region home have been practicing good land stewardship and sharing that message with others. But for too long, that message hasn’t been heard. The tribes believe their traditional ecological knowledge is critical to safeguarding resources and cleaning up the land, air, and water for everyone. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231110-traditional-ecological-knowledge

James Polidori

Forty-eight years after the Edmund Fitzgerald sank to the bottom of Lake Superior, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Whitefish Point, Michigan, is hosting a memorial event to mark the maritime tragedy. This year’s event, on Friday, November 10 at 7 p.m., is closed to the public but will be livestreamed. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231110-edmund-fitzgerald-anniversary

James Polidori

A deal was reached Sunday between Unifor and the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp to end a week-long strike that had shut down a major shipping artery in the Great Lakes, halting the flow of grain and other goods from the U.S. and Canada. Read the full story by The Associated Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231030-strike-agreement

James Polidori

On October 11, 1923, the Cetus, a fully loaded bulk freighter, crashed into the Huronton, an empty bulk freighter, in Lake Superior about 20 miles northwest of Whitefish Point, Michigan. Over the summer, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society found the wreck of the Huronton for the first time. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231030-shipwreck-found

James Polidori

Associate Professor Drew Gronewold at the University of Michigan’s School of Environment and Sustainability is leading a new research center designed to strengthen climate change resilience in communities that span international boundaries and jurisdictions. The project is funded by a $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation, with additional funding expected over the next five years. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231030-climate-research-center

James Polidori

In Sterling Heights, Michigan, the Sterling Heights Historical Commission unveiled the Holcombe Beach Historical Marker, which tells the story of the early Indigenous people in the Great Lakes region who made their home in the area surrounding the marker. Read the full story by the Macomb Daily.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231030-historic-marker-unveiled

James Polidori

The WATERshed Program of Southeast Wisconsin has received more than $30,000 in grants to help Racine students learn about the value of living in a coastal community with freshwater resources, and to explore career paths in freshwater science and coastal engineering during the 2023-24 school year. Read the full story by The Journal Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231030-education-funding

James Polidori

The Freshwater Summit in Traverse City, Michigan, was held for its 16th year last Friday to cast a wider net into freshwater research in northern Michigan. Many of the organizations taking part represent the continuing efforts on initiatives that impact the Great Lakes and Grand Traverse Bay regions. Read the full story by Up North Live.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231030-invasive-species-summit

James Polidori

In Wisconsin, Lake Michigan’s water has begun flowing through the city of Waukesha’s precedent-setting new water distribution system. The Waukesha Water Utility developed an interactive map that will be updated as utility workers sample water coming from the open hydrants, confirming that lake water is present. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231009-water-supply

James Polidori

A major maritime shoreline revitalization project in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula will bring both economic and climate benefits when it expectedly reopens to the public in July 2024. The upgraded site will provide a valuable deep-water port on the lower St. Marys River for freighters or cruise ships within walking distance of the Soo’s downtown. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231009-shoreline-revitalization

James Polidori

In June 2023, a pair of documentary filmmakers set out on their boat in Larsen Cove, Ontario, to work on a film about quagga mussels in the Great Lakes. They discovered a large wooden ship, whose whereabouts have been a mystery for the last 127 years. Read the full story by Canadian Geographic.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231009-shipwreck-discovery

James Polidori

According to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, the cleanup of the Grand Calumet River Area of Concern is now more than 50% complete. In addition, more than 900 acres of habitat are on their way to achieving or have achieved restoration goals. Read the full story by The Times of Northwest Indiana.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231009-habitat-restoration

James Polidori

Holtec International, the owner of Palisades Power Plant in Covert Township, Michigan, has submitted paperwork to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission seeking authorization to bring the shuttered nuclear plant back into production, which would be a first for the country. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231009-nuclear-plant-restart

James Polidori

This week, a cyanobacteria bloom formed on Muskegon Lake near downtown Muskegon, Michigan, turning the water along the shoreline green with algae scum. According to a Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy map of reported algae blooms, the bloom on October 2 is the third such verified occurrence on Muskegon Lake this year. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231009-algae-bloom

James Polidori

Michigan Department of Natural Resources staff are conducting an evaluation study on marked splake at Lake Superior ports through 2030. The study is designed to help fisheries managers understand the percentage of stocked fish caught by anglers, the home range of splake, and harvest metrics such as harvest rates and fish size at harvest by year and location. Read the full story by Up North Voice.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231009-splake-study

James Polidori

The historic Cloverland hydropower plant in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, is among the longest standing renewable energy facilities in Michigan. Experts argue legacy facilities like this may become increasingly important as the state shifts away from fossil fuel-burning power plants. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231009-legacy-hydropower

James Polidori

The problem of plastics in the Great Lakes is a subject of “The Blue Paradox,” an immersive, educational exhibition on view at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. The exhibition explores the pervasiveness of plastic pollution and the steps we can take to address it. Read the full story by The Chicago Reader.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231009-plastic-exhibit

James Polidori

In Muskegon County, Michigan, an updated Watershed Management Plan is being developed by the Mona Lake Watershed Council and the Muskegon Conservation District (MCD). The MCD sent 1,029 surveys to randomly selected landowners within the watershed as planning for ongoing protection of Mona Lake and its watershed can’t move forward without critical citizen input about uses and threats. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231009-watershed-plan

James Polidori

Lake Erie’s harmful algal bloom has been shrinking for about one or two weeks, but scientists don’t know yet when it will disappear. Last year’s bloom behaved differently from blooms in previous years, so that makes it harder to predict when the bloom will go away. Read the full story by the Sandusky Register.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230922-algal-bloom-shrink

James Polidori

Revive Environmental, created by Battelle in Ohio, teamed up with Heritage-Crystal Clean, based in the Grand Rapids, Michigan, area, to launch the PFAS Annihilator that destroys toxic PFAS chemicals. Once the process is complete, the PFAS-free water is sent to a local Publicly Owned Treatment Works facility, where it’s processed into drinking water. Read the full story by WXMI-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230922-pfas-annihilator

James Polidori

The U.S. National Science Foundation awarded $5 million to the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor to establish the Global Center for Understanding Climate Change Impacts on Transboundary Waters, which will be based at the university’s School for Environment and Sustainability. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230922-climate-center

James Polidori

A birchbark canoe well over 100 years old has a new home in Kanien’kehá:ka territory south of Montreal, Québec, after spending decades in storage in Québec and Minnesota. While it’s currently on display in the Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center, the canoe will eventually be housed in a new museum. Read the full story by CBC News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230922-canoe-returned

James Polidori

StreamGo, a Hamilton, Ontario, company, has developed a process that not only removes PFAS, but also deconstructs the chemicals so they’re no longer harmful to the environment and humans. StreamGo has turned to the Buffalo Sewer Authority to help prove it has developed a system that can be applied to wastewater heavily contaminated with PFAS. Read the full story by The Buffalo News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230922-pfas-removal

James Polidori