High winds and bone-chilling temperatures were not only a reminder that winter-like weather is sticking around just a little bit longer. It also brought back the growing concern about erosion on the shores of the Great Lakes. Read the full story by UpNorthLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200414-erosion

Ken Gibbons

As residents head outdoors to freshen backyard ponds and launch fishing boats, state and provincial resource managers are urging everyone to keep a few simple guidelines in mind to keep the Great Lakes safe. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200414-invasive

Ken Gibbons

To minimize crowd size walleye fishing, Governor DeWine has banned the sale of non-resident fishing licenses. Individuals fishing are expected to still follow social distancing guidelines. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200408-walleye-run

Ken Gibbons

Lakewood Councilman-at-Large Tom Bullock recently presented a letter he initiated to the Ohio Power Siting Board, which shows regional support among elected officials in favor of the Icebreaker Wind project. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200408-lakewood

Ken Gibbons

At a time when western Lake Erie is likely holding more walleye than it has in decades, and at a point in the fishing season when those highly-prized sportfish are hitting baits like crazy, often filling each angler’s six-fish limit in an hour or two, the charter fleet remains moored at the docks. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200408-charter-fleet

Ken Gibbons

Things are looking up — and up and up — for water levels for Lake St. Clair this spring. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Tuesday released its projections for the spring season for the Great Lake and predictions call for continued high water levels. Read the full story by the Macomb Daily.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200408-StClair-levels

Ken Gibbons

Water levels on Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan and Lake St. Clair broke records that were set in 1986 last month. These levels are expected to stay high and rise toward their peaks. The peaks are expected in late spring or summer. Read the full story by WDIV-TV-Detroit, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200408-water-levels

Ken Gibbons

Travel may not be an option for people right now, but there are many ways to still take in the sights – including through photos of hard-to-find views of the massive freighters that cross the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200408-freighter-photo

Ken Gibbons

Michigan farms are prohibited from applying animal waste as cropland fertilizer in winter unless the farms meet certain conditions under a new general permit for factory-sized agribusiness operations. The new restriction is intended to prevent nutrients from entering waterways. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200402-manure

Ken Gibbons

Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) says she hopes to ensure the Army Corps of Engineers receives funding to start a multimillion-dollar project on an Illinois river to prevent the invasive Asian carp from entering Lake Michigan. Read the full story by Bloomberg Environment.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200318-carp

Ken Gibbons

The Lakehead Region Conservation Authority is continuing the Flood Watch for Lake Superior, within its area of jurisdiction. The Conservation Authority advises that water levels on Lake Superior continue to remain well above average. Read the full story by the Net News Ledger.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200318-flooding

Ken Gibbons

The U.S. Coast Guard did not wrongly approve a contingency plan to clean up an oil spill that could potentially result from the leak of an Enbridge Inc pipeline that runs in waters of the Great Lakes, a federal judge in Michigan has ruled. Read the full story by Reuters.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200318-pipeline

Ken Gibbons

Discovery Center & Pier previously announced plans to transform a coal dock near Traverse City, Michigan into a site that ships could use to land passengers. But CEO Matt McDonough said last week that cruise ships weren’t aligned enough with the pier’s mission. Read the full story by the Associated Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200318-cruise-ships

Ken Gibbons

Over 100 acres of wetlands in southeast Chicago will be restored in a three-year, $1 million project, according to the environmental group Audubon Great Lakes. Powderhorn Lake Forest Preserve, along the Illinois-Indiana state line, has prairie, woodland and wetland habitats. Read the full story by the Chicago Sun-Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200318-wetlands

Ken Gibbons

The Detroit City Council unanimously supported a resolution urging Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and city and county leaders to direct their representatives to ban residential shutoffs against low-income residents. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200311-water-shutoffs

Ken Gibbons