A brownout at a pumping station on Detroit’s east side during heavy July rainfall “played a large role” in basement backups reported upstream, a consultant investigation into the summer flooding concluded in a presentation to the Great Lakes Water Authority board this week. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211029-power-issues

Ken Gibbons

National declines of hunting license sales and the need for additional wildlife conservation funding have prompted proposals to fill the fiscal gap, including one that’s stalled in Congress despite bipartisan support. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, hunting license sales have dropped in many states, including those in the Great Lakes region. Read the full story by the Great Lakes Echo.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211029-habitat-funding

Ken Gibbons

More than $2.5 million was awarded to 19 projects that ranged from green infrastructure to helping spread good land management practices to reduce the amount of contaminants and excess nutrients, such as phosphorous, entering the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211029-ontario-farms

Ken Gibbons

The advisory council for NOAA’s proposed Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary will meet virtually from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 20. NOAA will discuss elements of NOAA’s sanctuary proposal and address questions from council members and the public. Read the full story by Watertown Daily Times.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211004-sanctuary

Ken Gibbons

The All Nations Grand River Walk started out in 2018 with the commitment to walk the length of Ontario’s Grand River. Along the journey of the Grand River, the group performed ceremonies for the water which included prayer and singing to the water and offering intentions. Read the full story by CBC Canada.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211004-walk

Ken Gibbons

Montrealers will have access to a new beach in the east of the city as of 2022, Projet Montréal mayoral candidate Valérie Plante announced Sunday. Access to the water is a key plank for Projet Montréal, Plante said, noting that Montrealers now have the Verdun beach, which opened in June 2019, and the Place de l’Est in Pointe-aux-Trembles. Read the full story by the Montreal Gazette.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211004-beach

Ken Gibbons

Pete Harris, 86, regularly seeks lake trout on Lake Superior, almost always alone and each time deploying the same three-seater 14-foot Starcraft he bought in 1964 to fish for walleyes on inland lakes. Read the full story by the Duluth News Tribune.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211004-fishing

Ken Gibbons

Ottawa County lawmakers have put forward legislation that would prevent the Michigan Department of Natural Resources director from instituting a planned ban on swimming at state parks when waves are considered most hazardous. Read the full story by the Holland Sentinel.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211004-swimming

Ken Gibbons

Conservationists in the Thousand Islands Region have been awarded millions of dollars to restore wetlands on the St. Lawrence River. The funds will be used to increase bird populations and wetland habitat while supporting local economies. Read the full story by WWTI-TV- Watertown, NY.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210929-wetlands

Ken Gibbons

Earlier this year the CEO of John Ball Zoo announced zoo leaders were in the exploratory phase of a plan that could result in a new major tourist destination for the Grand Rapids area. The project involves the Zoo building, a large-scale, off-site aquarium that would rival and compete with aquariums in cities like Chicago, Atlanta and Monterey. Read the full story by WZZM-TV- Grand Rapids, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210929-zoo-aquarium

Ken Gibbons

A mix of local, state and federal partners are wrapping up a $320,000 restoration project funded through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative as part of a broader years-long effort to slow the flow of runoff into the Chequamegon Bay of Lake Superior. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210929-slow-flow

Ken Gibbons

Hot summer weather and drier than average conditions have led to a lowering of Lake Superior water levels. The International Lake Superior Board of Control (ILSBC) said water levels had declined and reached the seasonal long-term average for the first time since April 2014. Read the full story by CBC News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210929-superior-level

Ken Gibbons

Cook County, Minnesota is one step closer to having another state-recognized Scientific and Natural Area. The newest addition will be known as the Icelandite Coastal Fen, a 25-acre site just east of Colvill. Read the full story by North Shore Community Radio.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210929-natural-area

Ken Gibbons

While the overall water temperatures of the Great Lakes are still warmer than normal, watch out at any one specific spot. The wind could have pushed warm surface water out into the middle of a lake and replaced it with colder water from below. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210929-michigan-cold

Ken Gibbons

U.S. Steel temporarily shuttered operations at a northwest Indiana plant Monday after it leaked an orange substance into a Lake Michigan tributary, prompting the closure of a water treatment facility and several nearby beaches. Read the full story by the Associated Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210929-us-steel

Ken Gibbons

Much of the history regarding the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald surrounds what was lost, but there is an important item that was found — and it’s now on full display. In the summer of 1995, months before the 20th anniversary of the ship’s sinking in November 1975, a mission was started to recover the bell on the Edmund Fitzgerald. Read the full story by KSAT-TV- Paradise, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210827-fitzgerald

Ken Gibbons

The proposed Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary has been in the planning stages for years and would include hundreds of square miles of Lake Ontario off Cayuga, New York. As officials continue narrowing options for a possible marine sanctuary, a series of public information sessions has been scheduled. Read the full story by The Citizen.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210827-sanctuary-ontario

Ken Gibbons

Great Lakes steel production dipped by 2,000 tons last week, though U.S. steel mills remained at 85% capacity utilization. National steel output is up more than nearly 20% so far this year and more than 27% higher than at the same time last year. Read the full story by the Northwest Indiana Times.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210827-steel

Ken Gibbons

Erosion, flooding and high water levels are some of the most concerning issues across the Great Lakes region. But communities lack the funding, knowledgeable staff and support from government agencies to face these issues. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210827-coastal

Ken Gibbons

Minnesota pollution control and natural resources officials on Wednesday released a $700 million plan to improve the drinking water for 14 Twin Cities communities whose groundwater was contaminated due to decades-long chemical disposal by 3M Co. Read the full story by The Associated Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210820-3m-chemicals

Ken Gibbons

Did you know the first female conservation officer in the United States was from Michigan? It was 1897 when state game warden and future Michigan governor Chase Osborn appointed Huldah Neal deputy game warden for Grand Traverse County. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210820-trailblazer

Ken Gibbons

The full moon of August will be visible this weekend. This month’s nickname for the full moon goes by the Sturgeon Moon. This is because in the past, sturgeon of the Great Lakes were mostly caught by Native Americans in this portion of the summer. Read the full story by WFRV-TV – Green Bay, WI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210820-stuegeon-moon

Ken Gibbons

Senator Debbie Stabenow said Northern Michiganders stand to benefit from the Senate-approved infrastructure bill, with provisions that would help finance the ongoing Soo Locks improvements, and could help shoreline communities respond to their eroding waterfronts. Read the full story by the Petoskey News-Review.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210820-infrastructure

Ken Gibbons

Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy is assessing the state’s water quality, something that’s necessary in a state that’s rich in water resources. The department is conducting its annual surface water sampling to protect human health and aquatic life and to maintain suitability for recreation. Read the full story by the Manistee News Advocate.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210820-sampling

Ken Gibbons