The journey to hold several officials accountable in court regarding the Flint water crisis in Michigan is over after a ruling by the Michigan Supreme Court. Read the full story by Midland Daily News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231101-flint-water-crisis
An author and researcher of the paranormal and cryptozoology fields will talk on folklore, sightings, and evidence surrounding some of the most legendary and mysterious creatures believed to inhabit our Great Lakes. Read the full story by Morning Sun.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231018-cryptozoology
An autonomous quiet vessel that has been traveling across the Great Lakes gathering valuable fish population data is back on dry land in Charlevoix, Michigan. Read the full story by WPBN-TV – Traverse City, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231018-saildrone-return
The radar technology developed to find water on Mars is cheaper and more effective in detecting leaks in public water systems compared to traditional ones, and now it has arrived in five Michigan cities. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231018-water-leak-detection-technologies
All water customers in Waukesha, Wisconsin now have water from Lake Michigan. A coffee shop owner said he is happy with the new H20. Read the full story by WDJT-TV – Milwaukee, WI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231018-waukesha-water-swtich
The sea lamprey is a parasitic fish that ranks among the most destructive invasive species lurking in the Great Lakes, and natural resource agencies are working to limit their spread and impacts. Read the full story by Manistee News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231018-sea-lamprey
The Great Lakes are in their seasonal water level decline and over the next few months, all may come close to being near normal water levels. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231018-water-level-drop
Federal, state and local officials have agreed to spend about $450 million to dredge contaminated sediment from Milwaukee’s Lake Michigan harbor and area rivers. The project calls for removing almost 2 million cubic yards of contaminated sediment from Milwaukee’s Lake Michigan harbor and 12 miles of the Milwaukee, Menomonee and Kinnickinnic rivers in Wisconsin. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231018-milwaukee-clean-up
Two filmmakers making a documentary about invasive quagga mussels in Lake Huron found something much larger than the fingertip-sized mollusk. Read the full story by FOX Weather.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231018-found-shipwreck
Lake Erie could release another foul-smelling “burp” this weekend, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Officially called an upwelling event, the release of trapped gasses from the bottom of the lake is what DEP officials believe caused an acrid smell. Read the full story by Erie Times-News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231006-lake-burp
The 136-year-old historic lighthouse at Tawas Point State Park in Michigan will reopen to the public in 2024 following a successful restoration effort this year. Read the full story by MLive Media Group.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231006-lighthouse-restoration
The city of Willoughby and the Western Reserve Land Conservancy in Ohio have partnered to preserve 105-acres of natural habitat in the Chagrin River watershed with more than $1.7 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Read the full story by Ideastream Public Media.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231006-land-preservation
Erie Coke, which was closed in 2019 because of chronic environmental issues, left behind decades worth of pollution that pose a threat to Lake Erie. The Erie County Redevelopment Authority purchased the corporation property, tore down buildings, and completed an extensive environmental cleanup. Read the full story by Erie Times-News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231006-erie-coke-cleanup
The Detroit River’s reputation has become notorious over the decades due to pollution, but restoration efforts are working, and scientists want to see those improvements reflected in the river’s environmental status. Read the full story by CBC News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231006-detroit-river
Michigan experts are encouraging residents to squash the invasive spotted lanternfly as the destructive insect rapidly spreads throughout the Great Lakes region. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231006-squish-invasive-bug
Enbridge Energy asked a state oversight panel for help as they complain that federal regulators are unreasonably delaying a key permit for the Line 5 tunnel project under the Straits of Mackinac between Michigan’s upper and lower peninsulas. Read the full story by the Bridge Michigan.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231006-line5
Steel production fell by 7,000 tons in the Great Lakes region last week, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute. Read the full story by the Northwest Indiana Times.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231006-steel-production
As climate change pushes the Great Lakes region’s cold water lakes and rivers to a breaking point, government officials acknowledge there simply isn’t enough capacity, time and money to save them all. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231006-climate-change
More than 300 scientists, conservationists, and other stakeholders are gathering in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to discuss the 43 Areas of Concern around the Great Lakes. Read the full story by WTAQ – Green Bay, WI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230913-improvement-mission
More than 50 turtle hatchlings were released into wetland habitats in Michigan after being removed as eggs along the path of the Mid-Michigan Pipeline Project. Watch the full story by Local 4 News – Detroit, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230913-turtle-release
The Great Lakes are facing an era of challenges and opportunities that will require new stewardship principles, and leaders who are able to work across disciplines including science, policy, economics and social science. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230913-future-challenges
The deep blue waters, the rocky cliffs of the North Shore, the wondrous foliage, it’s all there and ready for its closeup as Lake Superior is named one of the top 10 most picturesque landscapes in America. Read the full story by WCCO-TV – Twin Cities, MN.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230913-instagrammable-superior
Since 1953, the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline has been transporting oil and natural gas through Wisconsin, Michigan and Canada. The Line 5 pipeline crosses under the Straits of Mackinac, which has led to controversy surrounding Indigenous rights and environmental concerns, as well as a slew of legal battles working to shut down the pipeline. Read the full story by The Michigan Daily.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230913-line5-pipline
Indigenous tribes in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin have asked federal officials to deny a utility’s request for a loan to help build a natural gas-fired power plant on the shores of Lake Superior, calling the project unthinkable in the face of climate change. Read the full story by Spectrum News 1.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230913-gas-plant
The town of Essex, Ontario, admitted it doesn’t have the resources to deal with back-to-back storms and severe flooding, leading to the town’s first-ever discharge of a sewage treatment plant into Lake Erie. Read the full story by CTV News Windsor.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230913-sewage-release
A strong, regional economy helped fuel a “remarkable” 47% increase in the economic impact of the Port of Green Bay, Wisconsin, in a five-year span. Read the full story by Green Bay Press Gazette.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230913-economic-impact
