Scientists: Climate-whipped winds pose Great Lakes hazards
2021-03-17
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Scientists: Climate-whipped winds pose Great Lakes hazards
2021-03-17
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Powerful gusts linked to global warming are damaging water quality and creating a hazard for fish in Lake Erie and perhaps elsewhere in the Great Lakes, according to researchers. Read the full story by The Times Leader.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210317-wind-hazards
Bills would ban lead in fishing gear, a bird killer
2021-03-17
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A ban on lead use in fishing equipment is again being discussed by the Minnesota State Legislature. Read the full story by the Star Tribune.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210317-lead-ban
Lake Erie-Niagara River ice boom to be removed Thursday
2021-03-17
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Due to a lack of ice cover on Lake Erie, the New York Power Authority says they’re preparing to remove the Lake Erie-Niagara River ice boom this Thursday. Read the full story by WGRZ-TV – Buffalo, NY.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210317-ice-boom
DNR to hold PFAS listening sessions Wednesday for Marinette, Peshtigo
2021-03-17
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has set online listening sessions for residents who live in the Marinette and Peshtigo areas to share their thoughts on PFAS contamination. Read the full story by WLUK-TV – Green Bay, WI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210317-pfas-listening-session
Virtual reality 360-degree experience puts you inside what new Soo Lock will look like
2021-03-17
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Engineers are using virtual reality to perfect the design of a new Soo Lock that will soon be under construction and they’re sharing some of that imagery with the public. Read the full story by MLive.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210317-soo-locks
Project seeks to reduce phosphorus runoff into Green Bay
2021-03-02
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A new collaborative project is seeking to reduce phosphorus runoff into the Great Lakes basin. Read the full story by WLUK-TV – Green Bay, WI.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210302-phosphorus-runoff
Project seeks to reduce phosphorus runoff into Green Bay
2021-03-02
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A new collaborative project is seeking to reduce phosphorus runoff into the Great Lakes basin. Read the full story by WLUK-TV – Green Bay, WI.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210302-phosphorus-runoff
Caviar producers reach prosecution agreement in sturgeon egg scheme
2021-03-02
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Two caviar producers accused in a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources sturgeon egg investigation could have their criminal charges dismissed. Read the full story by WBAY-TV – Fond Du Lac, WI.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210302-caviar
Caviar producers reach prosecution agreement in sturgeon egg scheme
2021-03-02
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Two caviar producers accused in a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources sturgeon egg investigation could have their criminal charges dismissed. Read the full story by WBAY-TV – Fond Du Lac, WI.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210302-caviar
Morrow Dam owners start Kalamazoo River sediment dredging project
2021-03-02
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The company that owns the Morrow Dam has begun the process of removing sediment build up in the Kalamazoo River in west Michigan. Read the full story by WWMT-TV – Kalamazoo, MI.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210302-dredging-project
Morrow Dam owners start Kalamazoo River sediment dredging project
2021-03-02
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The company that owns the Morrow Dam has begun the process of removing sediment build up in the Kalamazoo River in west Michigan. Read the full story by WWMT-TV – Kalamazoo, MI.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210302-dredging-project
DNR says fish kills may be common during spring thaw
2021-03-02
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According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, after ice and snow cover melt on Michigan lakes this early spring, it may be more likely for people to discover dead fish or other aquatic animals. Read the full story by the Patch.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210302-fish-kills
Grand Trunk Wetland restoration work to begin this summer
2021-03-02
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The long-awaited restoration of the Grand Trunk Wetland in Milwaukee’s Harbor District is projected to begin this summer through a collaborative effort by the city of Milwaukee and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Read the full story by the Bay View Compass.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210302-wetland-restoration
Online event to discuss potential impact of Asian carps on Great Lakes
2021-03-02
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Members of the public are invited to join the Invasive Species Centre on Wednesday, March 3rd at 1pm Eastern for an online information session as part of the Ontario Invasive Species Forum. Read the full story by the Kingston Herald.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210302-carp-online-event
COMMENTARY: Can we patch up the natural world we’ve hurt?
2021-03-02
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“Under a White Sky” is a fascinating survey of novel attempts to manage natural systems of all sizes, from preserving tiny populations of desert fish to altering the entire atmosphere. Read the full story by the New York Times.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210302-natural-world
Michigan AG moves to intervene in Palisades nuclear plant transfer
2021-03-02
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is objecting to the transfer of a nuclear power plant and a spent waste storage site on Lake Michigan. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210302-nuclear-plant-transfer
Great Lakes moment: From the Rouge River to Persian Gulf, oil spill cleanups are handled by a Detroit company
2021-03-02
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The Marine Pollution Control company, founded in Detroit in 1967, was the first oil spill cleanup company in the Great Lakes and one of the very first in the nation. They have been responsible for oil spill clean ups across the Michigan and North America. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210302-oil-spill-cleanups
IJC: Risk of flooding from Lake Ontario ‘low’
2021-03-02
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Flood risk on Lake Ontario and the upper St. Lawrence River declined from moderate to low in recent months, according to the International Joint Commission. Read the full story by WHEC-TV – Rochester, NY.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210302-flood-risk
The shipwrecks of Monroe County
2021-03-02
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There have been a number of shipwrecks off the shores of Monroe County, Michigan over the centuries, but no one knows exactly how many or exactly where they lay in Lake Erie’s waters. Read the full story by the Monroe News.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210302-shipwrecks
Erie-area officials have resubmitted 2016 application for sanctuary designation with NOAA
2021-02-22
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Erie County in Pennsylvania is renewing its efforts to have the waters of Lake Erie classified as a national marine sanctuary, a designation that would protect 76.6 miles of shoreline, 759 square miles of the lake’s central basin, and more than 100 shipwreck sites. Read the full story by the Erie Times-News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210222-erie-sanctuary
Scientists identify genetics of native beach grass to help protect dunes
2021-02-22
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The State University of New York and officials at the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation were awarded almost $25,000 to use genetics to identify and restore native beach grass along Lake Ontario. Read the full story by the Great Lakes Echo.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210222-dune-grass
Speaking of water: How can the Biden administration deliver on environmental justice pledges?
2021-02-22
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Low-income neighborhoods and communities of color bear the burden of pollution and endure inadequate public services like water and sewer. These are environmental injustices, and President Joe Biden came into office pledging to correct them. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210222-environmental-justice
Canada’s smallest national park fights invasive Phragmites along shorelines
2021-02-22
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Georgian Bay Islands National Park is gearing up for the second active season of a fight against an aggressive reed that has been called the country’s worst invasive plant: Phragmites. Read the full story by the National Parks Traveler.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210222-invasive-phragmites
Ice-breaking efforts continue along St. Clair River
2021-02-22
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The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards continue to cooperate in the mouth of the St. Clair River as it flows into Lake Huron, to both break ice and provide commercial vessel escorts in the shipping canal. Read the full story by the Voice News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210222-icebreaking
Can a cold snap kill invasive species?
2021-02-22
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The recent cold snap impacts invasive species in different ways. Read the full story by the WXPR – Wausau, WI.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210222-invasive-species
EDITORIAL: Stop killing our pipelines, America
2021-02-22
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An Ontarian argues that the administrative decision of the United States to block the Keystone XL pipeline will have a negative impact on the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Read the full story by the Toronto Sun.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210222-pipelines
Museum of the Great Lakes lecture series takes closer look at women’s role in the U.S. Lighthouse Service
2021-02-22
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The National Museum of the Great Lakes is celebrating Women’s History Month a week early with a new virtual lecture series called, ‘Ladies of the Light: Michigan Women in the U.S. Lighthouse Service’ that will honor women and their role in the industry. Read the full story by WTOL-TV – Toledo, OH.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210222-lighthouse-lecture
Surfer takes on Great Lakes and winter storms
2021-02-22
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A surfer from New York can be found riding the waves of Lake Ontario, even in the dead of winter. Read the full story by the Rochester City Newspaper.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210222-ontario-surfer
Michigan ice fishing season ends soon with shanty removal dates set
2021-02-22
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As Michigan’s ice fishing season comes to an end, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has set ice shanty removal deadlines for the state, beginning with Lake St. Clair this past weekend. Read the full story by WJRT-TV – Flint, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210222-ice-fishing
Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River regulators ‘optimistic’ levels won’t cause flood risk
2021-02-15
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Regulators of Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River water levels say they are “optimistic” that weather conditions for the remainder of the winter into spring won’t cause a “damaging rise” in Lake Ontario water levels this year. Read the full story by Watertown Daily Times.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210215-flood-risk
$5M grant sought to expand Muskegon County’s planned park on Lake Michigan
2021-02-15
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Muskegon County in northern Michigan is poised to request a $5 million grant from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund to purchase a 162-acre property off the shores of Lakes Michigan. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210215-lake-michigan-park
Three more charged in sturgeon caviar investigation
2021-02-15
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Wisconsin prosecutors have charged three Fond du Lac County residents in a sweeping investigation into illegal bartering for sturgeon caviar around Lake Winnebago. Read the full story by The Associated Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210215-sturgeon-caviar
COMMENTARY: Might sound fishy, but a new name for invasive carp could help save Great Lakes
2021-02-15
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Officials in Illinois and other states plan to rename Asian carps in an effort to make it more appealing to restaurants, chefs, and consumers as a seafood entrée. The invasive fish might decimate other fish species if they make it into Lake Michigan and other Great Lakes, threatening a $7 billion-a-year commercial fishing industry and a $16 billion tourism industry. Read the full story by the Chicago Sun Times.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210215-invasive-carp
IJC allows increased Lake Ontario outflows into spring
2021-02-15
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The International Joint Commission will allow increased outflows from Lake Ontario until the lake reaches its spring peak, in a proactive move to try to prevent flooding. Read the full story by The Buffalo News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210215-increased-outflows
Seven sturgeon speared in two hours, six minutes; officials report Black Lake fishery shows signs of thriving
2021-02-15
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Estimates show Black Lake’s adult sturgeon population may have nearly doubled over the course of the last several decades, according to a fisheries biologist from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Read the full story by the Traverse City Record-Eagle.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210215-sturgeon-population
Court hears arguments on Lake Michigan pipeline case involving two Waukeshas
2021-02-15
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A dispute between the City and the Village of Waukesha over construction permits for the water pipes that would connect the City of Waukesha to Lake Michigan has had its first day in court. Read the full story by WUWM – Milwaukee, WI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210215-pipeline
The future of Lake Superior with climate disruption
2021-02-15
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The Great Lakes are warming. For the coldest and largest of the lakes, Lake Superior, that could mean a lot of changes. Researchers are still sorting out what the future might be, but a lot of it doesn’t look good. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210215-climate-disruption
Blue ice on the Great Lakes
2021-02-15
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Eye-catching blue ice has many braving Northern Michigan’s wintery weather just to catch a glimpse. Read the full story by WZZM-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210215-blue-ice
Watch now: Road salt plays major role at Port of Milwaukee and it’s a year-round endeavor
2021-02-15
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The Port of Milwaukee is one of the biggest ports in the Great Lakes and freighters like the Algoma Sault bring in salt about 200 times a year. Read the full story by the Wisconsin State Journal.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210215-road-salt
Invasive Asian carp is getting a new name and a public makeover to draw more eaters
2021-02-08
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Illinois officials are working to improve the public image of invasive Asian carp, promoting the fish as a healthy, delicious, organic, and sustainable food source. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210208-carp-makeover
U.S., Canadian researchers conduct binational birds conservation research
2021-02-08
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A binational bird conservation research effort is using their data to identify the most important coastal areas in the Great Lakes to protect and restore, including Chequamegon Bay, Green Bay, Saginaw Bay and Sandusky Bay. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210208-binational-bird-research
With all eyes on Great Lakes water, concerned researchers work to conserve it
2021-02-08
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Freshwater is the most precious natural resource on Earth, according to a soil biophysicist researcher from Michigan State University who doesn’t believe current water regulatory policies in the United States, Canada, and around the world will solve humanity’s growing competition for it. Read the full story by The Mining Journal.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210208-conserving-freshwater
Herring gull eggs help monitor Great Lakes ecosystems
2021-02-08
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Wildlife researchers and scientists have been using herring gulls for the past 50 years to better understand how the Great Lakes are changing over time. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210208-herring-gulls
Herring gull eggs help monitor Great Lakes ecosystems
2021-02-08
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Wildlife researchers and scientists have been using herring gulls for the past 50 years to better understand how the Great Lakes are changing over time. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210208-herring-gulls
U.S. again nixes funds for Port of Oswego breakwall repairs
2021-02-08
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Despite strong congressional and governmental support, the Port of Oswego on the shores of Lake Ontario in New York, will once again receive nothing toward the repair of the deteriorating 140-year-old breakwall protecting the Oswego harbor. Read the full story by the Watertown Daily Times.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210208-breakwall-repairs
Task force delays report recommending changes to Michigan dam safety regulations
2021-02-08
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The Dam Safety Task Force, created after the May 2020 failures of the Edenville and Sanford dams in mid-Michigan, are requesting revisions to “soften” some of the language in the final dam safety report. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210208-dam-safety
The forgotten sea shanties of Black Great Lakes sailors
2021-02-08
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An unexpected flurry of sailing songs called sea shanties have been making the round on social media and are sure to brighten up bleak winter days on the shores of the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210208-sea-shanties
$2.5M project to protect Lake Huron coast
2021-02-08
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Northern Michigan conservation nonprofit Huron Pines became the new owners of a 145-acre parcel of Lake Huron property that is slated to become an Alabaster Township park in the coming years. Read the full story by The Alpena News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210208-lake-huron-park
Ford House study could lead to a raft of natural shoreline improvements
2021-02-08
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A feasibility study this spring at the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House could lead to a more natural restoration of the shoreline of the historic estate on Lake St. Clair in southern Michigan. Read the full story by C and G Newspapers.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210208-shoreline-improvements