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Gold pocket watch from ‘Titanic of the Great Lakes’ returns home after 165 years

On: June 13, 2025

A gold pocket watch connects a Lake Michigan beach town to an English port town. It’s a homecoming 165 years in the making, weaving invisible strings between a British parliament member, a deadly shipwreck, treasure hunters and Michigan’s foremost expert on the ‘Titanic of the Great Lakes.’ Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250613-titanic-greatlakes-goldwatch

Hannah Reynolds

Wreckage of this ship, on display on Sheboygan’s lakefront, was pulled from Lake Michigan’s icy waters in the 1990s

On: June 13, 2025

The Lottie Cooper was built in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, in 1876 when three-masted cargo ships were common on the Great Lakes, moving goods from port to port. In the summer of 1993, the remains of the Lottie Cooper were put on educational display at the lakefront along Broughton Drive, where she continues to tell the story of early maritime shipping near Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Read the full story by the Sheboygan Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250613-wreckage-display-sheboygan-lakefront

Hannah Reynolds

Mayflies begin to emerge in southern Michigan, here’s what it looks like up north

On: June 13, 2025

Swarms of mayflies are beginning to appear in the southern part of Michigan, signaling the start of the yearly mayfly hatch. Mayflies are a familiar sight near many Michigan lakes when they emerge or “hatch” from the water as flying adults. Read the full story by The Herald Review.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250613-maylies-southern-michigan

Hannah Reynolds

Wisconsin might have to pick up tab to retain pollution protections under proposed budget cuts to EPA

On: June 13, 2025

The recently released documents reveal numerous programs that would be zeroed out under $1 billion in cuts to federal grants nationwide. They include programs that manage state and local air quality, control water pollution and clean up or redevelop contaminated sites. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250613-wisconsin-pollution-protections

Hannah Reynolds

Volunteers plant nearly 400,000 trees to protect local river over past 25 years

On: June 13, 2025

After seeing the degradation of the Pine River, running from Ripley, Ontario, to Lake Huron, citizens came together to try and rehabilitate their waterway. With the approval and assistance of local farmers and landowners, Pine River Watershed volunteers have planted 365,000 trees, installed 21 berms to control field run-off, and helped install 24 kilometres of fencing to keep livestock out of the Pine River. Read the full story by CTV News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250613-volunteers-plant-trees-local-river

Hannah Reynolds

Wisconsin DNR seeks public input on southern Lake Michigan coastal management plan

On: June 13, 2025

In a move to refine and recalibrate its stewardship, the Wisconsin DNR is crafting a new regional master plan for Lake Michigan coastal communities, and they’re inviting Wisconsinites to have their say. Read the full story by Hoodline.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250613-wisconsin-dnr-southern-lake-michigan

Hannah Reynolds

Lake Erie algal bloom predicted to be ‘mild to moderate’ this year

On: June 13, 2025

The annual Lake Erie harmful algal bloom prediction has received an upgrade that could make it more accurate. Read the full story by the Port Clinton News Herald.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250613-lakeerie-algalbloom

Hannah Reynolds

Repairs to historic fort, new playground part of plan for Lake Superior state park

On: June 13, 2025

Repairs to the Fort Wilkins Historic State Park on the shores of Lake Superior are part of a proposed 10-year plan in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250613-repairs-newplayground-lakesuperior-statepark

Hannah Reynolds

‘Lampreys don’t carry passports’: City plays key role in protecting Great Lakes

On: June 13, 2025

Recent funding and staffing cuts at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have raised concerns in Canada about invasive lamprey population. Sea lamprey control is managed binationally by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in Canada and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Read the full story by TBNewsWatch.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250613-lampreys-passports-greatlakes

Hannah Reynolds

New PFAS guidelines spark more ‘do not eat’ warnings for Michigan fish

On: June 11, 2025

Michigan health officials have dramatically reduced the amount of PFAS-tainted fish they consider safe to eat, tripling the number of waterbodies where anglers are warned against eating their catch. Ninety-eight water bodies in the state are now subject to “do not eat” advisories. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250611-michigan-pfas-guidlines

Attempt to hobble successful H2Ohio program makes no sense: Marnie Urso and Rich Cochran

On: June 11, 2025

The most recent budget proposals from both the Ohio House and Senate drastically cut funding for H2Ohio, a program with bipartisan support that has helped restore and maintain healthy wetlands, croplands, and initiate river cleanup efforts. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250611-ohio-funding-cuts

Tiny fish tags helped identify oldest recorded lake trout in Lake Michigan

On: June 11, 2025

A 35-inch, 16-pound lake trout caught by an angler in 2023 out of the port of Sheboygan, Wisconsin contained a coded wire tag that was the oldest on record according to the USFWS. Read the full story by My UP Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250611-oldest-lake-trout

Duluth EPA scientists rally support to stave off any closure of Great Lakes lab

On: June 11, 2025

The Trump administration is proposing to shutter the EPA’S Office of Research and Development in Duluth, which would leave over 170 without jobs and jeopardize public access to clean air and water. Read the full story by the Star Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250611-epa-defunding

Commercial whitefish fishery approved for Lake Huron

On: June 11, 2025

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has issued Serafin Fish Company a commercial license to harvest lake whitefish from southern Lake Huron, marking a new era for the Harbor Beach port. Read the full story by The Times Herald.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250611-huron-fishery

800-foot freighter grounded near St. Marys River, no pollution reported

On: June 11, 2025

Crews are assessing damage after an 806-foot freighter loaded with 29,700 tons of stone bound for Marquette, Michigan grounded in the St. Marys River. The Interlake Steamship Company said the incident occurred as it was making a turn. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250611-freighter-grounded

Conservation groups amp up Great Lakes preservation efforts

On: June 11, 2025

Several stewardship organizations within the eastern half of the Great Lakes basin are taking new steps to reduce pollution and raise awareness related to microplastics and other chemicals in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by BTPM – Buffalo, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250611-conservation-efforts

How much of the Great Lakes does Michigan own?

On: June 11, 2025

The public doesn’t own the water of the Great Lakes, however the lake floors are where the states have a claim. But what percentage of the lake belongs to what state? Read the full story by WGRD – Grand Rapids, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250611-lake-ownership

Superior Watershed Partnership recognized for 25 years of protecting the Great Lakes

On: June 11, 2025

On Monday, an organization focused on protecting the Great Lakes was recognized for decades of work across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Read the full story by WLUC-TV – Negaunee, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250611-partnership-recognition

Meet the men, women guiding Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary

On: June 11, 2025

The citizens serving on the Sanctuary Advisory Council for the new Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary have backgrounds as diverse as the people who will enjoy the sanctuary in the years to come. The council includes retirees, lawyers and teachers, college professors, doctors, police officers, and more. Read the full story by the Oswego County News Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250611-ontario-marine-sanctuary-leaders

Ho-Chunk paddled from Green Bay to Milwaukee in dugout canoe to highlight tribal history

On: June 9, 2025

Members of the Ho-Chunk Nation paddled from Green Bay to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in a dugout canoe to raise awareness of the Tribe’s historic ties to the region. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250609-greenbay-hochunk

New study explores sterilization to control invasive sea lamprey

On: June 9, 2025

A new study led by the Hammond Bay Biological Station in Michigan explored a novel approach involving the sterilization of male sea lampreys as a promising method to control the invasive sea lamprey population in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by WPBN/WGTU-TV – Traverse City, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250609-sea-lamprey

COMMENTARY: Smart investments strengthen, protect Lake Superior communities

On: June 9, 2025

Lake Superior is one of the United States’ greatest natural and economic assets. It provides drinking water, supports transportation and trade, fuels tourism and recreation, and anchors coastal communities. Protecting Lake Superior is not just an environmental issue, it’s an economic and public health necessity. Read the full story by the Duluth News Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250609-superior-communities

Euclid to use award funding to study erosion along Lake Erie shore

On: June 9, 2025

After a city council meeting in Euclid, Ohio, an emergency ordinance was passed to address shoreline erosion, habitat restoration, and public access along the Lake Erie shore. Read the full story by The News-Herald.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250609-euclid-shoreline

500 tons of sand will double the size of this popular inland West Michigan beach

On: June 9, 2025

Described as a “mini vacation retreat” for area families, the popular beach at Myers Lake Park in Rockford, Michigan, will now be able to accommodate more families on staycation. A spring renovation that used approximately 500 tons of sand to double the beach’s size. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250609-beach-sand

How long did Great Lakes ice hold on in 2025? When the last ice melted

On: June 9, 2025

This winter the Great Lakes reached 52.23% ice cover in February, with the last of the ice hanging on in Lake Superior until May 11 in parts of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Read the full story by the Lansing State Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250609-ice

A great clean-up on Great Lakes Day at Kingston’s Gord Downie Pier

On: June 9, 2025

Ontario Great Lakes Day was held at Kingtson’s Gord Downie Pier on Saturday, a day of swimming, diving and educating the public about the importance of the freshwater basin we call the Great Lakes. Read the full story by The Kingston Whig-Standard.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250609-greatlakes-cleanup

‘We don’t want to pay for it’: County readies to auction off ‘Deep Thought’ abandoned boat

On: June 9, 2025

Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, is floating the idea of publicly auctioning off the infamous abandoned boat that became a staple of Lake Michigan’s Milwaukee shoreline. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250609-abandoned-boat

Man breaks world record after cycling around Lake Huron to raise money for multiple sclerosis research

On: June 9, 2025

A man from the Chicago area just broke the Guinness World Record for circumnavigating over 1,000 miles around Lake Huron by bicycle to raise money to end multiple sclerosis. Read the full story by CBS News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250609-huron-cycling

Case Western Reserve University alumni roll out microplastic filtration system for washing machines

On: June 9, 2025

Case Western Reserve University is set to install filters to washing machines across campus to reduce microplastic pollution during the laundry cycle, with hopes to make Cleveland, Ohio, the example in the fight against microplastic pollution. Read the full story by Ideastream Public Media.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250609-microplastics-filter

3 piping plover nests welcome new chicks along the Great Lakes shoreline

On: June 6, 2025

The stars of the shoreline are starting their summer debut. At least 24 chicks have hatched from seven nests at sites around Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, according to the Great Lakes Piping Plover Recovery Effort. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250606-piping-plover-chicks

New wetland could show how Michigan can reduce agricultural runoff polluting Lake Erie

On: June 6, 2025

Nearly a year ago, unproductive farmland at the headwaters of Michigan’s River Raisin watershed was turned into a wetland to filter phosphorus runoff before it reaches Lake Erie. Now, deep-rooted grasses and plants friendly to bees and butterflies are beginning to make the 300 acres look lush. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250606-wetland-filtering-phosphorus

Study of invasive mussels finds PFAS is nearly everywhere in the Great Lakes

On: June 6, 2025

Every summer throughout the mid-2010s, researchers scoured the Great Lakes in search of PFAS contamination, taking tissue samples from invasive mussels at 120 locations in total. The results: The scientists found PFAS nearly everywhere. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250606-mussels-pfas-everywhere

New book takes fresh look at the Great Lakes

On: June 6, 2025

A new book, “Great Lakes in 50 Maps,” looks at our Great Lakes regional freshwater features, the land that surrounds them, and how their interplay affects how people live. Read the full story by Michigan Public.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250606-great-lakes-book

A look back at the 18 days when there were six Great Lakes

On: June 6, 2025

For a brief period in 1998, Lake Champlain, a freshwater lake between New York and Vermont, was considered a Great Lake. That status was quickly rescinded after controversy over its significantly smaller size compared to the five currently designated Great Lakes. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Record.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250606-six-great-lakes

Why the Great Lakes are a magnet for Canadian wildfire smoke

On: June 6, 2025

The Great Lakes hold wildfire smoke over the water through a process opposite the way the atmosphere normally works called “trapping inversion.” Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250606-wildfire-smoke

A great lake, several unnamed lakes and some key lagoons: What to know about Green Bay-area water

On: June 6, 2025

While Lake Michigan and its offshoot, Green Bay, get most of northeastern Wisconsin’s attention, there are many other bodies of water in the area, including the Fox River, an unusual shaped “lagoon” lake, and lakes that have yet to be named. Read the full story by Green Bay Press-Gazette.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250606-green-bay-facts

Northern Michigan fish company joins Great Lakes initiative to reduce fish waste

On: June 6, 2025

A Northern Michigan fish company is joining forces with a group of leaders from around the Great Lakes to tackle fish waste by finding innovative ways to fully utilize each fish, thereby creating jobs and supporting rural economic development. Read the full story by WBPN-TV – Traverse City, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250606-reduce-fish-waste

How deep is Lake Huron? What to know about parks, fishing and more

On: June 6, 2025

Lake Huron, which runs along much of Michigan’s eastern coast, has the longest coastline of the Great Lakes, and offers opportunities for underwater exploration and waterfront recreation, as well as providing a key link in international shipping and crucial fish habitat. Read the full story by the Lansing State Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250606-lake-huron

Search for missing plane continues in Lake Superior, nearly 60 years after it disappeared

On: June 6, 2025

Experts searching for plane wreckage in Michigan’s Lake Superior found logs and rocks on the bottom but no debris from an aircraft that crashed nearly 60 years ago carrying three people on a scientific assignment. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250606-missing-plane-search

Great Lakes moment: Creating a U.S. Great Lakes Waterfront Trail

On: June 4, 2025

The Council of State Governments is working with the eight Great Lakes states and other partners to explore creating a U.S. Great Lakes Waterfront Trail along the shorelines of the largest freshwater system on Earth. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250604-greatlakes-moment-greatlakes-waterfronttrail

Hannah Reynolds

Invasive mussels drastically altered the Great Lakes. Now, scientists are fighting back.

On: June 4, 2025

Scientists are experimenting with methods to remove invasive zebra and quagga mussels from Lake Michigan, using tarps, an underwater crawler and a 1,100-pound plow known as the mussel masher. However, this work faces funding challenges due to federal cuts and reduced university funding. Read the full story by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250604-invasive-mussels-scientists-fightingback

Hannah Reynolds

This Michigan brewery is fighting invasive species one IPA at a time

On: June 4, 2025

A brewery in Allendale, Michigan, has partnered with the Clean Boats, Clean Waters program to create a beer series drawing attention to aquatic invasive species and what people can do to protect local lakes. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250604-michiganbrewery-fighting-invasivespecies

Hannah Reynolds

DEC announces launch of $100 million fish hatchery modernization

On: June 4, 2025

New York state has announced a $100 million modernization plan for its system of fish hatcheries. The long-term investment in the hatcheries, which serve as the backbone for the management and restoration of New York’s freshwater fisheries, comes as the federal government is moving to slash funding for an agency that supports the state’s fish stocking program locally. Read the full story by Oswego County News Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250604-dec-fish-hatchery-modernization

Hannah Reynolds

Kendall, Hamlin to celebrate start of $17 million sewer project on Thursday

On: June 4, 2025

The towns of Kendall and Hamlin in New York will soon celebrate the start of construction on one of the bigger municipal projects in recent memory – a $17 million sewer project that will stretch about 15 miles in the two towns. Many of the septic systems along the 15-mile project have septic systems vulnerable to high Lake Ontario waters. Read the full story by Orleans Hub.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250604-kendall-hamlin-17million-sewerproject

Hannah Reynolds

Broken trust and Bill 5: First Nations rally against Doug Ford’s controversial mining bill

On: June 4, 2025

Representatives of Anishinaabe, Cree and other communities across Ontario, who live on the Great Lakes, in the Ring of Fire and on the Manitoba border, appeared before the province’s government this week to argue against sweeping legislation that proposes to create “special economic zones” for mining and development and eliminate protections for species at risk and cultural heritage. The bill was written without consultation with many Indigenous communities in the province that would be most impacted by an increase in unchecked mining activity — communities that have historically not reaped the financial or social rewards of such industry. Read the full story by The Narwhal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250604-brokentrust-bill5

Hannah Reynolds

NMGL to debut new exhibits at expansion ribbon cutting ceremony

On: June 4, 2025

The National Museum of the Great Lakes (NMGL) will hold a ribbon cutting for the grand opening of its expansion later this month. The expansion includes a 5,000 square foot facility called the Larry and Karen Bettcher Wing. Read the full story by WTOL-TV – Toledo, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250604-ribboncutting-nmgl-new-exhibit

Hannah Reynolds

Hundreds of scientists gather in Milwaukee to confront Great Lakes resilience challenges

On: June 4, 2025

Amid drastic cuts to science programs, grants and funding, Great Lakes scientists are converging in Milwaukee this week to talk about resilience – not just in the lakes, but science itself. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250604-scientists-milwaukee-greatlakes-resilience

Hannah Reynolds

Army Corps analysis finds Great Lakes pipeline tunnel would have sweeping environmental impacts

On: June 2, 2025

The analysis notes that the tunnel would eliminate the risk of a boat anchor rupturing the pipeline and causing a spill in the Straits of Mackinac, but the construction would have sweeping effects on everything from recreation to wildlife. Read the full story by The Associated Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250602-line-5-impacts

EDITORIAL: Protect, appreciate, and learn about the Great Lakes

On: June 2, 2025

May 31 through June 8 is Great Lakes and Fresh Water Week, celebrating the Great Lakes and other inland lakes as great natural resources, but also as beautiful outdoor recreation spots. Read the full story by The Alpena News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250602-greatlakes-freshwater-week

COMMENTARY: Canada’s air and water at risk as Trump administration guts environmental rules

On: June 2, 2025

Trump’s regulatory rollback is poised to unleash a wave of pollution North America hasn’t seen since the 1960s. Read the full story by The Globe and Mail.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250602-pollution-risk