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Fed by creeks and springs that gurgle from the dolomite bedrock underlying the peninsula, three hidden, undeveloped lakes – Dunes, Arbiter and Schwartz – lie in the silhouette of these shivering sands. Nestled within a mile of the cliffs, caves and forested dunes of Lake Michigan, the lakes were choked by phosphorus-rich blankets of algae – victims of fortified agricultural, sanitary and septic system runoff. Read the full story by Door County Pulse. 

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Environmental Protection Agency Director Lee Zeldin issued guidance to limit federal protections for wetlands last week that environmental advocates say will lead to more pollution in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by WXPR – Rhinelander, WI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250416-wetland-protections

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During the winter of 2023, scientists braved frigid temperatures and deep snow to document winter lightning along the easternmost shores of Lake Ontario as part of a National Science Foundation-funded study. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Commercial fishing on the Great Lakes was built on lake whitefish, but for the past two decades, that species has been on the decline. It’s now on the brink of collapse in parts of two of the Great Lakes with scientists searching for ways to save the species. Read the full story by National Public Radio.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250414-lake-whitefish

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There are concerns about how federal funding cuts might hamper environmental enforcement in the Great Lakes   region, but state and local governments along with volunteer organizations in recent years have proven they are willing to step up on such issues. Read the full story by the Chicago Tribune.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250414-local-support-lake-michigan

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The Great Lakes water levels have started their seasonal rise as the snow has melted and spring rains begin. While the water levels have increased in the past month, all Great Lakes are still several inches below their levels at the same time last year. Read the full story by MLive.

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The Great Lakes Fishery Commission says it is hopeful that efforts to prevent invasive carp from migrating into the Great Lakes will continue as planned, given the recent discussion at the White House between Michigan’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer and President Donald Trump. Read the full story by CBS News Detroit.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250414-invasive-carp

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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources crews operating the Root River Steelhead Facility in Racine this spring have processed a record number of steelhead, or rainbow trout. Fertilized eggs from the fish are taken to state hatcheries. Read the full story by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250414-steelhead

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Climate change is making it easier for Great Lakes waterbirds to get sick, according to a recent study that identified avian diseases in the Great Lakes, including botulism and avian influenza, that could be primed for outbreaks amid warming waters and shifting migration patterns. Read the full story by the Alpena News.

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The Kenosha Sportfishing and Conservation Association received 40,000 chinook salmon fingerlings from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources at the Kenosha Salmon Rearing Pond. The nonprofit group is working to restore Lake Michigan’s ecosystem by stocking it with salmon annually. Read the full story by Spectrum News 1.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250414-salmon

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In accordance with the International Joint Commission Order of Approval governing its operation, preparations are now underway for the New York Power Authority to begin removal of the Lake Erie-Niagara River Ice Boom as ice conditions and safe working conditions allow.  Read the full story by WBEN-TV – Buffalo, NY.

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In accordance with the International Joint Commission Order of Approval governing its operation, preparations are now underway for the New York Power Authority to begin removal of the Lake Erie-Niagara River Ice Boom as ice conditions and safe working conditions allow.  Read the full story by WBEN-TV – Buffalo, NY.

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall, R-Richland Township, met with President Donald Trump on Wednesday to discuss the need to ensure barriers are put in place to keep invasive carp out of Lake Michigan. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

 

 

 

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250411-invasive-carp-barriers

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U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten of Grand Rapids, Michigan, says harbor dredging efforts along the Lake Michigan shoreline are uncertain right now with federal spending cuts, even as ports are increasingly busy. Scholten says Grand Haven could lose $88 million in business revenue if the dredging to clear the channel doesn’t happen. Read the full story by WGHN – Grand Haven, MI.

 

 

 

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250411-dredging-funding-cuts

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Newly published research from the U.S. Geological Survey looked at more than 25 years of annual sea lamprey data to assess the effectiveness of lamprey control funding. The research showed that after 2020 and 2021, years when control activities stopped altogether or were scaled back to varying degrees on all five Great Lakes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, lamprey populations increased the most in the lakes with the largest reductions in control. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

 

 

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250411-lamprey-impacts

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Anxieties are mounting that a water pollution laboratory buttressing Lake Superior’s North Shore is slated to be closed, potentially terminating work for dozens of scientists and shuttering an economic engine for northern Minnesota. Read the full story by The Minnesota Star Tribune.

 

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Despite decades-long efforts to clean up toxic hot spots along Michigan’s Great Lakes shores, a recent study shows that the health of waterbirds in some areas continues to suffer. It found that infertility and weakened immune systems were more prevalent at the contaminated sites than in birds in more pristine areas along Lake Superior at the St. Marys River. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250411-waterbird-health

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Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller is asking the State of Michigan to take action following an alleged “sickening release” of 1.2 million gallons of raw sewage from neighboring Oakland County on April 3. Read the full story by MWYD-TV – Detroit, MI.

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The H2Ohio program helps farmers grow crops more efficiently while also protecting the environment. A recently proposed 44 percent reduction to the program could have serious consequences, not just for farmers but for the general public as well. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250411-h2ohio-spending-cuts

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court could hear a case in the coming years centered around Enbridge Energy’s reroute of the pipeline known as Line 5. About 12 miles of the pipeline cuts through the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa’s reservation, though the easements for the land the pipeline is on have expired. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250411-pipeline-reroute-case

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As the executive director of the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District (WLSSD) prepares to leave her post, the WLSSD fired up a trio of generators that now convert biogas from the operation of its Duluth sewage-processing facility into power. The new equipment is expected to slash the plant’s annual electrical bill by more than $1 million. Read the full story by the Duluth News Tribune.

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Experts weigh in on how U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Great Lakes office is a key part of the regional and binational science and collaboration that protects the Great Lakes, and how changes may jeopardize that protection and the relationship with Canada. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250409-epa-greatlakes-office

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In Michigan, a new testing requirement for PFAS could delay dredging projects around the state ― a move that stakeholders warn could significantly increase shipping costs, close harbors and hurt port and other businesses..  Read the full story by the Detroit News.

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Like many Canadian border cities, Sarnia has seen a surge of patriotism in response to President Donald Trump’s aggressive behavior, but residents of the community on Lake Huron have focused on one threat in particular: local waters. Read the full story by Agence France-Presse.

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A recent study suggests that the creation of the Great Lakes occurred nearly 200 to 300 million years ago, much further back than originally thought, via a hot spot from underneath the Earth’s crust. Read the full story by the Chicago Tribune.

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The Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland, Ohio is launching a new weekly series of sensory-friendly Sunday morning programming in April, and a new Sensory Space, all designed to make the museum more accessible for all community members. Read the full story by the Plain Dealer.

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A new study has found that climate change is erasing a fundamental annual phenomenon in Lakes Michigan and Huron, with potentially serious consequences for life in the water. Read the full story by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.  

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250407-lakemichigan-lakehuron-climatechange

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A large drop in the water levels in the Great Lakes is making it more challenging for people to launch their boats in Lake Huron and navigate shallower water. Some harbors in Northeast Michigan, like the one in Harrisville, have a depth of only about 12 feet, which is enough to accommodate most power boats, but concern is rising that if water levels continue to fall, launching a boat could become a serious issue. Read the full story by The Alpena News.  

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A small-ship cruise operator is about to make a comeback in the U.S. Victory Cruise Lines is relaunching this month with Great Lakes and Canada cruises. American Queen Voyages’ founder John Waggoner is reviving the brand with two 190-passenger ships, Victory I and Victory II. Read the full story by USA Today.  

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Following a drier-than-average fall, tourism industry observers are heading into spring with one eye on the sky, hoping that a strong wet season will replenish below-average Great Lakes levels for smooth sailing this season. Read the full story by Crain’s Grand Rapids Business.

 

 

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When raindrops fall in Northeast Ohio, they begin a journey — one shaped by millions of years of geological history and guided by invisible boundaries in the land. Some of that water will eventually make its way north to Lake Erie, while other droplets will flow south toward the Ohio River, and ultimately, the Gulf of Mexico. The deciding factor? A subtle but significant line called a watershed divide. Read the full story by WKYC-TV – Cleveland, OH.

 

 

 

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Since the Great Lakes Fishery Commission’s lamprey program launched, sea lamprey populations have declined by about 90 percent, restoring commercial and sport fishing across the Great Lakes. However, experts say that work was imperiled by February’s U.S. federal staffing cuts. Read the full story by OrilliaMatters.  

 

 

 

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The Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven, Michigan, will host a presentation this month on efforts to preserve a World War II Tuskegee airplane that crashed into Lake Huron in 1944. Read the full story by WSJM – Benton Harbor, MI.

 

 

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