Daily News (Page 176)

DEC, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers team for innovative algal bloom study on western NY lake

On: August 6, 2020

Annual harmful algae blooms on a western New York lake in recent years has resulted in an innovative research project being conducted by the state Department of Environmental Conservation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a possible, short-term solution to the problem. Read and view the full story by Syracuse.com.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200806-algal-bloom-study

Will Hamilton end up in court over Sewergate?

On: August 6, 2020

City communications director Matthew Grant said councillors are expected to hear a confidential update Monday on “the subject of potential charges” regarding a 24 billion-litre sewage spill into Chedoke Creek. Read the full story by the Hamilton Spectator.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200806-sewergate

Asian carp operation in East Peoria aims to help reduce population in Illinois River

On: August 6, 2020

Asian carp continue to affect the fishing industry and damage ecosystems on the Illinois River. Sorce Enterprises is working on harvesting and utilizing them as a nutritional food source while providing jobs to local communities. Read the full story by WMDB -TV – Peoria, IL.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200806-invasive-carp

Indiana Dunes Tourism launches video contest to encourage mask wearing

On: August 6, 2020

The contest will reward mask wearing by letting people submit short videos of themselves wearing masks at restaurants, stores, parks, hotels, or attractions in the Indiana Dunes or nearby Porter County communities for the chance to win prizes. Read the full story by the Northwest Indiana Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200806-indiana-dunes

First waterspout outbreak of 2020 hits the Great Lakes

On: August 6, 2020

The Great Lakes just experienced their first waterspout “outbreak” of the 2020 season. Wednesday marked the fifth consecutive day dozens of waterspouts were reported over the lakes, with the majority over Lakes Michigan, Erie, and Ontario. Read the full story by Yahoo! News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200806-water-spouts

Judge extends negotiations over Great Lakes fishing rights

On: August 5, 2020

The state of Michigan and five Ottawa and Chippewa tribes have more time to renegotiate their expiring agreement governing fishing in the Great Lakes. The decades-old agreement, set to be renegotiated this summer, now will be extended through the end of 2020 to give the parties more time to strike a deal. Read the full story by the Traverse City Record-Eagle.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200805-fishing-rights

Sandusky Bay algal bloom a no-show so far

On: August 5, 2020

A scientist who monitors the annual algal bloom in Sandusky Bay has noticed a big surprise: The bloom hasn’t shown up yet. Read the full story by the Sandusky Register.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200805-algal-bloom

Waterspout captured on video in Lake Erie

On: August 5, 2020

As severe weather hits parts of the East Coast, some parts of Western New York are seeing their own wild weather. A waterspout on Lake Erie on Tuesday evening was caught on video. Read the full story by Spectrum News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200805-waterspout

Massive ‘Raft Off’ boat party planned for Saturday in Lake St. Clair, despite pandemic

On: August 5, 2020

It appears a big boat party is on for this weekend in metro Detroit, despite the pandemic. Muscamoot Bay, known as a hotspot on Lake St. Clair on summer weekends, is the site of the annual “Raft Off” the first Saturday in August every year. Read the full story by WWJ- Southfield, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200805-boat-party

Dam owner files for bankruptcy protection

On: August 5, 2020

A company that owns two mid-Michigan dams that failed in May has filed for bankruptcy. By filing for Chapter 11, the company’s creditors and those seeking damages will face another obstacle. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200805-dam-bankruptcy

Outdoors: Mussels pose threat to cold water species in Great Lakes

On: August 5, 2020

According to a recent report from the International Joint Commission’s (IJC) Great Lakes Science Advisory Board, there has been a decline in the fish populations in the offshore regions of Lakes Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Superior, while Lake Erie’s overall fish numbers are strong. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200805-Mussels

Michigan’s drinking water standards for these chemicals now among toughest in nation

On: August 5, 2020

Michigan’s new standards for seven per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) compounds in drinking water — some of the toughest, most comprehensive standards on the chemicals anywhere in the country — took effect Monday. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200805-PFAS

Water levels on 4 of 5 Great Lakes have now peaked says U.S. Army Corps

On: August 5, 2020

With the exception of Lake Superior, each of the Great Lakes have likely reached their peak water levels for the year, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Read the full story by Interlochen Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200805-water-level

Cost of Conservation: Needed systems and equipment can lead to a hefty price tag

On: August 5, 2020

As Ohio farmers in Lake Erie’s Western Basin watershed face declining crop prices, increased media scrutiny and the looming threat of stricter regulations on the industry’s use and release of nutrients, they are in a constant battle to reduce their footprint on the lake and to stay in business. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200805-conservation

Oswego looks at analysis of water supply options

On: August 4, 2020

The Oswego, IL Village Board Tuesday night will consider hiring a consultant to do an analysis concerning alternative water supply sources in the village as projections showing the aquifer that the region’s municipalities rely on for well water is depleting. Proposed new sources include Lake Michigan water through the DuPage Water Commission. Read the full story by Aurora Beacon-News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200804-illinois-water-quality-source

Patrick Canniff

Land conservancy to protect 166 acres in Platte Lake watershed

On: August 4, 2020

The Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy is looking to protect a 166-acre property identified as of the highest priority for permanent protection in the Platte River Watershed Management Plan. The proposed preserve would protect a total of more than 6,000 feet of water frontage Platte River watershed and dubbed the Embayment Lakes Nature Preserve. Read the full story by Manistee News Advocate.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200804-nature-preserve-watershed

Patrick Canniff

Sand dredged from Waukegan Harbor to be used to replenish four area beaches

On: August 4, 2020

As sand deposits grow higher in the federal navigation channel of Waukegan Harbor, potentially imperiling shipping, the United States Army Corps of Engineers has developed a plan to use the sand recovered from dredging the port to combat erosion at area beaches. Read the full story by Lake County News-Sun.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200804-waukegan-dredge-beaches

Patrick Canniff

Fall hunt set for ‘damaging’ cormorants in Ontario

On: August 4, 2020

In a bid to protect fish stocks and natural habitat in Nipissing from the harmful impacts of double-crested cormorants, the Ontario government is introducing a fall harvest for the species. Read the full story by BayToday.ca

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200804-ontario-cormorants

Patrick Canniff

Historic lake levels take bite out of Wisconsin shoreline

On: August 4, 2020

Water levels on Lakes Michigan and Huron have set record monthly highs each month so far in 2020 with water levels currently two inches from a record high level. Read the full story by Spectrum News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200804-wisconsin-lake-levels

Patrick Canniff

Commission releases study on fish population, size in Great Lakes

On: August 4, 2020

The International Joint Commission has released a report identifying why there are reduced fish populations in four of the five Great Lakes, including Huron, citing invasive species, algal blooms, and other aspects affecting water quality. Read and listen to the full story by Blackburnnews.com.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200804-fish-ijc

Patrick Canniff

New drinking water standards for PFAS, but more work to be done

On: August 4, 2020

Michigan’s new PFAS drinking water standards went into effect this week; the restrictions include seven more common chemicals from the PFAS family. Michigan’s regulations are among the strictest in the U.S. Read and listen to the full story by Michigan Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200804-michigan-pfas

Patrick Canniff

Burtchville nature preserve acquired with plan to join it with others via trails

On: August 4, 2020

Thumb Land Conservancy acquired the 42-acre Bidwell Sanctuary in Burtchville Township, MI last month in a proposal to join this property with other nearby nature preserves, creating a nearly 4.5 mile continuous park to be called Southern Lake Huron Coastal Park. Read the full story by Port Huron Times Herald.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200804-michigan-preserve

Patrick Canniff

MichMash: Uncharted waters ahead for fishing on the Great Lakes

On: August 4, 2020

Fishing on the Great Lakes is in limbo right now, with legislation in the state Senate to change commercial fishing regulations, and five Michigan Native American tribes are in negotiations with the state over fishing rights. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200804-fishing-great-lakes

Patrick Canniff

Slotkin amendment would help arm Michigan for PFAS battle

On: August 4, 2020

In an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act is a provision that would require the Department of Defense to use the most stringent applicable standard when cleaning up PFAS contamination. Read and view the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200804-pfas-contamination

Patrick Canniff

Port of Montreal kicks off contractor selection process for Contrecoeur project

On: August 4, 2020

The Montreal Port Authority is launching a public procurement process for the construction of a new container terminal in Contrecoeur that’s valued at $750 million to $950 million and is scheduled to be ready by 2024. Building the South Shore facility will allow Quebec’s biggest port to boost capacity by about 50 per cent. Read the full story by the Montreal Gazette.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200804-montreal-port

Patrick Canniff

House passes bill to fund Great Lakes projects and numerous federal departments

On: August 3, 2020

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a $1.3 trillion spending bill that includes money to restore the Great Lakes. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200803-funding-bill

Researchers track Great Lakes fish through acoustic telemetry

On: August 3, 2020

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is using acoustic telemetry to study fish movements in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Iron Mountain Daily News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200803-acoustic-telemetry

Judge extends negotiations over Great Lakes fishing rights

On: August 3, 2020

The state of Michigan and five Ottawa and Chippewa tribes will have more time to renegotiate their expiring agreement governing fishing in the Great Lakes after a recent court ruling extending the negotiation timeline. Read the full story by the Traverse City Record-Eagle.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200803-fishing-rights

Lake Michigan salmon/trout: Lakewide study reveals some of the changes in the diet; more to come

On: August 3, 2020

A study of salmon and trout in Lake Michigan showed a shift in their diets as they adapt to a decline in their prey, non-native alewives. Read the full story by Chicago Sun Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200803-fish-diet-study

Officials monitoring Chambly Basin after invasive grass carp is reeled in

On: August 3, 2020

Experts from Quebec’s Department of Forests, Wildlife and Parks are closely monitoring the Richelieu River, which flows from Lake Champlain into the St. Lawrence River, after a sport fisher caught a grass carp there on July 16. Read the full story by the Montreal Gazette.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200803-grass-carp

Elk skull with antlers found in Fenton-area lake is 220 years old and likely from an extinct subspecies

On: August 3, 2020

An elk skull with antlers discovered in a lake near Fenton, Michigan, is around 220 years old and may be from an extinct subspecies of elk. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200803-extinct-elk-skull

Groups hope NY rules get pollutants out of drinking water

On: August 3, 2020

Clean water activists hope that public water suppliers will remove an industrial pollutant, 1,4-Dioxane, from the New York public water supply under new water standards adopted by the state’s Public Health and Health Planning Council. Read the full story by The Associated Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200803-drinking-water-pollutants

State to hire 3rd inspector for dam safety program

On: August 3, 2020

A third inspector is expected to be hired for Michigan’s Dam Safety Program, with the hopes that a new senior environmental engineer will improve the safety of state-regulated dams. Read the full story by The Associated Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200803-dam-inspector

Webinar scheduled on permit process for oil pipeline tunnel

On: August 3, 2020

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has scheduled a public webinar for this for August 6 to help keep the public informed about the application permitting process for Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 tunnel project. Read the full story by WILX-TV – Lansing, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200803-pipeline-webinar

Toxic algae blooms in Great Lakes pose threat to beachgoers

On: August 3, 2020

Biology experts are warning beachgoers and swimmers of harmful algae blooms that have been springing up throughout the Great Lakes. Read the full story by WNEM-TV – Saginaw, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200803-algae-blooms

Review underway: Will IJC’s efforts be enough for flooded shoreline municipalities?

On: July 31, 2020

The International Joint Commission has started an early review of its Lake Ontario water management plan. The review is overseen by a board that includes some of its most ardent critics who are upset by the extensive flooding along the lake’s shoreline last year. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200731-ijc

Ruling forthcoming in landmark Lake Erie algae case

On: July 31, 2020

A landmark case over how hard the state of Ohio must crack down on farmers and others who allow algae-feeding phosphorus to flow off their land finished Thursday and awaits a decision. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200731-lake-erie-case

Ohio lawmakers want ‘puzzling’ offshore wind ruling revisited

On: July 31, 2020

A bipartisan coalition of state lawmakers from Northeast Ohio sent a letter to the Ohio Power Siting Board requesting that they reconsider the terms of the permit granted to the Lake Erie Energy Development Company’s 20.7-megawatt demonstration offshore wind project. The permit restricts the hours of the year the proposed wind farm can operate. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200731-ohio-wind

Court: Flint class-action can proceed over lead in water

On: July 31, 2020

In a victory for Flint, Michigan, residents whose health and homes were harmed by lead-contaminated water, the Michigan Supreme Court allowed a class-action lawsuit against public officials to proceed. Read the full story by The Associated Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200731-flint

Lake Michigan salmon/trout: Lakewide study reveals some of the changes in the diet; more to come

On: July 31, 2020

A study of fish diets in Lake Michigan salmon and trout revealed changes in diets in response to changing lake ecosystems and available food sources. Read the full story by the Chicago Sun-Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200731-lake-salmon

Warm lake waters signal coming algal blooms

On: July 31, 2020

With warmer than average surface water temperatures on the Great Lakes this year, researchers are asking the public to help spot any harmful algal blooms on Lake Superior. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200731-warm-waters-habs

See Sleeping Bear Dunes water conditions in real time thanks to high-tech buoy

On: July 31, 2020

A new research and monitoring buoy installed by University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee researchers allows the public to view lake conditions and underwater footage of Lake Michigan near Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore near Traverse City, Michigan. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200731-sleeping-bear-buoy

Waters are open, so Get Into Your Sanctuary this weekend

On: July 31, 2020

The Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Museum is live-streaming virtual events this weekend to showcase the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary as part of NOAA’s annual Get Into Your Sanctuary event. Read the full story by The Alpena News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200731-nms

Lawmakers work to keep Asian Carp out of Great Lakes

On: July 31, 2020

The approval of the Water Resources Development Act authorizes federal funding for measures intended to help keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes. Read the full story by WOOD-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200731-invasive-carp

New NOAA research plan includes Great Lakes

On: July 31, 2020

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Thursday unveiled a new, 10-year plan for further examination of acidification of the country’s oceans, coastline and Great Lakes. The plan includes expanding monitoring and research on the impacts of Great Lakes acidification. Read the full story by WGRZ-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200731-noaa-plan

Sturgeon Bay construction company tapped for $2 million dredging project

On: July 31, 2020

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, awarded more than $2 million to a Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, company to dredge the Duluth-Superior Harbor and use the dredged material to rebuild eroded shoreline and dune habitat in Minnesota. Read the full story by the Green Bay Press-Gazette.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200731-dredge

The greatest of the Great Lakes has a Twitter account with a superiority complex

On: July 30, 2020

Lac Supérieur is the Twitter handle for Lake Superior, an account run by a human who speaks not on behalf of the lake but as the lake, in a brash, anthropomorphic way, brimming with a mix of swagger and silliness. Read the full story by WTTW -TV-Chicago, IL.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200730-lake-superior

Like the oceans, the Great Lakes may be souring (Carbon pollution and acidification)

On: July 30, 2020

Scientists have focused on ocean acidification, called “climate change’s evil twin,” while overlooking the acidification of lakes and rivers, so not much is known about what carbon pollution means for the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Nexus Media.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200730-carbon-pollution

OPINION: Kalamazoo oil spill 10 years ago taught Enbridge nothing

On: July 30, 2020

Saturday marked the 10th anniversary of Enbridge’s spilling almost a million gallons of heavy tar-sands oil into Michigan’s Kalamazoo River from its 41-year-old Line 6B — causing one of the worst inland oil spills in U.S. history. Now Enbridge is touting its proposed oil pipeline tunnel under the Great Lakes as a quick-and-simple fix to Line 5. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200730-kalamazoo-spill

As Lake Michigan waters rise, erosion poses an existential threat to North Shore towns and homeowners

On: July 30, 2020

After suburban communities like Lake Forest, Winnetka and Evanston were established in the mid-19th century, the North Shore became a haven for summer visitors. But the North Shore’s engineered shoreline and man-made beaches have proved to be no match for Lake Michigan. Read the full story by the Pioneer Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200730-erosion