Daily News (Page 30)

Huron Pines reaches $1 million fundraising goal

On: November 4, 2024

Huron Pines, a Northeast Lower Michigan organization, has reached a landmark $1 million fundraising goal as part of its Community-Driven Conservation fundraising campaign marking the organization’s 50th anniversary. Its funds will support public recreation opportunities, protect wild lands, and improve water quality. Read the full story by the Oscoda Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241104-fundraising-campaign

Complaint alleges Michigan regulators ‘aided and abetted’ BASF’s criminal water pollution in Wyandotte for decades

On: November 4, 2024

A complaint filed by a Michigan state employee with the Michigan Attorney General’s office Thursday alleges that state regulators have failed to stop chemical giant BASF from releasing toxic chemicals into the Detroit River from its Wyandotte facility over several decades. Read the full story by Planet Detroit.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241104-water-pollution

Is the St. Lawrence River warming?

On: November 4, 2024

According to a recent Canadian government study, the average water temperature of the St. Lawrence River is at a record high. At measurements of 300 meters deep, in 2022, the temperatures exceeded 44.6 degrees Fahrenheit for the first time ever. Read the full story by Spectrum News 1.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241104-river-warming

State eyes maritime sector for sustainability, decarbonization

On: November 4, 2024

The University of Michigan recently received nearly $200,000 in state funding to figure out ways to make cargo shipping, recreational boating, commercial fishing, ports and ferries more sustainable. The project’s goals will be in line with the state’s MI Healthy Climate Plan that sets targets to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. Read the full story by WCMU – Mount Pleasant, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241104-maritime-sustainability

Diving to drink a 19th-century shipwreck’s treasure

On: November 4, 2024

The wreck of the James R. Bentley, a 170-foot-long schooner, has sat 165 feet beneath the surface of Lake Huron since 1878. Within its hold was an unlikely treasure. A group of divers sponsored by a Northern Michigan distilling company aimed to retrieve a few scoops of 145-year-old rye seeds aboard the ship. Read the full story by The New York Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241104-shipwreck-dive

Lorain provides updates on Lake Erie shoreline revitalization

On: November 4, 2024

The City of Lorain, Ohio, plans to invest over $15 million in revitalizing its Lake Erie lakefront on the eastern shore of the Black River, with hopes of creating a park, improved public boat ramp and space for mixed-use development. Read the full story by The Chronicle-Telegram.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241104-shoreline-revitalization

Great Lakes ecosystem and energy needs at the center of Line 5 pipeline disputes

On: November 1, 2024

Where Lake Michigan and Lake Huron connect, powerful water currents rush in opposite directions over an antiquated pipeline known as Line 5. Along the pipeline’s route from Wisconsin to Ontario, via the Straits of Mackinac, more than 1 million gallons of oil have reportedly spilled in the past 50 years. Read the full story by the Chicago Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241101-line5-disputes

Two Grand Rapids-area companies trying to improve fish product supply chain

On: November 1, 2024

A new initiative called “100% Great Lakes Fish” is seeking new ways to use whole fish to reduce waste and support rural economic development in the process. Read the full story at WOOD – Grand Rapids, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241101-fish-production

Detecting toxins in the Great Lakes using the power of light

On: November 1, 2024

High levels of blue green algae in Lake Erie caused hundreds of thousands of people to temporarily have unavailable drinking water in 2014. A professor from Central Michigan University is developing an affordable sensor that will be able to detect blue green algae that is an issue in the Great Lakes with a decreased turn-around time for results. Read the full story by the Morning Sun.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241101-toxin-detection

Lakes release large amounts of CO2, now we know why

On: November 1, 2024

A new study has uncovered the missing science behind why some lakes around the world emit such large amounts of carbon dioxide. A chemical reaction known as calcite precipitation releases CO₂ and is a common phenomenon reported in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Read the full story by Cosmos.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241101-lakes-release-co2

Thumb Land Conservancy adds 80 acres to the Southern Lake Huron Coastal Park

On: November 1, 2024

The Thumb Land Conservancy, an organization devoted to preserving natural environments in the Blue Water Area, announced it has added 80 acres of dune and swale forest to a Fort Gratiot County Park in Michigan. Read the full story by the Times Herald.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241101-conservation-land-addition

Research project could influence freshwater management in the Great Lakes and around the world

On: November 1, 2024

Algae blooms in the Great Lakes are becoming increasingly common. This is why a doctoral student at the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research chose to focus her research on how the Thames River affects downstream cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms. Read the full story by Education News Canada.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241101-freshwater-research

Invasive species and ecosystem changes central to Freshwater Summit discussions

On: November 1, 2024

The Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay helped to gather over a dozen highly prestigious researchers and experts at the Freshwater Summit to present, network, and discuss regional issues spanning from whitefish populations to swimmer’s itch and more. Read the full story by WPBN-TV – Traverse City, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241101-invasive-species-discussions

Mining is back in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Here’s how it works

On: November 1, 2024

Ever wondered what happens in an Upper Peninsula mine? Reporters went inside the Eagle nickel and copper mine in Marquette County, Michigan, to get a firsthand look at the process. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241101-up-mining

‘Loving’ Lake Erie’s new mural

On: November 1, 2024

In Ohio, Sandusky’s waterfront mural captures some of Lake Erie’s best qualities including birding, fishing, sailing and sightseeing. A new landside painting pays homage to what many can see across Sandusky Bay on a typical summer’s day all year long. Read the full story by the Sandusky Register.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241101-erie-mural

Minnesota’s state fish is delicious, but at risk

On: November 1, 2024

Walleye is a big deal in Minnesota, but its popularity has gotten the fish into some pretty deep water, and it might not be available forever if overfishing continues. Read the full story by Tasting Table.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241101-walleye-overfishing

On Lake Erie, getting rid of problem algae starts with giving it less food

On: October 30, 2024

The phosphorus load, the nutrient that feeds harmful algae, into western Lake Erie is trending downward, but the 40% reduction target has yet to be met consistently. Read the full story by The Associated Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241030-algae-bloom

Theresa Gruninger

Hicks-Hudson elected to Great Lakes panel

On: October 30, 2024

Ohio State Sen. Paula Hicks-Hudson has been elected by the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus to represent Ohio on its executive committee for the next two years. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241030-great-lakes-st-lawrence-legisltaive-caucus

Theresa Gruninger

Cranbrook interactive experiences spreads awareness on sea lamprey

On: October 30, 2024

Sea lampreys are the newest residents at Michigan’s Cranbrook Institute of Science. The Great Lakes Fishery Commission provided the sea lampreys along with an enclosure and tank fittings for the exhibit which will allow guests to get up close to the invasive species. Read the full story by the Birmingham-Bloomfield Eagle.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241030-sea-lamprey-exhibit

Theresa Gruninger

This 1868 shipwreck is one of the best preserved in the Great Lakes

On: October 30, 2024

The F.T. Barney, a two-masted schooner, collided with another ship and sank within minutes on Oct. 23, 1868, off the shore of Presque Isle, Michigan, in Lake Huron. Today it’s one of the best-preserved shipwrecks in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241030-shipwreck

Theresa Gruninger

Meetings on tap on Door County smallmouth bass management

On: October 30, 2024

The Department of Natural Resources will hold meetings in November on the future of smallmouth bass management in Door County waters, including a potential “catch and immediate release” rule. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241030-smallmouth-bass-managment

Theresa Gruninger

HMCS Harry DeWolf, one of Canada’s newest warships, docks in Windsor

On: October 30, 2024

More than a hundred naval personnel joined city officials at Ontario’s Windsor riverfront Tuesday morning to greet and honor HMCS Harry DeWolf, one of Canada’s newest naval vessels. Part of a month-long deployment in Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, the docked ship docked will be opening its decks to the public on the weekend. Read the full story by the Windsor Star.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241030-hmcs-harry-dewolf

Theresa Gruninger

Touring Michigan‘s ’Sunrise Coast’: Inside the push for cruise ships in Bay County, Tawas

On: October 30, 2024

Two cities, Tawas and Bay City, along Michigan’s “Sunrise Coast” are hoping to bring tourism and boost local economy by becoming a stop for Great Lakes cruise liners. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241030-new-cruise-locations

Theresa Gruninger

31st Annual River Symposium highlights interdependence

On: October 30, 2024

The St. Lawrence River Institute hosted the 31st Annual River Symposium from October 23 to 25, drawing researchers, students, policymakers, and community members where the event explored the theme “River Connections: Land, Water & Community,” highlighting the interdependence of ecosystems, nature, and human communities. Read the full story by the Seaway News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241030-annual-river-symposium

Theresa Gruninger

Drownings are up in Great Lakes, Lake Michigan in 2024, advocacy group says

On: October 30, 2024

As swimming season draws to a close, unofficial tallies show 88 people have drowned in the waters of the Great Lakes so far in 2024, an increase from 2023. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241030-lake-michigan-drownings

Theresa Gruninger

Up to 3.2M in Michigan may be getting water from PFAS-tainted aquifers

On: October 30, 2024

Up to 3.2 million Michiganders may get their drinking water from PFAS-tainted aquifers, according to a landmark national study on “forever chemicals” in America’s well water, which is among the highest rates in the nation. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241030-pfas

Theresa Gruninger

Friends of the St. Clair River announces new Watershed Pen Pals program

On: October 28, 2024

A unique new Friends of the St. Clair River project seeks to update the pen pals concept for the 21st century and move students out of the classroom and into the great outdoors. Read the full story by The Voice.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241028-friendsofstclairriver-watershedpenpals-program

Hannah Reynolds

Funding boost to support ERCA’s Lake Erie and Detroit River projects

On: October 28, 2024

Following a significant funding announcement, the Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) is set to launch several initiatives to improve the health of Lake Erie and the Detroit River Area of Concern. Read the full story by The Hamilton Spectator.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241028-fundingboost-lakeerie-detroitriver-projects

Hannah Reynolds

The Ironton Ferry: A historic shortcut across Lake Charlevoix

On: October 28, 2024

Since 1876, the Ironton Ferry has been a vital part of northern Michigan’s history, offering both a practical and scenic passage across Lake Charlevoix. Read the full story by The Sun Times News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241028-irontonferry-charlevoix

Hannah Reynolds

Tribal officials decry Wisconsin DNR allowing septage disposal on reservation

On: October 28, 2024

Ojibwe tribal officials are upset by a decision this month from the state’s Department of Natural Resources to approve a septage disposal site on their reservation in northern Wisconsin. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241028-wisconsin-dnr-septagedisposal-tribal-reservation

Hannah Reynolds

Work starts on Cape Vincent riverfront project

On: October 28, 2024

Cape Vincent, New York, highway crews tore down a deteriorating restaurant on Thursday as part of a multimillion effort to revitalize the municipality’s riverfront. Read the full story by The Watertown Daily Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241028-capevincent-waterfront-project

Hannah Reynolds

Conservation lecture on Wednesday at Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center

On: October 28, 2024

A free lecture titled “West Coast National Marine Sanctuary Challenges and the Conservation Opportunities That Could Help” will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center in Alpena, Michigan. Read the full story by The Alpena News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241028-conservationlecture-greatlakes-maritime-heritage-center

Hannah Reynolds

Invasive carp found in lower Black River

On: October 28, 2024

The Wisconsin DNR has announced that silver carp, an invasive species, have been detected in portions of the lower Chippewa River and lower Black River in western Wisconsin. Read the full story by WXOW – La Crosse, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241028-invasivecarp-lower-blackriver-detected

Hannah Reynolds

A 9,000 year-old Stonehenge under Lake Michigan baffles scientists: “It has no explanation”

On: October 28, 2024

A stone structure found recently under Lake Michigan, believed to be 9,000 years old, has left most scientists and historians unclear of its origin. This archaeological wonder, which is said to resemble England’s Stonehenge, was discovered in 2007 and is still causing controversy. Read the full story by ECONews.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241028-lake-michigan-stonehedge

Hannah Reynolds

Nearly $20 million awarded to conserve Milwaukee River basin, part of $1.5 billion federal package

On: October 25, 2024

A project to conserve land along the Milwaukee River was awarded nearly $20 million in federal funding Wednesday, part of a historic push by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to invest in conservation practices that mitigate climate change. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241025-milwaukee-river

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Conservation group aims restoration work on watershed that feeds Lake Superior

On: October 25, 2024

A Minnesota conservation group wants to focus on land protection and restoration near the St. Louis River as a part of a multi-state initiative known as the Greater Lakes Promise, an effort to improve water quality in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by MinnPost.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241025-st-louis-restoration

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Ohio EPA seeks to become a defendant in Lake Erie case, as well

On: October 25, 2024

Less than a month after agricultural groups sought to join a landmark case that could affect how western Lake Erie is managed, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has filed a motion to become a defendant too. The lawsuit targets the U.S. EPA for approving an Ohio EPA planning document under the Clean Water Act, which plaintiffs argue is weak and ineffective. Read the full story by The Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241025-erie-case

Taaja Tucker-Silva

New research boat being built to help gather fish data in Great Lakes

On: October 25, 2024

Soon, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources research center in Charlevoix, Michigan, will have a new and improved boat to help gather fish population data across the Great Lakes. After more than five decades of service, their old boat is outdated, and parts are hard to come by. Read the full story by WPBN-TV – Traverse City, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241025-dnr-boat

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Climate change isn’t a top issue in this election. Some Wisconsin voters say it should be

On: October 25, 2024

In nationwide polls, climate change ranks near the bottom of voters’ list of concerns, but it is of concern to Wisconsin voters who fear it is not receiving the attention it deserves in the presidential race. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241025-climate-voters

Taaja Tucker-Silva

A cold, icy winter would help Presque Isle’s beaches. Why that’s the case

On: October 25, 2024

Presque Isle State Park near Erie, Pennsylvania, received about $3 million last year in combined federal and state money for an annual beach sand replenishment project. Ice-free Lake Erie waters over the winter contribute to erosion and the need for beach sand additions. Read the full story by the Erie Times-News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241025-beach-erosion

Taaja Tucker-Silva

COMMENTARY: DNR preparing proposal to allow Lake Michigan commercial fishers to keep, sell lake trout

On: October 25, 2024

Lake trout could be part of a commercial fishery in the Wisconsin waters of Lake Michigan if a new administrative rule is approved. Read the full story by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241025-trout-proposal

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Guided tours at Toledo museum will commemorate, honor lives lost in Edmund Fitzgerald sinking

On: October 25, 2024

Nearly half a century after the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior, claiming the lives of 29 crew members, the National Museum of the Great Lakes in east Toledo, Ohio, will hold guided tours commemorating the sinking and honors those who died. Read the full story by WTOL-TV – Toledo, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241025-fitzgerald-tours

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Here’s when 15,000 Georgetown residents will begin receiving water from Lake Ontario

On: October 25, 2024

Approximately 15,000 Georgetown, Ontario, residents begin receiving their water from Lake Ontario the week of November 4. Construction recently finished on the infrastructure that will allow for a transfer from a groundwater source to treated lake-based water from Lake Ontario. Read the full story by Halton Hills Today.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241025-lake-ontario-water

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Dream job alert: Michigan’s Isle Royale looking for park guide, ranger

On: October 25, 2024

The remote island national park in Lake Superior is looking for a park guide and a park ranger interpreter for the 2025 season. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241025-job-alert

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Researchers in a lab near Lake Erie study how toxic algae can damage health

On: October 23, 2024

University of Toledo researchers hope to better understand how harmful algal bloom toxins affect people, especially those with health conditions like asthma. Read the full story by The Associated Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241023-toxic-algae

The nation’s first commercial carbon storage plant is in Illinois. It leaks.

On: October 23, 2024

Emerging carbon sequestration facilities in Indianna and Illinois are on the forefront of government strategies to slash fossil fuel emissions and meet climate goals. These facilities aim to permanently sequester planet-warming carbon dioxide deep underground, but if operations leak, they can pose significant risks to water resources. Read the full story by WBEZ – Chicago, IL.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241023-carbon-storage

On Lake Erie, getting rid of problem algae starts with giving it less food

On: October 23, 2024

Nutrient runoff from agricultural fields accounts for about 80% of the nutrients that flow into Lake Erie. Farmers are working to minimize impacts by applying fertilizer pellets beneath the soil surface rather than atop where rain can wash it away. Read the full story by The Associated Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241023-erie-algae

I speak for the fish: Where’s the line in fisheries research?

On: October 23, 2024

Fisheries biologists aim to help fish and other species while causing as little harm as possible in the process. On the Great Lakes, there are many guidelines and regulations in place to ensure ethical fisheries research. Read the full story by the Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241023-fisheries-research

Great Lakes businesses keep close eye on legal fight over carbon rule

On: October 23, 2024

For now, the Environmental Protection Agency can move forward with plans to establish new, federal carbon pollution standards for power plants. A group representing businesses in the Great Lakes region said the standard change is needed and hopes for more legal victories in the future. Read the full story by WXPR – Rhinelander, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241023-carbon-rule

Unwelcome ‘first’ among Wisconsin inland lakes: Invasive quagga mussels found in Geneva Lake

On: October 23, 2024

Last week, a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources team began investigating the quagga mussel’s prevalence and its long-term impact in Geneva Lake. Read the full story by WUWM – Milwaukee, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241023-inland-quagga-mussels