Daily News (Page 37)

Don’t move a mussel: Province launches information campaign against invasive species

On: August 9, 2024

Alberta’s government recently launched a public awareness campaign to combat the spread of invasive zebra mussels and quagga mussels to the province which is currently free of zebra and quagga mussels. However, populations are on the rise in other parts of Canada including the Great Lakes. Read the full story by the Community Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240809-invasive-species-campaign

Allouez Bay restoration project begins

On: August 9, 2024

Audubon Great Lakes and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources are starting the Marsh Bird Habitat Restoration Project in Allouez Bay, Wisconsin. The project aims to restore the area’s natural habitat by reducing invasive cattails. Read the full story by the Superior Telegram.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240809-restoration-project

Senator Peters visits Traverse City to see progress of FishPass Project

On: August 9, 2024

Michigan Senator Gary Peters made a stop in Traverse City, Michigan, to see the progress of the FishPass Project. The project will replace the Union Street Dam and reconnect the Boardman River to Grand Traverse Bay to allow native fish passage. 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/20240809-senator-visit-fishpass

EPA offers tours of its largest lake research vessel in Detroit Thursday

On: August 9, 2024

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s largest research vessel, the 180-foot Lake Guardian, was docked at Hart Plaza in Detroit on Thursday for free public tours. The vessel was launched in 2010 to accelerate efforts to protect and restore the world’s largest system of fresh surface water. Read the full story by Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240809-epa-research-vessel

COMMENTARY: Will we have to pump the Great Lakes to California to feed the nation?

On: August 9, 2024

No one wants unsightly pipelines snaking across the country, draining Lake Michigan to feed the citrus groves of the Central Valley in California. But that future is drawing closer by the day. Read the full story by The Salt Lake Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240809-water-scarcity

Researchers develop ‘holy grail’ solution to fight invasive vampire species: ‘Something nobody has ever done before’

On: August 9, 2024

Experts from Michigan State University are working on a groundbreaking way to deal with an invasive fish that is blighting Lake Michigan and connecting waterways: the FishPass. Read the full story by Yahoo!News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240809-lamprey-solution

Native fish decline in the Great Lakes

On: August 7, 2024

The Great Lakes, a crucial ecosystem supporting 139 native fish species, face a significant ecological crisis, as the Great Lakes Fishery Commission notes an alarming decline in native fish populations over the past two centuries. Read the full story by the Manistee News Advocate.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240807-native-fish-decline

Theresa Gruninger

Missed calls, forgotten instructions: inside an oil spill cleanup on Toronto waterways

On: August 7, 2024

When an oil spill leached into two Toronto creeks last summer, the cleanup did not go as planned. Despite the efforts to contain it, the spill reached Lake Ontario — a source of drinking water for nine million people. Read the full story by The Narwhal.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240807-toronto-oil-spill-cleanup

Theresa Gruninger

Operation Manoomin: Restoring wild rice along the Detroit River

On: August 7, 2024

Manoomin or wild rice was once very common in coastal marshes along the Detroit River and has always been sacred to Indigenous Nations. Today it is listed as a threatened species in Michigan and the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi wants to restore this species in the Detroit River and to identify it as an indicator of ecosystem health. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240807-wild-rice-restoration

Theresa Gruninger

Lake Erie alligator watch, Day 2: Warning sign posted, but where is the gator?

On: August 7, 2024

As of 4 p.m. Tuesday, an alleged alligator remains on the loose in or around the east Erie, Pennsylvania, shoreline. Authorities still have not seen a trace of the reptile but have been keeping watch. Read the full story by Erie-Times News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240807-gator-watch

Theresa Gruninger

Climate change contributes to shift in Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms

On: August 7, 2024

Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms have started sooner and had longer peak periods over the past decade compared to earlier years, newly released data shows. Warming temperatures linked to climate change are a cause, according to researchers, with interactions among species likely playing a role as well. Read the full story by Inside Climate News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240807-climate-change-hab

Theresa Gruninger

More than 1,000 dead fish found along Tischer Creek in Duluth

On: August 7, 2024

An investigation is underway after more than a thousand dead fish washed up along Tischer Creek in Duluth, Minnesota. Read the full story KBJR-TV – Duluth, MN.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240807-fish-kill-duluth

Theresa Gruninger

Harnessing mussels to filter fresh water

On: August 7, 2024

Researchers at the Philadelphia Water Department Office of Watersheds are looking to utilize and restore native mussels to help filter contaminants in municipal wastewater. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240807-native-mussels

Theresa Gruninger

Rare earthquake hits in Lake Michigan near Wisconsin

On: August 7, 2024

A rare Midwestern earthquake struck in Lake Michigan on Friday. The earthquake, which had a magnitude of 2.9, occurred 25 miles off the coast of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240807-earthquake

Theresa Gruninger

Swimmer Jim Dreyer is attempting at 60 to cross Lake Michigan — again

On: August 7, 2024

Jim Dreyer — who last year fell short of completing his freestyle across Lake Michigan for a second time — plans to try it again. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240807-swim-lake-michigan

Theresa Gruninger

St. Croix County residents scrutinize big farm’s new owner

On: August 7, 2024

Some Wisconsinites fear that the expansion of a St. Croix County dairy farm will increase contamination of the county’s water. Under previous ownership, the farm racked up a litany of manure violations, including two major spills. Read the full story by Wisconsin Watch.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240807-dairy-farm

Theresa Gruninger

Bloody red shrimp found in Lake Superior raises worry of another invasive species

On: August 5, 2024

A solitary bloody red shrimp was found in the Twin Ports Harbor, raising fears that the light-hating, zooplankton-eating invasive critters have found their way to Lake Superior. Read the full story by the Star Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240805-bloodyredshrimp-lakesuperior-invasivespecies

Hannah Reynolds

Advocates, local political leaders discuss health of Lake Erie since the 2014 Toledo water crisis

On: August 5, 2024

In Lucas County, Ohio, advocates and local leaders brought people out to Lake Erie to see first-hand the lack of progress on the blue-green algae problems, which are still prevalent after 10 years. Read the full story by WTOL-TV – Toledo, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240805-lakeerie-health-toledowatercrisis

Hannah Reynolds

In significant decision for Michigan’s waters, state Supreme Court rules EGLE has authority to do its job

On: August 5, 2024

In a rare rebuke to the industrial farm sector, the Michigan Supreme Court this week ruled that state environmental regulators have full authority to require big livestock and poultry operations to improve their handling of billions of pounds of manure that contributes to serious contamination of state waters. Read the full story by Michigan Public.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240805-michiganswaters-supremecourt

Hannah Reynolds

A third of hosts say they’ll sell their property if this Lake Michigan town bans rentals

On: August 5, 2024

A contentious short-term housing rental ban is looming over one of Michigan’s most popular beach towns. Park Township, Michigan, home to Holland State Park beach, is still in litigation over enforcing a ban on short-term rentals. As it lingers in court, current rental owners are wary of the future of their investments. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240805-lakemichigan-town-bans-rentals

Hannah Reynolds

One year later: What we know about the Manitowoc diesel spill

On: August 5, 2024

After more than a year, the cause of a Lake Michigan diesel spill in Manistee, Michigan, has yet to be shared with the public. Read the full story by the Manistee News Advocate.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240805-manitowoc-dieselspill

Hannah Reynolds

Fishing scandal costs Lake Erie Walleye Tournament cheaters $100,000 boat and more

On: August 5, 2024

The attempted cheating during a Cleveland-based competition in September 2022 drew worldwide attention. The two Lake Erie walleye anglers lost their nearly $100,000 boat, were fined and lost fishing rights for three years. Read the full story by The Columbus Dispatch.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240805-fishingscandal-lakeerie

Hannah Reynolds

Michigan DNR urges safety in lakes, rivers, as hot weather continues

On: August 5, 2024

Though there are many ways to enjoy Michigan’s waterways – swimming, fishing, paddling, boating and more – the Michigan Department of Natural Resources wants to ensure that your priority is safety in and around the water. Read the full story by Radio Results Network.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240805-michigandnr-watersafety-hotweather

Hannah Reynolds

What’s causing declining whitefish numbers in northern Michigan?

On: August 5, 2024

Whitefish numbers are declining in northern Michigan, and some scientists believe the heart of the problem lies with the invasive quagga and zebra mussels that have invaded our waters. 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/20240805-declining-whitefish-northernmichigan

Hannah Reynolds

Dozens of Divvy bikes dumped in Lake Michigan, prompting concerns over drinking water

On: August 5, 2024

In Chicago, a volunteer group has been busy pulling discarded Divvy bikes from Lake Michigan, citing fears over the dangers these battery-powered bikes can pose to the water. Divvy is a bicycle sharing system in the Chicago metropolitan area. Read the full story by NBC Chicago.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240805-divvybikes-dumped-lakemichigan

Hannah Reynolds

5th-graders appeal to Legislature to make stonefly Michigan’s insect

On: August 5, 2024

Bills to name the stonefly Michigan’s state insect are now before committees in both the state House and Senate, thanks to the work of 5th grade students and teachers from Grand Rapids, Michigan. If you see a stonefly, the water nearby is clean. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240805-stonefly-michigansinsect

Hannah Reynolds

Toxic blooms on Lake Erie still a problem 10 years after Toledo shut down its water system

On: August 2, 2024

Ten years ago, Toledo shut down its water system because a toxic algae bloom had formed around its water intake structure in Lake Erie. Safeguards are now in place that will prevent a system shutdown from happening again, but a large reduction in cyanobacterial blooms has yet to be achieved. Read the full story by Michigan Public.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240802-toxic-algae-blooms

Theresa Gruninger

From pet to ‘monster.’ The battle to rid Michigan’s Glen Lake of giant koi

On: August 2, 2024

The Glen Lake Association is on a three-year mission to remove invasive koi from the crystal-clear lake next to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Seashore. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240802-giant-koi

Theresa Gruninger

COMMENTARY: One idea to curb the invasive Asian carp: Eat them

On: August 2, 2024

Midwestern states are spending millions every year to prevent invasive carp from entering rivers and lakes. Barriers might slow them down but stopping them completely may be impossible. Officials and researchers think, however, that the creation of consumer markets for silver carp could work to manage their numbers. Read the full story by Michigan Advance.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240802-invasive-carp

Theresa Gruninger

Pete Buttigieg visits Milwaukee to highlight port investments, ride Amtrak line

On: August 2, 2024

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited the Port of Milwaukee to highlight federal funding — more than $9 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law — that helped upgrade its agricultural export facilities. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240802-port-investments

Theresa Gruninger

We’re outnumbered by zebra mussels. Where they may be headed next

On: August 2, 2024

The Great Lakes are full of zebra mussels, one estimate puts their population in the Great Lakes alone at 750 trillion. While projects are underway to try and reduce their numbers, their steady expansion to the Western U.S has many concerned. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240802-zebra-mussels

Theresa Gruninger

Minnesota preserves beach and rare wetland on north shore of Lake Superior

On: August 2, 2024

Carnivorous plants, a picturesque pebble beach and outcrops of a rare type of volcanic lava rock highlight Minnesota’s newest nature preserve. The Icelandite Coastal Fen Scientific and Natural Area is about 10 miles northeast of Grand Marais on the foggy northern shore of Lake Superior. Read the full story by the Star Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240802-rare-wetland

Theresa Gruninger

St. Louis County receives nearly $1.85 million grant to address climate change impacts on Lake Superior

On: August 2, 2024

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Commerce Department has awarded a nearly $1.85 million grant to St. Louis County, Minnesota, to help address climate change impacts on the coast of Lake Superior. Read the full story by WDIO-TV – Duluth, MN.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240802-shoreline-grant

Theresa Gruninger

Wisconsin’s historic carferry, the SS Badger, seeks alternative fuel sources

On: August 2, 2024

The last coal-fired passenger steamship in the U.S., the SS Badger, is attempting to become more green while maintaining its steam-powered charm as it travels across Lake Michigan between Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and Ludington, Michigan. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240802-badger-alternative-fuel

Theresa Gruninger

Fuel tank explodes in Lake Huron after Ohio Air National Guard plane emergency

On: August 2, 2024

A fuel tank exploded in Lake Huron after a military fighter jet dropped them during an emergency over Michigan on Wednesday. Read the full story by WJBX-TV – Detroit, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240802-fuel-tank

Theresa Gruninger

Senators say $450M in federal funds secured for Soo Locks project

On: August 2, 2024

U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) say they have secured the $450 million in federal funding included in the Fiscal Year 2025 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for the Soo Locks construction project. Read the full story by the SooLeader.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240802-soo-locks-funding

Theresa Gruninger

NOAA works on most in-depth mapping of Lake Superior in decades

On: July 31, 2024

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been working to collect new mapping data on Lake Superior since 2020. This survey is part of a large effort to update the mapping of the coastal and nearshore water of the Great Lakes. Read the full story by WDIO-TV – Duluth, MN.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240731-superior-mapping

$1.5 million from state to support monitoring at 7 St. Clair County water intake sites

On: July 31, 2024

Governor Whitmer of Michigan signed off on state funding to support an early warning system along the 80-mile Lake Huron-to-Lake Erie corridor. The program involves physical monitors at treatment plants in the region that ultimately serves half the state’s population. Read the full story by the Port Huron Times Herald.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240731-water-monitoring-funding

COMMENTARY: Tons of plastic trash litters Great Lakes beaches — Why not hold manufacturers responsible?

On: July 31, 2024

Momentum for transitioning away from single use plastic is building in the Great Lakes. The Alliance for the Great Lakes is calling for implementing extended producer responsibility policies — holding producers responsible across the life cycle of their products. Read the full story by the Chicago Sun-Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240731-plastic-trash

DNR announced another invasive plant to watch out for

On: July 31, 2024

Just when Michiganders think they know all the invasive plants and bugs to watch out for, another one gets added to the list. Lesser celandine is an aquatic plant with pretty yellow flowers found heavily in mid-Michigan near streams and in forested floodplains. Read the full story by WDRG – Grand Rapids, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240731-new-invasive-mi

A decade after water crisis, progress for Lake Erie remains sluggish

On: July 31, 2024

Ten years ago this Friday, Toledo, Ohio, residents woke up to an algae-driven water crisis that brought unwanted attention from other parts of the world and inflicted a scar on the city’s reputation. Despite knowing the cause of the crisis, similar problems remain today. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240731-erie-algal-blooms

Discovery of invasive species prompts Columbus to drain Whetstone Casting Pond

On: July 31, 2024

In Ohio, the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department drained the pond at Whetstone Park following the discovery of an invasive round goby in the water. Read the full story by The Columbus Dispatch.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240731-pond-drain

Great Lakes’ worst invasive species ranked in new study, from zebra mussels to grass carp

On: July 31, 2024

To help better understand which of the almost 200 aquatic invasive species roaming the Great Lakes pose the greatest threat, scientists at various Michigan-based research groups ranked the top 10 species that have the greatest impact. Read the full story by WJBK – Detroit, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240731-ranked-invasives

COMMENTARY: Enbridge poses an existential threat to the Great Lakes

On: July 31, 2024

Enbridge Line 5 has spilled 35 times, releasing over 1.3 million gallons of toxic oil. Extending the 70-year-old Line 5 pipeline through the company’s proposed re-route is not a solution. Read the full story by the Wisconsin Examiner.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240731-enbridge-threat

For one month, a driverless bus will service Sleeping Bear Dunes overlook

On: July 31, 2024

All aboard the rolling robot! An autonomous electric bus will begin a monthlong deployment at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in northern Michigan as part of a grant-funded project by a self-driving software company. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240731-driverless-bus

Another oil spill reported in Pointe-aux-Trembles, days after cleanup for last spill completed

On: July 29, 2024

Authorities have detected an oil spill in the St. Lawrence River in Montreal’s east end, less than two weeks after an oil spill in the same area. The root cause of the oil spill near Pointe-aux-Trembles on July 25 is unknown, but authorities say they found the pipe that led the contaminant to the river. Read the full story by CBC News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240729-oil-spills

UToledo to conduct 1st air quality study related to algal blooms

On: July 29, 2024

Funded through grants and the Ohio Department of Education, the University of Toledo (UT) is conducting a study that will collect air from Lake Erie, where it will then be transported back to UT for testing. The study focuses on how algal blooms affect humans by analyzing the effect of the toxins on human cells in a lab. Read the full story by WTOL-TV – Toledo, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240729-habs-study

Saugatuck dunes marina developer sues opposition group leader

On: July 29, 2024

A developer based in Holland, Michigan, attempting to build a marina and high-end housing at the Kalamazoo River mouth has sued the leader of the Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance, a nonprofit organized in 2007 to oppose development at the river mouth. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240729-development-litigation

Researchers use festival catches as samples for research

On: July 29, 2024

Throughout the Michigan Brown Trout Festival, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service researchers were busy gathering vital data on the fish populations in Lake Huron. Festival participants helped with this research as some anglers offered their catches as samples. Read the full story by The Alpena News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240729-festival-research

Robots clean up litter on Milwaukee beaches and rivers

On: July 29, 2024

Two remote-controlled robotic devices are being deployed in Milwaukee to try and alleviate plastic pollution. The supermarket chain Meijer donated $250,000 to the Council of the Great Lakes Region Foundation for the technology, which was given to Milwaukee Riverkeeper. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240729-cleanup-robots