Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and local lawmakers are at odds over Canada’s support for the crude oil pipeline across the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac. Read the full story by The Monroe News.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211008-pipeline
The office of U.S. Congressman Tom Reed announced Yates County, New York will receive a $195,227 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant provided through the Great Lakes Commission. Read the full story by the Observer Review.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211008-grant-funding
Michigan residents are advised to look out for the invasive species on the state’s watchlist. Read the full story by the Lansing State Journal.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211008-invasive-species
Ontario is rolling out new rules related to the use and movement of baitfish and leeches when fishing in the province. This is all part of the province’s plan to prevent the spread of invasive species and diseases that can devastate Ontario’s fish stocks. Read the full story by Sault Online.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211008-baitfish
One thousand fingerling lake sturgeon were released into the Genesee River, a tributary of Lake Ontario in New York, as part of a statewide recovery effort for the species. Read the full story by WHAM-TV – Rochester, NY.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211008-sturgeon
The state of Michigan says a Flint chemical company with a permit to discharge into the Flint River appears to be responsible for contaminated stormwater or groundwater that has found its way into the city’s storm sewer system. Read the full story by MLive.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211008-groundwater
Tons of soil is being removed from a westside Detroit park as part of a storm water retention project to reduce flooding in streets and basements during periods of heavy rainfall. Read the full story by The Associated Press.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211008-storm-water-project
An oil spill from the U.S. Steel plant in Northwest Indiana forced the closure of nearby Lake Michigan beaches for the second time in less than two weeks. Read the full story by the Chicago Sun-Times.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211008-oil-spill
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says nine reservoirs, including Lake Milton and Pymatuning Lake, have been stocked with muskellunge, a popular game fish that can grow to immense sizes. Read the full story by WFMJ-TV – Jamestown, PA.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211008-game-fish
Community leaders along Lake Michigan in Wisconsin are celebrating the creation of the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary this weekend. Read the full story by Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211008-wisconsin-shickwreck
The Great Lakes Water Authority believes it will take anywhere from “$5 billion to $20 billion” to shore up the regional infrastructure enough to prevent heavy storms from flooding basements in Metro Detroit, officials said. Read the full story by The Detroit News.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211006-infrastructure
Based at the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment, the Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center Consortium will research the threats climate change has on natural resources and people in the Midwest. Read and hear the full story by WXPR – Rhinelander, WI.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211006-climate-change
Canada invoked a treaty with the United States and asked a judge Monday to suspend litigation over Michigan’s effort to shut down a Great Lakes oil pipeline. Read the full story by the Associated Press.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211006-treaty
Michigan’s Tribal Nations are responding after the Canadian government attempted to use a 1977 pipeline treaty to keep Line 5 open. Read the full story by WWTV-TV – Cadillac, MI.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211006-tribal
As a result of the drier than average conditions, water levels on Lake Superior have gone below the seasonal long-term average for the first time since April 2014. Read the full story by Lake Superior News.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211006-superior
State and federal officials on Tuesday confirmed the second finding of invasive carp DNA in the Milwaukee River. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211006-carp
The cleanup of the Ashtabula River Area of Concern and removal from the international Great Lakes pollution hotspot list in 2021 are considered major successes that give hope to other communities working to clean up their polluted waterways. Read the full story by GreatLakesNow.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211006-aoc
A storm-spurred equipment failure Monday at Hamilton’s treatment plant forced the city to dump 353 million litres of untreated and partly treated sewage into Red Hill Creek which flows into Hamilton Harbor. Read the full story by the Hamilton Spectator.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211006-spill
The California oil spill that has contaminated miles of coastline is renewing concerns about the potential of an oil leak from Line 5, which runs under the Straits of Mackinac. Read the full story by WOOD -TV- Grand Rapids, MI.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211006-oil-spill
According to a study published today in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, there isn’t a widespread upswing of harmful algae blooms in North American lakes. Read the full story by Phys.org.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211006-algal-blooms
The donation was part of a larger agreement earlier this year between the Oneida Nation and the city that recognizes tribal sovereignty and cooperation between tribal and city police. Read the full story by the Green Bay Press Gazette.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211006-sanctuary
The advisory council for NOAA’s proposed Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary will meet virtually from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 20. NOAA will discuss elements of NOAA’s sanctuary proposal and address questions from council members and the public. Read the full story by Watertown Daily Times.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211004-sanctuary
The All Nations Grand River Walk started out in 2018 with the commitment to walk the length of Ontario’s Grand River. Along the journey of the Grand River, the group performed ceremonies for the water which included prayer and singing to the water and offering intentions. Read the full story by CBC Canada.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211004-walk
Montrealers will have access to a new beach in the east of the city as of 2022, Projet Montréal mayoral candidate Valérie Plante announced Sunday. Access to the water is a key plank for Projet Montréal, Plante said, noting that Montrealers now have the Verdun beach, which opened in June 2019, and the Place de l’Est in Pointe-aux-Trembles. Read the full story by the Montreal Gazette.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211004-beach
Buffalo Harbor Kayak company provides a unique tour of where the historic Erie Canal, the Buffalo River and Lake Erie all become one. The tour not only showcases the water, but also provides a history lesson. Read the full story by Spectrum News 1.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211004-kayak
Indiana American Water placed its Ogden Dunes treatment facility back in service Sunday, a week after taking it offline because of a discharge from the U.S. Steel Midwest facility. Read the full story by The Times of Northwest Indiana.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211004-pollution
Duluth’s moderate climate, access to fresh water, and room to grow are some of the reasons why the city is considered an ideal place to relocate. Read and listen to the full story by Minnesota Public Radio.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211004-duluth
Duluth’s moderate climate, access to fresh water, and room to grow are some of the reasons why the city is considered an ideal place to relocate. Read and listen to the full story by Minnesota Public Radio.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211004-duluth
Pete Harris, 86, regularly seeks lake trout on Lake Superior, almost always alone and each time deploying the same three-seater 14-foot Starcraft he bought in 1964 to fish for walleyes on inland lakes. Read the full story by the Duluth News Tribune.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211004-fishing
The cormorant population was once dangerously low in the Lake Erie area due to DDT byproducts. Now cormorants are abundant and there is discussion about culling cormorants to protect habitat. Read the full story by the Sandusky Register.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211004-cormorants
The state of Michigan is working to reduce lead exposure caused by aging water distribution infrastructure with the goal of removing lead contamination from drinking water. Read the full story by WZZM-TV- Lansing, MI.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211004-lead
Ottawa County lawmakers have put forward legislation that would prevent the Michigan Department of Natural Resources director from instituting a planned ban on swimming at state parks when waves are considered most hazardous. Read the full story by the Holland Sentinel.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211004-swimming
For the first time, toxic blue-green algae has been found in Lake Superior waters as part of a recent bloom that formed at a beach in the Duluth-Superior harbor. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211001-algal-bloom
More intense storms, fueled by climate change, are battering shorelines and cities throughout the Great Lakes, pulling the land right out from under some homes. Read the full story by CBS News.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211001-climate-change
The water around the U.S. Steel plant in Northwest Indiana does not pose a human health risk after a large discharge of iron into Lake Michigan over the weekend, according to state and federal government officials. Read the full story by the Chicago Sun Times.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211001-iron-spill
About 9 million Chinook and coho salmon eggs will be collected, fertilized and hatched this fall at Michigan weirs to maintain the Great Lakes’ region’s world-class fisheries. Read the full story by MLive.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211001-salmon
The Detroit River Protection Ordinance was approved Tuesday by the Detroit City Council and goes into effect next July, where companies operating along Detroit’s riverfront will face increased inspections and maintenance rules. Read the full story by The Detroit News.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211001-detroit-river
Trails that can accommodate strollers, wheelchairs with tank treads, and baby changing stations in men’s bathrooms are part of a push to accommodate a surge of new visitors at Michigan state parks. Read the full story by the Great Lakes Echo.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211001-michigan-dnr
After several incidents of chemical discharge from the U.S. Steel Midwest plant, including a recent leak this past Sunday, residents and environmentalist are pushing for stricter compliance. Read the full story by WBEZ-TV – Chicago, IL.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211001-indiana-dunes
Although not as common as the blue-green algae found in the Lake Erie basin, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists warn that treatment plants should also be on the look out for “yellow water”, which is a result of hypoxic conditions. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211001-yellow-water
Waterspouts, an atmospheric phenomenon that resembles a tornado-like column of swirling air on water, were spotted on Lake Ontario Wednesday. Read the full story by WHAM-TV – Rochester, NY.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211001-waterspout
Efforts are underway to encourage future nesting of the federally endangered piping plover, a small migratory shorebird, who makes its home on the sandy beaches of Lake Erie’s Headlands Dunes State Nature Preserve in Lake County, Ohio. Read the full story by WEWS-TV – Cleveland, OH.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20211001-plovers
Around the Great Lakes region, shipyards are busy. The need for vessels, maintenance and retrofits, and necessary infrastructure improvements, have led to a hike in activity for some shipbuilders. Read the full story by Marine Log.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210929-shipyards
Conservationists in the Thousand Islands Region have been awarded millions of dollars to restore wetlands on the St. Lawrence River. The funds will be used to increase bird populations and wetland habitat while supporting local economies. Read the full story by WWTI-TV- Watertown, NY.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210929-wetlands
Earlier this year the CEO of John Ball Zoo announced zoo leaders were in the exploratory phase of a plan that could result in a new major tourist destination for the Grand Rapids area. The project involves the Zoo building, a large-scale, off-site aquarium that would rival and compete with aquariums in cities like Chicago, Atlanta and Monterey. Read the full story by WZZM-TV- Grand Rapids, MI.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210929-zoo-aquarium
A mix of local, state and federal partners are wrapping up a $320,000 restoration project funded through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative as part of a broader years-long effort to slow the flow of runoff into the Chequamegon Bay of Lake Superior. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210929-slow-flow
Hot summer weather and drier than average conditions have led to a lowering of Lake Superior water levels. The International Lake Superior Board of Control (ILSBC) said water levels had declined and reached the seasonal long-term average for the first time since April 2014. Read the full story by CBC News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210929-superior-level
Cook County, Minnesota is one step closer to having another state-recognized Scientific and Natural Area. The newest addition will be known as the Icelandite Coastal Fen, a 25-acre site just east of Colvill. Read the full story by North Shore Community Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210929-natural-area
A Finger Lakes Community College graduate spotted a snowy plover at Sandy Island Beach State Park on Lake Ontario. This spotting is significant because it is the first record of the species for the State of New York. Read the full story by the Daily Messenger.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210929-snowy-plover
A Lakehead University researcher says it won’t be long before data on the amount of plastic in the water at the Thunder Bay harbour can be compared to other areas on the Great Lakes. Read the full story by CBC News.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210929-seabin-plastics
