Daily News (Page 78)

Warming water not good for fish

On: September 15, 2021

A University of Regina professor led an international study published in the journal Nature that looks at the impact of warming waters on dissolved oxygen and algae prevalence. The study used lake data with longstanding records across the northern hemisphere, including two sites in Ontario. Read the full story by the Ontario Out of Doors.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210915-fish

Patrick Canniff

The Great Lakes are awash in plastic waste. What can be done about it?

On: September 13, 2021

The Great Lakes, which are receiving an estimated 22 million pounds (10,000 metric tons) of plastic debris annually from the U.S. and Canada are in need of a wide range of innovative solutions to tackle the plastic problem. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210913-plastic

Theresa Gruninger

COMMENTARY: Congress authorizes a Great Lakes icebreaker the Coast Guard doesn’t need

On: September 13, 2021

For $350 million, rather than build a copy of the purpose-built Mackinaw, it may make more national security sense to procure a robust ocean-going icebreaker, able to serve beyond the Great Lakes, supporting the Coast Guard in increasingly contested Arctic and Antarctic waters. Read the full story by Forbes.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210913-icebreaker

Theresa Gruninger

Swimmers urged to stay out of Lake Erie at Maumee Bay State Park

On: September 13, 2021

According to the Ohio Department of Health’s BeachGuard, unsafe levels of microcystin were detected during routine testing recently for Lake Erie beach at Maumee Bay State Park, Ohio. Read the full story by WTVG-TV – Oregon, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210913-maumee-bay

Theresa Gruninger

COMMENTARY: A cleaner Lake Erie is good for business

On: September 13, 2021

Lake Erie pollution is reducing tourism revenues and hurting businesses that depend on the lake for their livelihood. Read the full story by Crain’s Cleveland Business

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210913-lake-erie

Theresa Gruninger

Submarine in a lake? Exploring the USS Cobia and the Wisconsin Maritime Museum

On: September 13, 2021

The USS Cobia, a WWII submarine, is the highlight of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum and allows visitors to see an important piece of WWII Pacific fleet history right on Lake Michigan. Read the full story by CNET.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210913-submarine

Theresa Gruninger

Alpena-area sinkhole offers clues to planet’s early history

On: September 13, 2021

Samples of a microbial mat at the bottom of a 75-foot-deep sinkhole off the north shore of Middle Island, near Rockport State Recreation Area in the waters of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Huron, answers a question scientists have asked for decades about the rise in Earth’s oxygen levels. Read the full story by The Alpena News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210913-sinkhole

Theresa Gruninger

Harmful algal blooms are impacting Lake Erie

On: September 13, 2021

As lake waters continue to warm through late summer and early fall, there’s been an explosive growth of blue-green algae found in areas such as western parts of Lake Erie. Read the full story by Spectrum News 1.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210913-algal-bloom

Theresa Gruninger

Recent fish kill on Lake Erie near Cleveland caused by oxygen-depleted water near shoreline

On: September 13, 2021

A recent fish kill along a 25-mile stretch of Lake Erie from Cleveland east to Perry, Ohio, is being blamed on oxygen-depleted water being blown toward shore and suffocating those fish that could not escape. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210913-fish-kill

Theresa Gruninger

COMMENTARY: International freshwater scientists highlight effects of changing climates on inland lakes

On: September 13, 2021

Scientists have long hypothesized that storms would have strong impacts on water temperature and water column mixing, however, a recent study found that wind and rainstorms do not cause major temperature changes in lakes. Read the full story by Sault Online.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210913-inlandlakes

Theresa Gruninger

Container shipping making waves on St. Lawrence/Great Lakes system

On: September 13, 2021

On Monday, the container ship Peyton Lynn C, which loaded in Antwerp, Belgium, passed through the locks in Massena and Iroquois, Ontario, on her way upriver on the St. Lawrence heading for the Great Lakes. In her wake, her owners believe, may be a new era in regards to a shipping method for the international waterway. Read the full story by Watertown Daily Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210913-shipping

Theresa Gruninger

EDITORIAL: New money for the Great Lakes will help boost the region’s environment, economy

On: September 10, 2021

Fresh funds are being infused into the federal Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, promising a lasting effect on the humans who rely on the great inland sea and the fish that will swim in its cleaner waters. Read the full story by The Buffalo News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210910-funding

Renowned scientist visits St. Lawrence River, warns that climate change is driving extreme water levels

On: September 10, 2021

The St. Lawrence River community of Clayton, New York was visited on September 9 by University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability Associate Professor Dr. Andrew Gronewold. Dr. Gronewold visited the North Country to lead a discussion on findings from his research on water levels in the Great Lakes. Read and hear the full story by WWTI-TV – Watertown, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210910-water-levels

Emergency petition filed with EPA over Benton Harbor drinking water lead levels

On: September 10, 2021

A collection of environmental and residential groups representing Benton Harbor, Michigan filed an emergency petition on Thursday with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to provide safe drinking water after three straight years of tests that exceed allowable lead levels. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210910-benton-harbor

161 years later: The PS Lady Elgin — the deadliest Great Lakes shipwreck

On: September 10, 2021

On Sept. 8, 1860, the PS Lady Elgin collided with the schooner Augusta, resulting in the deaths of more than 300 people, making it the deadliest shipwreck in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by WDIV-TV – Detroit, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210910-shipwreck

Lake Superior hits average water levels for the first time in 7 years

On: September 10, 2021

In August, the average water levels on Lake Superior dropped less than an inch to 602.17 feet — matching its long-term average for the first time since April 2014. The lake was nearly a foot below water levels in August last year, falling 11 inches. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210910-superior

Joliet moves a step closer to securing the city’s new water source

On: September 10, 2021

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) issued an order granting the City of Joliet a Lake Michigan Water Allocation Permit. This permit allows Joliet to begin using Lake Michigan water as its source of supply in 2030 and establishes annual allocation amounts through the year 2050. Read the full story by The Times Weekly.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210910-joliet

Planning workshop set for Lake Ontario shoreline communities

On: September 10, 2021

Residents, property owners, business owners, and all other interested parties are invited to join a virtual public workshop from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22, that will focus on ways Lake Ontario shoreline communities in New York’s Cayuga and Oswego counties can work toward resilient approaches to shoreline management, land use, and development in light of extreme high and low water levels. Read the full story by The Citizen.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210910-ontario-workshops

Weekend drownings prompt reminder to still take water safety seriously after summer ends

On: September 10, 2021

Two more drownings in Lake Michigan over the Labor Day weekend bring 2021’s total to 77 drownings in the Great Lakes, as of Sept. 6. The data is collected by the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, which works to promote water safety awareness. Read the full story by the Holland Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210910-water-safety

Shedd Aquarium seeks volunteers to help clean up Chicago beaches

On: September 10, 2021

The Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, Illinois is seeking volunteers to help clean up Chicago’s beaches and shorelines throughout September. Read the full story by WFLD -TV- Chicago, IL.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210910-beach-cleanup

Despite political promises, plastic continues to fill Canada’s lakes, rivers and oceans

On: September 10, 2021

Chelsea Rochman, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Toronto, co-authored a paper with other researchers published in the journal Science last September which estimates that between 24 and 34 million metric tonnes of plastic was released into the world’s oceans, lakes and rivers in 2020. Read the full story by Global News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210910-plastics

Great Lakes Moment: International wetlands treaty turns 50

On: September 8, 2021

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Ramsar Convention, which commits countries to the conservation and “wise use” of wetlands, list and manage special sites called Wetlands of International Importance, and cooperate on transboundary wetlands and species. There are currently 2,429 Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance covering more than 983,000 acres in over 170 countries. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210908-wetlands

Patrick Canniff

Adaptation vs. Mitigation: Canada’s national climate change adaptation strategy needs balance

On: September 8, 2021

Canada is moving ahead with its first ever national adaptation strategy, the government aims to consult with Indigenous groups, youth and environmental organizations to create a framework for actions that businesses, governments and individuals can take to ensure the resilience of their communities. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210908-climate-canada

Patrick Canniff

Congresswomen urge Biden to stop pipeline in Minnesota visit

On: September 8, 2021

Minnesota U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and congressional allies urged President Joe Biden on Friday to stop construction on Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 replacement, even as the project nears completion and the options to stop it dwindle. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210908-line-3

Patrick Canniff

Industrial plastic pellets called ‘nurdles’ are littering Great Lakes beaches

On: September 8, 2021

In 2018, a research team from University of Western Ontario examined 66 beaches in each Great Lakes state and Ontario, and found resin pellets used in manufacturing known as “nurdle pellets,” at an average of 19 pellets per square meter. The heaviest concentration site had more than 7,200 pellets found in the top two inches of sand along the high water mark. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210908-plastic

Patrick Canniff

Invasive mudsnails found in Michigan creek ahead of salmon season

On: September 8, 2021

Invasive New Zealand mudsnails have been detected in a Michigan creek, the sixth known infestation in Michigan in recent years. The Michigan DNR said the mudsnails were found at the mouth of Shanty Creek, a tributary of the Grass River in Antrim County during routine monitoring in May and confirmed through DNA analysis in August. Read the full story by WDIV-TV – Detroit, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210908-invasive-species

Patrick Canniff

Raising Fish: An inside look at how one hatchery is helping to restore native Great Lakes species

On: September 8, 2021

Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians’ fish $2.5 million hatchery’s primary objective is to help native Great Lakes species. In 2021, the hatchery’s goal is to raise and release approximately 500,000 whitefish, 1,000 sturgeon and up to 60,000 walleye. Read the full story by the Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210908-hatchery-fish

Patrick Canniff

Whitmer announces funds to help preserve Great Lakes communities

On: September 8, 2021

A $750,000 grant has been awarded to the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office to fund the Resilient Lakeshore Heritage Program, which helps preserve historic places as a part of rehabilitation projects in communities that participate in the Certified Local Government program, the Michigan Main Street program, or the Redevelopment Ready Communities program. Read the full story by WNEM-TV – Saginaw, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210908-preservation

Patrick Canniff

Shipwreck near Michigan City could become state’s 2nd underwater preserve

On: September 8, 2021

In 1911, a 211-foot freighter named the Muskegon sank where the fire-scorched hulk was abandoned, now there’s an effort to make it Indiana’s second underwater nature preserve. If approved, this would protect the site for “exceptional” scuba diving according to Indiana University’s Center for Underwater Science. Read the full story by South Bend Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210908-shipwreck-preserve

Patrick Canniff

Lake Michigan/Huron level down from record, but still well above average

On: September 8, 2021

Water levels in the Lake Michigan-Huron basin are midway between the seasonal long-term average and the record high water levels set last year. Water levels typically fall in September, and this month could decline by 5.9 inches, depending on weather and water supply conditions. Read the full story by Green Bay Press-Gazette.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210908-lake-levels

Patrick Canniff

What’s behind all of the dead fish along Lake Erie?

On: September 8, 2021

An upwelling event brought debris to a 25 mile stretch of shoreline from Eastlake to Perry, OH. Fortunately the impact from the anaerobic conditions, had minimal effect to walleye and perch despite the less than enjoyable view and smell. Read the full story by WKYC-TV – Cleveland, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210908-erie-fish

Patrick Canniff

State dredges Salmon River at Port Ontario

On: September 8, 2021

As part of its $15 million Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative Regional Dredging Project, 3,600 cubic yards of sediment were removed from the Salmon River navigation channel between Aug. 9 and 16. Read the full story by Watertown Daily Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210908-dredging

Patrick Canniff

Why this tugboat depicting an iconic children’s series has been sailing on the Great Lakes all summer

On: September 8, 2021

Theodore TOO, an iconic tugboat that spent the past 21 years in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has been traveling around the Great Lakes promoting the protection of waterways and the connections between all sorts of bodies of water as it prepares to port at its new residence, in Hamilton, Ontario. Read the full story by WDIV-TV – Detroit, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210908-tugboat

Patrick Canniff

Alarming muskie decline in St. Lawrence River: Invasive fish species, virus could be contributing

On: September 3, 2021

The St. Lawrence River’s muskellunge fisheries has been declining for more than a decade. A recent die off of adult fish due to viral hemorrhagic septicemia and few juveniles being found in spawning grounds have managers concerned over future population trends. Read the full story by Upstate New York.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210903-muskie-decline

Theresa Gruninger

A fight is brewing over a bottled water proposal near Lake Superior

On: September 3, 2021

A fight is brewing in northern Wisconsin over a proposal to bottle and sell water from a well near Lake Superior. Opponents of the plan fear allowing the business to move forward would exploit a loophole in a landmark agreement barring water diversions from the Great Lakes — and could threaten water resources in the region. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210903-bottled-water

Theresa Gruninger

Lake Michigan water levels still above normal after wet August

On: September 3, 2021

Although still below last years’ water levels, Lake Michigan remains over the 30-year water level average. Read the full story by WJMN-TV – Escanaba, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210903-water-level

Theresa Gruninger

Summit Metro Parks christens reclaimed Valley View Area of Cascade Valley Metro Park with sculpture dedication, tours

On: September 3, 2021

The Valley View Area of Cascade Valley Metro Park in Akron, Ohio, recently celebrated its opening after Summit Metro Parks invested $6 million in grant funding from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to restore the former golf course property to a more natural area. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210903-summit-metro-parks

Theresa Gruninger

Excavator meant to free submerged barge now stuck itself just off Lake Michigan shoreline

On: September 3, 2021

An excavator is halfway submerged and stuck off the Lake Michigan shoreline near Holland, Michigan, after attempting to dig out a barge the prior day. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210903-stuck-excavator

Theresa Gruninger

Lake Huron sinkhole may hold secrets to how Earth got its oxygen

On: September 3, 2021

A sinkhole on the floor of Lake Huron, a few miles off the Alpena, Michigan, coast and 100 feet down, is being used by researchers to test theories about what conditions kickstarted an evolution of biology on Earth’s surface 4 billion years ago. Read the full story by WJBK-TV – Detroit.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210903-sinkhole

Theresa Gruninger

Strong odor in multiple Lake County communities coming from Lake Erie, officials say

On: September 3, 2021

A strong odor noticed throughout Lake County, Ohio, on Thursday is coming from Lake Erie, officials from three communities said, and indicated that the smell is caused by sediment churning at the bottom of Lake Erie. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210903-lake-erie

Theresa Gruninger

Officials consider reducing the Lake Ontario outflows to assist with fall boat hauls

On: September 3, 2021

The International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Board announced that it is continuing to assess water level conditions on the St. Lawrence River for potential boat haul out assistance. In recent years, high and low water level conditions have made it challenging for recreational boaters to remove their vessels from the water. Read the full story by WROC-TV – Rochester, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210903-boat-haul

Theresa Gruninger

Michigan expanding PFAS testing capacity

On: September 3, 2021

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy is expanding its testing capacity for monitoring a family of so-called “forever chemicals” called PFAS throughout the state. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210903-pfas

Theresa Gruninger

Sensors provide a real-time glimpse at Chicago River quality

On: September 3, 2021

A Chicago nonprofit, Current, installed three sensors in the Chicago River’s three main branches in 2019 to continuously estimate the amount of bacteria from human and other warm-blooded animals’ waste and provide recreational users of the river with real-time reports of this water quality measure. Read the full story by The Washington Post.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210903-chicago-river

Theresa Gruninger

COMMENTARY: Pulling together to preserve our Great Lakes

On: September 3, 2021

With the urgent need to protect the Great Lakes, Canada must prioritize the funding of efforts to tackle long-term challenges to our fresh water. Read the full story by The Hamilton Spectator.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210903-preserving-great-lakes

Theresa Gruninger

Question of Diversion: Great Lakes governors group silent on future water threats

On: September 1, 2021

New commentary from Idaho brings back the ongoing question of water diversion from the Great Lakes to drought-stricken western states. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210901-great-lakes

‘Forever chemicals’ found in groundwater near military bases

On: September 1, 2021

High levels of toxic, widely used “forever chemicals” contaminate groundwater around at least six military sites in the Great Lakes region, according to U.S. Department of Defense records that an environmental group released Tuesday. Read the full story by the Associated Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210901-pfas

Great Lakes Water Authority says infrastructure changes coming to pump stations

On: September 1, 2021

Investigations are still underway in Detroit, Michigan at the GLWA pumping stations where they were unable to keep up with the amount of water pouring into the city. Read and hear the full story by WJBK – Detroit, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210901-glwa

Lake Ontario water management plan review won’t end until 2024

On: September 1, 2021

The review of the International Joint Commission’s controversial Lake Ontario water level management plan is targeted for completion in the fall of 2024, IJC officials say. Read the full story by The Buffalo News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210901-ontario-management

Officials: Lake Ontario water levels to drop 4 inches in next month

On: September 1, 2021

In a weekly forecast, the Army Corps of Engineers released a water level update for all of the Great Lakes and their outflow channels. This detailed below-average water levels for most of the lakes and predictions for the next month. Read the full story by WWTI – Watertown, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210901-ontario-water

Court tosses Trump water pollution rule but still weighing restoration of Obama rule

On: September 1, 2021

A federal judge on Monday tossed out a Trump-era rule that rolled back water pollution protections but is still weighing whether to restore Obama-era protections or simply undo the Trump rollback to return to pre-Obama regulations. Read the full story by The Hill.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210901-pollution-rule