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By Tara Lohan, The Revelator
This story originally appeared in The Revelator and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story.
In September the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed removing 23 species from the federal list of endangered species — not because they’d rebounded, sadly, but because they are believed to be extinct.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/03/reasons-to-love-freshwater-mussels/
A call for artists seeks proposals related to the Great Lakes and science
Wisconsin Sea Grant is celebrating its 50th anniversary year through a special commission for a piece of public art that will be displayed in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.
Sea Grant, headquartered at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and with field offices around the state, is a science-based organization focused on Great Lakes research, education and outreach. It is part of a network of 34 Sea Grant programs nationwide in coastal and Great Lakes states.
Sturgeon Bay City Hall will be the site of a new artwork.
Sea Grant and the City of Sturgeon Bay are partnering on this artistic endeavor and invite proposals from qualified artists for an original artwork to be displayed outdoors at Sturgeon Bay City Hall. Information about the call for artists is available now on the Sea Grant website, and Sea Grant will begin receiving proposals next month.
Artists, or artist teams, may submit proposals for two-dimensional works of art that reflect Great Lakes science themes. Detailed instructions for submitting a proposal can be found on Wisconsin Sea Grant’s website. An online system to receive proposals will open on or around April 12.
Proposals will be judged on artistic merit, creative interpretation of the theme and other criteria outlined in the call for artists.
Said Sea Grant Associate Director Jennifer Hauxwell, “We’re excited to mark 50 years of Great Lakes science that serves the people of Wisconsin and the broader Great Lakes region. We also greatly value our state’s many vibrant coastal communities, such as Sturgeon Bay, and hope that the artwork resulting from this process brings enjoyment to people and raises awareness of our precious water resources.”
Added Helen Bacon, a city alder and chair of the Sturgeon Bay Arts Board, “We’re excited to showcase our waterfront, our walkable downtown and our commitment to the arts here in Sturgeon Bay. We’re making public art a priority, and this collaboration with Sea Grant is one part of that. I’m excited to see the proposals we receive through this process.”
The community hopes to build other artistic and educational activities around aquatic themes through the library system, local merchants and more.
Commented Sturgeon Bay Mayor David Ward, “We are delighted that Wisconsin Sea Grant has chosen the City of Sturgeon Bay as the site for an outdoor work of art to commemorate its 50th anniversary. Sea Grant was an early and active participant in identifying challenges and opportunities to preserve and improve the waters of the Great Lakes. The artwork will commemorate that work and Sturgeon Bay is proud to host it.”
The completed artwork is expected to be installed in Sturgeon Bay by early fall.
Artists who have questions after reading the call for artists on the Sea Grant website are encouraged to contact Science Communicator Jennifer Smith via email at smith@aqua.wisc.edu.
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PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a group of widespread man-made chemicals that don’t break down in the environment or the human body and have been flagged as a major contaminant in sources of water across the country.
Keep up with PFAS-related developments in the Great Lakes area.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/03/pfas-news-roundup-indiana-new-ohio-pfas-regulation-bill/
Wisconsin Water Library
https://waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu/megans-reading-list/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=megans-reading-list
By Kimberly M. S. Cartier, Eos
This story originally appeared in Eos and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story.
Residents of New Orleans are no strangers to floods and the losses that follow.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/03/black-neighborhoods-future-flood-burden/
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and several other officials must testify in a civil trial involving engineering firms being sued over liability for lead-contaminated water connected to the Flint water crisis, a judge ruled Monday.
U.S. District Judge Judith Levy denied motions by Snyder, his former advisor, two former state-appointed emergency managers and an ex-Flint city official to quash subpoenas compelling them to testify.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/03/ap-ex-governor-testify-flint-water-civil-trial/
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While invasive species are always threatening crops, a native pest is the biggest threat to the state’s blueberries –– the stem gall wasp. The Michigan Blueberry Commission has funded research to combat the stem gall wasp and help growers stay competitive.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2022/03/24/growers-fund-research-to-aid-blueberries/
The largest known muskie is 67 pounds 8 ounces. Or it’s 69 pounds 11 ounces. Or it’s 70 pounds 10 ounces. Depending on the type of record, whom you ask or what organization you trust, it could be any of those answers.
After Great Lakes Now published a column on muskies that referenced record sizes, it kicked off a dispute among readers on what record was the most accurate, so Great Lakes Now decided to do a deeper dive.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/03/who-caught-worlds-largest-muskie/
Mural #2 in the Superior Public Library by Carl Gawboy. It shows the area where the Ojibwe settled on Wisconsin and Minnesota points on Lake Superior and how the points were separated by a giant otter. Image taken with permission by Marie Zhuikov, Wisconsin Sea Grant.
During the latest St. Louis River Summit, I had the chance to attend a field trip to the library in Superior, Wisconsin. What’s in a library that could relate to the summit? A series of 35 murals line its walls, showing the history of the area. Many feature the St. Louis River, Duluth-Superior Harbor and Lake Superior.
The murals were painted over 10 years by artist Carl Gawboy, an Elder enrolled in the Bois Fort Band of Chippewa. The murals begin with the Ojibwe creation story and continue through the 20th century, reflecting how people have interacted with the landscape through time.
Local historian and retired librarian Teddie Meronek led the tour. “I like to say I was here at the birth of the murals, but that started long before any paint went on canvas,” Meronek said. She described how Paul Gaboriault, the library director who commissioned the murals, was a former co-worker of Gawboy’s. Gawboy was born in Cloquet, Minnesota, and grew up on a family farm outside of Ely. He eventually taught at Ely High School, which is where he met Gaboriault. The friends both ended up back in the Twin Ports.
To research the murals, Meronek studied Gaboriault’s and Gawboy’s correspondence. She said the library used to be a Super One grocery store. “If you really look at this building it was just a big warehouse. It wasn’t built for a library. Dr. Gaboriault knew, in his way, that it needed something, and the first thing he thought of were murals.”
The second mural in the series shows the story of how the Superior Harbor opening was created through Wisconsin Point. A giant otter digs as a Native man approaches.
“The great otter represents the Ojibwe religion,” Meronek said. “He is breaking an entryway from Lake Superior into the harbor. The human figure is Nanabozho. He is bringing arts and fire to the land. That was Carl’s interpretation of the legend. The otter is pictured as being so large because it’s representing power.”
According to Gawboy, Lake Superior ties all the murals together, Meronek said. “You can’t always see it in every mural but it’s there. It influences what is going on, which is very true. I’ve lived three blocks from the bay of Lake Superior every day of my life and I can tell you there’s not a day that goes by that the lake doesn’t influence you in some way.”
The location of the horizon line also links the paintings. Meronek said it’s in the same place in each image. As she walked past the murals, she described each one, sharing her impressive knowledge of local history along with personal observations. Other murals include notable buildings and personages, as well as historic events.
Meronek ended the tour on a somber note at a mural of the Edmund Fitzgerald. She often listens to Gordon Lightfoot’s song about the ill-fated ship. “There’s one line in it that always makes me cry: ‘Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours.’ Always beware of Lake Superior, right? I can’t even put my foot in it, it’s too cold! What a beautiful thing though, isn’t it? It’s the greatest of the Great Lakes, right? An inland ocean.”
If you’re ever in Superior, stop in the library and take a look. Of course, if you’re not a Superior resident, you can’t check out a book, but you can check out the murals, so to speak. Not planning a visit soon? You can also see the murals online.
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Due to the US and Canadian pandemic border crossing closures, U.S. and Canadian joint sea lamprey treatment programs were much harder to complete. In 2020, 93 Great Lakes tributaries and 11 standing bodies of water were scheduled with only 26 tributaries and six standing bodies of water treated. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220323-fish-lamprey
In response to the growing awareness of microfibre pollution being discharged in wastewater, a group of Canadian organizations focused on protecting freshwater resources are calling on all Ontario provincial parties to support action on mass-scale washing machine filters. Read the full story by the Georgian Bay Forever.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220323-plastic-pollution
Debra Shore, the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Great Lakes Region 5, wants to create vast demonstration projects that knit together various agencies’ work to address climate change, promote resiliency, and protect environmental justice and public health. Read the full story by Bloomberg Law.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220323-epa-projects
Michigan’s health department is recommending people eat no more than one serving per month of Lake Superior smelt, due to elevated levels of PFOS. Read the full story by WNMU – Lansing, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220323-fish-pfas
The damage to public groundwater resources in Minnesota from missteps during construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline is more severe than previously known. Enbridge Energy crews ruptured three groundwater aquifers while building the 340-mile pipeline across northern Minnesota releasing nearly 300 million gallons of groundwater last year. Read the full story by The Associated Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220323-enbridge-line-3
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency announced a new statewide monitoring system for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) which will start by focusing on water testing and air emissions reporting at 379 potential emitter facilities across the state. Read the full story by KSTP – Minneapolis, MN.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220323-pfas
A multi-disciplinary team of US Forest Service employees gathered at Michigan’s Gooseneck Lake to help Hiawatha National Forest fisheries biologists install forty “fish cribs” on the ice, providing increased cover and habitat after the ice melts in the spring. Read the full story by Radio Results Network.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220323-fish-habitat
Michigan’s Alpena Township is prepared to borrow $15.8 million to invest into its water system. Funds would be used to pay for large projects that include replacing approximately 2,600 water service pipes from the water main to the curb. Read the full story by The Alpena News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220323-water-infrastructure
The communities of St. Clair and Clay Township in St. Clair County, Michigan, are getting major awards in federal infrastructure funding, one that could kick off millions’ worth of water plant improvements and another aiming to bolster sewer access for new development. Read the full story by Port Huron Times Herald.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220323-infrastructure
Michigan maple syrup farmers sound optimistic that the industry will see a successful 2022 season after production declined in recent years.
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The Cleveland Local Partnerships Manager (Manager) executes the Alliance’s water advocacy work in Cleveland. The Manager’s primary goal is to strengthen and sustain the power of community partners to achieve safe, clean and accessible Lake Erie water. They will do this with a strong focus on addressing systemic water issues reinforced by racial and economic inequities and exacerbated by climate change. The Manager will deploy locally relevant tactics to elevate local leaders’ expertise in municipal and state policy decisions. The Manager will develop and strengthen partnerships and networks through collaborative, locally-led decision-making grounded in lived experiences and quantitative data. The Manager will support partners in implementation of water infrastructure policies, projects and programs, with a focus on water infrastructure funding, financing, and affordability, and accountability for elected officials and city staff for equitable governance. Execution of shared advocacy strategies will include deployment of Alliance resources to local partners and engaging with a wide range of stakeholders including environmental justice advocates, networks of non-profits, city and county staff, and elected officials. The Manager primarily serves as a convener, facilitator, organizer, and relationship builder, with an emphasis on advancing municipal and state water policy issues prioritized by community partners.
The Manager reports to the Director of Planning to develop and implement the Alliance’s community advocacy strategy. They work closely with the Director of Policy and Equity and the Vice President of Policy and Strategic Engagement, along with a team of water planning, advocacy, and communication leaders at the Alliance to shape state, regional and federal policy and practices that help protect the Great Lakes.
A typical week begins with a quick check-in with the Director of Planning and the Director of Clean Water Policy and Equity to discuss and coordinate tasks. You start drafting a grant report, but then a partner texts to let you know they heard that the meeting with Commissioner John Doe has been scheduled for tomorrow. You set the grant report aside, and start texting, emailing, and calling partners who need to be at this meeting, making sure they have the fact sheets that you worked with them and the Alliance’s communication team to develop. You attend the meeting, take notes, and help facilitate. After the meeting you schedule a debrief meeting with partners to discuss what was learned and the next steps. In the debrief meeting partners decide next steps are to develop materials designed to educate residents about their water bills, meet with relevant agency and legislative staff to better understand the challenges and barriers they have in trying to implement a comprehensive water affordability program, and identify existing water affordability case studies from other cities. You begin to draft an action plan and develop budgets to ensure external partners and Alliance colleagues are on the same page. You set up a Google folder to share all docs with external partners, and flag for the Director of Planning that you’ll need her feedback, edits, and approval by the end of the month. You check your Outlook calendar and are reminded that your grant report is due. You finish your report and email it to the Foundation & Corporate Giving Manager. It has been a hectic week, so you take time for yourself to relax and recharge.
The Alliance for the Great Lakes sets a protection agenda for the Great Lakes, a resource of global significance and the world’s largest source of surface freshwater. The Alliance seeks to protect the Great Lakes from their greatest threats, build a resilient future for communities and instill the value of clean water throughout the region. Learn more at www.greatlakes.org.
Community Advocacy Capacity
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Applications will be accepted until the position is filled – we are looking to fill immediately. Materials should be compatible with Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat. Applicants will receive confirmation of receipt of their materials and further guidance and updates about the hiring process by e-mail, with interviews provided for finalists. No phone inquiries please.
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Our vision is a thriving Great Lakes and healthy water that all life can rely on, today and far into the future. We aspire to be a voice for the lakes, and to support the voices of the communities that depend on the lakes and their waters.
The mission of the Alliance for the Great Lakes is to protect, conserve and restore the Great Lakes ensuring healthy water in the lakes and in our communities for all generations of people and wildlife. We advance our mission as advocates for policies that support the lakes and communities, by building the research, analysis and partnerships that motivate action, and by educating and uniting people as a voice for the Great Lakes.
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Sailing on ice, Lake Ontario winter surfing and three Lake Michigan news stories.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/03/surf-and-slide-episode-2203/
The University of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute (WRI) and its sister organization the Wisconsin Sea Grant College Program Tuesday received a $358,000 two-year grant from the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin to set up summer undergraduate research experiences for students on University of Wisconsin System campuses. The experiences will focus on freshwater science.
WRI Director Jim Hurley said the program will, “provide immersive student research experiences to enhance workforce development skills and allow undergraduates to consider the option of graduate studies in Wisconsin.”
He said a related goal is to create a diverse academic environment by recruiting traditionally underrepresented students to graduate programs and ultimately into academia, or into employment. That is also the goal of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP), with which WRI and Sea Grant will be coordinating the recruitment and mentoring process.
In year one, four students using Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin funding will be selected through SROP’s central application hub for both UW System faculty and staff researchers seeking to pair with aspiring research undergraduates, and the student applicants. An additional four students will be supported through combined funding from WRI, Sea Grant and UW-Madison’s Graduate School and also using the SROP hub.
Along with UW-Madison, three other UW System campuses, Eau Claire, La Crosse and Platteville, will participate in the program in year one.
In 2023, the program will be expanded to 20 students. At that time, all four-year UW System campuses will be offered the opportunity to propose opportunities for hosting the students.
In both years, these experiences will include larger partnership programming that supports, among others, students from minority-serving institutions.
The freshwater collaborative funding coming to WRI and Sea Grant is part of a statewide initiative, backed by the Wisconsin State Legislature and Gov. Tony Evers, to tackle 10 grand water challenges and support curriculum development, undergraduate research opportunities, career development and field training experiences for students interested in studying water-related fields at the UW System schools. The collaborative is a partnership of the universities, connecting with industry, local communities, policymakers and advocacy groups. Its mission is to establish Wisconsin as a world leader in freshwater science, technology, entrepreneurship and economic growth.
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The Wisconsin Sea Grant College Program and its sister organization the University of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute (WRI) Tuesday received a $358,000 two-year grant from the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin to set up summer undergraduate research experiences for students on University of Wisconsin System campuses. The experiences will focus on freshwater science.
Sea Grant Director Jim Hurley said the program will, “provide immersive student research experiences to enhance workforce development skills and allow undergraduates to consider the option of graduate studies in Wisconsin.”
He said a related goal is to create a diverse academic environment by recruiting traditionally underrepresented students to graduate programs and ultimately into academia, or into employment. That is also the goal of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP), with which WRI and Sea Grant will be coordinating the recruitment and mentoring process.
Wisconsin Sea Grant Director James Hurley. Image credit: Wisconsin Sea Grant
In year one, four students using Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin funding will be selected through SROP’s central application hub for both UW System faculty and staff researchers seeking to pair with aspiring research undergraduates, and the student applicants. An additional four students will be supported through combined funding from WRI, Sea Grant and UW-Madison’s Graduate School and also using the SROP hub.
Along with UW-Madison, three other UW System campuses, Eau Claire, La Crosse and Platteville, will participate in the program in year one.
In 2023, the program will be expanded to 20 students. At that time, all four-year UW System campuses will be solicited to propose opportunities for hosting the students.
In both years, these experiences will include larger partnership programming that supports, among others, students from minority-serving institutions.
The freshwater collaborative funding coming to Sea Grant and WRI is part of a statewide initiative, backed by the Wisconsin State Legislature and Gov. Tony Evers, to tackle 10 grand water challenges and support curriculum development, undergraduate research opportunities, career development and field training experiences for students interested in studying water-related fields at the UW System schools. The collaborative is a partnership of the universities, connecting with industry, local communities, policymakers and advocacy groups. Its mission is to establish Wisconsin as a world leader in freshwater science, technology, entrepreneurship and economic growth.
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This article was republished here with permission from Great Lakes Echo.
By Shelby Frink, Great Lakes Echo
A scientist may have found a native aquatic plant in Ohio that was once thought to be wiped out in the state.
The watermilfoil species has not been seen in Ohio in at least 20 years, said Mark Warman, the scientist who found the plant on private property last September after his friend posted photos on the social network iNaturalist.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/03/native-aquatic-plant-ohio/
This article was republished here with permission from Great Lakes Echo.
By Shelby Frink, Great Lakes Echo
A scientist may have found a native aquatic plant in Ohio that was once thought to be wiped out in the state.
The watermilfoil species has not been seen in Ohio in at least 20 years, said Mark Warman, the scientist who found the plant on private property last September after his friend posted photos on the social network iNaturalist.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/03/native-aquatic-plant-ohio/
Door County, Wisconsin
CCO Meeting – CCO Meeting Presentation [.pdf]
March 8, 2022
Open House:
Thursday, April 7 from 5-8pm CT
Monday, April 11, from 5-8pm CT
See Open House Flyer and Press Release for meeting details. [.pdf]
Great Lakes Coastal Flood Study
Great Lakes Coastal Flood Study
https://www.greatlakescoast.org/2022/03/22/lake-michigan-community-consultation-officers-meeting-and-open-house-for-door-county-wisconsin/
Bees in the D’s new pollination center is expected to increase the fruits and vegetables produced in Detroit community gardens. The pollination center, breaking ground in April, will be home to roughly 100,000 honeybees in multiple hives.
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By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — In southwestern Pennsylvania, eight locks and dams that for decades helped barges move goods along the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers will in a few years also generate enough power for 75,000 homes.
Rye Development, a Boston-based hydropower company, is retrofitting the dams with turbines to generate electricity and says the upgraded structures will limit damage to the rivers’ water quality and fish.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/03/ap-hydropower-bigger-energy-role-less-environmental-harm/
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — The city council in La Crosse has decided to spend another $25,000 on bottled water for town of Campbell residents with PFAS-contaminated wells.
The La Crosse Tribune reported March 11 that the council voted March 10 to pull the money from the city’s contingency fund.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/03/ap-la-crosse-25k-bottled-water/
U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur on Thursday introduced legislation that would establish a new federal entity called the “Great Lakes Authority” that would promote regional development in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Read and hear the full story by The Plain Dealer.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220321-great-lakes
Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory shows Lake Michigan has dropped nearly 3 feet since setting its record high in the summer of 2020. Read the full story by WOOD – TV – Green Bay, WI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220321-lake-michigan
Michigan officials are finalizing the state’s plan to meet Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s goal to make the state carbon neutral by 2050. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220321-climate-plan
Earlier this month, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS) announced the discovery of the wreck of the Atlanta, a schooner-barge that sank in Lake Superior in 1891. Days later, GLSHS found a letter from one of the two survivors. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220321-shipwreck
United States Coast Guard icebreakers will begin fracturing ice separating Mackinac Island and St. Ignace next week. Read the full story by the WWTV – TV – Cadillac, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220321-coast-guard
The comment period on a draft analysis of the environmental impact of rerouting an oil and gas pipeline around an American Indian reservation in northern Wisconsin will run for an additional month, state regulators announced Wednesday. Read the full story by The Associated Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220321-enbridge
The Ohio Supreme Court is expected to hand down a decision soon on whether the proposed Icebreaker wind farm in Lake Erie can go forward. Read the full story by WKSU – Kent, OH.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220321-wind-farm
New flood maps may help communities in Cayuga County, New York and elsewhere become better prepared for rising water along the Lake Ontario. Read the full story by The Citizen.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220321-flood-maps
The province of Ontario is investing $1.1 million to help reduce sewage discharge in Lake Ontario, help fight pollution and ensure cleaner drinking water in Cobourg and Port Hope for generations to come, says the local MPP. Read the full story The Northumberland News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220321-funding
This year marks the 50th year of the Clean Water Act. Several environmental groups argue that promises of the landmark law are half-kept at the half-century mark. Fifty percent of the country’s total miles of streams and rivers are classified as “impaired” because of pollution. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220321-cwa
I’ve been outsmarted by more than one species.
A red fox in a Florida nature preserve comes to mind. I observed the fox entering a den and spent two hours patiently waiting for it to emerge so I could take its picture – only to discover the clever fellow had exited out the back shortly after I parked myself out front.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/03/playing-peek-a-boo-with-ducks/
NCEI News Feed
http://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/humans-ncei-deborah-riddle
Great Lakes invasive species cling to shipments and navigate canals to migrate, but one aquatic invader - sea lamprey - benefitted from border closures instead. During 2020, 93 Great Lakes tributaries and 11 standing bodies of water were scheduled for chemical treatments for lamprey, but only 26 tributaries and six standing bodies of water were completed.
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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service
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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service
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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service
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During the March “Great Lakes Week” organized by the Great Lakes Commission, Rep. Marcy Kaptur talked about the Great Lakes Authority.
The Great Lakes Authority, which would be a federal entity focused on the economic interests of the Great Lakes region, is an idea that the congresswoman has fought to put into legislation for a few years already.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/03/legislation-great-lakes-authority-federal-entity/
Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service
https://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=WI1263E8E23444.SpecialWeatherStatement.1263E8EE8CD0WI.GRBSPSGRB.b41ca03b58bb57eb09c3f08f32428067
By Todd Richmond, Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers lashed out Thursday at conservative members of the Department of Natural Resources policy board for refusing to set limits on a group of chemicals known as PFAS in Wisconsin’s groundwater.
The board in February adopted limits for drinking water and surface water but rejected the Department of Natural Resources’ recommendations to impose a 20 parts per trillion limit for groundwater after conservative board members voiced concerns about the cost of replacing or remediating wells with contamination that exceeds that bench mark.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/03/evers-conservatives-pfas-standards/
