The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has filed a lawsuit against 3M and 23 other companies over contamination of its water and fish with PFAS, so-called “forever chemicals.” Read the full story by Minnesota Public Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230728-pfas
Officials of Port Milwaukee and The DeLong Co., Inc. recently celebrated the grand opening of the $40-million Agricultural Maritime Export Facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Read the full story by the High Plains Journal.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230728-maritime
The US. Army Corps of Engineers is installing a new stone breakwater at Buffalo, New York’s Outer Harbor. Read the full story by The Chronicle Telegram.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230728-breakwater
The St. Lawrence River has at least 250 wrecks that can be explored in the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario. Read the full story by WWNY -TV – Watertown, NY.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230728-shipwrecks
Wisconsin’s newest papermill, opened by Green Bay Packaging in 2021, has been validated as a “net-zero” water user. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230728-paper-mill
On the 43rd Governor’s Fish Ohio Day on Thursday, July 20, legislators, natural resources administrators, tourism officials and the media flocked to Port Clinton, Ohio to pay homage to what many say is the greatest of the Great Lakes. Read the full story by The Beacon.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230728-fish-ohio-day
City leaders have been working to push forward a unified vision for a new lakefront plant in Cleveland, Ohio. Read the full story by Cleveland Magazine.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230728-cleveland-lakefront
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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By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Radio, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2023/07/workers-needed-to-fulfill-americas-infrastructure-goals/
Eat Your Heartland Out is a Taste Awards nominated program about the intersection of food and culture in the American Midwest. The show is produced by the Heritage Radio Network, a leader in culinary audio storytelling and distributed on the Public Radio Exchange (PRX), which provides content to public radio affiliates across the United States.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2023/07/eat-your-heartland-out-fish-feast/
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/staff/taaja-tucker-silva
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/staff/nichole-angell
The U.S. Geological Survey along with conservation agencies from Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ontario are utilizing three uncrewed research vessels in the Great Lakes. The surface vehicles, called saildrones, are wind-powered and can stay out on the water 24 hours a day for months, gathering fish population data. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230726-research-vessels
A Lake Ontario cruise was no summer vacation for several teachers who spent a week on board an Environmental Protection Agency ship, testing water quality on the lake. The voyage plays an important role in the future health of not just Lake Ontario, but all of the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Spectrum News 1.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230726-science-reseach-trip
In 2014, New York’s Great Lakes Action Agenda was created to bridge the gap between planning and action. The plan is getting an update and this time taking aim at more targeted areas that have been identified by local organizations to need a higher level of focus. Read the full story by WROC-TV – Rochester, NY.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230726-action-agenda
Despite often being described as smelly and not nice to look at, charter fish captains say they find algae blooms helpful when it comes to catching more fish in Lake Erie. Researchers worry about the accumulation of toxins in the fish from the algae. Read the full story by CBC News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230726-algae-blooms
An annual Erie, Pennsylvania, conference is exploring the potential impact of Project Resolve — an initiative passed by the Erie County Council earlier this year. Project Resolve is a regional strategy to advance manufacturing while also reducing plastic and waste pollution that affects freshwater systems, like Lake Erie. Read the full story by WJET-TV – Erie, PA.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230726-project-resolve
Wetlands are a vital part of the Great Lakes ecosystem. Today, there are about five million acres of wetlands in Wisconsin, covering about 15 percent of the state. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230726-lake-michigan-wetlands
Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist was in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, Monday to visit the construction site for a new lock at the Soo and Lake Superior State University. Read the full story by The Sault News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230726-soo-locks
The remainder of the U.S. Brig Niagara’s 2023 sailing schedule has been officially canceled due to mechanical issues. Read the full story by Erie Times-News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230726-brig-niagara
Earlier this year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution. While EPA’s draft strategy is a good start, the EPA will need to strengthen its accountability measures if they want to actually limit plastic pollution and the harm it causes. Read the full story by The Hill.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230726-plastic-pollution
It’s been one of the least dangerous years on Lake Michigan’s east coast. Ron Olson, chief of Parks and Recreation for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, attributes the drop to better public education on rip currents, life jackets, and the flag system. Read the full story by WXMI-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230726-lake-michigan-drownings
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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An encore presentation of stories about eFoiling, water infrastructure, and The Catch.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2023/07/efoiling-and-unpaid-bills-episode-2307/
Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service
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NCEI News Feed
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/2023-young-summer-scholars
Peanut currently holds the Guinness World Records title for the oldest living chicken.
The post The life of Peanut: Inside the story of the world’s oldest living chicken first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2023/07/25/the-life-of-peanut-inside-the-story-of-the-worlds-oldest-living-chicken/
By Lester Graham, Michigan Radio
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Radio, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2023/07/research-vessels-are-on-the-great-lakes-but-theres-no-crew-on-board/
Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service
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‘Forever chemicals’, otherwise known as PFAS, are found nearly everywhere in a household – from cooking pans to rugs. While you may not be able to completely avoid the chemicals, there are some things you can do at home to reduce your exposure. Read the full story by WXIN-TV – Indianapolis, IN.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-foreverchemicals-filter-water-at-home
Researchers with University of Wisconsin-Green Bay are surveying hundreds of wetlands around the region every year as part of the Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Monitoring Program. The program aims to monitor and assess Great Lakes coastal wetland health using biotic indicators and provide a baseline and method for tracking future changes in plants, animals, and environmental quality. Read the full story by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-wetlands-greatlakes-protection-habitatmonitoring
It might come as a surprise given their proximity to Lake Michigan, but Chicago’s neighbors southwest of the city could soon be facing a water shortage. The Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer supplies groundwater to communities in Will, Kane and DuPage counties. The aquifer is beginning to collapse – it’s depleting, and this is a non-replenishable aquifer. This poses the challenge of managing and addressing a growing imbalance between flooding and water scarcity in the region’s water geography. Read the full story by WTTW-TV – Chicago, IL.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-waterscarcity-northernillinois
A recent experiment conducted in Collingwood and Parry Sound, Ontario has shown that microplastics can be caught before they end up in a wastewater treatment plant, and then likely in large bodies of water like Georgian Bay. Read and listen to the full story by Barrie News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-georgianbay-microplastics
The Pentwater River, located in Oceana County, MI is considered one of the major producers of the invasive Sea Lamprey in Lake Michigan. Crews treated the river with lampricides over the weekend, which kills the invasive species. Read the full story by the Ludington Daily News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-sealamprey-pentwaterriver-mi-invasivespecies-treatment
A senior attorney for the Environmental Law & Policy Center, says the Ohio EPA’s plan is woefully inadequate to meet the phosphorus-reduction goals for Lake Erie that have been agreed upon by Ohio, Michigan and Ontario, as well as the federal governments of the United States and Canada. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-epa-habs-maumeeriverplan
Boats set sail Saturday morning from Chicago’s Monroe Harbor for the annual Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac. 230 boats traveled well over 300 miles to Michigan’s Mackinac Island in Lake Huron. Read the full story by WLS-TV – Chicago, IL.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-boats-chicago-annualrace-mackinaw
Cruise ships, which once thrived on these lakes before all but disappearing in the 1970s, are making a remarkable comeback. Marketed as “expedition cruising,” the ships deliver tourists and their spending money to ports that for decades primarily served global markets with iron ore and wheat. Read the full story by The Brunswick News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-greatlakes-destination-cruiseships
A new industry-funded study finds shipping in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River supports more than 240,000 jobs in the U.S. and Canada, injecting billions of dollars into their economies. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-greatlakesshipping-jobs
A ferry carrying traffic across Lake Michigan suspended trips indefinitely on Friday after a mechanical failure of its ramping system. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-ss-badger-lake-michigan-suspends-ferry
NCEI News Feed
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/nasa-develop-ncei-summer-2023-term
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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Ford Motor Company is aiming to be carbon neutral by 2050, as reiterated by Cynthia Williams last week.
Williams took to the stage to expand on how Ford is accomplishing this, highlighting their latest releases in electric vehicles (EV). Williams is the global director of sustainability at Ford.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2023/07/ted-countdown-ford-global-director-of-sustainability-cynthia-williams-on-making-detroit-a-hub-for-climate-solutions/
In the Stella and Starks area of Oneida County, Wisconsin, nearly 100 private wells have been tested for PFAS and more than half have come back with at least a trace of PFAS contamination. The first private well tested in Stella about a year ago came back with levels thousands of times higher than the Wisconsin Department of Health’s safe drinking water standard. Read the full story by WXPR – Rhinelander, WI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230721-private-well-contamination
Harmful algae blooms in Michigan and other states are spiking during the summer in freshwater bodies such as lakes, according to a recent CDC report. Toxins produced in these blooms can lead to illness in humans and animals. Read the full story by The Detroit Free Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230721-toxic-algae
The AFTCO Bassmaster Elite’s 102-boat field will be held at Brandenburg Park in Chesterfield Township, Michigan, at Lake St. Clair from July 27-30. After the Day 2 weigh-in, the field will be cut to the top 50, with only the top 10 advancing to championship Sunday. Read the full story by The Macomb Daily.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230721-fishing-tournament
In Ottawa County, Michigan, E. coli levels continue to be a concern as dredging has resumed in the Grand Haven Channel. An advisory to “take precautions” at North Beach Park in Ferrysburg has been issued by the Ottawa County Health Department. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230721-bacteria-contamination
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