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Kohler Co.’s quest to build another major golf course along Lake Michigan in Sheboygan County, WI has hit another legal obstacle. A Sheboygan County judge on Friday dismissed the company’s lawsuit that sought to preserve a Department of Natural Resources permit to fill a wetland, a permit that an administrative law judge later ruled was mistakenly granted. Read the full story by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Light fixtures resembling traffic signals with red, yellow and green lights have been installed on the beach’s bathhouse/concession building and at the kite boarding building across from the water filtration plant. In addition, red strobe lights have been installed on the buildings’ roofs and will be used to warn of hazardous conditions. Read the full story by Mlive.com.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210602-beach-warning

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Part of President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 Civil Works Budget is funding for the Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study, a new project that includes the three Great Lakes districts, Buffalo, Chicago and Detroit. The goal is to create a plan identifying vulnerable coastal areas and recommending actions to bolster the coastal resources’ ability to withstand, recover from and adapt to future hydrologic uncertainty with respect to built and natural coastal environments. Recent high-water events across the Great Lakes brought about the study’s need. Read the full story by DredgingToday.com.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210602-coastal-resiliency

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Researchers hope to inspect the stomachs of as many as 10,000 fish from across Lake Superior in the coming year as a part of the Lake Superior PredatorPrey Project, a region-wide effort that includes Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Ontario as well as federal and tribal agencies looking at the relationship between predator fish and their prey in the big lake. Read the full story by Brainerd Dispatch.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210602-fish-superior

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The construction of a huge, new lock at Michigan’s Soo Locks was awarded $480 million in federal funding in President Joe Biden’s 2022 federal budget proposal. While the budget is likely to undergo changes before approval by Congress, Biden’s proposed budget includes a large allocation for the new lock that will cost an estimated $922 million. The proposal includes about $595 million for projects within the Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210602-soo-locks

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Shipwreck enthusiasts like Valerie van Heest, a veteran shipwreck explorer with the Michigan Shipwreck Research Association, say the move south is disappointing in many respects because the artifact was previously accessible to the public near Deerlick Creek Park in South Haven, MI. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210602-shipwreck

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Each year, the DNR’s beach program reaches out to citizens, local beach managers and public health departments along Wisconsin’s Great Lakes coasts to determine what changes, if any, are needed to the Wisconsin beach list and program information. The proposed list includes one new beach and changes to two existing beaches. Read the full story by Ashland Daily Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210602-wisconsin-beaches

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The Ohio River Basin has many of the same challenges as the Great Lakes, Chesapeake Bay and many other watersheds that receive considerable amounts of federal money on an annual basis. However, Ohio River Basin never received the sustained annual funding needed to achieve ecological and infrastructure restoration. Read the full story by The Columbus Dispatch.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210602-infrastructure-ohio

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The 50th anniversary is “a vindication” of the department to the former minister of the environment, who went back and forth between federal and provincial politics in an effort to champion environmental concerns. Read the full story by Canada’s National Observer.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210602-canada-environment

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A chute-like steeppass fish-sorting system is being tested at the Emiquon Preserve on the Illinois River near Lewistown, Illinois as officials work to keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes. View images by The Chicago Tribune.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210527-asian-carp

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The Hessen Cassel Phase 3 project in Fort Wayne, IN features installation of a two-stage ditch, along with a bioswale, and a significant expansion of the Colonial Heritage wetlands that will include a walking trail. Project is being implemented in partnership with the Great Lakes Commission, the Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program, the DNR’s Lake and River Enhancement Program, and the City Utilities’ stormwater fund. Read the full story by Fort Wayne’s NBC.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210527-restoration-indiana

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After a seven-month closure, Brandenburg Park in Chesterfield Township, MI will reopen Memorial Day. The waterfront park has been closed since October for shoreline restoration and other upgrades aimed at improving habitat for wildlife and enriched opportunities to park users. The project was completed in collaboration with several agencies, including the Great Lakes Commission, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Read the full story by The Voice.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210527-restoration-michgan

Patrick Canniff

There should be fewer sewage discharges at Cleveland’s Edgewater Beach this year thanks to recent upgrades to a sewer system originally built in the 1880s. The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District announced Wednesday they have completed sewer upgrades they believe will reduce sewer overflows at the beach. Read the full story by WOIO-TV –  Cleveland, OH.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210527-sewer-upgrade-erie

Patrick Canniff

The harmful algae bloom in western Lake Erie is expected to be smaller than normal this summer, according to early projections released this week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Data showed the toxic blue-green algae bloom will be about the same size as those in 2016, 2018, and 2020, but much smaller than the blooms of 2017 and 2019. Read the full story by Blackburnnews.com.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210527-algae-bloom-erie

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As this year’s boating season officially kicks off, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation is reminding water recreationists to do their part in protecting New York’s waters from aquatic invasive species by remembering to clean, drain, and dry watercraft and equipment. Read the full story by Fingerlakes1.com.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210527-boating-invasive-species

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Researchers from the University of Minnesota and the California Association of Resource Conservation Districts surveyed residents of the north shore of Lake Superior exploring how communities respond to climate related issues and problems. The study revealed that levels of civic engagement in climate adaptations were generally low. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210527-climate-change

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Promoting “universal access,” the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy has been pursuing a goal to preserve the outdoors for everybody as a part of their Campaign for Generations, a $71.4-million, six-year fund-raising effort that will end on June 30. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210527-trails

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Construction of a streambank restoration and pedestrian bridge replacement project will soon begin in Petrifying Springs Park, Wisconsin, on a section of the Pike River that is the most substantial stretch of publicly owned river within the greater urban Kenosha area and has been termed a green infrastructure hub in the Pike River Watershed-based Plan. Read the full story by Kenosha News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210517-wisconsin-restoration

Patrick Canniff

H2Ohio, a voluntary Ohio program  that works closely with local farmers to reduce Lake Erie’s harmful algal bloom problem, has indicated in its 2020 annual report that the Ohio Department of Agriculture has entered into agreements with 1,815 producers across 1,092,852 acres of farmland, representing approximately 44% of the targeted cropland project area. Read the full story by WTOL-TV –  Toledo, OH.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210517-h2ohio-water-quality

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About halfway between Racine, Wisconsin, and Holland, Michigan, sensors keep close tabs on the temperature of Lake Michigan at a depth of 492 feet and have reported this data almost hourly for 30 years. This 30 year dataset indicates that the depths of Lake Michigan are warming and the annual “turnover” of the lake from warm to cold is changing. Read the full story by WTMJ-TV –  Milwaukee, WI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210517-wisconsin-climate

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It has been 16 months since a severe storm wreaked havoc on southeast Wisconsin’s shoreline, damaging popular pathways. Moving forward, the City of Racine not only wants to fix the damage, but wants to do so in a way that lessens the potential destruction of future storms amid rising waters of Lake Michigan. Read the full story by The Journal Times.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210517-wisconsin-shoreline

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The Port of Monroe has the distinction of being the only Michigan port on Lake Erie and the only one created by Public Act (PA) 234 of 1925, also known as the Port Districts Act. Read the full story by The Monroe News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210517-shipping-port

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Enbridge, the Canadian energy company, claims the state of Michigan has no authority to enforce a deadline to shut down operation of Line 5, and will only shut down the oil pipeline if ordered by a federal court or their regulator. Read the full story by WDET –  Detroit, MI.

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Patrick Canniff

The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation was renamed the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation by U.S. Congress via the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act, to “acknowledge the Corporation’s long-standing contributions and important to the Great Lakes region and economy.” Read the full story by WWTI-TV – Washington, D.C.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210517-seaway

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New data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Detroit office show that all of the lakes have lower levels, with Lake Ontario experiencing the largest drop at 28 inches. Read the full story by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210517-waterlevels

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Despite Ontario’s stay-at-home order barring gatherings of more than just your household, thousands of sun-seeking city dwellers flocked to Lake Erie communities. In Bayham, officers ticketed 31 vehicles parked illegally outside the entrance to Port Burwell Provincial Park. Read the full story by The London Free Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210504-ontario-beach-parking

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210504-preservation-fundraising

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210504-national-parks

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Patrick Canniff

The project will protect the deteriorating pier and convert the historic structure into a pedestrian-friendly open space that is connected to the city of Oswego, NY walking trail system. Read the full story by The Central New York Business Journal.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210427-erosion-construction

Patrick Canniff

Sen. Sean McCann and Rep. Julie Rogers, both Democrats from Kalamazoo wrote to Eagle Creek Renewable Energy this month to press for additional dredging in the Kalamazoo River, which has been choked by dam drawdown sediment for more than a year. Read the full story by MLive.com.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210427-river-dredge

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Earth Day is over, but the spring cleanup on Lake Michigan is just beginning. Thousands of volunteers kicked off the Great Lakes beach cleanup season through the Adopt-A-Beach program over the past weekend marking a return to the first full-fledged effort since COVID-19 took hold of the region last year. Read the full story by WOOD-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210427-beach-pollution

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After spending the winter separately Texas and Florida, Chicago’s first fowl couple, Monty and Rose the piping plovers, are back. To the delight of birders, Rose and Monty reunited on Monday at Montrose Beach. Read the full story by WLS-TV – Chicago, IL.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210427-piping-plovers-wildlife

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Stand Up for Great Lakes, a nonprofit with the goal to cross each Great Lake on a stand-up paddleboard to raise funds and awareness for Great Lakes issues, is raising funds and awareness on this 50-mile journey about the increasing levels of plastic pollution in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by UpNorthLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210427-pollution-plastic

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers originally was not planning to dredge in St. Joseph this year, but Congressman Fred Upton requested emergency dredging to ensure Great Lakes freighters can pass through for sand and gravel required for the completion of infrastructure improvements between US-31 to I-94. Read the full story by WSJM-FM – St. Joseph, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210427-dredge

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The Prairie provinces and Ontario say they were not consulted about Canada’s higher target to cut greenhouse gas pollution by 40 to 45 percent, while some provinces welcome the federal government’s new goal for 2030. Read the full story by The Canadian Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210427-canadian-emissions

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It is the second labor dispute in less than a year at the port. A 19-day strike last August cost wholesalers an estimated $600 million in lost sales. Under pressure from both the Ontario and Quebec governments, federal Labor Minister Filomena Tassi signaled on Sunday she was prepared to legislate an end to the work stoppage. Read the full story by CBC.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210427-port-strike

Patrick Canniff

A multi-state campaign to help clean up and protect waters in the Great Lakes has received almost $300,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. The coalition hopes to remove 68 metric tons of trash from more than 17,000 acres of watershed by the end of 2022.  Read the full story by Public News Service-New York.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210427-pollution-epa

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The EPA’s largest research vessel, The Lake Guardian, has made a stop in Duluth for supplies. During the spring and summer months, the crew gathers data about the physical, chemical, and biological conditions of the Great Lakes. Read the full story by KQDS-TV – Duluth, MN.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210420-duluth-research-ship

Patrick Canniff

The dune is the most active one along Lake Michigan’s southern shore, relentlessly pushing south at a rate of 4 to 10 feet a year. Read the full story by the Northwest Indiana Times.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210420-indiana-dunes

Patrick Canniff

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police reported that a collaborative enforcement effort involving Windsor police and the Canada Border Services Agency responded to a report of U.S. charter fishing boats violating the border ban on the Detroit River. Read the full story by the Windsor Star.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210420-detroit-river

Patrick Canniff

A number of homes in Beverly Shores, IN were in serious danger of being swept into the lake as the waves were eroding the beach at an alarming rate but have now found some temporary relief. Read the full story by WLS-TV – Chicago, IL.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210420-indiana-erosion

Patrick Canniff

The decision by U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon addressed air pollution in the Chicago area and revolved around the results of nine pollution tests BP provided to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management between 2015 and 2018. Read the full story by Indiana Environmental Reporter.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210420-pollution

Patrick Canniff

A northern Wisconsin couple planned to bottle and sell water from a well on their land near Lake Superior, but the proposal was shot down after concerns were raised over whether it violated the intent of a landmark agreement that aims to prevent water diversions outside the Great Lakes basin. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210420-lake-superior-water

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Supporters hope a reserve will bring a national spotlight to the bay to spur further research and look for new solutions to water quality issues. Read the full story by Green Bay Press-Gazette.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210420-wisconsin-green-bay

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