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The vessel has been on a three-week journey through the Gulf of Mexico, around Florida, and up the Atlantic seaboard from the Gulf Island Shipyards in Houma, Louisiana, where it was constructed; the SEAWAY GUARDIAN will be the first new American-built tugboat to join the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation since the Seaway opened 61 years ago. Read the full story by Lake Superior News.

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The Ontario Government will not be charging resource-based tourism operations for certain licences and land use fees, as well as refunding revenue received for 2020, in an effort to encourage people to get outside and support businesses that rely on outdoor activities. Read the full story by Lake Superior News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200721-ontario-tourism

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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) removed 18 invasive carp from the Little Sioux River watershed near the Iowa border in southwestern Minnesota July 8 during a capture operation;  preemptive actions to install and monitor an electric barrier prevented these invasive carp from expanding into other waters. Read the full story by Montevideo American-News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200721-carp-minnesota

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Lake Huron is five degrees warmer than average for this time of year, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association’s (NOAA) Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, suggesting consequences for fish communities as temperature fluctuations may affect their spawning. Read the full story by The Sault Star.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200721-huron-temp

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The Dunkirk, New York Common Council is expected to announce its opposition to the construction of wind turbine farms on city-owned property along Lake Erie; the Council’s resolution comes days after Concerned Citizens For Rural Preservation came out with a statement that over the weekend that noted turbines pose “tremendous risks’ to the Great Lakes.  Read the full story by Observer Today.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200721-wind-erie

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U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced more than $12 million grant to help clean the Maumee River and Great Lakes, and another $400,000 to the City of Toledo for a Trash Free Water program. Read and view the full story by WTVG-TV – Toledo.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200721-toledo-funding

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A dry spring in Lake Erie’s western basin watershed will likely help keep the annual harmful algal bloom in check this summer and early autumn; the bloom’s biomass is expected to rank 4.5 on a scale of 10 in terms of severity, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, smaller than the 2019 bloom which was a 7.3. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200721-algal-bloom

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Major restoration and rehabilitation of the historic Cleveland Dock Fishing Access Site in Cleveland is complete and the site is now open to the public after improvements were made for fishing access through restoration and stabilization. Read the full story by Oneida Daily Dispatch.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200715-cleveland-dock-restoration

Patrick Canniff

Michigan says a company that runs a dam near Comstock must try to contain sediment that’s pouring into the Kalamazoo River, in violation of environmental regulations. Silt has been streaming out of Morrow Lake since Eagle Creek Renewable Energy lowered the reservoir last year to make repairs on Morrow Dam. Read the full story by WMUK – Kalamazoo, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200715-morrow-dam

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Put-in-Bay, a popular tourist destination on Lake Erie, is seeing more COVID-19 cases linked to the town; after large-scale testing over the weekend, 66 people from the Put-in-Bay area have tested positive. Read the full story by Sandusky Register.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200715-covid-bay-tourism

Patrick Canniff

Pennsylvania and Indiana led the return to camping in mid-May, and other states and provinces soon followed suit; the cascade of reopenings through the month of June has been followed by a flood of campers excited to get back outdoors. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200715-reopenings-outdoor

Patrick Canniff

Wayne State University researcher partnered with Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research to test the ability of native water mites’ potential to control mosquitoes in two Detroit parks. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200715-mosquitoes-mites-control

Patrick Canniff

Property owners in eastern Ontario are calling on their local and provincial governments for help handling an invasion of gypsy moth caterpillars; the red-and-blue-speckled caterpillars are an invasive species that can completely defoliate a tree, causing long-term damage. Read the full story by CBC News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200715-gypsy-moth-invasive

Patrick Canniff

A ceremonial ribbon cutting was held Tuesday morning, marking the completion of a $6.2 million reconfiguration of Niagara Falls State Park’s welcome plaza improving mobility for pedestrians and access for vehicles making the park more mutually visible. Read the full story by NPR.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200715-niagara-falls-plaza

Patrick Canniff

Thirty-three years ago, water levels on Lake Michigan and Lake Huron reached their highest point at 582.35 feet above sea level. The two lakes don’t appear ready to break the big annual record this year thanks to recent drier-than-expected weather across the region. Read the full story by MLive.

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While it has been dangerously hot, the heat has helped prevent Great Lakes water levels from rising. View the full story by WJBK-TV-Detroit, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200709-greatlakes-water-level

Patrick Canniff

The Bay County Health Department is receiving $600,947 to address sources of E. coli in the Michigan Kawkawlin River watershed by identifying, mapping, and addressing failing septic systems. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200709-kawkawlin-ecoli-water-quality

Patrick Canniff

Quagga mussels are invasive shellfish that arrived in Utah in the boats of privately-owned watercraft trailered from the Great Lakes; Sgt. Krystal Tucker with the Dept. of Wildlife Resources Aquatic Invasive Species Operations discusses their program involving boat inspections for the mussels at some of the larger lakes. Read and listen to the full story by NPR.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200709-quagga-mussels

Patrick Canniff

Three Great Lakes freighters are headed for a very early layup this year and nearly 100 crew members and other personnel have been laid off after a shipping company announced it would idle some of its vessels due to an economic downturn. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200709-freighters

Patrick Canniff

The bridge company has made inquiries to the Michigan’s transportation department on what it would take to allow trucks carrying flammable, chemical or corrosive materials to cross the four-lane Windsor-Detroit bridge across the Detroit River. Read the full story by the Windsor Star.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200709-hazardous-transport

Patrick Canniff

A new study looked for PAHs in the sediments of 71 Great Lakes tributaries across six states. Results point to pollution sources coming from pavement dust from coal-tar sealed driveways and parking lots. Read the full story by Detroit Free Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200709-pahs-pollution

Patrick Canniff

Among the bills Whitmer signed into law include House Bills 4389 and 4390, which regulate the use and reporting of firefighting foam containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. Read the full story by WKZO – TV – Kalamazoo, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200709-pfas

Patrick Canniff

A pilot project with Ohio Department of Natural Resource staff is using inexpensive sensor technology used in everyday products such as dishwashers and cell phones to help monitor water quality to improve the health and safety of Lake Erie. Read the full story by Water World.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200709-algal-blooms-erie

Patrick Canniff

In a model developed by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research, Bigheaded carp were shown as a big threat to yellow perch if bighead and silver carp made it into Lake Huron’s Saginaw Bay. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200709-bighead-carp

Patrick Canniff

Michigan has reviewed soil and sediment sample data collected in follow-up to the recent Midland and Saginaw area flooding event and are not recommending additional soil clean-up or management requirements beyond those already in place. Read the full story by WEYI – TV – Flint, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200702-midland-dam-soil

Patrick Canniff

A legal battle has been brewing surrounding a Michigan couple seeking to protect their home from high waters and the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, over “water’s edge” jurisdiction. Read the full story by UpNorthLive.

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Patrick Canniff

Island communities stay open and resilient for tourism amidst adjusting to a season with added precautions surrounding COVID-19. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200702-island-tourism-covid

Patrick Canniff

A nuclear reactor along Lake Erie lost offsite power on Wednesday night as a result of a mayfly swarms, according to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Read the full story by WOIO-TV – Cleveland, OH.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200702-nuclear-mayflies

Patrick Canniff

Citing threats to the climate as well as the land, water and residents, dozens of people urged environmental regulators to prevent a Canadian company from rerouting an oil pipeline through northern Wisconsin. Read the full story by Wisconsin State Journal.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200702-wisconsin-line5

Patrick Canniff

The Michigan PFAS Action Response Team today announced it has awarded approximately $2.5 million in grant funding to municipal airport operators to support monitoring and testing for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination. Read the full story by WLUC-TV – Lansing, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200702-pfas-michigan

Patrick Canniff

One of many abolitionist Great Lakes captains using their vessels to aid the Underground Railroad, James Nugent captain of the schooner Home, listed as an operator in “The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom,” aided runaways from Detroit to Canada; the wreck of Home can still be found in the waters of Lake Michigan. Read the full story by USA TODAY.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200702-great-lakes-underground-railroad

Patrick Canniff

Gov. Tony Evers announced $1.5 million in grants to both protect and improve Great Lakes resources across Wisconsin’s coastal communities through the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program. Read the full story by WSAW-TV – Wausau, WI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200702-coastal-communities

Patrick Canniff

The House approved a $1.5 trillion plan Wednesday to rebuild the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into projects. The measure also would reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and protect access to safe drinking water by investing $25 billion in a state revolving fund. Read the full story by The Associated Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200702-infrastructure

Patrick Canniff

The Council from Tiny Township, Ontario, unanimously approved a motion demanding upper levels of government push for action to manage high-water levels in Lakes Huron and Michigan. Read the full story by OrilliaMatters.com

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200624-high-water-Ontario

Patrick Canniff

During a summer recreation season already hampered by pandemic-related delays and restrictions, many of Michigan’s state parks are now wrestling with another force of nature: historically high water along the Great Lakes that is reshaping shorelines, eroding beaches, submerging docks and piers, and rendering roads and trails inaccessible. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200624-high-water-michigan

Patrick Canniff

The pavilion at Orchard Beach State Park in Manistee, Michigan, is expected to be moved to a picnic area within the park this fall due to threat from Lake Michigan erosion at a cost of about $1.5 million. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200624-historic-building-erosion

Patrick Canniff

On Tuesday, a joint Michigan senate committee heard from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission about its role with the dams that failed in Midland County and caused catastrophic flooding. Read the full story by WEYI – TV – Flint, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200624-senate-dam-failure

Patrick Canniff

$850,000 in provincial funding was allotted to the Invasive Species Centre in Sault Ste. Marie for developing new measures to prevent and manage invasive species infiltrating Canada’s natural ecosystems  Read the full story by Northern Ontario Business.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200624-invasives-ontario

Patrick Canniff

An Ontario nuclear power generating company has officially dropped its pursuit of a deep underground storage facility for low- to intermediate-level radioactive waste within a half-mile of Lake Huron. Read the full story by Detroit Free Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200624-radioactive-huron

Patrick Canniff

The ceremony was jointly held by Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding and The Interlake Steamship Company and recognized the first U.S.-flagged Great Lakes bulk carrier to be built in more than 35 years. Read the full story by WLUK – TV – Green Bay, WI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200624-new-freighter

Patrick Canniff

Michigan regulators are encouraged by preliminary test results that show low pollutant levels in sediments deposited in the Tittabawassee and Saginaw river floodplains downstream of the Dow Chemical Co. in MIdland, MI following historic flooding. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200624-dioxin-dow

Patrick Canniff

North Olmsted, OH codes require stormwater to be maintained entirely on the property where development is proposed; the undeveloped condition of the property is the benchmark for new developments, meaning that the property cannot release more stormwater off their property than if the property was completely undeveloped. Read the full story by Cleveland.com.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200624-stormwater-development

Patrick Canniff

The restoration work is re-establishing natural and ecological function to approximately 1,700 feet of stream in Mentor, OH due to the Chagrin River Watershed Partners, Lake County Soil & Water Conservation District, and funding from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency; the city recently learned that the Ohio EPA has recommended a second grant toward the next phase of the project. Read the full story by The News-Herald.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200624-stream-restoration

Patrick Canniff

As the state loosens restrictions, there are many adjustments and considerations being made for New York’s Erie County parks. Read the full story by The Buffalo News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200612-erie-parks

Patrick Canniff

A large section of Mackinac Island’s M-185 highway that rings the island has been closed to all traffic – humans and horses alike – as the state of Michigan transportation officials map out a plan for $1.4 million in emergency repairs due to high-water damages. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200612-mackinac-repair

Patrick Canniff

Toronto, Ontario, beaches have been open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, but lifeguards have not been in place and the public has been strongly advised not to swim. Read the full story by Narcity.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200612-toronto

Patrick Canniff

As Niagara County, New York, prepares for phase three of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “New York Forward” reopening process, the tourism sector is still waiting answers, dates and procedures for reopening. Read the full story by Niagara-Wheatfield Tribune.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200612-niagara

Patrick Canniff

The annual Bayview Mackinac sailboat race along Lake Huron will be held next month, despite cancellations of other events due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read the full story by The Associated Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200612-sailboat-race

Patrick Canniff

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy continues to test for PFAS in Pellston-area wells. Testing began earlier this year but was stalled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full story by the Petoskey News-Review.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200612-pfas

Patrick Canniff

Three Great Lakes and Lake St. Clair set record high water levels in May. The forecast shows an all-time high water mark is possible mid-summer. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200612-high-water

Patrick Canniff