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Mackinac Island, Michigan, is getting grant funding to build a new wastewater treatment plant as part of $81.2 million in state funding from the MI Clean Water Plan which helps communities upgrade water-focused infrastructure and protect health and the environment. Read the full story by the Cheboygan Daily Tribune.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230920-mackinac-wastewater

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The city of Cleveland, Ohio, wants to create a tax-increment financing district across much of downtown to help pay for waterfront development plans along the Cuyahoga River and Lake Erie. The projects would include improving public access to the riverfront in the form of parks and other amenities, bulkhead improvements on the river, and other public infrastructure upgrades. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230920-cleveland-waterfront

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Researchers from the Shedd Aquarium, Purdue University, and the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant are tracking the movements of 80 individual fish in the Chicago River system using acoustic telemetry. Read the full story by the Chicago Tribune.

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Under one option of its proposed Wilderness Stewardship Plan, Michigan’s Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior would consider remaining open to visitors in the winter if Lake Superior is “100% ice-free for five years.” Read the full story by the Duluth News Tribune.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230920-isle-royale-winter-visit

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A Michigan teen’s photo shoot with his steer along the Lake Michigan shoreline has become a subject of contention in Milton Township, Michigan, and part of a larger debate about what limits should apply to the use of public spaces. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230920-cow-photoshoot

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A mat-forming cyanobacteria, Lyngbya, has been growing along shorelines in Lake St. Clair, Michigan for the last decade. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Macomb County, Michigan are conducting a joint two-year study to understand cyanobacteria’s growth, determine whether it poses health risks, and find treatment options. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230920-stclair-lyngbya

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Leveraging its treaty-granted sovereign nation status, the White Earth Band tribe in Minnesota is establishing its own authority to issue permits for expansions of large livestock and dairy operations within its reservation boundary to protect reservation water reserves. Read the full story by MinnPost.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230920-tribal-water-reserves

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The eDNA of silver carp has been detected in a water sample taken from the St. Joseph River near Berrien Springs, Michigan, as part of a regular U.S. Fish and Wildlife program to monitor Michigan waterways for the invasive bighead and silver carp. However, a positive eDNA sample does not necessarily indicate the presence of live fish. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230920-carp-edna-detected

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The Crooked River Lock in Alanson, Michigan, closed for the remainder of the 2023 season as engineers perform critical maintenance. The lock is part of the 36-mile Inland Waterway beginning at Lake Huron through which up to 40,000 recreational boat passengers pass annually. Read the full story by The Petoskey News-Review.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230920-lock-closed

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With fall bird migration well underway, data from the website BirdCast estimates over 150 million birds have crossed the state of Michigan since late August. BirdCast provides a migration forecast for Michigan from September to November. Read the full story by Manistee News Advocate.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230920-fall-migration

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