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Copperwood Mine foes sue to block $50M grant for project near Lake Superior

On: September 16, 2026

Opponents are going to court in hopes of blocking a controversial $50 million grant Michigan awarded in August to fund construction of a Canadian company’s copper mine in the western Upper Peninsula. Critics point to the site’s proximity to Lake Superior, the North Country Trail and Porcupine Mountain State Park. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260916-copperwood-mine

Line 5 reopens after spill despite DNR warning

On: September 16, 2026

The Line 5 oil and natural gas pipeline across northern Wisconsin went back online Monday, three weeks after a broken valve caused 1.3 million gallons of natural gas liquids to spill into the nearby Iron County town of Saxon. After the August 25 spill, Enbridge immediately began construction to bypass the broken valve and get the pipeline back up and running despite warnings from the state Department of Natural Resources that Enbridge did not have the proper permitting. Read the full story by the Vernon Reporter.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260916-line5

Great Lakes mapping plan seeks to chart 94,000 square miles, costing $200 million

On: September 16, 2026

Experts and advocates from the Great Lakes are meeting for the Lakebed 2030 Conference. The focus is on an initiative to fully map the more than 94,000 square miles of the Great Lakes in high resolution by 2030. Read the full story by WWMT-TV – Kalamazoo, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260916-mapping

Lake Superior algal bloom threat leads to call for action

On: September 16, 2026

Blooms of potentially toxic blue-green algae in the waters of Lake Superior have led to a call for action to counter threats to human health and the regional economy around Duluth, Minnesota. Read the full story by the Ashland Daily Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260916-superior-algae

Once polluted by industry, a Lake Superior bay is now in the clear

On: September 16, 2026

For decades, Canada and the U.S. have had an agreement to clean up the most polluted sites on the Great Lakes. Nipigon Bay at the northernmost point of Lake Superior in Ontario, Canada, is one of the success stories. Read the full story by The Narwhal.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260916-nipigon-bay

Province approves nearly 16-square-kilometre expansion area for Goderich salt mine

On: September 16, 2026

Compass Minerals has received provincial approval from the Ontario Minister of Energy and Mines for a major new salt development area beneath Lake Huron as the company adjusts its long-term mine plan around unexpected geological conditions. Read the full story by CKNX News Today.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260916-huron-salt-mine

Hammond Bay Biological Station turns 150, opening for public tours

On: September 16, 2026

A September 30 celebration will mark 150 years of service at Hammond Bay Biological Station, a Lake Huron facility in Millersburg, Michigan, whose history spans maritime rescue operations, Coast Guard service and fisheries research. Read the full story by the Cheboygan Daily Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260916-hammond-bay-biological-station

Restoring sturgeon to the Cuyahoga River: Round 2

On: September 16, 2026

Another round of sturgeon stocking is planned for the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, this Saturday as state, local and federal agencies continue their effort to return the once-native Lake Erie fish to former breeding grounds. Read the full story by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260916-cuyahoga-sturgeon

Lake Erie walleye are booming. Yellow perch are a different story

On: September 16, 2026

Fisheries managers in Michigan and Ohio say Lake Erie’s walleye population is enjoying a historic run. However, yellow perch numbers have fallen badly enough in parts of the lake that fishery managers cut the amount anglers and commercial crews can harvest this year. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260916-erie-walleye-perch

Livestream to explore underwater time capsule ‘unlike anything in the Great Lakes’

On: September 16, 2026

Freshwater explorers and filmmakers will host a livestream on September 16, exploring the Middle Island Sinkhole in Lake Huron which offers unique insights about early life on Earth. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260916-sinkhole-livestream

Airborne algae: Scientists near Lake Erie study health impacts on people

On: September 14, 2026

Most people living near Lake Erie are familiar with warnings to not come into contact with blue-green algae blooms, but scientists are now studying what happens when that algae becomes airborne. Read the full story by CBC News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260914-algae

EDITORIAL: Saving Lake Erie

On: September 14, 2026

Resumption of work on an invasive carp barrier on the Des Plaines River about 45 miles south of Chicago is our only known protection from an invasion that could rob Lake Erie of benefits worth billions. Saving Lake Erie from the carp is back on track (for now), but it’s inexcusable that a month was lost to the Trump Administration’s mysterious stop-work order that has yet to be explained. If ever there was a foolish cost savings, failing to protect the Great Lakes is at the top of the list. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260914-lake-erie

Carney says Canada seeks “unique alliance” but not membership with the European Union

On: September 14, 2026

Canada is seeking a “unique alliance” with the European Union but is not looking to become a member, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sunday after it was reported he was exploring whether Canada could become an “associate member” of the bloc. Read the full story by Reuters.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260914-carney

UW-Superior’s floating classroom and research lab sets sail to campus

On: September 14, 2026

UW-Superior’s new two-level teaching and research vessel, the Sadie Ann, set sail for Superior on August 30. After a roughly 40-day trip, its arrival culminates a yearslong effort initiated by an anonymous grant in 2019 that kick-started the project. Read the full story by the Wisconsin State Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260914-sadie

Wandering tattler makes first confirmed Michigan appearance

On: September 14, 2026

In late August, a wandering tattler (Tringa incana) was seen visiting a park in Michigan, marking the state’s first confirmed sighting of the bird, which generally resides near the Pacific Ocean. Read the full story by the Detroit News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260914-tattler

Environmentalists push lawmakers to forge ahead on moratorium and regulations for data centers

On: September 14, 2026

As data center developments remain top of mind for Michigan residents, and with Election Day soon on the horizon, environmental advocates continue to push lawmakers to enact a statewide moratorium and establish better protections for communities. Read the full story by the Michigan Advance.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260914-data-centers

Just outside U.P., cleanup continues weeks after Line 5 pipeline spill

On: September 14, 2026

An Aug. 25 accident on Enbridge’s controversial oil and gas pipeline Line 5 in northeast Wisconsin — only a few miles from the border with Michigan’s Upper Peninsula — was one of the largest natural gas liquids spills on record, a nonprofit pipeline safety organization said. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260914-line5

Lake Michigan shoreline advocate Paul Florsheim wins in appeals court. What does it mean?

On: September 11, 2026

A Shorewood, Wisconsin, resident has won his battle over a trespassing ticket that he was issued for walking on the beach in Wisconsin. But the state still doesn’t have a clear policy on the public’s right to enjoy the shoreline. Read the full story by WUWM – Milwaukee, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260911-wi-shoreline-access

Experts urge swift action to address harmful algal blooms on Lake Superior

On: September 11, 2026

U.S. and Canadian experts are urging government agencies to take swift action to address the threats posed by more frequent harmful algal blooms on Lake Superior. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260911-superior-habs

Michigan tribes demand state regulators block key Line 5 tunnel permits

On: September 11, 2026

Four Michigan tribes are demanding state regulators open a contested case to block two key permits advancing Enbridge’s Line 5 tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac, warning the approvals flout state law and put treaty-protected Great Lakes resources at risk. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260911-line5-mi-tribes

Whitmer urges Enbridge to shut down Line 5 within months, calls pipeline a threat to Great Lakes

On: September 11, 2026

State environmental regulators are reviewing permits they recently granted for the Line 5 tunnel project, in light of a recent Michigan Supreme Court decision that raised the bar for environmental reviews. Read the full story by The Associated Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260911-whitmer-line5

DuPage Water Commission gets more federal money for new Lake Michigan water project

On: September 11, 2026

The DuPage Water Commission has received another $500,000 from the federal government for a plan to build a $6 billion system to draw water from Lake Michigan to residents in DuPage County, Illinois. Read the full story by the Daily Herald.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260911-dupage-water

Line 5 pipeline still shut down 2 weeks after natural gas spill

On: September 11, 2026

It’s been two weeks since a truck rolled into an excavation site for Enbridge’s fiercely disputed Line 5 pipeline and caused one of the largest natural gas spills in Wisconsin history in rural Iron County. The pipeline is still shut down, with service expected to resume this weekend. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260911-line5-gas-spill

No ruling on Consumers hydro dam sale as settlement talks begin

On: September 11, 2026

The long-awaited date for Michigan state regulators to decide the fate of a disputed hydroelectric fleet sale, involving 13 hydroelectric dams across the state, passed without a ruling. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260911-hydro-dam

DNR grant funds fish conservation, dam projects

On: September 11, 2026

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has awarded Fisheries Habitat Grant funds, totaling $892,200, to ten conservation projects on lakes and streams around Michigan. Those funds are matched by $240,000 in partner contributions. Read the full story by WOOD-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260911-fish-dam-projects

Piping plover population makes record-breaking resurgence in the Great Lakes

On: September 11, 2026

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it reported 99 piping plover pairs nesting in the Great Lakes region this year, which is up from 88 pairs in 2025. Read the full story by Spectrum News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260911-piping-plovers

Federal funding for Great Lakes restoration faces Sept. 30 deadline

On: September 9, 2026

Lawmakers have until the end of September to pass bipartisan legislation reauthorizing the landmark program that supports Great Lakes restoration and protection before its current authorization expires − creating a lapse that could jeopardize future projects and long-term planning. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260909-glri-deadline

With no time to spare, Michigan hatches a Great Lakes whitefish rescue plan

On: September 9, 2026

With time running out to save Great Lakes whitefish, scientists are mounting a last-ditch rescue effort. This fall, state and tribal scientists will collect spawning whitefish from Lake Michigan in order to raise their offspring in hatcheries. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260909-whitefish-rescue

Research group calls for funding to study algal blooms on Lake Superior

On: September 9, 2026

A research group is calling for funding to find out why Lake Superior is seeing algae blooms. The Wisconsin city of Superior closed Barkers Island Beach last week due to blue-green algae. That type of algae was not seen on Lake Superior until 2012. Read the full story by Northern News Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260909-algal-bloom-research

Inch by inch, this Chicago diver scours Lake Michigan’s floor for our lost stuff: ‘The guy everybody calls’

On: September 9, 2026

A professional diver and boat captain has developed a reputation for finding what other people can’t: rings, watches, keys and phones lost deep beneath the surface of Lake Michigan. Read the full story by the Chicago Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260909-lake-michigan-diver

Wisconsin’s wild rice harvest is expected to be up this year

On: September 9, 2026

Wisconsin tribal officials are working together to promote protection and restoration and of wild rice and this year they expect an increase in harvest due to heavy spring rainfall followed by drought that has created stable conditions for the plant to grow. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260909-wild-rice-harvest

Michigan budget adds $2 million to wetlands conservation efforts

On: September 9, 2026

Michigan’s annual budget includes $2 million for wetland conservation efforts by the state Department of Natural Resources, funding critical work for endangered bird species. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260909-wetland-conservation-funds

Marshall teacher aboard Lake Superior science immersion vessel

On: September 9, 2026

Nicholas Bonde teaches research methodology to his AP Chemistry students at Marshall High each year. But over the summer, he had a chance to apply that methodology aboard an EPA research vessel, Lake Guardian, on Lake Superior for a week as part of the Shipboard Science Immersion Project. Read the full story by the Leader Independent.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260909-science-immersion-project

DNR wants your input on future of popular state park on Lake Michigan shoreline

On: September 9, 2026

Ludington State Park, located along the eastern coast of Lake Michigan, has recently seen millions of dollars in upgrades and has more on the way. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking the public what should come next. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260909-park-upgrades

Exploring a wild Great Lake’s wildest shore

On: September 9, 2026

A road trip along the North Shore of Lake Superior, from Duluth, Minnesota, to Pukaskwa National Park in Ontario, Canada, packed multiple adventures into a week. Read the full story by The New York Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260909-superior-roadtrip

Rare find in Great Lakes after meteor crashes on Lake Huron island

On: September 9, 2026

A meteor that crashed through the atmosphere over the Great Lakes produced shockwaves before landing near Lake Huron. Canadian meteor hunters eventually tracked the space rocks to Cockburn Island in Ontario, Canada. Read the full story by WJBK-TV – Detroit, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260909-huron-meteor

Invasive species cost billions. Can online shoppers cut the losses?

On: September 4, 2026

With invasive species causing $138 billion in U.S. economic losses yearly, a new online database from the Great Lakes Commission aims to help e-commerce buyers and sellers in 50 states identify non-native aquatic plants and animals to avoid. Read the full story by Forbes.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260904-aquasale

Trump lifts stoppage on Great Lakes carp barrier after Whitmer call

On: September 4, 2026

The Trump administration lifted an unexplained stop-work order on the $1.15 billion invasive carp barrier project following a direct appeal from Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and mounting pressure from Illinois officials and Great Lakes groups. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260904-brandon-road-update

UMD researchers help design first-of-its-kind particle experiment in Lake Superior

On: September 4, 2026

A group of scientists from the University of Minnesota Duluth is helping design a first-of-its-kind physics experiment in Lake Superior which will detect neutrino particles and could help them better understand the sun, distant stars, black holes and even the beginning of the universe itself. Read the full story by Northern News Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260904-neutrino-particle-experiment

In the fight against Lake Erie algal blooms, improved farming practices are turning the tide

On: September 4, 2026

The tide is turning against harmful algal blooms on Lake Erie thanks in part to an Ohio program called H2Ohio that encourages farmers to restrict their use of fertilizers. Read the full story by WOSU – Columbus, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260904-farming-practices

After decades of pollution, St. Louis River Estuary moves closer to recovery

On: September 4, 2026

For over a century, the St. Louis River Estuary had a bad reputation due to years of wastewater dumping and industrialization. Since being designated as an area of concern, state and tribal agencies across both Minnesota and Wisconsin split the 12,000-acre estuary into different habitat restoration projects digging out contaminated sediment, building new storm water culverts, replanting native plants, and creating safe water access for public recreation. Read the full story by KQDS-TV – Duluth, MN.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260904-st.louis-river-restoration

Toxic algal bloom confirmed at Crystal Lake. Where beaches are closed

On: September 4, 2026

Crystal Lake Public Beach in Montcalm County, Michigan, has tested positive for algal toxin microcystin after an algal bloom formed. Health officials discovered the water bloom during a routine beach monitoring. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260904-algal-bloom

Black River nears completion of remediation efforts

On: September 4, 2026

The Ohio Lake Erie Commission recently released a draft of the final delisting report regarding environmental concerns about the Black River in Lorain County, Ohio. This is one of the final steps in the river no longer being regarded as an area of concern. Read the full story by The Chronicle Telegram.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260904-remediation-efforts

Milwaukee court reverses Shorewood Lake Michigan beach access ruling

On: September 4, 2026

A Milwaukee County circuit judge has reversed a lower-court decision in a closely watched Lake Michigan shoreline access case, a ruling that could influence how Wisconsin courts interpret the public’s right to walk along the Great Lakes shoreline. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260904-beach-access-ruling

Tank & Back: Black River sturgeon hatchery offers free tours Sept. 5

On: September 4, 2026

Visitors can get a close look at one of Michigan’s most unique fish during a free tour of the Black River sturgeon hatchery this Labor Day weekend. Read the full story by Up North Voice.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260904-hatchery-tour

Michigan Maritime Museum to explore ancient Great Lakes history with presentation next week

On: September 4, 2026

The Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven will hold a presentation on the ancient history of the Great Lakes next week including what existed in the Cambrian Period, before the Great Lakes even existed. Read the full story by WSJM – Benton Harbor, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260904-great-lakes-history-presentation

Communities and agencies celebrate delisting of Nipigon Bay as an Area of Concern

On: September 2, 2026

After nearly four decades of restoration efforts, around 20,000 hectares of western Nipigon Bay, located at Lake Superior’s northernmost point in Ontario, and part of the Nipigon River were removed as an Area of Concern in the Great Lakes on Friday. Read the full story by CBC News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260902-area-of-concern-delisting

9 Great Lakes ports honored for record St. Lawrence Seaway cargo

On: September 2, 2026

Nine U.S. Great Lakes ports have received the 2025 Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. for posting record international cargo volumes during the 2025 navigation season. Read the full story by the Watertown Daily Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260902-port-cargo-record

Great Lakes initiative diverts 24 million pounds of fish waste from landfills

On: September 2, 2026

According to a new report, a regional initiative has diverted 24.3 million pounds of fish byproducts from landfills in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence region. The materials are being converted into fish meal and oil, pet food and treats, fertilizer, compost, bait, and fish leather and are generating about $3.4 million in economic value. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260902-fish-byproduct-reuse

Yorkville approves $55,000 water audit; must calculate water use and loss for Lake Michigan water project

On: September 2, 2026

The city of Yorkville, Illinois, is required to test how much water the city consumes ahead of receiving Lake Michigan water in 2028. Reducing the city’s non-revenue water loss to 10% was previously a key provision by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to green-light the $224.4 million Lake Michigan water sourcing project. Read the full story by Shaw Local News Network.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260902-water-audit