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Climate change yields uncertain future for Great Lakes water levels

On: December 14, 2022

The Great Lakes are likely to see warmer and wetter conditions due to climate change, but the effects of climate change on water levels aren’t as clear. Scientists say communities around the Great Lakes should prepare for swings in high and low water levels to boost their resilience. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221214-climatechange-waterlevels-greatlakes

Hannah Reynolds

Groups petition Great Lakes governors to address Ontario’s alleged breach of binational water agreement with Bill 23

On: December 14, 2022

A group of four organizations representing Georgian Bay and the Great Lakes basin have written the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence governors and premiers to advise that the Ontario government is currently in breach of the 2005 Great Lakes St. Lawrence River Sustainable Water Resources Agreement. The organizations have submitted concerns that with Bill 23, the Ontario government intends to exacerbate this breach. Read the full story by The Manitoulin Expositor.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221214-greatlakesgov-ontario-breach

Hannah Reynolds

Sediment cleanup project is underway at Munger Landing

On: December 14, 2022

A sediment cleanup project at Munger Landing in Duluth, Minnesota, is part of a larger effort to restore and delist the St. Louis River Area of Concern. The cleanup will help restore eight acres of aquatic habitat, replace the motorized boat landing, and construct a new sandy paddle sport launch. Read the full story by WDIO-TV – Duluth, MN.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221214-sediment-cleanup-mungerlanding

Hannah Reynolds

Fresh water will draw millions, but Michigan lacks systems to harness it

On: December 14, 2022

In a warming world, Michigan’s water will become even more valuable. Much like oil, sufficient systems will need to be in place to utilize this rare resource. Michigan’s projected population increase puts pressure on its infrastructure. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221214-freshwater-michigan-infrastructure

Hannah Reynolds

Soo Locks construction project enters third phase amid skyrocketing costs

On: December 14, 2022

As work on the new Soo Lock in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, shifts towards nearly a decade of construction, it’s facing a wave of new problems nearly every sector is dealing with, including increased costs and a lack of workers. Read the full story by WPBN-TV – Traverse City, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221214-soolocks-construction

Hannah Reynolds

More Chinook salmon to be stocked in Lake Michigan

On: December 14, 2022

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources announced Wednesday it will increase the number of Chinook salmon stocked in Lake Michigan. The change will increase the annual production target for Chinook from 225,000 to 275,000 starting in the spring of 2023. Read the full story by WANE-TV – Fort Wayne, IN.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221214-chinooksalmon-lakemi

Hannah Reynolds

Testing for ‘forever chemicals’ lacking for tribal water systems

On: December 14, 2022

Tribal water systems are sampled for “forever chemicals” at a much lower rate than other water systems, according to a new study from the PFAS Project Lab at Northeastern University. For the most part, testing isn’t being done on tribal systems because they’re smaller. However, this is leaving gaps in knowledge for those who rely on the water systems. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221214-foreverchemicals-tribalsystems

Hannah Reynolds

Great Lakes Water Authority to provide $1.5M to Flint residents

On: December 14, 2022

The Great Lakes Water Authority Board of Directors approved the transfer of more than $1.5 million in additional funding for Flint residents through its Water Residential Assistance Program (WRAP). WRAP is a two-year program that aids eligible households through water bill credits, arrearage assistance, and water conservation assistance. Read the full story by WNEM-TV – Bay City, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221214-greatlakes-portauthority-flintresidents

Hannah Reynolds

Coast Guards in Canada and U.S. working together to protect Great Lakes

On: December 12, 2022

Shared waters from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, Beaufort Sea, through to the Great Lakes will be protected from threats of pollution under the renewed the Canada-United States Joint Marine Pollution Contingency Plan between the Canadian and U.S. Coast Guards. Read the full story by The Welland Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221212-coast-guards

Patrick Canniff

What’s stopping wind energy on the Great Lakes?

On: December 12, 2022

A first-of-its-kind project has been approved for Lake Erie: six turbines eight miles from the Cleveland shoreline. But it hasn’t come easy. The Allegheny Front presents this episode of “Points North,” a biweekly podcast about the evolving land, water and inhabitants of the Upper Great Lakes produced by Interlochen Public Radio. Read and listen to the full story by The Alleghany Front.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221212-wind-energy

Patrick Canniff

Effective PFAS disposal methods still elusive

On: December 12, 2022

Michigan regulators say it will take a long time before the state can implement some of the most cutting-edge PFAS disposal methods. That includes one strategy, developed in August by scientists at Northwestern University, which uses a lye solution to destroy the chemical bonds that make the family of compounds so pernicious. Read the full story by Traverse City Record-Eagle.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221212-pfas-disposal

Patrick Canniff

Care needed as Lake Erie beaches boost Ohio economy

On: December 12, 2022

An Ohio Sea Grant environmental and resource economics professor presented results from a study quantifying the impact of harmful algal blooms and E. coli bacterial outbreaks on Lake Erie eco-tourism. The results indicated that noxious algal blooms and other forms of bacteria cost the state $5.8 million in lost beach tourism revenue alone in 2019. Read the full story by The Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221212-beach-tourism

Patrick Canniff

Flint water crisis charges dropped against former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder

On: December 12, 2022

A Genesee County judge has ordered criminal charges dismissed against former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in connection with the Flint water crisis. It’s the latest in a spate of dismissals after the Michigan Supreme Court ruled in June that Michigan improperly relied on a one-person grand jury to bring charges against Snyder and a host of other officials involved in the crisis. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221212-flint-charges

Patrick Canniff

Manitoulin Phragmites Project a success in 2022

On: December 12, 2022

The Manitoulin Phragmites Project has been a part of Ontario’s Manitoulin Island for the last seven years, but with some major successes fighting the invasive plants this year. Read the full story by My Espanola Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221212-manitoulin

Patrick Canniff

St. Lawrence Seaway closing December 31

On: December 12, 2022

The shipping season on the Seaway is once again coming to an end. For the 2022 navigation season, all vessels have been directed by Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway officials to clear the Seaway by 11:59 p.m. on December 20, according to a Seaway notice. The closing period officially began on December 1 and will continue until the last ship has completed its transit. Read the full story by WWTI–TV – Messena, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221212-seaway

Patrick Canniff

Lake Superior gains astounding 6 trillion gallons in same time Lakes Michigan, Huron lose 7 trillion

On: December 12, 2022

Lake Superior’s water level has moved dramatically in the opposite direction from the other four Great Lakes as it has above average precipitation in November raising its year-average precipitation to a normal range while the other Great Lakes are currently below average over the past year. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221212-lake-levels

Patrick Canniff

Erie Canal draining lures anglers

On: December 12, 2022

The Erie Canal is currently being drained for its yearly winter maintenance. Each year, the canal is drained through culverts into the tributaries flowing north to Lake Ontario. For the local angler the higher water in areas can mean more fish. Read the full story by Niagara-Gazette.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221212-erie-canal

Patrick Canniff

Kewaunee CAFO manure spreading case to be heard by Door County judge

On: December 12, 2022

Three men in Wisconsin’s Kewaunee County are facing state charges for underreporting the amount of manure they spread on a dairy farm and sending pollutants into tributaries that lead to Lake Michigan. Read the full story by Green Bay Press-Gazette.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221212-cafo-pollution

Patrick Canniff

Great Lakes states receive funding for wildfire prevention

On: December 9, 2022

States across the Great Lakes region have allocated funds to local volunteer fire departments to fight wildfires and help meet the demand to expand fire protection. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221209-wildfire-protection

Connor Roessler

Meet four young women involved in the movement to safeguard the Great Lakes

On: December 9, 2022

Millennials and Generation Z have become more likely to get involved in climate change and environmental activism, and such activism is especially important in the Great Lakes region. See what four young women are doing as they emerge as leaders in their Great Lakes communities. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221209-young-leaders

Connor Roessler

Red Cliff joins Great Lakes fisheries group

On: December 9, 2022

The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians has joined eight states, the Canadian province of Ontario and several Native American natural resource agencies as a signatory to the joint strategic plan for management of Great Lakes fisheries. Read the full story by Ashland Daily News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221209-red-cliff

Connor Roessler

Lake Michigan, Lake Huron lose over 3 trillion gallons of water in November

On: December 9, 2022

The two Great Lakes that surround Lower Michigan continue to trek downward on lake levels. Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are now approaching their long-term average water level. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221209-lake-levels

Connor Roessler

Study: Alaska sea temperatures hold key to Great Lakes winter ice cover

On: December 9, 2022

The Alaskan weather more than 2700 miles from Michigan plays a bigger role than before in winter ice cover on the Great Lakes, new research finds. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221209-alaskan-sea

Connor Roessler

Children’s book features furry and feathered friendship on the Great Lakes

On: December 9, 2022

With the launch of children’s book Tor & Raven Are Friends, two Great Lakes authors emphasize an unlikely story of animal friendships beside the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221209-childrens-book

Connor Roessler

Great Lakes steel production rises by 8,000 tons

On: December 9, 2022

Great Lakes steel production rose by 8,000 tons, while steel capacity utilization ticked up last week, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute. Read the full story by The Times of Northwest Indiana.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221209-steel-production

Connor Roessler

Millions coming to Ralph C. Wilson Park to improve waterfront access

On: December 9, 2022

Situated along the eastern shore of Lake Erie, a total of $4.5 million is going towards shoreline restoration efforts to improve access to the waterfront at Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park. The money is from the National Coastal Resilience Fund. Read the full story by Spectrum News 1 – Buffalo, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221209-park-restoration

Connor Roessler

Water-protecting green infrastructure installed at Meijer’s Traverse City parking lot

On: December 9, 2022

Renovation plans at Meijer’s busy Traverse City store recently led to a $1.15 million effort to keep hundreds of thousands of gallons of stormwater from rushing off the parking lot into Kids Creek, a small stream which flows into the Boardman River just before it spills into Lake Michigan’s Grand Traverse Bay. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221209-parking-lot

Connor Roessler

Michigan senators support federal water infrastructure bill, Soo Locks funding

On: December 9, 2022

U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters secured major water infrastructure investments for Michigan in the final bipartisan Water Resources Development Act. This bill authorizes projects through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to modernize the Soo Locks, stop invasive carp, prevent coastal erosion and flooding, and improve water quality in Michigan. The House and Senate are expected to pass the bill soon. Read the full story by Radio Results Network.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221209-infrastructure-bill

Connor Roessler

Bill would create Great Lakes Authority to promote regional growth

On: December 7, 2022

A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would establish a new regional authority to promote economic growth in Great Lakes states. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221207-great-lakes-authority

Theresa Gruninger

Great Lakes Moment: Detroit’s benefits of a national urban park in Windsor

On: December 7, 2022

In Ontario, Windsor’s proposed Ojibway National Urban Park hopes to promote ecotourism, protect biodiversity through conservation, and improve mental health and quality of life in its metropolitan area and within the Detroit metropolitan area. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221207-ojibway-national-urban-park

Theresa Gruninger

Gannon launching $24-million project to protect freshwater, strengthen Erie

On: December 7, 2022

Gannon University’s Project NePTWNE (Nano & Polymer Technology for Water and Neural-Networks in Erie) is a $24-million project that the university hopes will put it at the forefront of freshwater research, and with it, elevate the city of Erie and the region. Read the full story by WJET-TV – Erie, PA.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221207-gannon-university

Theresa Gruninger

Smartening up a beach could save lives

On: December 7, 2022

A system of beachside cameras developed by the University of Windsor could prevent drownings by tracking beachgoer behavior and understanding when and where rip currents form and whether people understand the danger they represent. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221207-smart-beaches

Theresa Gruninger

You can legally drive your car across Lake Superior this winter

On: December 7, 2022

When Lake Superior freezes overs, an ice road opens up in northern Wisconsin that allows drivers to reach Madeline Island on the only officially mapped ice road of the United States. Read the full story by WROK – Rockford, IL.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221207-lake-superior-road

Theresa Gruninger

Former Milwaukee Port director carries passion for equity & climate resiliency to Great Lakes seaway

On: December 7, 2022

Adam Tindall-Schlicht is the new head the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, an organization that oversees the Seaway’s 15-lock navigation system jointly operated by the U.S. and Canada. He hopes to partner with ports around the Great Lakes to build economic and climate resiliency. Read the full story by WUWM – Milwaukee, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221207-great-lakes-seaway

Theresa Gruninger

Federal grant boosts Centennial Park’s shoreline improvements

On: December 7, 2022

Plans to fortify the shoreline along Buffalo, New York’s emerging Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park against intensifying lake weather patterns got a major boost Tuesday. A $4.5 million federal grant will advance shoreline resiliency, habitat restoration and public access to an inlet at the southern end of the park. Read the full story by The Buffalo News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221207-centinnial-park

Theresa Gruninger

Shipwreck diver’s fascinating look at one of Lake Michigan’s most dangerous places

On: December 7, 2022

For the past few years, Chris Roxburgh has been illuminating what lies beneath Michigan’s famous Manitou Passage, the shipping corridor that stretches between the Manitou islands and the mainland coast along Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221207-shipwrecks

Theresa Gruninger

Two Lake Erie islands benefit from NOAA’s record-setting coastline grant program

On: December 7, 2022

Ohio’s Put-in-Bay Township’s Scheeff East Point Preserve and Middle Bass Island East Point Preserve are just two out of several ecosystems around the United States dividing up a record amount of grant money from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to help improve the nation’s coastlines and make them more resilient to climate change. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221207-coastline-grant

Theresa Gruninger

Road salt is hurting Michigan’s environment, but what are the alternatives?

On: December 7, 2022

There is no question that road salt saves lives, but it also contaminates our environment. While salt laying equipment has improved over the years, a safer but also effective alternative has yet to be found. Read the full story by WXYZ-TV – Detroit, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221207-road-salt

Theresa Gruninger

Jellyfish in Michigan? It’s true, but no need to worry

On: December 5, 2022

According to the Great Lakes Aquatic Nonindigenous Species Information System, freshwater jellyfish were first found in Michigan in 1933 in the Huron River near Ann Arbor. Since then, they have been found in Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake St. Clair and dozens of inland lakes and streams. 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/20221205-freshwaterjellyfish-michigan

Hannah Reynolds

Ohio will contribute $25 million toward Gorge Dam removal

On: December 5, 2022

Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday the state will contribute $25 million towards the Cuyahoga River Gorge Dam Removal Project. The project will remove the last remaining dam on the lower Cuyahoga, restore more than a mile of river access for community use, while also reestablishing fish and wildlife habitat. Read the full story by Ideastream.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221205-ohio-gorgedam-removal

Hannah Reynolds

Great Lakes region is resource rich, so why aren’t cities ‘greener’?

On: December 5, 2022

The Great Lakes region has plenty of natural resources, yet the West Coast dominates a recent ranking of environmental policies of the nation’s 100 most populous cities. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221205-greatlakes-greencities

Hannah Reynolds

How a Cuyahoga River-front plan could change Cleveland: The Wake Up for Monday, Dec. 5, 2022

On: December 5, 2022

Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert’s real estate company on Friday joined city officials and others to formally unveil its master plan for a stretch of the Cuyahoga riverfront near downtown. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221205-cuyahogariver-waterfrontplan

Hannah Reynolds

Province not doing enough to prevent urban flooding, Ontario auditor general finds

On: December 5, 2022

The findings of the 2022 Auditor General’s Report point to the province’s failure to clarify its commitments to manage urban flooding and a failure to adequately support municipalities and homeowners to effectively tackle the problem. Read the full story by CBC/Radio-Canada.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221205-ontario-urbanflooding

Hannah Reynolds

Coast Guard Christmas ship arrives in Chicago with 1,200 trees from Michigan

On: December 5, 2022

The U.S. Coast Guard announced this weekend that its 2022 Christmas Tree Ship run has been a success. The crew of the cutter Mackinaw pulled up alongside Navy Pier a few days ago and has now finished offloading 1,200 Christmas trees, which will go to Chicago area families. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221205-lakeerie-coastguard-christmastrees

Hannah Reynolds

Brave folks take frigid dip in Lake Erie as the Polar Bear Plunge returns

On: December 5, 2022

Dozens of people took to the frigid waters of Lake Erie on Saturday as the annual Polar Bear Plunge returned to Crystal Beach in Fort Erie, ON. Entry was by donation with all proceeds from the event benefiting Brain Injury Association of Niagara. Read the full story by the St. Catharines Standard.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221205-lakeerie-polarbearplunge

Hannah Reynolds

Scientists discover microplastics in aquatic life, human blood, breast milk

On: December 5, 2022

In recent years, scientists have discovered increasing amounts plastic particles in deep oceans, Arctic snow, drinking water, and even breast milk. With some plastic specks small enough to infiltrate cells and tissues, some studies have suggested a correlation to certain cancers and various health problems, especially with microplastics leading to levels of chemical toxicity. Read the full story by CTV News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221205-microplastics-scientificdiscovery

Hannah Reynolds

COMMENTARY: Enough stalling: Michigan needs Line 5 and the Great Lakes Tunnel

On: December 5, 2022

A Line 5 shutdown would create a full-blown economic and energy crisis, which are risks Michigan manufacturers simply cannot afford — neither can the customers who rely on the products we create. Read the full story by the Traverse City Record Eagle.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221205-commentary-line5

Hannah Reynolds

“Access for All” aims to make Apostle Islands National Lakeshore a place everyone can enjoy

On: December 2, 2022

The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Bayfield, Wisconsin, has made significant changes to improve accessibility to the shoreline in recent years. Through its “Access for All” campaign, the Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore group wants to continue these efforts by adding a 520-foot-long accessible ramp at Meyers Beach so people can better access the kayak launching area. Read and listen to the full story by WXPR – Rhinelander, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221202-accesible-shorefront

High winds lead to monstrous waves, damage along Lake Ontario

On: December 2, 2022

A lake effect snowstorm hit parts of Jefferson and Lewis counties, New York, causing waves of 15 to 20 feet and winds over 50 miles per hour. The high winds caused some commercial vessels to anchor on Wednesday on both ends of the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River portion of the Great Lakes Seaway and storm damage to the town of Cape Vincent. Read the full story by WWTI-TV – Watertown, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221202-storm-damage

Photographer braves gale-force winds for hours to capture epic storm waves on Lake Erie—The photos are unreal

On: December 2, 2022

Enamored with the wild from childhood, Canadian photographer Trevor Pottelberg learned to brave the extreme storm season of Lake Erie to get hold of awe-inspiring images of water in motion, several of which can be viewed in this article. Read the full story by The Epoch Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221202-wave-photographs