The mutual decision to hold talks about transferring the trust’s duties to the city marks a significant milestone for the agency. It was created in 2000 to steward development which would connect Hamiltonians to the harbourfront. Read the full story by the Hamilton Spectator.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221107-hamiltonwaterfronttrust-confidential
Electric utilities are gradually phasing out coal-burning power plants in Michigan. But environmental groups are warning that some of those power plants are leaving behind a poisonous legacy. Read and listen to the full story by Michigan Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221107-reportenvironmentalgroups-coal
Known as “The White Hurricane” and “The Freshwater Fury,” the Great Storm of 1913 claimed the lives of 250 sailors and 25 ships on the dangerous waters of the Great Lakes. Divers believe they have solved the mystery through a newly discovered historical account of an attempt to salvage a ship during World War I and by examination of shipwrecks. Read the full story by the Midland Daily News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221107-greatstormmystery-greatlakes
Organizers battled uncooperative weather for the inaugural North Light Surf Classic, held in Frankfort, MI over the weekend. Surfers took to the water to show off their skills, surfing several hours until waves and wind became too much to handle. Read the full story by the Manistee News Advocate.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221107-frankfort-mi-surfsup
In the effort to continue promoting a more dynamic and diverse supply chain for U.S. soybean farmers, the Soy Transportation Coalition (STC) has continued its partnership with The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) to encourage the greater utilization of the Seaway in accessing international markets. Specifically, the partnership extends the SLSMC’s “Gateway Incentive Program,” a 50% reduction on shipping tolls for new shipments of soybeans and agricultural freight via the Seaway. Read the full story by Ohio’s Country Journal.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221104-seaway-shipments
The city of Lakewood, Ohio, has agreed to spend approximately $85 million to improve its sewer system to significantly reduce the amount of raw sewage discharges from Lakewood’s system into Lake Erie and the Rocky River. Department of Justice officials said the city of Lakewood allegedly discharged untreated sanitary sewage into the bodies of water on at least 1,933 occasions from January 2016 to now. Read the full story by WOIO – Shaker Heights, OH.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221104-sewer-improvements
Earlier this week, dozens of Cleveland residents attended the first of six listening sessions to learn about four proposals that aim to bridge the gap between Cleveland’s downtown and its Lake Erie shoreline. Read the full story by WEWS-TV – Cleveland, OH.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221104-shoreline-access
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held its first meeting with the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) in Michigan to begin a technical assistance project funded by the American Rescue Plan on Tuesday. Officials met to discuss the risk to human health and the environment from contaminated waste and coastal erosion in specific areas along the Keweenaw Bay shoreline on Lake Superior. Read the full story by WLUC-TV – Marquette, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221104-habitat-protection
In northwestern Ontario, the Municipality of Marathon and Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation signed an agreement that would allow them to move forward on a port authority development on the site of Marathon’s former pulp mill. A board of directors was established including representation from both Marathon and Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation. Read the full story by Northern Ontario Business.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221104-port-development
The city of Cleveland is seeking a consultant to study the economic impact of downtown’s Burke Lakefront Airport and whether the land could be better used in other ways. The analysis will consider a range of options for alternative development of the airport, from a public park to mixed-use development at maximum density, according to the city. Read the full story by Cleveland.com.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221104-landuse-study
Researchers have begun a five-month study on the St. Lawrence River to see if light can be used to guide eels into collection points so they can be captured and transported around hydropower dams. The American eel is presently listed as endangered by the province of Ontario and is considered a “species of concern” in Canada and the United States. Read the full story by Adirondack Daily Enterprise.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221104-eel-protection
Under new provincial housing legislation in Ontario, Hamilton conservation authorities, which are responsible for protecting and regulating the drainage areas of local creeks that flow into Lake Ontario or the harbour, would be asked to streamline regulatory processes to ramp up home construction amid a provincewide housing and affordability crisis. Read the full story by The Hamilton Spectator.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221104-housingpolicy-wetlandsimpact
The “100% Whitefish” campaign spearheaded by the Conference of Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers, a coalition of state and provincial leaders from around the region, is pushing for commercial fisheries to use more than just the filets to incorporate the fish into products such as fertilizers, cosmetics, and fish leather. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221104-whitefish-campaign
After two years of delay caused by the COVID pandemic, the 4th Great Lakes Islands Alliance (GLIA) Summit finally took place on October 2-5 on the islands of Lake Erie, north of Ohio. The Summit was packed with meetings, tours and discussion about issues of interest and concern to islanders. Read the full story by The Manitoulin Expositor.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221104-summit-islands
A muskellunge, commonly known as a “muskie,” was recently caught in Toronto Harbor off the coast of Toronto, Ontario. Conservation authorities say it’s the first fish of its kind found in the Toronto waters in more than 30 years. Read the full story by CBC News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221102-muskie-toldeo-bigcatch
A pollution-free, solar-powered boat, able to run through the night after the sun fully charges it, recently emerged on the Kalamazoo River. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221102-solarpoweredlilypad-milaunch
A proposed $30 million investment in wetlands conservation would reduce algal blooms in Lake Erie, specifically in Monroe County, Michigan, and other areas in the Great Lakes region, if the money is approved through COVID relief funding. Read the full story by The Monroe News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221102-pointemouillee-wetlands-lakeeriealgae
It’s been one year since the H2Ohio Water Quality Program was rolled out from the Ohio legislature and into the farm fields of Northwest Ohio, and the response has been “overwhelming.” The state-wide program addresses several water quality issues in the state including the high nutrient levels of Ohio’s waterways. Read the full story by BG Independent News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221102-h2ohio-highdemand
In Rockford, Michigan, Wolverine Worldwide has earned a legal citation from Michigan environmental regulators for delaying the launch of a long-awaited system to remove contaminated groundwater entering the Rogue River where the company’s century-old shoe leather tannery once stood. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221102-wolverineworldwide-cited-pfascleanup
The public will keep the right to use Indiana’s Lake Michigan shoreline for recreation as the U.S. Supreme Court won’t consider arguments from nearby property owners who claimed they also owned the beach. Read the full story by The Associated Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221102-ussupremecourt-lakemi-shorelinedispute
A new multi-agency partnership could provide new jobs training and career opportunities, all related to research on the Great Lakes. Five education and nonprofit partners are working together in hopes of developing a “Freshwater Research and Innovation Center” along Grand Traverse Bay in Michigan. Read the full story by WWTV – Cadillac, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221102-waterresearchcenter-grandtraversebay
Manitoulin is an island in Lake Huron, located within the borders of the Canadian province of Ontario. A record number of Great Lakes cruise ships visited the island in 2022. Read the full story by the Manitoulin Expositor.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221102-greatlakescruiseship-recordyear
After two years of delay caused by the COVID pandemic, the 4th Great Lakes Islands Alliance Summit finally took place October 2-5, this time on the islands of Lake Erie, north of Ohio. Read the full story by The Manitoulin Expositor.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221102-greatlakes-summit-lakeerieislands
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee have discovered that plastic pollution makes yellow perch less nutritious. While this study was of juvenile yellow perch, other studies suggest that the nutritional value of other species could also be harmed by plastic. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221031-plastic
The Port of Monroe, Michigan has been awarded $11,051,586 through the Port Infrastructure Development Program, which will go toward the port’s Lake Erie Renewable Energy Resilience Project, funding four components: riverfront work, turning basin work, maritime readiness slip construction and shore power infrastructure. Read the full story by The Monroe News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221031-port-monroe
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is backing an effort that would add Green Bay’s estuary to a national network of estuaries focused on conservation. This week, Governor Evers announced that there will be a formal request of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to add Green Bay to the National Estuarine Research Reserve, or NERR, System, a network of nearly 1.4 million protected acres. Read and listen to the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221031-green-bay
Republican and Democratic state legislators, the Michigan United Conservation Clubs, Ducks Unlimited, and Audubon-Great Lakes all gathered this past week to discuss the use of $30 million in American Rescue Plan Act money for wetlands in areas that drain into Lake Erie and the Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron. Read and listen to the full story by Michigan Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221031-wetlands
The nonprofit WATERshed Program of Southeast Wisconsin recently received grants to support its award-winning, hands-on environmental education program for Racine students during the 2022-2023 school year. The grants will be used to help educate students about the value of living in a coastal community with freshwater resources, and to demonstrate how human activities impact local watersheds. Read the full story by The Journal Times.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221031-wisconsin-water
Saturday, the Niagara Coastal organization in Fort Erie, Ontario was joined by representatives from Niagara College, Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority, Town of Fort Erie and others for a coastal day of action, planting and transplanting native beach grass along the shore at Bay Beach. Read the full story by the St. Catharines Standard.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221031-niagara
Now is the time for a new CWA, call it the Clean Water Alliance, a pervasive grassroots initiative in support of responsible lakefront living, wise use of lake resource and protection of inland lakes which face the threat of severe decline. A Clean Water Alliance would become a potent grassroots force to influence lake-protective laws and regulations where necessary. Read the full story by Wisconsin Examiner.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221031-inland-lakes
The idea of utilizing wind energy above the waters of Lake Erie is again a focus of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority in their second feasibility study. The first report by NYSERDA lists many concerns about placing wind turbines and their infrastructure in one of the world’s largest freshwater ecosystems and drinking water sources. Read the full story by Buffalo News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221031-wind
Two fishermen accused of conspiring to cheat in a lucrative Lake Erie walleye tournament pleaded not guilty before a grand jury this past week in Cleveland, Ohio to felony charges of cheating, attempted grand theft, possession of criminal tools and alleged misdemeanors. Read the full story by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221031-fishing
The Medina County (Ohio) Park District is creating the Little Killbuck Creek Wetlands project on a 173-acre site it acquired through a $900,000 H2Ohio grant. At least 55 acres of wetland will be restored at the Little Killbuck Creek Wetlands site. Read the full story by Akron Beacon Journal.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221031-h2ohio
Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation (FWPR) received $200,000 from the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) that will go toward the Spy Run Creek Restoration Project in Franke Park, Indiana. Read the full story by WANE -TV – Ft. Wayne, IN.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221027-restoration
With more than 150,000 passenger visits to ports large and small, generating an economic impact of about $125 million, 2022 was a record-setting season for the Great Lakes cruising industry, officials said. Read and view the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221027-cruise-season
A new report on the state of birds in the U.S. and Canada offers the first comprehensive status update since an alarm-bell-ringing 2019 study announced the loss of 3 billion birds. Read and hear the full story by WTTW-TV – Chicago, IL.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221027-bird-populations
The tug-barge Samuel de Champlain/Innovation is in port and unloading cement after navigating the shoals in the St. Joseph River channel with the assistance of tugboats and buoys. Read the full story by WSJM – St. Joseph, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221027-st-joseph
After a successful fundraising campaign, a catamaran that will be used by the University of Wisconsin – Superior for research on Lake Superior is now under construction. Read the full story by KDAL – Superior, WI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221027-floating-research
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced Oct. 17 the results from enforcement investigations of water quality violations and aquifer breaches related to Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 pipeline construction project in northern Minnesota. Read and hear the full story by the Aitkin Age.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221027-enbridge
From Michigan to Indiana to Illinois, bikers and pedestrians will soon be able to travel across state lines on a scenic, non-motorized greenway along the south shore of Lake Michigan. Read and view the full story by the Grand Rapids Business Journal.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221027-bike-trail
A key Canadian shipping corridor is the latest waterway struggling with dwindling water levels. Read the full story by The Spokesman-Review.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221027-stlawrence
The funds will boost coastal, inland river, and Great Lakes ports including the port of Detroit. The awards seek to improve supply chain reliability, electrify equipment, improve or create new rail and highway connections, boost offshore wind projects and cut greenhouse gas emissions. Read the full story by the Windsor Star.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221027-port-improvements
A new dredging facility will be built to keep the waters of Conneaut Harbor clean and accessible for ships. A seven-year-long project, known as the Conneaut Creek Dredge Reclamation Facility, is now a reality for the City of Conneaut, Ohio. Read the full story by WJET-TV – Erie, Pennsylvania.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221027-conneaut-harbor
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, hosted about a dozen cruise ships in 2021. So far this year that number has quadrupled. With the cruise ship traffic, the city is looking to update its infrastructure to support the rise in tourism. Read the full story by WPBN-TV – Traverse City, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221026-saultstemarie-greatlakescruising
The city of Yorkville, Illinois, is continuing the process of gaining access to Lake Michigan water, which will eventually replace a diminishing aquifer the city is currently using as a water source. Read the full story by WSPY – Plano, IL.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221026-yorkville-lakemiwateraccess
The Medina County Park District and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources will collaborate on a new 173 acre wetland project as part of Gov. Mike Dewine’s H2Ohio initiative. Read the full story by Spectrum News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221026-odnr-medinawetlandproject
Michigan prosecutors will appeal a judge’s dismissal of criminal charges tied to the Flint water crisis, they announced Tuesday. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221026-flintwatercrisis-criminalcharges
Isle Royale National Park is holding a public comment period for a proposed increase to its ferry’s fare structure beginning next year. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221026-ferryrateincrease-isleroyale
The city of Duluth is encouraging residents to sign up to adopt a stormwater drain of their choosing and provide periodic care for the drain, ensuring that none of the matter and material that routinely muck up the stormwater sewer system contributes to pollution of our water sources. Read the full story by WUBE-FM – Duluth, MN.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221026-duluthresidents-adoptadrain
A key Canadian shipping corridor is the latest waterway struggling with dwindling water levels. Parts of the St. Lawrence River near Montreal have hit 10-year lows. Seaway managers in Canada and the US are monitoring the conditions and considering boosting the flow of water from Lake Ontario to make conditions safer for commercial ships. Read the full story by Yahoo News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20221026-canadas-stlawrence-shippingroutes
