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Next phase of the Sandusky Bay Initiative continues mission for a cleaner Lake Erie

On: March 23, 2026

A visionary plan for how Lake Erie’s Sandusky Bay might look years from now was generally well-received by residents. But those who attended the plan’s rollout also had a lot of concerns about how access would be maintained for boaters if the Sandusky Bay Initiative’s most ambitious project is built. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260323-sandusky-bay

Taaja Tucker-Silva

With bones washing into Lake Superior, Duluth cemetery needs shoring up

On: March 23, 2026

St. Louis County, Minnesota, is asking for state funding to beef up the Lake Superior shoreline at Scandia Cemetery, where erosion has revealed human remains. Read the full story by The Minnesota Star Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260323-cemetery-erosion

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Poe Lock filled with water in preparation of 2026 Great Lakes shipping season

On: March 20, 2026

Winter maintenance at the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, is wrapping up as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers prepares to mark the start of the 2026 Great Lakes shipping season. Read the full story by WPBN-TV – Traverse City, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260320-poe-lock

DNR releases Lake Huron fisheries survey highlights

On: March 20, 2026

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) surveys the diverse and important Great Lakes fisheries every year between April and November. Surveying for 2025 has concluded, and DNR fisheries biologists are now synthesizing the findings and preparing for next year’s surveys. Read the full story by the Oscoda Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260320-huron-fisheries-surveys

Recent rain impacts Lake Ontario water level prediction

On: March 20, 2026

After heavy March rainfall in the Great Lakes region, the International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Board is now predicting water levels to slightly exceed the average but adds that flooding risk remains minimal. Read the full story by WROC-TV – Rochester, NY.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260320-ontario-water-levels

Lake Erie meetings will set walleye, yellow perch total allowable catches

On: March 20, 2026

Fisheries experts from Ohio, Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania and the province of Ontario will gather for the annual Lake Erie Committee meetings of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission to establish total allowable catch limits for Lake Erie walleye and yellow perch harvests in 2026. Read the full story by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260320-erie-fisheries

Winter road salt is threatening Lake Simcoe and Ontario watersheds year-round

On: March 20, 2026

In February 2025, a stream in Ontario’s Lake Simcoe watershed was saltier than ocean water due to winter road salt runoff. Accumulating levels of salt in the water impacts groundwater, fish, and drinking water. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260320-salt-simcoe

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy releases $1B for major Twin Ports bridge project

On: March 20, 2026

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Tuesday that more than $1 billion has been delivered to fund replacement of a major bridge connecting Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin. The money will go to fund the $1.8 billion replacement of the Blatnik Bridge. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260320-blatnik-bridge

Federal report warns about eating fish from Eighteenmile Creek

On: March 20, 2026

The inspector general for the Environmental Protection Agency is warning people about eating fish from the contaminated Eighteenmile Creek in Niagara County, New York. The lack of signage by the creek warning of fish consumption advisories and the contamination has been a problem for years. State authorities say they do not have the power to erect any signs. Read the full story by WIVB-TV – Buffalo, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260320-eighteenmile-creek

$450K campaign to restore iconic Lake Michigan lighthouse enters ‘final push’

On: March 20, 2026

An iconic Lake Michigan lighthouse, the Big Sable Point Lighthouse in Mason County, Michigan, could be restored two years earlier than expected due to the unanticipated speed with which the project has received support. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260320-michigan-lighthouse

Trash on ice sparks movement to keep waterways clean

On: March 20, 2026

Waste and litter are often found on or in lakes and streams during ice fishing season in the Great Lakes region. The Keep It Clean campaign uses different educational, legislative and enforcement methods to remind fishers, campers and everyday citizens to be aware of garbage they bring on their trips. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260320-ice-fishing-trash

Scajaquada Creek, a cautionary tale

On: March 20, 2026

New York’s Scajaquada Creek was the site of a more subdued, long-term environmental catastrophe compared to its infamous neighbor, the Love Canal. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260320-scajaquada-creek

Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper launches $1.6 million grant program for WNY restoration projects

On: March 18, 2026

Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper has announced a $1.6 million grant program through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to support environmental restoration projects in Western New York communities. The Western New York Great Lakes Restoration Grant Program will award funding ranging from $25,000 to $500,000 to community projects addressing invasive species, habitat restoration or nonpoint source water pollution. Read the full story by the Clarence Bee.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260318-restoration-grants

Canadian icebreaker set to prep for Seaway’s Sunday opening

On: March 18, 2026

To prepare for the opening of the Montreal-Lake Ontario section of the St. Lawrence Seaway Sunday morning, the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Martha L. Black arrived in Montreal to transit the distance of the Seaway and to create a path where needed. Read the full story by NNY360.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260318-seaway-opening

Trump wants to ‘save’ Great Lakes from invasive carp as administration stalls funding for it

On: March 18, 2026

President Donald Trump said he’s working to save the Great Lakes from invasive carp, but the announcement comes as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has paused funding for the Brandon Road Interbasin Project that aims to block invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes. The pause is part of a broader administrative review despite Congress already appropriating $274 million for the $1.15 billion project. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260318-invasive-carp-funding

Grape growers’ livelihood in jeopardy after processor terminates contracts

On: March 18, 2026

This week, growers across the Lake Erie grape belt were abruptly informed in a letter that one of their processors, “Refresco,” will no longer buy their grapes effective immediately. According to a representative on the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau board of directors, the agreement termination impacts 126 growers in Pennsylvania and New York, with 2,600 acres of grapes having nowhere to ship; in 2025, that had an economic impact of about $5 million. Read the full story by WJET-TV – Erie, PA.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260318-grape-growers

Crews begin work on Split Rock Lighthouse to better withstand harsh Lake Superior conditions

On: March 18, 2026

Minnesota Historical Society crews began scaffolding around the iconic Split Rock Lighthouse on the North Shore of Lake Superior, part of a three-month restoration project to repair damaged bricks and mortar. To help prevent future cracking, the historical society will also install moisture sensors and a new HVAC system to help circulate air around the building to prevent condensation. Read the full story by Minnesota Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260318-lighthouse-restoration

Door County shipwreck missing for 139 years is now a historic place

On: March 18, 2026

The Wisconsin Historical Society announced March 11 that the wreck of the 144-foot-long, three-masted schooner F.J. King, which sank in 1886, is now listed on the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places. The shipwreck is historically significant because the remains are a very intact example of a shipping vessel unique to the Great Lakes and should continue to provide maritime archaeological information. Read the full story by the Green Bay Press-Gazette.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260318-shipwreck-preservation

SS Badger readies 2026 season as chief engineer Kevin Diedrich retires

On: March 18, 2026

As the S.S. Badger car and passenger ferry gears up for its 2026 season, Lake Michigan Carferry, Inc., which owns the Badger, announced that long-time chief engineer Kevin Diedrich is retiring. Since joining the Badger’s crew in 2001, Diedrich has worked every position in the engine department, according to the company. Read the full story by the Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260318-carferry-season

Pennsylvania bill could increase fines for snagging fish like trout

On: March 18, 2026

Pennsylvania State Senator Dan Laughlin, a Republican from Erie, introduced a bill in the Pennsylvania Senate to increase the penalties for anglers who intentionally foul hook or snag a fish in the Commonwealth. The legislation would allow the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission to increase penalties for certain violations, such as snagging, without impacting other regulatory provisions. Read the full story by Erie Times-News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260318-fishing-fines

Coast Guard to reopen several northern Great Lakes waterways for spring

On: March 18, 2026

The U.S. Coast Guard is set to reopen multiple regulated waterways in the northern Great Lakes, starting on Thursday, March 19. According to a Coast Guard announcement, the waterways include the Pipe Island Passage, West Neebish Channel and the waters between St. Ignace, Michigan, and Mackinac Island. Read the full story by The Sault Ste. Marie Evening News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260318-waterway-reopening

Avon Lake looks to transform former power plant into lakefront park, redevelopment district

On: March 18, 2026

According to the Mayor of Avon Lake, Ohio, residents have informed city officials that they want more access to Lake Erie. Avon Lake’s Planning Commission will consider a proposal to rezone the land where the now-demolished Avon Lake Power Plant stood along the edge of Lake Erie from industrial to special commerce accompanied by a lakefront mixed-use overlay district. Read the full story by The Chronicle-Telegram.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260318-lakeshore-redevelopment

Years of increased winter variability lead to less predictability in lake ice conditions

On: March 18, 2026

According to a research scientist at the Large Lakes Observatory on Lake Superior, because lake ice cover is impacted so heavily by weather, and Minnesota’s winter weather has become more variable, so too, has the “ice out” date each year for many lakes across the state. In addition to the ecological impact of ice out variability, the increasingly unpredictable season shift impacts human communities and industry. Read the full story by WTIP – Grand Marais, MN.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260318-ice-variability

Pritzker wants funds flowing for Great Lakes carp plan after Trump heaps praise on project he paused

On: March 16, 2026

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin want President Donald Trump to put money where his mouth is on a massive project to help stop invasive carp from entering the Great Lakes — a project the Trump administration paused in December. Read the full story by the Chicago Sun-Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260316-brandon-road

Taaja Tucker-Silva

New reduced Lake Michigan whitefish quota goes into effect for commercial fishers

On: March 16, 2026

In December 2025, the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board approved to reduce commercial fishing quotas for whitefish in Lake Michigan by 40% in response to a dramatic population decline. Those quotas went into effect at the beginning of this year. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260316-whitefish-quota

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Protectors and leaders: Michigan women at the center of the modern environmental justice movement

On: March 16, 2026

From the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, to PFAS contamination and pipeline threats to Michigan waterways, three profiles in honor of Women’s History Month highlight women leading the fight for clean water and environmental justice across Michigan. Read the full story by Michigan Advance.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260316-ej-women

Taaja Tucker-Silva

DNR takes rare step, intervenes in Consumers Energy dam sale proposal

On: March 16, 2026

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has intervened in Consumers Energy’s plan to sell its suite of 13 hydroelectric dams to a Maryland private equity firm. It’s the first time the department has gotten involved in a case before Michigan’s energy regulators, who will rule on the sale. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260316-dnr-dams

Taaja Tucker-Silva

An autonomous underwater vehicle is in Lake Erie collecting important data for scientists

On: March 16, 2026

Scientists and engineers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, and other organizations are tracking an autonomous underwater vehicle beneath the ice in Lake Erie as part of a research project to better understand the lake’s ecosystems. Read the full story by WEWS-TV – Cleveland, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260316-erie-auv

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Preservation project launches effort to restore rare ravine ecosystem

On: March 16, 2026

A $5.75 million federal grant has been awarded to the Lake Forest Open Lands Association to support a preservation project along 57 unique ravine systems stretching 22 miles along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Illinois. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260316-ravine-preservation

Taaja Tucker-Silva

SS Badger readies 2026 season as chief engineer Kevin Diedrich retires

On: March 16, 2026

As the S.S. Badger car and passenger ferry gears up for its 2026 season, its chief engineer of 24 years is retiring. He lived on board for seven months of the year, crossing Lake Michigan from Manitowoc, Wisconsin, to Ludington, Michigan, more than 400 times each season. Read the full story by the Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260316-badger-retirement

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Lake Michigan waves sweep man off closed South Haven pier

On: March 16, 2026

A man survived after being swept into Lake Michigan by waves while on a closed pier in South Haven, Michigan, last Friday. The life ring used in the rescue came from stations installed in 2023 as part of the city’s ongoing beach safety program. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260316-pier-rescue

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Crews begin work on Split Rock Lighthouse to better withstand harsh Lake Superior conditions

On: March 16, 2026

Scaffolding will soon surround Split Rock Lighthouse in Two Harbors, Minnesota, as a three‑month restoration begins to repair damaged brick and mortar. The project will also help prevent future cracking by controlling humidity inside the lighthouse. Read the full story by Minnesota Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260316-lighthouse-restoration

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Door County shipwreck missing for 139 years is now a historic place

On: March 16, 2026

A Lake Michigan shipwreck off Door County, Wisconsin, that was missing for almost 140 years until found in June 2025, was named to the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places. Read the full story by the Green Bay Press-Gazette.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260316-historic-shipwreck

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Michigan Supreme Court hears Line 5 review case as opponents challenge tunnel project approval

On: March 13, 2026

A key permit from state energy regulators approving Enbridge’s Line 5 tunnel project sat before the Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday as the justices heard two cases arguing the permit should be sent back to the Michigan Public Service Commission for further review. Read the full story by Michigan Advance.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260313-line-5

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Appeals court remands major Lake Erie case to trial court

On: March 13, 2026

A long and complicated court battle over how best to protect western Lake Erie from harmful algal blooms is able to proceed again. The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio, has upheld a decision to exclude a largely undefined group of industrial interests from being a party to the case. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260313-erie-court

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Great Lakes states face a data center governance gap

On: March 13, 2026

The rapid build-out of AI data centers across the Great Lakes basin is reshaping rural communities, straining fragile ecosystems, and forcing states to rethink energy and water policies. New guides have been released to help residents and lawmakers navigate the rapidly expanding industry and the regulatory blind spots that have accompanied it. Read the full story by Circle of Blue.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260313-data-centers

Taaja Tucker-Silva

After 5 years of no clean drinking water, Oneida pipeline project approved

On: March 13, 2026

Construction of a $23.4‑million water pipeline to the Oneida Nation of the Thames is set to begin after a London, Ontario, company won the federal contract. The project will extend the Lake Huron pipeline to the community’s boundary, providing clean drinking water. The Oneida Nation has been under a boil‑water advisory since September 2019. Read the full story by the CBC.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260313-oneida-pipeline

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Lake Erie ranks worst among Great Lakes: Could it clean itself in our lifetime?

On: March 13, 2026

More than 50 years ago, Lake Erie was declared “dead,” and while its environmental health has improved, the shallowest of the five Great Lakes still lags its peers according to the recent State of the Great Lakes 2025 Report. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260313-erie-ranking

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Why aren’t there wind turbines in Lake Michigan?

On: March 13, 2026

For years, Illinois state Representative Marcus Evans Jr. has championed a plan to make Illinois’ shores home to the first offshore wind farm in the Great Lakes. But the effort to bring wind power to Lake Michigan stalled again. Read the full story by WBEZ – Chicago, IL.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260313-lake-turbines

Taaja Tucker-Silva

DNR releases new info about fish population in upper Michigan lakes

On: March 13, 2026

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently released new information about the state of fish populations in upper Michigan’s lakes. The manager of the Marquette Fisheries Research Station said that lake trout in Lake Superior are officially recovered. Read the full story by WLUC-TV – Marquette, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260313-superior-trout

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Stunning trail along Lake Superior isn’t even finished, but it’s up for national award

On: March 13, 2026

The USA Today 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards revealed nominations for Best Recreational Trail this week, listing Minnesota’s Gitchi-Gami State Trail among the top contenders. This Minnesota Department of Natural Resources-built-and-managed paved trail is currently 36 miles, but it will eventually extend to 86 miles spanning five state parks along Minnesota’s North Shore. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260313-superior-trail

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Feds banish, fine Pictured Rocks visitors for vandalizing cliffs

On: March 13, 2026

Four Illinois residents who vandalized cliffs at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula have been temporarily banned from the park and fined. The visitors carved large letters into cliff faces and collected more than 100 pounds of rocks, intending to take them home. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260313-pictured-rocks-vandals

Taaja Tucker-Silva

U.S. Coast Guard to lift Saginaw Bay safety zone

On: March 13, 2026

The U.S. Coast Guard will deactivate its safety zone on Lake Huron in Saginaw Bay at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 14, opening the waterway to vessel traffic as warming temperatures deteriorate ice conditions. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260313-saginaw-bay-zone

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Is ice gone from Great Lakes? How much is left

On: March 13, 2026

Ice coverage on the Great Lakes dropped significantly in recent days as temperatures have been consistently above 32 degrees Fahrenheit. The Great Lakes were at 19.13% coverage as of March 12 according to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260313-ice-cover

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Great Lakes water funding faces a critical year in Congress

On: March 11, 2026

This year marked the 20th anniversary of Great Lakes Day, an annual convening of environmentalists, policy experts, scientists, and small business owners on Capitol Hill. A top priority this year is the reauthorization of the federal Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), as its five-year authorization is set to expire on September 30. Read the full story by Circle of Blue.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260311-great-lakes-day

Ontario’s $20-million plan to merge 36 conservation authorities into nine

On: March 11, 2026

The Ford government of Ontario is moving ahead with its plan to merge 36 conservation authorities into nine—two more than originally proposed—and it has created an agency with a $20-million budget to see it through. Notably, the Lake Erie Regional Conservation Authority and a Huron-Superior Regional Conservation Authority have each been split into two. Read the full story by The Narwhal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260311-conservation-authority-merge

‘Emergency under control’: 1 million gallons of sewage leak into Olcott Harbor

On: March 11, 2026

According to local officials, a sewage leak in Olcott, New York, is now under control after more than 1 million gallons of raw, untreated sewage leaked into the Olcott Harbor. For six days, sewage had poured into the Eighteen Mile Creek in Olcott, just feet from where the creek leads into Lake Ontario. Read the full story by WKBW-TV – Buffalo, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260311-sewage-leak

Trump ‘working with’ Whitmer to keep carp out of the Great Lakes

On: March 11, 2026

In a Tuesday social media post, President Trump said he is collaborating with Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to fight against invasive carp in the Great Lakes, following a recent meeting with the governor. Read the full story by WLNS-TV – Lansing, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260311-invasive-carp-collaboration

Waukegan mayor part of Great Lakes delegation in Washington: ‘It went extremely well’

On: March 11, 2026

Spending three days in Washington, D.C., last week, Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham and 23 other municipal leaders from the U.S. and Canada spoke to officials at the White House and members of Congress about the importance of fresh water and economic stability. Both Cunningham and Benton Harbor, Michigan, Mayor Marcus Muhammad talked to members of Congress about the importance of the State Revolving Fund programs, which provide low-cost financing for water quality infrastructure, including lead service line replacement. Read the full story by the Chicago Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260311-mayoral-advocacy

Coast Guard begins ice-breaking operations to prepare for Great Lakes shipping season

On: March 11, 2026

The U.S. Coast Guard began ice-breaking operations Monday across key Great Lakes waterways to clear shipping channels ahead of the 2026 commercial navigation season. Coast Guard Sector Northern Great Lakes launched the operations in Duluth, Minnesota, and on the St. Marys River, targeting areas critical for vessel traffic when the shipping season begins. Read the full story by WISC-TV – Madison, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260311-ice-breaking