Five members of Congress have signed a letter urging the Navy to increase its shipyard capacity, and to pick Ohio as the place to do it. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220202-shipyard
Three species of Michigan birds will be the subject of free webinars hosted by Audubon Great Lakes and MI Birds in the coming weeks, including a webinar on Great Lakes piping plover recovery efforts. Read the full story by MLive.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220202-webinar
A water rescue expert from the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project warns about ice and ice shelves on Lake Michigan, as water underneath can make the icy areas unstable. Read the full story by WXMI-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220202-ice
On a cold Sunday afternoon at Grand Haven State Park in Grand Haven, Michigan, the noise of crackling could be heard as ice shards began stacking and piling up on the shore. Read the full story by MLive.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220202-ice-shards
As ice coverage across the Great Lakes expands with colder weather, the deepest freeze is likely still to come, which can reveal a lot about what is to be expected regarding lake levels, fish health, and algae blooms in the warmer months. Read the full story by the Harbor Light.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220202-ice-cover
In Michigan, the Marquette City Commission authorized the submission of a grant application to the U.S. Economic Development Administration to fund the creation of eight miles of trails along Lake Superior shoreline and install green infrastructure to stabilize erosion sites. Read the full story by WNMU – Marquette, MI.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220202-trail
The Ontario Government is investing $1,698,792 million in three Hastings-Lennox and Addington communities to build, upgrade and rehabilitate storm and wastewater infrastructure to protect the Bay of Quinte and eastern Lake Ontario. Read the full story by the Kingstonist.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220202-wastewater-
It has been confirmed with officials from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission that the Brig Niagara, Pennsylvania’s Flagship, will sail the Great Lakes again this summer. Read the full story by WICU-TV – Erie, PA.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220202-niagara
A collection of more than 150 Great Lakes shipping models are now in display at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum in Detroit, Michigan through May 8. Read the full story by WJBK- TV – Detroit, MI.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220131-ships
Wisconsin Sea Grant, in partnership with the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, is hosting an online book club designed to give parents and teachers tools to introduce young readers to Ojibwe culture and environmental stewardship. Read and hear the full story by WXPR – Rhinelander, WI.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220131-education
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) projects the lake to be 52.3% covered by ice at its peak, with a long-term average of 62.3%. Lake Superior ice cover was roughly 12% late last week, compared to a long-term average of 20%. Read the full story by the Star Tribune.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220131-superior
The Medina County Park District is expanding the Black River Nature Preserve in the Lodi, Ohio area. Read the full story by the Akron Beacon Journal.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220131-restoration
The International Lake Ontario- St. Lawrence River Board has confirmed that outflows on Lake Ontario in January were found to be the fourth highest on record since 1990. This is following records set in 2020, 2021 and 1987. Read the full story by WWTI- TV – Watertown, NY.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220131-ontario
Cruise ships will visit Muskegon, Michigan again this summer, after stops were canceled for two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read the full story by The Associated Press.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220131-cruise-ships
There’s a new proposal gaining support in Washington D.C. for a potential multi-billion-dollar investment that would bring U.S. naval facilities to Lorain and Lordstown, Ohio. Read the full story by WJW – TV – Cleveland, OH.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220131-naval-ships
Mayor Bill Mauro is making a case for Thunder Bay, Ontario to host a new Canadian federal agency designed to put greater focus on protecting and managing Canada’s water resources. Read and listen to the full story by the Thunder Bay News Watch.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220131-thunder-bay
Water scarcity is occurring in some of the United States’ biggest freshwater reserves, according to a new study. Not only is the crisis evident in the U.S. but also to other parts of the world. Read the full story by Nature World News.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220131-water-shortage
A bill before the Michigan Legislature would allocate $2.4 billion dollars in federal funds for repairs to the state’s aging water infrastructure. Read the full story by 95.3 MNC Radio.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220131-infrastructure
The annual Birds on the Niagara (BON22) festival will celebrate migrating birds of the area from February 10th – February 13th in Buffalo, New York. Read the full story by Buffalo Rising.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220131-bird-festival
Three million dollars in funding will be invested to protect Lake Michigan and its shoreline from climate change and invasive species. The U.S. federal government is investing $1.5 million in funding to protect Lake Michigan and the City of Chicago is matching it. Read the full story by WGN-TV – Chicago, IL.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220128-lake-michigan-investment
As the Great Lakes experience more harmful algal blooms due to climate change, real time monitoring of drinking water for toxins is becoming increasingly urgent. That’s why the Great Lakes Water Authority wants to establish a baseline for water quality monitoring. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220128-monitoring
As the Great Lakes experience more harmful algal blooms due to climate change, real time monitoring of drinking water for toxins is becoming increasingly urgent. That’s why the Great Lakes Water Authority wants to establish a baseline for water quality monitoring. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220128-monitoring
The commercial fishing quota for lake whitefish in southern Green Bay will increase by 57%, according to a final rule approved Wednesday by the Natural Resources Board. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220128-whitefish
A new Illinois House bill mandating that life rings be installed along the lakefront and known as the Lake Michigan Rescue Equipment Act just passed through the House Human Services Committee. The bill will soon go to the full state House floor for a vote. Read the full story by WBBM-TV – Chicago, IL.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220128-illinois-bill
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell visited the University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens to discuss the impacts of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative following the $1 billion in federal infrastructure funding the initiative received last year. Read the full story by The Michigan Daily.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220128-infrastructure-bill
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell visited the University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens to discuss the impacts of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative following the $1 billion in federal infrastructure funding the initiative received last year. Read the full story by The Michigan Daily.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220128-infrastructure-bill
The Four Lakes Task Force updated mid-Michigan residents on future plans for the Sanford and Edenville dams. Read the full story by the Midland Daily News.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220128-dam
The Four Lakes Task Force updated mid-Michigan residents on future plans for the Sanford and Edenville dams. Read the full story by the Midland Daily News.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220128-dam
Two weeks of arctic weather yielded surges in ice production on the Great Lakes, putting ice coverage in line with historical norms. Read the full story by The Duluth News Tribune.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220128-ice-expands
The New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting issued a siting permit for a 33-turbine wind energy facility to be located near a wildlife management area close to Lake Ontario. However, this is raising concerns for the safety of migratory birds. Read the full story by the Poughkeepsie Journal.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220128-wind-turbine
Detroit’s aging infrastructure is causing water to seep through cracks and the freezing temperatures are making matters worse. The City of Detroit Water and Sewerage department is dispatching crews around the clock to repair water main breaks. Read the full story by WWJ-TV – Detroit, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220128-water-main-breaks
Ice balls developed this week at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in northwest Michigan after multiple consecutive days of sub-freezing air temperatures combined with wind coming off the water. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220128-ice-balls
The Michigan Department of Environmental, Great Lakes and Energy released the draft MI Healthy Climate Plan as an outline of how the state plans to reach Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s goal of getting the state carbon neutral by 2050. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220126-michigan-climate
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy will be performing a phase 1 environmental assessment at a potential redevelopment site in Alma. The environmental assessment will determine what, if any, types of contaminants are on the site and whether or not remediation will be required before the parcel can be reused. Read the full story by the Morning Sun.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220126-egle-assessment
Jan. 26, 1837, serves as the day Michigan officially became the 26th state. The Great Lakes State has much to offer, but we don’t need to tell you that. To celebrate 185 years, check out some of these Detroit News’ Michigan Marvels. Read the full story by The Detroit News.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220126-marvels
Rep. Chris Jacobs is leading a bipartisan effort to boost funding for a new federal effort to combat plastic pollution in the Great Lakes and other waterways around the world. Read the full story by The Buffalo News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220126-plastic
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has completed its annual Great Lakes survey season, conducted on all of our Great Lakes waters from April to November 2021. The data from these surveys directly informs fisheries management decisions and future actions on Great Lakes waters. Read the full story by the Iosco County News-Herald.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220126-fisheries
A new report is recommending ways to protect an artesian aquifer in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, following a controversial proposal, that’s now being fought in court, to bottle and sell water from an artesian well in a Lake Superior watershed. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220126-report
A new bill in Congress would require the U.S. Coast Guard to train and prepare for oil spills on the St. Lawrence River. The bill seeks to extend the Coast Guard’s required readiness levels for the Great Lakes to the St. Lawrence River and some Great Lakes tributaries. Read the full story by North Country Public Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220126-bill
Researchers with the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission say their surveys have found that many more endangered species could be affected by a proposed pipeline in Wisconsin than the oil company found in its own surveys. Read the full story by the Green Bay Press Gazette.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220126-oil
Great Lakes steel production rose by 5,000 tons last week though output fell nationally. Locally, steel mills in the Great Lakes region, clustered mainly along the south shore of Lake Michigan in Northwest Indiana, made 634,000 tons of metal in the week that ended Jan. 22, up from 629,000 tons the previous week. Read the full story by The Times of Northwest Indiana.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220126-steel
Cleveland City Council members voted Monday night to ban the release of 10 or more balloons in a setting — an eco-friendly move that’s been implemented in other cities. Read the full story by Spectrum News 1.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220126-ballon
Richard Gray, 35, died Monday from a tragic accident aboard the 1,000 – foot freighter Walter J. McCarthy, off the shore of Gary, Indiana. Gray was a graduate of Great Lakes Maritime Academy. He also served as 1st Vice President of the International Shipmasters’ Association Grand Traverse Lodge #23. Read the full story by WWTV – WWUP-TV Traverse City.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220124-remembering-shipmaster
Throughout January, ice across the basin expanded beyond early projections that suggested the winter of 2022 might feature near-record low ice coverage. Now, maximum ice cover is expected to peak at 49 percent, a substantial jump from initial National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasting model. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220124-ice-cover
Research in a set of unique Canadian lakes is backing up a strange consequence of evolutionary theory often predicted but never shown. Given the right circumstances, fish get decades old but they don’t age. Read the full story by Canadian Press.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220124-lake-trout
Major projects benefiting the Great Lakes region will receive a large infusion of funding as part of $14 billion awarded through the bipartisan infrastructure law and other sources. Read the full story by NPR.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220124-infrastructure
Internal documents reviewed by The Intercept describe how Enbridge launched an initiative known as Opposition Driven Operational Threats, or ODOT, to focus the company’s attention on Indigenous opposition to Line 3 and Line 5, two controversial pipelines that transport carbon-intensive tar sands oil between Canada and the United States. Read the full story by The Intercept.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220124-enbridge
The Minnesota Environmental Partnership (MEP), the state’s largest coalition of environmental and conservation groups, proposed investments that would result in immediate and long-term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and improvements in Minnesotans’ quality of life. Read the full story by Grand Rapids Herald-Review.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220124-climate
Due to a Michigan Department of Environment Great Lakes and Energy 2019 decision to amend portions of the state’s Safe Water Drinking Act involving lead and copper rules, the South Haven Area Water and Sewer Authority must replace lead service lines leading to homes and businesses. Read the full story by The South Haven Tribune.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220124-lead
Enbridge Energy currently operates the Line 5 pipeline, which runs under the Straits of Mackinac, and now they’re proposing to replace it with a tunnel to run the pipeline through. But experts say the current plan has major safety flaws. Read the full story by WSJM-TV – St. Joseph, MI.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220124-line-5
