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Can scientists predict when the next exceptional high tide will occur along the St. Lawrence River?

On: July 8, 2022

Residents of eastern Quebec probably remember the exceptional weather conditions and the very high tide of Dec. 6, 2010. The combination caused flooding along the shores of the St. Lawrence River and millions of dollars in damage to public and private infrastructure. Researchers are now asking when might the exceptional high tides of the St. Lawrence River strike next? Read the full story by the National Post.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220708-hightidegreatlakes

Hannah Reynolds

Racine deploys water safety enhancements, beaches on Lake Michigan

On: July 8, 2022

Lake Michigan is considered the deadliest of the Great Lakes. Numbers show Lake Michigan has had the most drownings in the past two years. Now, Racine wants to change that. Read the full story by FOX6 News Milwaukee.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220708-watersafetyenhancements

Hannah Reynolds

Gruesome sea lampreys to make appearance at Cleveland Tall Ships Festival

On: July 8, 2022

This year’s Tall Ships Festival in Cleveland will include some of the more disgusting denizens of the Great Lakes – sea lampreys. The Great Lakes Fishery Commission will be on hand with a half-dozen sea lampreys in a tank to publicize the destructive nature of the invasive species and why it’s important to continue controlling its population. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220708-clevelandsealamprey

Hannah Reynolds

Evers announces Wisconsin Coastal Management Program grants for Kewaunee County

On: July 8, 2022

Gov. Tony Evers appeared in Algoma Thursday, announcing four grants from the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program (WCMP) that will impact Kewaunee County, WI. Read the full story by WLUK-TV – Algoma, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220708-wisconsincmp

Hannah Reynolds

Thunder Bay port action picks up

On: July 8, 2022

June has shaped up to be much busier than the same time last year with improved cargo volumes in the Thunder Bay, Ontario port. Both potash and general cargo shipments were up, while grain volumes had a modest rebound. Read the full story by The Chronicle Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220708-thunderbayport

Hannah Reynolds

Modern sea lamprey control pits technology against the invaders

On: July 8, 2022

After 100 years of coordinated effort, 98% of all the sea lamprey in the Great Lakes have been eliminated. Researchers are looking towards modern technology to eliminate that last 2%. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220708-sealampreycontrol

Hannah Reynolds

The deepest egg hunt in the Great Lakes

On: July 8, 2022

Fisheries researchers go to great lengths, or sometimes deep waters, to seek answers to their questions. Recently, an interdisciplinary team of scientists aboard the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) research vessel Lake Char discovered the deepest occurrence of lake char (or lake trout) spawning in the Great Lakes at a depth of over 400 feet off the north side of Isle Royale in Lake Superior. Read the full story by WLUC-TV – Negaunee, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220708-egghunt

Hannah Reynolds

Great Lakes Moment: The imperiled mussels of the Detroit River

On: July 6, 2022

Native freshwater mussels have experienced dramatic population declines in the Detroit River due to habitat degradation, water pollution and the introduction of invasive species. Central Michigan University Ph.D. student Shay Keretz will be focusing her dissertation on if and where native mussels remain in the Detroit and St. Clair River. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220706-mussels

Theresa Gruninger

$1B contract awarded to build new Soo Locks chamber over next 7 years

On: July 6, 2022

Federal officials awarded a more than $1 billion contract to build a new chamber at the Soo Locks after months of scrambling to cover ballooned costs. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220706-soo-locks

Theresa Gruninger

If you can’t beat ’em, eat ’em: Illinois fisheries rebrand the invasive Asian carp

On: July 6, 2022

Illinois fishery managers rebrand four invasive species of carp as copi. They hope the new name will help the bountiful fish land on more restaurant menus and grocery lists and eventually slow the carp’s march toward the Great Lakes. Read the full story by WBUR-FM – Boston, MA.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220706-copi

Theresa Gruninger

U.S. EPA and Ohio EPA at odds over how much phosphorus Euclid can discharge into Lake Erie

On: July 6, 2022

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio EPA are at odds over the amount of phosphorus the city of Euclid’s wastewater treatment plant can discharge into Lake Erie, and the outcome of their disagreement could have broad repercussions for sewage plant operators elsewhere in Ohio. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220706-phosphorus-dishcarge

Theresa Gruninger

DEC releases plan to improve Atlantic salmon population in Lake Ontario

On: July 6, 2022

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has proposed a plan to manage the Atlantic salmon population in Lake Ontario with an emphasis on improving the survival of stocked fish and increasing the number of adult Atlantic salmon that return to tributaries to spawn. Read the full story by WROC-TV – Rochester, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220706-atlantic-salmon

Theresa Gruninger

DEC releases plan to improve Atlantic salmon population in Lake Ontario

On: July 6, 2022

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has proposed a plan to manage the Atlantic salmon population in Lake Ontario with an emphasis on improving the survival of stocked fish and increasing the number of adult Atlantic salmon that return to tributaries to spawn. Read the full story by WROC-TV – Rochester, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220706-atlantic-salmon

Theresa Gruninger

State stocks Lake Michigan, tributaries with trout and salmon

On: July 6, 2022

The Indiana Division of Fish & Wildlife recently completed spring trout and salmon stockings in Lake Michigan and its tributaries, into which it released more than half a million trout and salmon. Read the full story by The Times of Northwest Indiana.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220706-trout-salmon-stock

Theresa Gruninger

Sheboygan County shipwreck added to National Register of Historic Places. What to know about ‘Abiah’

On: July 6, 2022

A shipwreck that lies submerged in Lake Michigan, about 13 miles northeast of the Sheboygan Breakwater Lighthouse in Wisconsin, has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Read the full story the Sheboygan Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220706-abiah

Theresa Gruninger

Invasive lupine, a lovely lightning rod on Minnesota’s North Shore

On: July 6, 2022

Every year, in early summer, fields of lupine erupt along the North Shore of Lake Superior, drawing love from many photographers, but over the past ten years the invasive plant has proliferated. Read the full story by Minnesota Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220706-lupine

Theresa Gruninger

Beech leaf disease confirmed in Michigan: How invasive species attacks vulnerable trees

On: July 6, 2022

Following its addition to Michigan’s invasive species watch list last year, beech leaf disease has been found in an area of St. Clair County, according to the Michigan departments of Natural Resources and Agriculture and Rural Development. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220706-beech-leaf

Theresa Gruninger

Only half of Great Lakes residents are aware of advisories for safely eating fish

On: July 1, 2022

A recent study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that only about half the people in the Great Lakes states are aware of fish consumption advisories and around five million people exceed the recommended fish intake. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220701-fish-advisories

Theresa Gruninger

Keeping plastic waste from entering Great Lakes top priority for binational group

On: July 1, 2022

With more than 12.8 million tons of recyclable plastic packaging materials landfilled every year, cleaning up and ending that waste and litter from entering the Great Lakes watershed is the top priority of a Council of the Great Lakes Region initiative. Read the full story by the Welland Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220701-plastic-waste

Theresa Gruninger

Char-Em ISD among grant awardees for creating innovative Project Based Learning experiences

On: July 1, 2022

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced 16 K-12 institutions, school districts and educational partnerships have been awarded $205,028 to develop Great Lakes-based science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) educational programs for students. Among the awardees is the Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District, which will receive $20,000 to help propel new Project Based Learning units in local schools. Read the full story by the News-Review.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220701-stem-education

Theresa Gruninger

Plan to save Lake Superior reef will be unveiled at UP meeting

On: July 1, 2022

A public meeting will be held in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula town of Lake Linden Tuesday, July 12 to present plans for removing vast amounts of crushed copper mining ore that’s slowly swallowing a stretch of Lake Superior coastline. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220701-lake-superior-reef

Theresa Gruninger

This bird on the brink is staging a comeback in northwest Michigan

On: July 1, 2022

The piping plover is making its last stand along northern Michigan’s west coast, with many of these small shorebirds annually nesting in Michigan’s Manistee and Benzie counties. Read the full story by Midland Daily News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220701-plovers

Theresa Gruninger

Avoid foam on water bodies this summer, Michigan health officials warn

On: July 1, 2022

Michigan health officials are reminding people to avoid surface water foam that could contain harmful chemicals ahead of the Fourth of July weekend. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220701-foam

Theresa Gruninger

Understanding the impact of harmful algal blooms

On: July 1, 2022

Since 2014, the Regional Science Consortium has worked to test the waters of Lake Erie for harmful algal blooms, and they’ve shared the test results with state and local authorities to warn the public of potential dangers but without grant funding, their work cannot be done. Read the full story by WJET-TV – Erie, PA.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220701-hab-impact

Theresa Gruninger

Duluth-based scientists get $3 million grant to study Great Lakes’ phytoplankton

On: July 1, 2022

The Natural Resources Research Institute in Duluth, Minnesota has been awarded a $3 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to continue studying the bottom of the food chain in the Great Lakes — work that includes collecting water samples and boring into lake sediment to learn hundreds of years of history. Read the full story by the Star Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220701-phytoplankton

Theresa Gruninger

Help stop the spread of invasive species this summer

On: July 1, 2022

This Fourth of July holiday weekend, Wisconsin DNR staff and volunteers with Clean Boats, Clean Waters will be at boat launches statewide for their 2022 Landing Blitz, reminding the public of ways boaters can help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species, which pose great risks to the health of our lakes and fisheries. Read the full story by the Antigo Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220701-ais

Theresa Gruninger

Lake Erie algal bloom forecast: how bad will it be?

On: July 1, 2022

Harmful algae blooms are predicted to be smaller than average this year in Lake Erie. Although the bloom may be smaller, smaller blooms can still be toxic and affect drinking water. Read the full story at WTOL-TV – Toledo, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220701-hab

Theresa Gruninger

Feds double grant for UM’s Great Lakes research center to $53M

On: June 29, 2022

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded the University of Michigan a five-year, $53 million grant to continue and expand the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research, which leads research for sustainability in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220629-um-research

Water test: a long history and hopeful future of human impact on Great Lakes ecology

On: June 29, 2022

The Lake Michigan and Lake Huron waters governed by an 1836 treaty are at the heart of negotiations between Michigan, the federal government and Native American tribes to determine how much and what kinds of fish can be harvested by recreational, state-licensed and Native American commercial fishers. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220629-fishing-rights

Great Lakes Fishery Commission rep optimistic sea lamprey will be held in check

On: June 29, 2022

A representative of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission is cautiously optimistic that sea lamprey populations will be held in check in the next couple of years in the Great Lakes, even though control measures had to be curtailed recently due to the pandemic. Read the full story by The Manitoulin Expositor.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220629-lamprey

Viking cruise passengers eagerly discover Duluth

On: June 29, 2022

After a hiatus of nearly a decade, it’s a novelty for the port of Duluth-Superior to welcome cruise ships. The experience is just as novel for the guests disembarking to spend a day in the Twin Ports. Read the full story by the Duluth News Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220629-cruise

Climate extremes could pose danger of toxic contamination along Lake Michigan shoreline

On: June 29, 2022

High water levels along Lake Michigan could increase the danger of toxic contamination from industrial facilities along Wisconsin’s lakefront as climate change is expected to cause more intense storms, according to a new report. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220629-contamination

Bird flu has killed nearly 1,500 threatened Caspian terns on Lake Michigan islands

On: June 29, 2022

Wildlife biologists are finding whole colonies of birds dead or dying on islands in Lake Michigan. They are Caspian terns, which are listed as threatened in Michigan and endangered in Wisconsin. Read and hear the full story by Michigan Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220629-bird-flu

Indiana’s Lake Michigan Coastal Program gathering input on grant funding

On: June 29, 2022

The Lake Michigan Coastal Program is looking for public input on funding priorities for 2023 grants, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources announced. Read the full story by WBND-TV- South Bend, IN.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220629-coastal-program

Great Lakes water levels could increase on average from 19 to 44 centimeters in the next few decades, study says

On: June 29, 2022

New research into Great Lakes water levels looks farther into the future to predict how much climate change will increase lake levels in four of the five Great Lakes. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220629-water-levels

Report says the steel wall holding back coal ash fill in Michigan City could fail, NIPSCO disagrees

On: June 29, 2022

A new report said steel walls near the Michigan City, Indiana coal plant aren’t keeping coal ash waste from getting into Lake Michigan and Trail Creek — and it will likely get worse over time. But the northern Indiana utility NIPSCO — which owns the plant — said info in the report has been “cherry-picked.” Read the full story by WVPE– Elkhart, IN.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220629-coal-ash

‘It’s deep. It’s cold’: Beach-goers dip toes in Lake Ontario but few swimming in bone-chilling waters

On: June 29, 2022

Lake Ontario is clean enough for swimming, says Toronto Public Health, but an unofficial survey by CBC News has found few people are taking the plunge this early in the season because it’s so cold. Read the full story by CBC News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220629-lake-ontario

Buffalo States gets EPA grant to continue studying Great Lakes

On: June 27, 2022

A $6.7 million federal grant from the EPA’S Great Lakes Restoration Initiative will help scientists at Buffalo State and Cornell University further study mussels in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Spectrum 1 News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220627-mussel-study

As alewife deaths rise, Michigan aims to boost king salmon stocking

On: June 27, 2022

In response to growing alewife numbers, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is advancing a proposal this summer to boost the number of chinook, or “king” salmon it stocks in the lake to 1 million fish next year. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220627-chinook

COMMENTARY: Lots of unfinished work after 50 years of effort to restore the Great Lakes

On: June 27, 2022

Despite the work being done since the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, the people of the U.S. and Canada have become complacent too soon after the pact’s early success. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Independent.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220627-commentary

‘A key part of our economic opportunity’: Great Lakes mayors united in call for a provincial marine strategy

On: June 27, 2022

Mayors from multiple Great Lakes coastal communities are coming together to urge the Ontario government to develop a marine strategy for the province.  Read the full story by The Star.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220627-coastal-communities

Oswego to host first summer 2022 Great Lakes Ecosystem Education Exchange Workshop, July 25 at Rice Creek Field Station

On: June 27, 2022

New York Sea Grant (NYSG) and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) have announced the Summer 2022 Great Lakes Ecosystem Education Exchange (GLEEE) Workshops for teachers, environmental educators, and homeschoolers at sites in Oswego, Massena, Rochester, and Buffalo. Read the full story by Oswego County Today.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220627-education-program

Cover crop funding now available to all Ohio producers

On: June 27, 2022

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced a second round of funding through the Environmental Quality Incentives (EQIP) Cover Crop Initiative. Read the full story by Ohio’s Country Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220627-cover-crops

Office of Coastal Management moving from Sandusky

On: June 27, 2022

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Office of Coastal Management is moving away from Sandusky, although it will remain in Erie County. Read the full story by the Sandusky Register.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220627-coastal-management

Water safety is the focus for the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project

On: June 27, 2022

The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project is continuing its education program this summer to raise awareness about water safety and signs of drowning. Read the full story by WWTV- TV – Cadillac, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220627-water-safety

Landing Blitz Week serves as reminder to protect Great Lakes

On: June 27, 2022

Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week, which begins July 1, serves as a collaborative outreach campaign to raise awareness about preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species through recreational boating and related activities. Read the full story by the Manistee News Advocate.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220627-landing-blitz

Research buoys to give new view of Grand Traverse Bay

On: June 27, 2022

Three research buoys have been placed in Lake Michigan for the first full season of data collection as part of research being conducted by Northwestern Michigan College and Michigan Technological University. Read the full story by WPBN-TV – Traverse City, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220627-buoys

Asian carp threaten the Great Lakes. Will calling them ‘copi’ help?

On: June 24, 2022

In a marketing event Wednesday, Illinois officials announced the focus-group-approved name for the prolific invasive species, Asian carp: now rebranded as Copi. Read the full story by The Washington Post.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220624-copi

Human impact on Great Lakes waters predates quagga mussel invasion

On: June 24, 2022

Lake Michigan sediment cores reveal changes to the Great Lakes over the past few hundred years. Significant changes can be observed from both humans and invasive quagga mussels. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220624-human-impact

How will tire chemicals affect Great Lakes fish? Some scientists hope to find out

On: June 24, 2022

University of Texas researchers are looking at the indirect impacts of 6PPD-quinone, an antioxidant added to car tires to prolong their life, on Great Lakes fish. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220624-tire-chemicals