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U.S. Department of Commerce invests $2.7 mil in Great Lakes Boat Building School

On: March 16, 2022

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced Tuesday that the Department’s Economic Development Administration is awarding a $2.7 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Great Lakes Boat Building School, in Cedarville, Michigan, to construct a 10,000-square-foot school expansion, establish new boat-docking infrastructure, and purchase additional marine electronics testing equipment. Read the full story by WLUC-TV – Marquette, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220316-boating-school

Theresa Gruninger

U.S. Department of Commerce invests $2.7 mil in Great Lakes Boat Building School

On: March 16, 2022

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced Tuesday that the Department’s Economic Development Administration is awarding a $2.7 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Great Lakes Boat Building School, in Cedarville, Michigan, to construct a 10,000-square-foot school expansion, establish new boat-docking infrastructure, and purchase additional marine electronics testing equipment. Read the full story by WLUC-TV – Marquette, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220316-boating-school

Theresa Gruninger

DEQ scraps Line 5 safety report

On: March 16, 2022

The state of Michigan has scrapped a risk study on Enbridge’s Line 5 and fired a researcher working on the study just a week before a first draft was to be released. Read the full story by Michigan Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220316-deq

Platteville fish dealer convicted of selling invasive carp

On: March 14, 2022

A wholesale fish dealer from Platteville has been convicted of illegally selling invasive carp in Wisconsin. As the state’s first case involving illegal sale of bighead, grass and silver carp, Li Fish Farm, LLC was ordered to pay more than $13,000 in penalties. Read the full story by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220314-carp-conviction

Patrick Canniff

Line 5 drilling method raises environmental concerns

On: March 14, 2022

Enbridge’s plan to relocate a portion of its Line 5 pipeline in northern Wisconsin could involve a controversial drilling method, Horizontal Directional Drilling, which the company admits may release toxic chemicals into surrounding waters. Read the full story by Public News Service.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220314-line-5

Patrick Canniff

Mine leaching could affect water

On: March 14, 2022

Concerns about potential impacts on rivers and lakes linger in the lead-up to a long-awaited environmental hearing into a proposed palladium and copper mine near Marathon, Ontario. Read the full story by The Chronicle-Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220314-mining

Patrick Canniff

New U.S. Coast Guard cutter heading here to work Great Lakes

On: March 14, 2022

More than a year after it arrived at the U.S. Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore for a scheduled maintenance overhaul to prep it for its Great Lakes assignment, the 225-foot cutter Spar is on its way to its new home port in Lake Superior. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220314-ice-breaker

Patrick Canniff

BGSU scientists contribute to groundbreaking Great Lakes research

On: March 14, 2022

Scientists at Bowling Green State University recently joined researchers from around the region in studying how Great Lakes algal blooms persist in winter months. Read the full story by Sentinel-Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220314-winter-algae

Patrick Canniff

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes water quality project featured in magazine

On: March 14, 2022

An experimental project, named Phosphorous Optimal Wetland Demonstration, located in Defiance, OH is aimed at preventing harmful algae blooms and improving water quality in the Great Lakes and is featured in the February edition of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers magazine, The Corps Environment. Read the full story by The Star Beacon.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220314-phosphorous-ohio

Patrick Canniff

If carbon capture ever gets going in Ontario, where will we put it all?

On: March 14, 2022

The Ontario government is proposing legislative changes that would open the door to storing carbon dioxide underground in the province. Experts say the area near the north shore of Lake Erie between Port Dover and Windsor has the best geologic potential for storing carbon dioxide in Ontario. Read the full story by Canada’s National Observer.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220314-carbon

Patrick Canniff

Sandusky begins wetlands work near Cedar Point

On: March 14, 2022

Sandusky, Ohio has begun construction on the Cedar Point Causeway Wetlands, a long-awaited 30-acre wetlands project on the west side of the Cedar Point Causeway, using material dredged from the Sandusky harbor to provide a new home for wildlife like birds and fish. Read the full story by the Sandusky Register.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220314-cedar-point

Patrick Canniff

Quakes shaking northeast Ohio

On: March 14, 2022

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has recorded at least 18 earthquakes so far this year in Ohio, higher than the typical two or three earthquakes per month. Read the full story by Tribune Chronicle.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220314-earthquakes

Patrick Canniff

Platteville fish dealer convicted of selling invasive carp

On: March 14, 2022

A wholesale fish dealer from Platteville has been convicted of illegally selling invasive carp in Wisconsin. As the state’s first case involving illegal sale of bighead, grass and silver carp, Li Fish Farm, LLC was ordered to pay more than $13,000 in penalties. Read the full story by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220311-carp

Patrick Canniff

The 2022 Great Lakes shipping season sets sail after COVID-19 hurdles

On: March 11, 2022

Approaching two years since Great Lakes Now’s initial reports on the pandemic’s immediate impact on the shipping industry, most ports have adjusted to the setbacks they once faced, including those in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220311-shipping

Theresa Gruninger

Lost and found: native aquatic plant in Ohio

On: March 11, 2022

A scientist may have found a native aquatic plant in Ohio that was once thought to be wiped out in the state, a watermilfoil species has not been seen in Ohio in at least 20 years. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220311-watermilfoil

Theresa Gruninger

State to sow seeds of native wild rice plan with Michigan tribes

On: March 11, 2022

Wild rice that grows in Michigan’s clearest and most pristine waters will be the focus of new state efforts to safeguard among the most culturally and ecologically important native plants in the upper Great Lakes. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220311-wild-rice

Theresa Gruninger

Ohio Lake Erie Commission talks outlook of new programs at quarterly meeting

On: March 11, 2022

The Ohio Lake Erie Commission, which serves to preserve Lake Erie’s natural resources and protect the lake’s ecosystems, held its quarterly meeting Wednesday to discuss future plans for Lake Erie. Read the full story by WNWO-TV – Toledo, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220311-commission

Theresa Gruninger

New strategy means more time in Erie for U.S. Brig Niagara, more collaboration with museum

On: March 11, 2022

The U.S. Brig Niagara will sail to six ports of call in the Great Lakes this coming summer before returning home for Tall Ships Erie. But a new strategy to make the ship more accessible to the public and to collaborate more with the Erie Maritime Museum in coming years could shorten the ship’s sailing schedule. Read the full story by Erie Times News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220311-oil-brig-niagara

Theresa Gruninger

Multiple agencies responding to oil spill in Oswego Harbor

On: March 11, 2022

New York Department of Environmental Conservation officials, water pollution remediation crews, and U.S. Coast Guard members are working to address an oil spill at Lake Ontario’s Oswego Harbor. Read the full story by Oswego County News Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220311-oil-spill

Theresa Gruninger

Multiple cruise ships heading to Keweenaw

On: March 11, 2022

Houghton, Michigan and the Keweenaw Peninsula will welcome thousands of people seeing the area for the first time this summer as part of a series of summer cruises. Between June 1 and Sept. 21, seven cruises from Viking cruise line and two from the Victory fleet will dock in Houghton. Read the full story by the Mining Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220311-cruise-ships

Theresa Gruninger

EPA wants states to steer new water money to disadvantaged areas

On: March 11, 2022

The Biden administration directed states this week to make sure that disadvantaged communities which struggle with disproportionally higher pollution and environmental health risks get an equitable share of new water infrastructure funding over the next five years. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220311-epa

Theresa Gruninger

COMMENTARY: Protecting Michigan’s natural resources can combat climate change

On: March 11, 2022

Michigan needs to do more to combat climate change. The state has an opportunity, with federal infrastructure dollars, to enable the protection of remaining natural lands and for broader adoption of natural climate solutions like green stormwater infrastructure, especially in rapidly developing regions. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220311-climate-change

Theresa Gruninger

COMMENTARY: Close one lock to save Lake Champlain from invasive fish

On: March 11, 2022

It’s time for the State of New York to do its part and stop the invasive round goby from spreading through the New York canal system before the ecology of Lake Champlain is changed forever. Read the full story by the Times Union.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220311-lake-champlain

Theresa Gruninger

ODNR to begin releasing rainbow trout in Ohio public lakes and ponds

On: March 9, 2022

he Ohio Department of Natural Resources announced it will begin releasing rainbow trout in public lakes and ponds throughout the state, including in Northeast Ohio, on March 15. Read the full story by WEWS-TV – Cleveland, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220309-rainbow-trout

NOAA ship to sonar map Detroit River and Lake Erie

On: March 9, 2022

A deep-water hydrographic survey vessel from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will use multi-beam sonar to create 3D images of the Detroit River and Lake Erie. Read the full story by the Windsor Star.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220309-sonar-map

Speeding cleanup of pollution at ‘Areas of Concern’ on Wisconsin’s waterways

On: March 9, 2022

One target of the 2021 federal infrastructure package is a decades-long effort to remediate industrial contamination in five locations in Wisconsin where rivers and estuaries flow into the Great Lakes. Read the full story by PBS Wisconsin.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220309-wisconsin-cleanup

Rouge River receives funding for restoration

On: March 9, 2022

The Rouge River in metro Detroit, Michigan, is among the state’s environmental areas of concern that will receive significant funding for restoration projects. Read the full story by C&G Newspapers.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220309-restoration

Stateside podcast: The Great Lakes are getting salty

On: March 9, 2022

University of Wisconsin researchers are seeing more and more salt in the Great Lakes — so much that the lakes’ ecosystems are starting to change. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220309-salty

Macomb County public works commissioner says EGLE ignores health of Great Lakes

On: March 9, 2022

A top infrastructure official from Macomb County in southeast Michigan is feuding with state environmental regulators over water protection, claiming the state is not doing enough to clean up sewage systems contaminated by pesticide runoff and drugs being flushed down drains and toilets. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220309-contaminated-water

EPA says Benton Harbor tap water filters are working properly

On: March 9, 2022

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says filters distributed by Michigan state and county health departments since 2018 to remove lead from tap water in Benton Harbor are working effectively. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220309-water-filters

Rare find: 130-year-old shipwreck discovered in Lake Superior

On: March 9, 2022

A shipwreck dating back to the 1890s was discovered 650 feet below the surface of Lake Superior, 35 miles offshore from Deer Park in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Read the full story by Midland Daily News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220309-shipwreck

COMMENTARY: Detroit River, a magnet for bald eagle photography

On: March 9, 2022

The Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge is attracting once rare bald eagles to the delight of bird watchers this winter. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220309-bald-eagles

They’re baaack! Cruise ships make Great Lakes return

On: March 9, 2022

After a two-and-a-half-year absence, cruise ships filled with tourists are set to return with a vengeance to the Great Lakes this spring. Read the full story by the Windsor Star.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220309-cruise-ships

Great Lakes ice cover has peaked, here’s how it measured up

On: March 9, 2022

The ice cover on the Great Lakes has reached its peak coverage for the winter and all of the Great Lakes spent some time with more ice than the long-term average for individual dates. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220309-ice-cover

Water shortages elsewhere threaten Great Lakes, author says

On: March 7, 2022

As the megadrought in the Western U.S. worsens, calls for freshwater diversions from the Great Lakes to the West have grown increasingly popular. Read and hear the full story by Lansing City Pulse.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220307-water

Oil and gas industry groups try to block implementation of rule to better protect the Great Lakes

On: March 7, 2022

A new rule went into effect last month, requiring oil and gas companies to better monitor their pipelines if they are in sensitive coastal areas such as the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Michigan Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220307-gas

River Raisin’s ‘Area of Concern’ label soon to be lifted

On: March 7, 2022

Through the efforts of several regulatory committees, the River Raisin AOC designation may be removed soon. Read the full story by The Monroe News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220307-aoc

Coast Guard starts icebreaking operations in the lower St. Marys River

On: March 7, 2022

The U.S. Coast Guard started breaking ice in the lower St. Marys River on March 7 in preparation for the 2022 Great Lakes commercial shipping season. Read the full story by Lake Superior News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220307-coast-guard

‘Cold day, but warm hearts’ — Lightfoot leads thousands diving into Lake Michigan for Polar Plunge

On: March 7, 2022

Chicago, Illinois Mayor Lori Lightfoot led the charge Sunday as thousands bore frigid temperatures and unforgiving winds while streaming into Lake Michigan for the return of the Polar Plunge. Read the full story by the Chicago Sun Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220307-polar-plunge

River Institute, MCA, and partners will restore 3km of St. Lawrence River shoreline

On: March 7, 2022

A new collaborative between Watersheds Canada, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, Raisin Region Conservation Authority, River Institute, and Great River Network will restore shoreline health in the St. Lawrence River Area of Concern (AOC) from 2021 to 2024. Read the full story by the Seaway News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220307-restoration

Settlement calls for cleaning soil contamination near Indiana’s national park

On: March 7, 2022

A northern Indiana utility would spend nearly $12 million to clean soil contamination around homes adjacent to Indiana Dunes National Park, according to a settlement announced by the U.S. Department of Justice.. Read the full story by WISH – TV –Indianapolis, IN.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220307-dunes

Michigan waterways contain cocaine, antibiotics, pesticides, study shows

On: March 7, 2022

The Detroit Free Press reports that artificial sweeteners, cocaine, nicotine, antibiotics, pesticides, nonstick compounds and a lot more were found in water samples in the corridor between Lake Huron and Lake Erie, including the Detroit River and Lake St. Clair, according to a study by Wayne State University and the University of Florida. Read the full story by Deadline Detroit.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220307-water-pollution

Why should we care about invasive species?

On: March 7, 2022

Experts explain the impact of three of the most unwanted species in Ontario, Canada. Read the full story by CBC News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220307-invasive-species

Floods, heat waves, crop failures: Report shows Michigan must prepare for climate future

On: March 7, 2022

Residents of Michigan can expect to experience more frequent torrential downpours, heavy lake effect snowstorms, flooded homes and streets, oppressive heat waves, crop failures, and more. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220307-climate

State awards $3.6 million for invasive species projects

On: March 7, 2022

The state of Michigan last week announced that 31 projects will share $3.6 million in grants through the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program. Read the full story by the Oscoda Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220307-invasive

Sec. of Interior touts investments to Lake Erie’s coastal wetlands included in infrastructure bill

On: March 7, 2022

Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland and Ohio Congressperson Marcy Kaptur emphasized the importance of conserving wildlife and growing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Read and hear the full story by WTOL– TV – Toledo, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220307-wetlands

‘Wonderfully preserved’ 1891 shipwreck discovered in Lake Superior

On: March 4, 2022

A shipwreck dating back to the 1890s has been discovered in Lake Superior. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society announced Thursday that the 172-foot schooner-barge Atlanta was found 35 miles off Deer Park, Michigan. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220304-shipwreck

Theresa Gruninger

Burke proposes Great Lakes Bill of Rights

On: March 4, 2022

State Assembly member Patrick Burke has introduced legislation in Albany to create a Great Lakes Bill of Rights, that would secure legal rights for the entire ecosystem, and give people and nature a role in the decision-making process regarding current and future Great Lakes projects. Read the full story by WBFO – Buffalo, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220304-bill

Theresa Gruninger

ERDC researchers look for solutions to Great Lakes water quality issues

On: March 4, 2022

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are collaborating with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Geological Survey to find solutions to water quality issues within the Great Lakes. Read the full story by The Vicksburg Post.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220304-water-quality

Theresa Gruninger

New Ontario watercraft regulations fight invasive species

On: March 4, 2022

All boaters in Ontario are now required by law to clean their boats before they take them out on the water. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220304-watercraft

Theresa Gruninger