The Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program began more than 25 years ago, and to this day, continues to work with both professional and citizen scientists to monitor the health of wetlands in the region. Read the full story by the Toronto Star.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220304-wetlands
President Biden was in Superior, Wisconsin Wednesday to publicize his infrastructure law and discuss the nation’s need for infrastructure investment, and the billion-dollar investment dedicated to Great Lakes restoration. Read the full story by KAAL-TV – Austin, MN.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220304-biden
For the first time in Michigan history, the potential climate impacts of a proposed industrial installation were allowed to be considered during a permit hearing under the Michigan Environmental Protection Act. Read the full story by the Petosky New-Review.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220304-line-5
What happens when the warming climate upends your way of life and your livelihood? Anishinaabe-kwe journalist Jolene Banning explored that question with Phillip “Benny” Solomon, a member of Fort William First Nation, located on the northern shores of Gitchigumi, otherwise known as Lake Superior. Read the full story by The Narwhale.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220304-ice
There’s only one legal underground ‘geologic’ nuclear waste storage facility in the world. Another proposed site, on the US-Canada border and just miles from the Great Lakes, is sparking controversy. Read the full story by The Independent.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220304-nuclear-waste
On Thursday night, Canada’s Ambassador to the U.S. hosted the Great Lakes Day Fireside Chat with discussion on creating a Canadian version of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and contributing more to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. Read the full story WWTV-TV – Cadillac, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220304-canada
The Great Lakes Commission and other partners will meet with Congress this week to discuss to talk about its priorities, including invasive species, maritime transportation, coastal resiliency, and coordination with Canada. Read and hear the full story by WDET – Detroit, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220302-funding
The 2021 Michigan State of the Great Lakes report was released Monday by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy’s Office of the Great Lakes. Read the full story by the Manistee News Advocate.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220302-sogl-report
Researchers from U.S. and Canadian universities and government agencies have been collecting samples to boost knowledge of what happens in the five great lakes when they’re covered partially or completely with ice. Read the full story by The Associated Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220302-ice-research
New York Governor Hochul announced the availability of $2 million of federal funding available for fisheries on the Great Lakes who were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full story by WWTI-TV – Watertown, NY.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220302-fisheries-funding
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources this week announced new fishing regulations which will begin to go into effect April 1. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220302-fishing-regulations
A major report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released Monday finds that global warming is happening even faster than expected. In the Midwest, extreme flooding expected to increase in frequency and intensity. Read the full story by WXYZ-TV – Detroit, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220302-climate-report
A retired 50-foot state research vessel will sail into a new mission as an educational tool in Alpena, Michigan. The vessel will help visitors can learn about aquatic invasive species in the Great Lakes and their effects on fisheries. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220302-research-boat
The Great Lakes, including areas like Manitoulin Island, are expected to see a major increase in cruise ship sailings compared to figures from 2019, the last year cruise ships sailed on the Great Lakes. Read the full story by The Manitoulin Expositor.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220302-cruise-ships
On March 1, Transport Canada said that it will soon ban Russian ships and fishing vessels from entering Canadian ports and internal waters, including the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway. Read the full story by WWTI – TV – Watertown, NY.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220302-russian-ships
On the heels of his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Joe Biden will visit Superior, Wisconsin, to tout the federal infrastructure law that will bring billions to Minnesota and Wisconsin, including to the interchange that connects the two states. Read the full story by WCCO – TV – Minneapolis, WI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220302-biden-visit
As levels of chlorides continue to rise in Lake Michigan and exceed state limits in Chicago-area waterways, municipalities across the region are grappling with the urgent need to reduce the use of road salt in winter. Read the full story by Chicago Tribune.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220228-road-salt
Congress needs to heed the call of the Great Lakes governors and change the cost-share of the Brandon Road Lock and Dam project to make the carp prevention 100 percent federal, as opposed to the traditional cost-sharing arrangement between the Army Corps of Engineers and its local sponsor. Read the full story by The Hill.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220228-carp
Congress needs to heed the call of the Great Lakes governors and change the cost-share of the Brandon Road Lock and Dam project to make the carp prevention 100 percent federal, as opposed to the traditional cost-sharing arrangement between the Army Corps of Engineers and its local sponsor. Read the full story by The Hill.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220228-carp
Some futurists depict Michigan and the Great Lakes as “climate havens” that will lure people and businesses weary of worsening drought, wildfire, hurricanes and other disasters. Amid images of abundance lurk problems with pollution, overuse and deteriorating infrastructure. Read the full story by The Detroit News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220228-michigan
Some futurists depict Michigan and the Great Lakes as “climate havens” that will lure people and businesses weary of worsening drought, wildfire, hurricanes and other disasters. Amid images of abundance lurk problems with pollution, overuse and deteriorating infrastructure. Read the full story by The Detroit News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220228-michigan
Conservation groups and local governments are asking that a lock on the Champlain Canal be closed, to keep out a small non-native species, round goby, that has made its way from the Great Lakes into the Hudson River, putting it dangerously close to Lake Champlain. Read the full story by The Sun.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220228-round-goby
Coordinated efforts among local, state, and federal agencies are raising the possibility that new trails and amenities could be delivered along five miles of lakefront or major roads close to it starting within several years. Read the full story by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220228-shoreline
The City of Monroe’s Commission on the Environment and Water Quality and River Raisin Area of Concern’s mini documentary film, River Raisin Legacy Project, has won gold in the 2021 dotCOMM Awards. The film details the extensive remediation, restoration and revitalization efforts called the River Raisin Legacy Project, illustrates the cleanup work, habitat restoration, remediation and recreational enhancements for the Michigan river. Read the full story by The Monroe News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220228-river-raisin
In an earnings call last month, Canadian National Railway shared a desire to sell off its nine Twin Ports-based Great Lakes Fleet of ore carriers. The move comes as the freight rail company reviews its non-rail business, including a trucking firm. Read the full story by The Duluth News-Tribune.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220228-shipping-sell-off
Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 2.5 million tons in January, a decrease of 4.7 percent compared to 2021, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association. Loadings were above the month’s five-year average by 17.6 percent. Read the full story by Business North.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220228-shipping
A chemical release in a tributary of the Huron River was ongoing Friday but contained to a back channel of the river as officials work to determine its source. State and federal officials have been working to contain the leak since Monday after anglers notified city officials of a “sheen” on the river. Read the full story by The Detroit News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220228-pollution
March 2 marks the observation of Great Lakes Day, a virtual event that brings together a binational coalition of regional agencies, legislators, local communities, tribes and business, maritime and environmental groups. Read the full story by WFBO – Buffalo, NY.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220225-great-lakes-day
President Biden will tout the $1 billion investment from the infrastructure plan to accelerate cleanup of polluted hotspots on the Great Lakes during his visit to Wisconsin’s Lake Superior coast next Wednesday. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220225-president-biden
Project Clean Lake has reduced combined sewer overflows in the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District coverage area by 1.7 billion gallons annually over the last decade, greatly reducing the amount of raw sewage making its way into streams and lakes at several locations. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220225-sewage
Next Monday kicks off National Invasive Species Awareness Week. The Great Lakes experience with invasive species offers many lessons that apply across Pennsylvania as the state grapples with a growing number of invasive plants, insects, and fish and other animals. Read the full story by GoErie.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220225-invasive-species
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy will allocate $9 million in grants to push clean energy on the state’s bodies of water. Read the full story by The Center Square.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220225-energy-grants
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is sending one of its four deep-water hydrographic survey ships into the Great Lakes for several months this year to sonar-map the lakebed under heavily trafficked areas. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220225-sonar
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is sending one of its four deep-water hydrographic survey ships into the Great Lakes for several months this year to sonar-map the lakebed under heavily trafficked areas. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220225-sonar
As this region focuses on developing a stronger “blue economy” and prepares for a likely future as a national refuge from the worst effects of climate change, this federal investment comes at a critical moment. Read the full story by the Buffalo News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220225-cleanup
Legislation that could have scuttled a long-planned sewer project intended to keep human waste out of Lake Michigan has been revised by the Senate Utilities Committee. Read the full story by the Northwest Indiana Times.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220225-sewer
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources policy board adopted that state’s first limits on so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking and surface water. Read the full story by The Associated Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220225-drinking-water
The Midwest relies on the Great Lakes for drinking water, food, livelihood and recreation. But many mysteries about the lakes remain. We get insights from a tribal leader about how First Nations thought of the lakes. And then we hear about research regarding invasive species and the lakes in winter. Listen to the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220225-explore
State of Michigan officials are investigating an apparent chemical spill in a Huron River side channel near Detroit. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220223-chemical-spill
Former Deputy Director of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Todd Ambs weighs in on the importance of science-based, forward-thinking water policy. Read the full story by WUMW-TV – Milwaukee, WI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220223-water-policy
The president and CEO of The Joyce Foundation discusses the importance of the $1 billion investment from the bipartisan infrastructure law to clean up toxic pollution in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by the Chicago Tribune.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220223-cleanup-investment
A Michigan author and policy expert recently updated his book, Great Lakes for Sale, in light of the recent climate catastrophes in the West to discuss what the author considers a lack of public action against the shortcomings of the Great Lakes Compact. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220223-policy
Surfers in southern Ontario are concerned that a current assessment by the local council of beach access points will impact their ability to use Lake Erie. Read the full story by CBC News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220223-surfers
According to the weekly report published by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District, Lakes Superior, Michigan and Huron are expected to remain steady near their current levels, Lake Erie is forecast to rise about 1 inch, and Lake Ontario is expected to rise about 4 inches over the next month. Read the full story by the Manistee News Advocate.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220223-ice-cover
A mid-Michigan city that has been dealing with lead in their dirking water launched a new dashboard that allows residents to check whether or not there are lead pipes providing water service to their homes. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220223-lead-dashboard
The Ohio Lake Erie Commission is celebrating its 30-year anniversary, and for all thirty years they’ve held a “Life on Lake Erie” photo contest. The contest is an opportunity for amateur photographers to showcase their talent for photographing one of Ohio’s most valuable natural resources. Read the full story by WTVG-TV – Toledo, OH.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220223-photo-contest
The majesty of rivers and their connection to the Great Lakes will be the topic of discussion at an event sponsored by Great Lakes Inspired, an informal partnership of Great Lakes artists, managers and advocates seeking to strengthen and promote links between Great Lakes arts and science as a way of inspiring Great Lakes stewardship. Read the full story by The News-Herald.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220223-stories
Residents in a southeast Michigan communality have been surrounded by frigid water for days as ice jams on the River Raisin continued to cause flooding in portions of the city. Read the full story by The Detroit News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220223-ice-jams
A new report by the Canadian environmental group Environmental Defence recommends upgrading Enbridge Inc.’s new Line 78 pipeline to handle most of what Line 5 now delivers to Ontario and Quebec, as well as several Midwestern states. Read the full story by The Canadian Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220221-line-5
To increase data for the Great Lakes in the winter scientists from 18 institutions in the U.S. and Canada, are fanning out in 12 teams this month across the lakes to grab as much data as possible. Read the full story by Duluth News Tribune.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220221-winter-research
