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$3 million being invested into Lake Michigan’s shoreline to fight climate change, Asian carp

On: January 28, 2022

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.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220128-lake-michigan-investment

Great Lakes Water Authority monitoring Detroit River for algal bloom threat

On: January 28, 2022

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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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220128-monitoring

Great Lakes Water Authority monitoring Detroit River for algal bloom threat

On: January 28, 2022

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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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220128-monitoring

After public complaints, NRB approves smaller quota increase for Green Bay whitefish

On: January 28, 2022

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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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220128-whitefish

Illinois House Committee advances bill that would require life rings along lakefront

On: January 28, 2022

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.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220128-illinois-bill

Rep. Debbie Dingell talks infrastructure bill, Great Lakes conservation efforts at U-M Botanical Gardens visit

On: January 28, 2022

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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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220128-infrastructure-bill

Rep. Debbie Dingell talks infrastructure bill, Great Lakes conservation efforts at U-M Botanical Gardens visit

On: January 28, 2022

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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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220128-infrastructure-bill

FLTF updates community on dam/lake stabilization

On: January 28, 2022

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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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220128-dam

FLTF updates community on dam/lake stabilization

On: January 28, 2022

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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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220128-dam

As arctic temps linger, ice expands across the Great Lakes

On: January 28, 2022

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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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220128-ice-expands

Windmill facility presents difficult question for ensuring bird safety

On: January 28, 2022

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.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220128-wind-turbine

DWSD working to repair dozens of water main breaks

On: January 28, 2022

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.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220128-water-main-breaks

Bitter cold, windy weather creates ice balls on northern Lake Michigan

On: January 28, 2022

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.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220128-ice-balls

Governor Whitmer releases climate plan to make Michigan carbon neutral by 2050

On: January 26, 2022

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.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220126-michigan-climate

EGLE to do environmental assessment of potential Alma redevelopment site

On: January 26, 2022

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.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220126-egle-assessment

Happy birthday, Michigan! Celebrate 185 years with these Michigan Marvels

On: January 26, 2022

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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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220126-marvels

Rep. Chris Jacobs pushes fight against plastic in Great Lakes

On: January 26, 2022

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.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220126-plastic

Michigan DNR has successful Great Lakes fisheries survey year

On: January 26, 2022

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.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220126-fisheries

New report proposes steps to protect artesian wells in Bayfield County following bottled water proposal

On: January 26, 2022

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.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220126-report

New bill would require greater St. Lawrence River oil spill readiness

On: January 26, 2022

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.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220126-bill

Tribal officials call for federal review of Wisconsin oil pipeline project they say could kill rare species

On: January 26, 2022

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.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220126-oil

Steel production up by 4.5% this year

On: January 26, 2022

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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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220126-steel

Cleveland City Council bans large balloon releases

On: January 26, 2022

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.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220126-ballon

Traverse City shipmate dies, remembered by Great Lakes community

On: January 24, 2022

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.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220124-remembering-shipmaster

Patrick Canniff

Ice on Great Lakes is expanding, expected to peak in typical range

On: January 24, 2022

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.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220124-ice-cover

Patrick Canniff

‘Old fish did great’: Study finds some lake trout get older without aging

On: January 24, 2022

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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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220124-lake-trout

Patrick Canniff

Projects benefiting Great Lakes region receive multi-million dollar boost from infrastructure law

On: January 24, 2022

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.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220124-infrastructure

Patrick Canniff

Pipeline giant Enbridge uses scoring system to track indigenous opposition

On: January 24, 2022

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.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220124-enbridge

Patrick Canniff

Minnesota environmental community applauds Climate Action Caucus plan

On: January 24, 2022

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.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220124-climate

Patrick Canniff

South Haven water authority seeks funds for lead pipe replacements

On: January 24, 2022

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.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220124-lead

Patrick Canniff

Michigan groups raise safety, financial concerns around Line 5 tunnel proposal

On: January 24, 2022

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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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220124-line-5

Patrick Canniff

People are skating on Toronto’s waterfront now that it’s frozen

On: January 24, 2022

With temperatures dipping well below zero for most of this month, parts of the Toronto Harbor have now frozen over solid, and people were spotted skating across the lake over the past week. Read the full story by Freshdaily.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220124-toronto

Patrick Canniff

Mysterious ice formations showed up in Chicago this week

On: January 24, 2022

You’ve heard of blizzards and maybe even the polar vortex, but have you heard of ice pancakes? What about ice bites or ice jams? These unique names sound fascinating but require specific weather conditions. Read the full story by CNN.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220124-ice-pancakes

Patrick Canniff

2022 Perch Outlook: Ohio hatch results not so great

On: January 21, 2022

Recently released Ohio Department of Natural Resources yellow perch hatch results indicate more of the same: overall mediocrity, leaning toward the not-so-good side. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220121-perch

Theresa Gruninger

Senators: Funding puts new Soo Lock 2 years ahead of schedule

On: January 21, 2022

Michigan’s two U.S. Senators say construction of a new lock at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan could be completed as much as two years ahead of schedule thanks to new federal funding. Read the full story by WDIO-TV – Duluth, MN.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220121-soo-lock

Theresa Gruninger

Line 5 tunnel could be a ‘stranded asset’ in 20 years, report suggests

On: January 21, 2022

Critics of a plan to relocate the Line 5 pipeline into a tunnel beneath Great Lakes waters argue Enbridge’s own federal filings prove there’s no need for the infrastructure to be built. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220121-line-5

Theresa Gruninger

Holding in the deep: what Canada wants to do with its decades-old pileup of nuclear waste

On: January 21, 2022

Canada plans to store spent nuclear fuel deep, deep underground in the Great Lakes basin. That is, if an industry group can find a community willing to play host. Read the full story by The Narwhal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220121-nuclear-waste

Theresa Gruninger

Proposal to ban large balloon releases in Cleveland moves forward

On: January 21, 2022

Cleveland took another step forward on Wednesday in joining another Ohio city, Toledo, as the City Council’s Safety Committee moved ahead with legislation outlawing large balloon releases citywide. Read the full story by WEWS-TV – Cleveland, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220121-balloon

Theresa Gruninger

Meeting provides information on sediment cleanup project in Trenton Channel

On: January 21, 2022

On January 31, Friends of the Detroit River will host a virtual meeting where the Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Michigan Department of Environment Great Lakes and Energy, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, and the Detroit River Public Advisory Council will give presentations describing project plans for sediment remediation in the Trenton Channel. Read the full story by the News-Herald.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220121-sediment-cleanup

Theresa Gruninger

Times Beach to be restored with $10 million in infrastructure funds

On: January 21, 2022

The Times Beach Nature Preserve, a 55-acre site on Buffalo, New York’s Outer Harbor that has been battered into disuse by frequent storms in recent years, will be restored thanks to one of the first local outlays from last year’s $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal. Read the full story by The Buffalo News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220121-times-beach

Theresa Gruninger

Milwaukee-based Brookby Foundation gifts $1 million for new UWM research vessel

On: January 21, 2022

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has received a $1 million gift from the Milwaukee-based Brookby Foundation to support its School of Freshwater Sciences’ new research vessel. Read the full story by BizTimes.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220121-research-vessel

Theresa Gruninger

Lake Michigan ice coverage increasing with January’s freezing temps, and more single digits are ahead

On: January 21, 2022

Ice cover is ticking up as temperatures cool, and Lake Michigan could see peak coverage close to its long-term average, according to the latest projections from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. Read the full story by the Chicago Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220121-ice

Theresa Gruninger

Two Harbors directs attorney general to review mayor’s underwater-hotel pursuit

On: January 21, 2022

The Two Harbors City Council has directed the Minnesota Attorney General’s office to review whether Mayor Chris Swanson’s pursuit of an underwater hotel in Lake Superior crossed an ethical or legal line and issue a written opinion on it. Read the full story by the Duluth News Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220121-hotel

Theresa Gruninger

Suspicious-looking snails spur ‘sinking feeling’

On: January 19, 2022

The invasive New Zealand mudsnail was detected in new northern Michigan waterbodies although their appearance and source of introduction remain a mystery. Read the full story by the Traverse City Record-Eagle.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220119-invasive-snails

Army Corps puts $479M in aid toward construction of new Soo Lock

On: January 19, 2022

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will put $479 million over five years toward construction of the long-delayed new Soo Lock as part of the funding it is receiving from the bipartisan infrastructure package Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220119-soo-lock

Learn to climb frozen waterfalls along Lake Superior at Michigan Ice Fest

On: January 19, 2022

Michigan Ice Fest returns to a Lake Superior community in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula this February, welcoming beginners, experienced climbers and spectators alike to learn and celebrate the sport of ice climbing by navigating frozen waterfalls and other ice formations. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220119-ice-fest

Icebreaker federal grant extended, giving advocates for Cleveland offshore wind project more time to arrange financing

On: January 19, 2022

The Department of Energy has extended a federal grant, giving advocates of the Icebreaker wind turbine project proposed for Lake Erie at least another year to find the necessary financing. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220119-wind-project

Minnesota’s ice season is getting shorter, report finds

On: January 19, 2022

A joint report from the state of Minnesota found Minnesota lakes, on average, have about two weeks less ice time a season than they did 50 years ago. Read the full story by KARE-TV – St. Paul, MN.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220119-ice-season

Former national park ranger discusses predator-prey dynamic of Isle Royale wolves, moose

On: January 19, 2022

A former national park ranger visited the River Raisin National Battlefield Park to present an in-depth exploration of the history and relationship between wolves and moose on Isle Royale National Park. Read the full story by The Monroe News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220119-isle-royale

Drinking water needs to be better monitored following heavy storms, report says

On: January 19, 2022

Heavy storms don’t automatically create a greater risk to drinking water for residents in the Great Lakes region, but increased monitoring and better coordinated health data collection is needed, according to a report released by the International Joint Commission. Read the full story by the Windsor Star.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220119-drinking-water