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Dashboard launched for COVID-19 wastewater monitoring pilot project results

On: April 28, 2021

Data has been published from a statewide COVID-19 wastewater monitoring program piloted in Michigan in 2020 to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater samples, and results are accessible through an online dashboard and story map of sampling sites. Read the full story by The Daily Mining Gazette.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210428-dashboard

Press conference, NOW letter implore more aggressive PFAS cleanup

On: April 28, 2021

More than 200 individuals, businesses, and organizations have signed on to a letter prepared by the Need Our Water community action group to serve as formal comment on the U.S. Air Force’s proposed interim remedial action plan for PFAS contamination in Clark’s Marsh, MI. Read the full story by the Iosco County News-Herald.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210428-pfas

Press conference, NOW letter implore more aggressive PFAS cleanup

On: April 28, 2021

More than 200 individuals, businesses, and organizations have signed on to a letter prepared by the Need Our Water community action group to serve as formal comment on the U.S. Air Force’s proposed interim remedial action plan for PFAS contamination in Clark’s Marsh, MI. Read the full story by the Iosco County News-Herald.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210428-pfas

EGLE announces 27 grants to support stream cleanups

On: April 28, 2021

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy announced 27 grants worth $75,000 dollars to help clean up local rivers and streams. Read the full story by WFQX-TV – Cadillac, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210428-grants

Sen. Stabenow announces $3.4 million investment to improve water quality and fishing in West Michigan

On: April 28, 2021

U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, announced a new $3,429,770 investment to improve water quality and fishing habitats in Ottawa County, Michigan. Read the full story by WKZO – Kalamazoo, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210428-investment

Return of piping plovers Monty and Rose makes a great comeback and conservation story. ‘But I got to tell you — it’s a love story.’

On: April 28, 2021

Chicago’s preeminent plovers are together again, settling in for their third summer of saving their species at Montrose Beach along the Lake Michigan coast. Read the full story by the Chicago Tribune.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210428-plovers

Could an ancient, submerged cultural site stop Enbridge’s Great Lakes pipeline?

On: April 28, 2021

For more than a year, archaeological discoveries in the Straits of Mackinac near the Line 5 oil pipeline have caused concerns not only among field experts and environmental activists, but especially among Indigenous tribes because the history of their cultures is potentially at stake. Read the full story by the Detroit Metro Times.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210428-line-5

Popular aquarium plant heightens invasive dangers in Great Lakes

On: April 28, 2021

Midwesterners with moss balls in their aquariums should be on the lookout for invasive zebra mussels, experts from Michigan and Wisconsin warn. Read the full story by Capital News Service.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210428-aquarium

Seven Great Lakes communities collaborate on cleanup effort

On: April 28, 2021

A volunteer campaign coordinated by seven communities across the Great Lakes region hopes to remove 68 metric tons of trash from more than 17,000 acres of watershed by the end of 2022. Read the full story by the Detroit Metro Times.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210428-cleanup

Nearly 50% of spring hearing respondents oppose new Line 5

On: April 28, 2021

Almost half of the respondents to the Wisconsin Conservation Congress’ spring hearings questionnaire say they would support the organization if it opposes reconstructing Enbridge Inc.‘s Line 5 pipeline across northern Wisconsin. Read the full story by the Associated Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210428-hearing

Flooding tells ‘two different stories’ in Michigan

On: April 28, 2021

An increase in fierce Great Lakes region storms and floods means very different things for financially struggling families who are unaware of flood risks and wealthier residents living in highly desirable coastal areas who can afford to spend large sums of money to adapt. Read the full story by Circle of Blue.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210428-flooding

State breaks ground on $9.5 million resiliency project in Oswego

On: April 27, 2021

The project will protect the deteriorating pier and convert the historic structure into a pedestrian-friendly open space that is connected to the city of Oswego, NY walking trail system. Read the full story by The Central New York Business Journal.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210427-erosion-construction

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Increase Kalamazoo River sludge removal, lawmakers urge dam owner

On: April 27, 2021

Sen. Sean McCann and Rep. Julie Rogers, both Democrats from Kalamazoo wrote to Eagle Creek Renewable Energy this month to press for additional dredging in the Kalamazoo River, which has been choked by dam drawdown sediment for more than a year. Read the full story by MLive.com.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210427-river-dredge

Patrick Canniff

Cleaning the Great Lakes: Adopt-A-Beach program coordinates cleanup effort on beaches

On: April 27, 2021

Earth Day is over, but the spring cleanup on Lake Michigan is just beginning. Thousands of volunteers kicked off the Great Lakes beach cleanup season through the Adopt-A-Beach program over the past weekend marking a return to the first full-fledged effort since COVID-19 took hold of the region last year. Read the full story by WOOD-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210427-beach-pollution

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Great Lakes piping plovers Monty and Rose return to Chicago’s Montrose Beach

On: April 27, 2021

After spending the winter separately Texas and Florida, Chicago’s first fowl couple, Monty and Rose the piping plovers, are back. To the delight of birders, Rose and Monty reunited on Monday at Montrose Beach. Read the full story by WLS-TV – Chicago, IL.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210427-piping-plovers-wildlife

Patrick Canniff

Three middle schoolers to embark on 50-mile paddleboard trip to help Great Lakes

On: April 27, 2021

Stand Up for Great Lakes, a nonprofit with the goal to cross each Great Lake on a stand-up paddleboard to raise funds and awareness for Great Lakes issues, is raising funds and awareness on this 50-mile journey about the increasing levels of plastic pollution in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by UpNorthLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210427-pollution-plastic

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Funds approved for emergency dredging of St. Joseph Harbor

On: April 27, 2021

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers originally was not planning to dredge in St. Joseph this year, but Congressman Fred Upton requested emergency dredging to ensure Great Lakes freighters can pass through for sand and gravel required for the completion of infrastructure improvements between US-31 to I-94. Read the full story by WSJM-FM – St. Joseph, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210427-dredge

Patrick Canniff

Prairie provinces, Ontario say no consultation on Canada’s new 2030 emissions target

On: April 27, 2021

The Prairie provinces and Ontario say they were not consulted about Canada’s higher target to cut greenhouse gas pollution by 40 to 45 percent, while some provinces welcome the federal government’s new goal for 2030. Read the full story by The Canadian Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210427-canadian-emissions

Patrick Canniff

Montreal port strike imperils supply chains across Canada, Ottawa poised to legislate end to dispute

On: April 27, 2021

It is the second labor dispute in less than a year at the port. A 19-day strike last August cost wholesalers an estimated $600 million in lost sales. Under pressure from both the Ontario and Quebec governments, federal Labor Minister Filomena Tassi signaled on Sunday she was prepared to legislate an end to the work stoppage. Read the full story by CBC.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210427-port-strike

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Great Lakes cleanup gets EPA boost

On: April 27, 2021

A multi-state campaign to help clean up and protect waters in the Great Lakes has received almost $300,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. The coalition hopes to remove 68 metric tons of trash from more than 17,000 acres of watershed by the end of 2022. Read the full story by Public News Service-New York.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210427-pollution-epa

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Ottawa pledges $63.8M toward flood protection

On: April 26, 2021

The Canadian federal government is taking steps to map and identify vulnerable areas across the country, including along the Great Lakes, as a first step to protect homeowners and businesses from property damage when water sources their banks. The funding was announced in the 2021 federal budget handed down by the Liberal government last week in Ottawa. Read the full story by the Kingston Whig Standard.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210426-flood

Frustrated Canada presses White House to keep Great Lakes oil pipeline open

On: April 26, 2021

Canada is pushing on several diplomatic fronts against the U.S. state of Michigan’s efforts to close a cross-border oil pipeline, the second such dispute since Joe Biden became U.S. president in January, complicating the governments’ efforts to work together to lower carbon emissions. Read the full story by Reuters.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210426-oil

Famed Piping Plover Rose returns to Montrose Beach for third straight year, now has more room to roam

On: April 26, 2021

Rose, the female Great Lakes piping plover, was spotted at Chicago’s Montrose Beach Sunday, marking the third straight year the bird has come to the North Side beach during mating season. Their presence at the beach in 2019 marked the first time a pair of endangered piping plovers had chosen to nest in Chicago since 1955. Read the full story by the Block Club Chicago.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210426-piper

COMMENTARY: Heidelberg’s David Baker will have a lasting impact on Lake Erie

On: April 26, 2021

We lost one of the more influential Great Lakes scientists of recent years this month. David Baker was for years a staple of scientific conferences, especially in the western Lake Erie watershed, for his presentations of algae-forming phosphorus and nitrogen data collected by Heidelberg University’s renowned National Center for Water Quality Research, which he founded more than 50 years ago. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210426-baker

Report: Wisconsin Air Quality Is Improving, But Some Counties Along Lake Michigan Get Failing Grades

On: April 26, 2021

Most of Wisconsin has breathed cleaner air over the last several years, according to the American Lung Association. But, the group gave failing grades to six counties along Lake Michigan over smog pollution as part of its annual national report card on the state of air quality. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210426-air

No easy target for new contaminant, Duluth wastewater agency finds

On: April 26, 2021

As the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District works to better understand PFAS, a survey of its biggest wastewater users found that the chemicals are not in heavy use at those places. Read the full story by Duluth News Tribune.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210426-pfas-1

How COVID-19 is changing Lake Michigan beach cleanups

On: April 26, 2021

On Saturday, thousands of volunteers will kick off the Great Lakes beach cleanup season through the Adopt-A-Beach program. It will be the first full-fledged effort since COVID-19 took hold of the region last year — a pandemic that also prompted renewed interest in Michigan’s natural resources but curbed cleanups. Read the full story by WOOD-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210426-cleanup

7 years after Flint water crisis started, pipe replacement nears end but other issues drag on

On: April 26, 2021

Seven years after the city’s water source was switched, triggering the Flint water crisis, the fallout continues to cast its pall. While the city expects to close out three major water infrastructure projects related to the water crisis, including the final phase of a pipe replacement program, this year, other reminders of the man-made emergency linger with no clear end in sight. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210426-flint

Smelt run draws netters to Duluth for tasty spring tradition

On: April 26, 2021

A warmer spring may have meant an earlier than usual spawning run for Lake Superior smelt. Read the full story by Duluth News Tribune.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210426-smelt

EPA awards Great Lakes grants to Central Michigan, Clarkson

On: April 26, 2021

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded grants to Central Michigan University and Clarkson University to continue monitoring coastal wetlands and fish contaminants throughout the Great Lakes basin.. Read the full story by the Associated Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210426-epa

Guards needed to protect lake sturgeon traveling upstream in Michigan’s Black River

On: April 23, 2021

Michigan’s lake sturgeon need your help. The Department of Natural Resources and its partners in Cheboygan County are seeking volunteers to stand guard as mature lake sturgeon head upstream to their spawning sites along the Black River. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210423-sturgeonguards

Little-known Sleeping Bear Dunes ‘gateway’ road inching forward, but still decades away

On: April 23, 2021

A long-proposed, scenic road between U.S. Highway 31 and M-22 taking people from Beulah, Michigan, into Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is still far from reality. Read the full story by Interlochen Public Radio.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210423-sleepingbear

State cites two invasive species to look out for this year in Macomb County

On: April 23, 2021

In Macomb County, Michigan, recent statewide grant funds will go toward the local study and control of two invasive species named on a watch list: red swamp crayfish and water lettuce. Read the full story by C&G Newspapers.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210423-macombcounty

Legislators introduce PFAS Accountability Act to help victims and expose polluters

On: April 23, 2021

After decades of contamination affecting drinking water and groundwater, legislators from three states are introducing the PFAS Accountability Act to help victims and hold polluters accountable. Read the full story by WBPN-TV – Traverse City, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210423-pfasaccountability

Parkgoers react positively to proposed shoreline renovation project

On: April 23, 2021

In Ohio, as Cleveland Metroparks unveiled their project aimed at rejuvenating the lakefront, park guests were excited to imagine a spruced-up park on the east side. Read the full story by WOIO-TV – Cleveland, OH.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210423-shorelinereno

City of Oswego breaks ground on $9.5 million pier revitalization project

On: April 23, 2021

The City of Oswego, New York, has begun construction work on the International Pier to protect the deteriorating structure and convert it to a pedestrian-friendly open space. Read the full story by WSTM-TV – Syracuse, NY.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210423-oswegopier

Longer seaway season would be beneficial to Thunder Bay port, says shipping company CEO

On: April 23, 2021

In Ontario, the company opening up the Port of Thunder Bay says the Great Lakes shipping industry would benefit from the St. Lawrence Seaway following the schedule of the locks at Sault Ste. Marie. Read the full story by CBC News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210423-thunderbay

Pennsylvania DEP provides $22.5 million for water quality projects

On: April 23, 2021

More than $22 million will be allocated to schools, local governments, and nonprofit organizations in Pennsylvania for projects to improve water quality in their communities and watersheds. Read the full story by Erie News Now.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210423-pennsylvaniadep

22-mile route along historic Au Sable River named Michigan’s most scenic drive

On: April 23, 2021

The road running parallel to Michigan’s historic Au Sable River in Iosco County features lush forest and breathtaking vistas from the many scenic overlooks. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210423-scenicdrive

Clarkson awarded $6 million by EPA to continue Great Lakes fish monitoring

On: April 22, 2021

Bolstering a 14-year Great Lakes research partnership, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $6 million to Clarkson University and experts at two State University of New York campuses. Read the full story by Watertown Daily Times.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210422-clarkson

Warmer water in Lake Michigan could mean more snow for surrounding cities

On: April 22, 2021

A newly released study suggests water temperatures are warming beneath the surface of Lake Michigan, and AccuWeather meteorologists warn that the rising temperatures of the lake water could actually mean surrounding cities will have more snow than usual. Read the full story by AccuWeather.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210422-lake-michigan

COMMENTARY: On Earth Day, a global warning

On: April 22, 2021

The realities of climate change present the Buffalo, New York area with some good news and bad news. Global warming may turn Buffalo into a climate refuge. Read the full story by The Buffalo News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210422-earth-day

Wisconsin’s climate future weighs heavy on the minds of elected officials

On: April 22, 2021

Earth Day serves as a reminder of our collective responsibility to care for the environment. And this year, policies that address climate change continue to be among the most pressing priorities for Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes. Read the full story by the Wisconsin Examiner.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210422-wisconsin-climate

EGLE warns to use caution on bottomlands around failed dams

On: April 22, 2021

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy is warning people the exposed riverbeds of the Tittabawassee and Tobacco rivers aren’t safe for recreation. Read the full story by WNEM -TV – Bay City, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210422-bottomlands

DNR seeks public input on Lake Superior and its tributaries

On: April 22, 2021

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources are seeking public comment to develop a 10-year management plan for Lake Superior and its tributaries. Read the full story by the Crawford Voice.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210422-superior-management-plan

EPA inspector general: Agency should’ve shared PolyMet permit concerns with Minnesota regulators in writing, not over phone

On: April 22, 2021

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency did not follow its own procedures when it shared comments and concerns on a draft permit for PolyMet’s proposed copper-nickel mine over the phone with Minnesota regulators instead of in writing, according to the agency’s inspector general. Read the full story by the Duluth News Tribune.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210422-polymet

Michigan agency to include climate in Line 5 tunnel permit review

On: April 22, 2021

A Michigan agency delivered a split decision Wednesday in a high-stakes battle over a pipeline that carries oil beneath a channel that connects two of the Great Lakes. Read the full story by the Associated Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210422-line-5

Lake Express Ferry will trade a round-trip ticket across Lake Michigan for a bike

On: April 22, 2021

The Lake Express Ferry in Milwaukee, Wisconsin will trade a bicycle for a round-trip ticket across Lake Michigan on Friday in celebration of Earth Week. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210422-ferry

Lake Express Ferry will trade a round-trip ticket across Lake Michigan for a bike

On: April 22, 2021

The Lake Express Ferry in Milwaukee, Wisconsin will trade a bicycle for a round-trip ticket across Lake Michigan on Friday in celebration of Earth Week. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210422-ferry

Something fishy going on?

On: April 22, 2021

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) is collecting smelt for the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) so that smelt in the Canadian waters of Lake Superior can be tested for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contaminants. Read the full story by The Sault Star.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210422-fish-pfas