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Legislation approved to eliminate nuclear plants bailout

On: March 29, 2021

The $1 billion bailout for two Ohio nuclear plants is one step closer to being eliminated, Ohio lawmakers approved legislation this week that would repeal the bailout, which would eliminate electricity bill surcharges that were created in 2019 to pay for the bailout for the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant near Oak Harbor and the Perry plant east of Cleveland. Read the full story by The Associated Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210326-nuclear-ohio-energy

Patrick Canniff

Physicians group challenges license extension for Point Beach nuclear plant

On: March 29, 2021

The anti-nuclear group, Physicians for Social Responsibility filed a petition asking federal regulators to block efforts to keep Wisconsin’s Point Beach Nuclear Plant in Two Rivers running through 2050. Read the full story by Lee Newspapers.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210326-nuclear-wisconsin-energy

Patrick Canniff

More frequent wind events hurting lake water quality, researchers find

On: March 26, 2021

Researchers have found that more frequent “extreme winds events” may be whipping up trouble for Lake Erie’s water quality, and wind events could have the potential to cause trouble in other Great Lakes also. Read the full story by the Watertown Daily Times.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210326-windwater

Going big: Lake Erie walleye population expected to surge in 2021

On: March 26, 2021

As the international Lake Erie Committee meets to set 2021 commercial harvest limits on walleye and yellow perch, the group’s biologists are anticipating another phenomenal year of walleye fishing. Read the full story by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210326-walleye

EDITORIAL: We’re not out of the high-water woods yet

On: March 26, 2021

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Detroit said water levels on all of the Great Lakes are tracking below last year. Scientists, though, forecast that above-average levels will continue in 2021, even if they’re not as high as last year’s dramatic records. Read the full story by the Traverse City Record-Eagle.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210326-highwater

Landslides and changing landscape at Sleeping Bear Dunes

On: March 26, 2021

It was fifty years ago this month that a massive landslide at Michigan’s Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore sent millions of cubic feet of sand into Lake Michigan. WBPN-TV – Traverse City, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210326-landslide

COMMENTARY: The nature of things — why do wetlands matter?

On: March 26, 2021

Wetlands support a disproportionate amount of life on Earth. It’s not just the quantity of plants and animals thriving in Northern Michigan’s wetlands that’s significant, but also the variety of those species. Read the full story by the Petoskey News-Review.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210326-wetlandsmatter

Anchors aweigh: Theodore Tugboat charts course for new home in Ontario

On: March 26, 2021

A life-size working replica of the children’s television star, Theodore Tugboat, will be heading to a new home in Hamilton, Ontario, to help raise youth awareness of marine career options. Read the full story by The Chronicle Herald.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210326-theodore

Anchors aweigh: Theodore Tugboat charts course for new home in Ontario

On: March 26, 2021

A life-size working replica of the children’s television star, Theodore Tugboat, will be heading to a new home in Hamilton, Ontario, to help raise youth awareness of marine career options. Read the full story by The Chronicle Herald.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210326-theodore

Wetland solution for algae blooms and waterfowl decline in Great Lakes targeted in new study

On: March 26, 2021

A $2.1 million, Ducks Unlimited starting this spring will investigate how restored wetland habitats can reduce harmful algae blooms and improve the population of mallards, one of the region’s most important waterfowl. Read the full story by PennLive.com.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210326-waterfowl

Salt levels: The effects of wintertime de-icing linger in Toronto-area rivers in the summer

On: March 26, 2021

As spring comes to the Great Lakes region and icy roads and sidewalks become a distant memory, a new study shows the salt we apply over the winter can linger in summertime rivers at alarming levels. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210326-saltlevels

In the otherworldly deepwater of the Great Lakes, scientists make a big discovery about a tiny fish

On: March 26, 2021

Invasive species pose a big threat to the ecosystems of the Great Lakes. Identifying the nests of native fish is critical in understanding how their life cycle is affected by those invaders. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210326-tinyfish

Early Detection: When it comes to Great Lakes invasives, prevention is the only cure

On: March 25, 2021

By stopping invasive plant and animal species before they establish in the Great Lakes system, the impacts and costs of invasive species could be significantly reduced. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210325-early-detection

Floating wind turbines in Great Lakes? State agency to study idea

On: March 25, 2021

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority will study the feasibility of building wind turbines in the Great Lakes and assess whether turbines can be placed on floating platforms instead of being anchored to the lake beds. Read the full story by The Buffalo News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210325-floating-turbines

Ohio, Louisiana, and Indiana weigh in on Enbridge’s Line 5 lawsuit

On: March 25, 2021

Attorneys general from Ohio, Louisiana, and Indiana requested to join Enbridge Energy’s case against Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s revocation of the easement for the Line 5 pipeline, claiming that shutting down Line 5 would impact their states financially. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210324-gull

Strong steel demand fuels hopes for solid Great Lakes shipping season

On: March 25, 2021

Great Lakes shipping season kicked off this week with high hopes for a much-improved year following a year of record low shipping levels. Read the full story by the Duluth Star Tribune.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210325-steel-hopes

Michigan warns of PFAS contamination in Lake Superior smelt

On: March 25, 2021

After Wisconsin scientists discovered high levels of PFAS in the tissue of fish taken near the Apostle Islands in western Lake Superior, Michigan regulators are urging residents to limit consumption of smelt taken from Lake Superior. Read the full story by Bridge Magazine.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210325-pfas-smelt

Line 5 critics call for equal time

On: March 25, 2021

Michigan business leaders are sounding the alarm on Republican Senators for undermining governor’s order to shut down Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline, accusing the Senate of failing to listen to Michigan business interests and favoring Canadian industry. Read the full story by Public News Service.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210325-line5-concerns

Line 5 critics call for equal time

On: March 25, 2021

Michigan business leaders are sounding the alarm on Republican Senators for undermining governor’s order to shut down Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline, accusing the Senate of failing to listen to Michigan business interests and favoring Canadian industry. Read the full story by Public News Service.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210325-line5-concerns

Illinois lawmakers propose additional fishing fee to fight Asian carp

On: March 25, 2021

Illinois lawmakers are working to add another fee for those who want permission to fish in the state’s waterbodies. The fee would fund further efforts to fight off the spread of invasive Asian carp in the state. Read the full story by Neighbor Newspapers.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210325-il-carp-fee

‘Pandemic fatigue’ may have increased Great Lakes drownings

On: March 25, 2021

A new study attributes a spike in drownings on Lake Huron and Lake Ontario last year to unsafe beach conditions related to pandemic restrictions. Read the full story by Manistee News Advocate.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210325-pandemic-fatigue

COMMENTARY: Project to restore water environment at Slip No. 3 continues Buffalo’s revival

On: March 25, 2021

The ongoing restoration efforts to improve the Outer Harbor in Buffalo, New York, is critical to supporting Buffalo’s revival and the ecological comeback of Lake Erie and the Great Lakes. Read the full story by The Buffalo News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210325-buffalo-revival

DNR to begin ‘critical’ collection of 32 million walleye eggs from Muskegon River

On: March 25, 2021

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is set to begin its annual effort to collect walleye eggs from the Muskegon River this week. The collection effort helps the DNR rear walleye in hatcheries that are later used to stock rivers and lakes throughout the state. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210325-dnr-walleye-collection

Oldest Ring-billed Gull on record discovered by Cleveland birder

On: March 24, 2021

A 28-year-old Ring-billed Gull, the oldest individual on record, was discovered by a birder in Cleveland, Ohio. While Ring-billed Gulls are one of the most familiar gulls in North America, biologists know surprisingly little about the species’ longevity, due in part to a lack of data. Read the full story by the Audubon Magazine.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210324-gull

Chippewa tribes condemn Wisconsin’s over-quota wolf hunt, say it was about killing

On: March 24, 2021

Chippewa tribal officials in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan have blasted the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for putting on what they say was a poorly planned wolf season during which state-licensed hunters blew past their quota in a matter of days. Read the full story by The Associated Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210324-wolves

Netting smelt: Tradition returns to Chicago, not the smelt; Stray Cast, Montrose, lagoons, Chinook history

On: March 24, 2021

Smelt netting returns in April on the Chicago lakefront for 2021, but prospects for rainbow smelt remain very poor as the U.S. Geological Survey reported low smelt densities in their fisheries surveys. Read the full story by the Chicago Sun Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210324-smelt

Shoreline resiliency, not pointing fingers, solution to high water levels, says executive

On: March 24, 2021

Shoreline property owners, businesses, and municipalities need to come up with a long-term coastal resilience strategy to deal with high water levels in Georgian Bay, according to the environmental non-profit Georgian Bay Forever. Read the full story by Orillia Matters.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210324-shorelines

Line 5 closure would hike propane costs, energy consultant testifies

On: March 24, 2021

A propane supplier and global energy consultant testified to state lawmakers that shutting down the controversial Enbridge Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac this spring would disrupt the market for fossil fuel used to heat some Michigan homes and likely increase the price of propane. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210324-line-5

As temperatures rise, researchers find waters are warming deep below the surface of Lake Michigan

On: March 24, 2021

A new study by scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory found that water deep below the surface of Lake Michigan is warming in the winter, impacting ice cover, weather, and the lake’s food web. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210324-warming-waters

Last dam standing: Traverse City fish restoration project on the ropes

On: March 24, 2021

A structure dubbed FishPass was scheduled to be installed on the Boardman River in northern Michigan earlier this year. However, community concerns have delayed those restoration efforts. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210324-fishpass

Minnesota lawmakers may end commercial turtle harvest

On: March 24, 2021

After trying, unsuccessfully, for nearly 20 years to phase out commercial turtle trapping in Minnesota, the Department of Natural Resources is asking lawmakers to put an immediate end to the capturing and selling of painted, snapping and spiny softshell turtles. Read the full story by The Star Tribune.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210324-turtle

Wisconsin DNR: Lake Superior quota rule virtual hearing to be held March 29

On: March 24, 2021

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will hold a virtual public hearing on a Lake Superior rule that will update lake trout and cisco commercial fishing quotas as well as the recreational lake trout harvest trigger on Lake Superior. Read the full story by WLUC-TV – Ashland, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210324-quota

Peregrine falcon nest boxes relocated from Portage Lake Lift Bridge

On: March 24, 2021

Nesting boxes for peregrine falcons on the Portage Lake Lift Bridge in northern Michigan have been removed this spring due to the need for bridge repairs. Read the full story by WLUC-TV – Houghton, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210324-falcon

Police urge residents to stay off sediment deposits on the Kalamazoo River

On: March 24, 2021

The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is warning residents to avoid walking on the quick-sand like sediment deposits from the Morrow Dam found in the Kalamazoo River in west Michigan. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210324-deposits

International shipping season kicks off as St. Lawrence Seaway reopens

On: March 23, 2021

The St. Lawrence Seaway — a system of 15 locks between Montreal and Lake Erie that allows ocean-going vessels to make their way to the Great Lakes — has reopened for a new navigation season. Read the full story by the Northwest Indiana Times.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210323-shipping

Manitoulin Island deemed a highly threatened ecoregion

On: March 23, 2021

The Manitoulin-Lake Simcoe ecoregion was identified as one of southern Canada’s nine most significant and threatened places for biodiversity conservation in a recent study conducted by Nature Conservancy of Canada. Read the full story by Orillia Matters.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210323-manitoulin

Marquette’s Presque Isle Park closes road for a month so salamanders can cross

On: March 23, 2021

A Marquette city park is closing a portion of its lone road for a month to help out some local residents: blue spotted salamanders. The salamanders spend the cold, snowy winters underground. Then every spring they make their way to nearby pools, where they mate and lay eggs. Read the full story by The Sault News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210323-presque-isle

The creature that took control of the Great Lakes

On: March 23, 2021

Trillions and trillions of quagga mussels live in Lake Michigan. The mussels have not only increased water clarity, but also completely upended the food web in the lakes. Read the full story by Interlochen Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210323-mussels

Wisconsin walleye worry: Too many female fish

On: March 23, 2021

Most of the walleyes Wisconsin fisheries biologists are netting in some northern lakes, and 80% of those tested last fall from two state hatcheries, are turning up females, and the experts don’t know why the sex ratio is so skewed. Read the full story by the Superior Telegram.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210323-fish

Detroit River Earth Week activities include cleaning up river, photo and art contests

On: March 23, 2021

The Detroit River Coalition, a group of environmental organizations on both the United States and Canadian sides of the Detroit River, invite community members to a weeklong celebration and cleanup of the river and its shores. Read the full story by The News-Herald.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210323-earth-week

Ohio, Louisiana argue against Line 5 shutdown in federal court

On: March 23, 2021

Ohio Attorney General David Yost is asking a federal judge in Grand Rapids to block Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s effort to shut down the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline, arguing on behalf of Ohio refineries and the state of Louisiana that closing the submerged oil line would have economic impact beyond Michigan. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210323-line5

Water below Lake Michigan warming

On: March 23, 2021

Climate change is reaching all the way down to the depths of one of Earth’s largest lakes. Water hundreds of feet below the surface of Lake Michigan is warming, especially in winter, according to a report published last week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Read the full story by the Norwalk Reflector.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210323-warming

Priority Shift: Great Lakes exec moves environmental justice to top of list

On: March 23, 2021

Great Lakes Now Senior Correspondent Gary Wilson recently talked with Joel Brammeier, CEO of the Alliance for the Great Lakes, about what he wants from a new Great Lakes region EPA administrator and where he would like to see the Great Lakes in 20 years. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210323-envi-justice

Audubon plan aims to restore nearly 300K acres of Great Lakes coastal wetlands to benefit birds

On: March 23, 2021

A new report from the Great Lakes regional arm of the National Audubon Society is outlining its plan to restore and protect a dozen areas that support region’s birds. Climate change, development and invasive species are threatening coastal areas of the Great Lakes region that is home to 350 bird species. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210323-wetlands

Marquette’s Presque Isle Park closes road for a month so salamanders can cross

On: March 22, 2021

Marquette, Michigan, is closing the lone road looping through Presque Isle Park, which sits on a peninsula jutting into Lake Superior, to help blue spotted salamanders cross. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210322-salamander

Wreck of the Contest re-emerges from Lake Michigan near Whitehall

On: March 22, 2021

In Michigan, the remains of the Contest, a 124-foot schooner that grounded near White Lake in 1882, are visible again thanks to shifting beach sand and dropping Lake Michigan water levels. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210322-contest

Park authorities plan four spring fires for Indiana Dunes

On: March 22, 2021

Authorities plan four prescribed fires at Indiana Dunes National Park this spring, totaling more than 900 acres. Read the full story by The Associated Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210322-fires

Minnesota may add climate impacts to environmental review

On: March 22, 2021

Several state agencies are recommending significant changes to Minnesota’s environmental review program that would require proposers to add up their project’s carbon footprint — and consider ways to reduce emissions that contribute to climate change. Read the full story by Minnesota Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210322-climate

After leaving Isle Royale on an ice bridge, wolf made epic journey

On: March 22, 2021

A female wolf that was introduced to Isle Royale National Park in the fall of 2018 left the island on an ice bridge in January the following year, and it turns out, she made quite the journey. A team of federal, tribal and university researchers recently published a study detailing the wolf’s travels after she left the island. Read the full story by Minnesota Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210322-wolf

Fish vision genes could inform Great Lakes restoration of native, deep-water species

On: March 22, 2021

One species of fish in Lake Superior may have regained an ancestral adaptation that enables better vision in deep water, according to a recent study. That information could help create restoration plans for the kiyis, a fish that lives deep in the lake. Read the full story by Capital News Service.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210322-vision