Daily News (Page 185)

Fish consumption a healthy choice, with guidelines

On: July 14, 2020

The Ohio Department of Health, in cooperation with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, regularly puts out a consumption advisory index for sport fish caught in Ohio waters. The experts say Lake Erie walleye, along with yellow perch, crappie, and sunfish caught in most Ohio waters, can be consumed safely twice a week. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200714-fish-consumption

1,000-foot ship runs aground in Duluth Ship Canal, hits underwater base of north pier

On: July 14, 2020

A 1,000-foot ship loaded with iron ore pellets ran aground on the base of the Duluth Ship Canal’s north pier Monday morning in Duluth, Minnesota. Read the full story by the Duluth News Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200714-duluth-canal

Great Lakes group wants your help to stop woody invasive plants

On: July 14, 2020

A new collaborative, the Woody Invasives of the Great Lakes, needs your help to keep invasive plants like Bell’s honeysuckle and Oriental bittersweet out of the Great Lakes region. Read and listen to the full story by Lakeshore Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200714-invasives

Presque Isle places restricted swimming on Beach 11 due to elevated E. coli bacteria counts

On: July 13, 2020

Effective on July 12th at 12 p.m., the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources at Presque Isle State Park will enforce a swimming restriction for Beach 11 due to the elevated Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria counts. Read the full story by WJET-TV- Erie, PA.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200713-presque-isle

Moderate algal bloom predicted

On: July 13, 2020

Michigan boaters, swimmers and fisherman are expected to enjoy a prosperous year on Lake Erie, at least in terms of battling blue-green algae, after scientists recently predicted a moderate bloom of cyanobacteria in the waters this season. Read the full story by The Monroe News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200713-algal-bloom

Lake Ontario water levels lower this summer

On: July 13, 2020

Residents along the Lake Ontario shoreline have been on edge this time each year as they fear flooding from rising waters. However, that does not appear to be the case this year. Read the full story by WBEN- Newfane, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200713-Ontario-levels

A World War didn’t stop the Port Huron-to-Mackinac Island Sailboat Race, and neither has a pandemic

On: July 13, 2020

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the 96th annual Port Huron-to-Mackinac Island Sailboat Race kicked off Saturday morning and made their way to the race’s starting point in Lake Huron. Read the full story by the Port Huron Times-Herald.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200713-sailboat-race

Soak it up: Great Lakes surface temps are really, really warm

On: July 13, 2020

Surface temperatures on the Great Lakes have warmed to above average following a week-long stretch of hot weather. Surface temperatures on Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario range between 75 and 85 degrees. Read the full story by WDIV-TV- Detroit, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200713-surface-temps

C-K joins group seeking billions in shoreline funding

On: July 13, 2020

The municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario, has joined more than 80 communities from Ontario, Quebec and eight American states to seek billions of dollars in federal aid for shoreline and water infrastructure projects in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence regions. Read the full story by The Chatham Voice.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200713-shoreline-funding

EDITORIAL: Mopping up Midland

On: July 13, 2020

Michigan taxpayers, business owners, and devastated homeowners shouldn’t bear the massive costs of cleaning up and rebuilding after floods caused by the failure of the Edenville Dam in May. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200713-mopping-midland

Adorable Piping Plover chicks at Montrose get names

On: July 13, 2020

People submitted more than 300 names for the piping plover chicks hatched on Montrose Beach in Chicago, and the winners were revealed Saturday: Hazel, Esperanza and Nish. Read the full story by Block Club Chicago.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200713-piping-plover

Lakes Michigan-Huron break June high water levels; seasonal decline expected to begin soon

On: July 13, 2020

Federal and local experts said Lakes Michigan and Huron may be at or near peak water levels before the seasonal drop is expected to begin later this month. Read the full story by the Traverse City Record-Eagle.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200713-water-levels

Experts developing early warning system for threats to Great Lakes

On: July 13, 2020

The International Join Commission’s Great Lakes Science Advisory Board is working to develop a unified early warning system to “get ahead of the curve” on what problems the lakes may face in coming years and decades. Read the full story by the Grand Forks Herald.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200713-early-warning

Lake Erie algae bloom forecast improved, but states failing in war against nutrient loads

On: July 10, 2020

While Lake Erie’s harmful algae bloom forecast for the rest of this summer looks much better than last year, Michigan, Ohio, and Ontario are failing to meet agreed-upon milestones toward reducing nutrient loads in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200710-lake-erie-algae-bloom

Unchanged Mission: Activists say a Nestle Great Lakes exit doesn’t resolve bottled water issue

On: July 10, 2020

Nestle might be selling its contentious Michigan bottled water brand, but water rights activists in the Great Lakes region aren’t so quick to let go of the issue. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200710-nestle

President Trump OKs major disaster declaration for mid-Michigan after severe flooding

On: July 10, 2020

President Trump has approved a major disaster declaration for Michigan’s Midland County and the surrounding area after Gov. Whitmer sent a 50-page letter to the president requesting funds to help rebuild the region following multiple dam failures in mid-May. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200710-disaster-declaration

‘These canoes carry our culture’: Ojibwe artist recognized for lifetime achievement

On: July 10, 2020

An artist and member of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is being recognized for his work building traditional birchbark canoes. Read the full story by Post Crescent.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200710-ojibwe-artist

Tests show west leg of Line 5 pipeline isn’t damaged

On: July 10, 2020

A court-ordered investigation on Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac found no indication of damage in the area of interest. However, a portion of the line remains shut down for federal investigation. Read the full story by Michigan Advance.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200710-line-5-pipeline

What’s in our water?

On: July 10, 2020

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection recently released their 2020 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report, cataloging the health of the state’s water. Read the full story by Erie Reader.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200710-pennsylvania-water

On Mackinac Island, Lake Huron’s waves are destroying an iconic highway

On: July 10, 2020

An iconic highway on Michigan’s car-free Mackinac Island, M-185, is just one of many casualties of high Great Lakes water levels that have wreaked havoc on public and private infrastructure statewide. Read the full story by Bridge Magazine.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200710-mackinac-island-iconic-highway

Environmental groups are calling on governments to do more to protect Lake Erie algal blooms

On: July 10, 2020

Algal blooms forecasted in Lake Erie are a cry for more work to be done to save the Great Lakes, environmental groups say. Read the full story by CTV – Windsor, ON.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200710-environmental-groups

William A. Irvin to re-open to public

On: July 10, 2020

One of the greatest ships to sail the Great Lakes, the William A. Irvin, will re-open to for public tours in Duluth, Minnesota, for the first time in three years. Read the full story by WDIO-TV – Duluth, MN.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200710-william-a-irvin

Houghton County health advisory lifted for algal bloom

On: July 10, 2020

Testing performed by Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy revealed algal blooms in three Upper Peninsula lakes did not contain harmful toxins. Read the full story by WJMN – Marquette, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200710-algal-bloom-health-advisory

Heat wave helping lower Great Lakes levels

On: July 9, 2020

While it has been dangerously hot, the heat has helped prevent Great Lakes water levels from rising. View the full story by WJBK-TV-Detroit, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200709-greatlakes-water-level

Patrick Canniff

Bay County gets $600,947 grant to address E. coli in Kawkawlin River watershed

On: July 9, 2020

The Bay County Health Department is receiving $600,947 to address sources of E. coli in the Michigan Kawkawlin River watershed by identifying, mapping, and addressing failing septic systems. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200709-kawkawlin-ecoli-water-quality

Patrick Canniff

Protecting your watercraft, and our lakes, from quagga mussels

On: July 9, 2020

Quagga mussels are invasive shellfish that arrived in Utah in the boats of privately-owned watercraft trailered from the Great Lakes; Sgt. Krystal Tucker with the Dept. of Wildlife Resources Aquatic Invasive Species Operations discusses their program involving boat inspections for the mussels at some of the larger lakes. Read and listen to the full story by NPR.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200709-quagga-mussels

Patrick Canniff

3 Great Lakes freighters head to early layup, nearly 100 shipping employees laid off

On: July 9, 2020

Three Great Lakes freighters are headed for a very early layup this year and nearly 100 crew members and other personnel have been laid off after a shipping company announced it would idle some of its vessels due to an economic downturn. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200709-freighters

Patrick Canniff

Ambassador Bridge again pushing to allow hazardous materials on aging span

On: July 9, 2020

The bridge company has made inquiries to the Michigan’s transportation department on what it would take to allow trucks carrying flammable, chemical or corrosive materials to cross the four-lane Windsor-Detroit bridge across the Detroit River. Read the full story by the Windsor Star.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200709-hazardous-transport

Patrick Canniff

Source of dangerous Great Lakes contaminant could be coming from your driveway

On: July 9, 2020

A new study looked for PAHs in the sediments of 71 Great Lakes tributaries across six states. Results point to pollution sources coming from pavement dust from coal-tar sealed driveways and parking lots. Read the full story by Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200709-pahs-pollution

Patrick Canniff

Governor Whitmer signs bills into law, including new PFAS legislation

On: July 9, 2020

Among the bills Whitmer signed into law include House Bills 4389 and 4390, which regulate the use and reporting of firefighting foam containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. Read the full story by WKZO – TV – Kalamazoo, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200709-pfas

Patrick Canniff

Pilot project underway to fight algal blooms on Lake Erie

On: July 9, 2020

A pilot project with Ohio Department of Natural Resource staff is using inexpensive sensor technology used in everyday products such as dishwashers and cell phones to help monitor water quality to improve the health and safety of Lake Erie. Read the full story by Water World.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200709-algal-blooms-erie

Patrick Canniff

Bigheaded carp pose big threat, new model suggests

On: July 9, 2020

In a model developed by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research, Bigheaded carp were shown as a big threat to yellow perch if bighead and silver carp made it into Lake Huron’s Saginaw Bay. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200709-bighead-carp

Patrick Canniff

Edenville Dam spillway concerns date back to 1993

On: July 8, 2020

Beginning in 1993, officials from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission warned several times that the spillways of Edenville Dam in Michigan were not capable of passing floodwaters during the largest theoretically possible flooding event. Read the full story by the Midland Daily News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200708-edenville-dam

Nessel, AGs push back on Trump environmental cutbacks

On: July 8, 2020

Along with the attorneys general of 13 other states and the District of Columbia, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition urging President Donald Trump to rescind an order that accelerates infrastructure projects without full environmental scrutiny. Read the full story by Michigan Advance.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200708-dana-nessel

U.S. Coast Guard saved 45 lives in Great Lakes over July 4 weekend

On: July 8, 2020

U.S. Coast Guard units throughout the Great Lakes reported their busiest Independence Day weekend in at least five years, conducting more than 100 search-and-rescue cases and saving or assisting more than 300 people throughout the region. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200708-coast-guard

Pandemic saps Great Lakes shipping, adding to the heavy job losses around Duluth

On: July 8, 2020

Several Great Lakes ships are being sidelined for the rest of the season due to COVID-19 pandemic-related declines in business.Read the full story by the Star Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200708-shipping

Slow legislation: Flushable wipes become an issue in court and in law

On: July 8, 2020

Massive buildups of wipes and hygiene products congealed with greases and oils can cause significant damage to sewer systems and recently prompted the Public Works Commissioner in southeast Michigan’s Macomb County to file a suit in circuit court against nine different manufacturers of so-called flushable wipes. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200708-flushable-wipes

Health of Lake Huron currently ‘average’ among all five Great Lakes

On: July 8, 2020

The ecosystems of Lake Huron and Lake Michigan are in fair condition, according to the 2019 State of the Great Lakes report released by the Governments of Canada and the United States. Read the full story by the Manitoulin Expositor.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200708-lake-huron

State launches new Line 5 website as pipeline tunnel project review continues

On: July 8, 2020

Multiple Michigan state agencies say they want to keep the public informed about what is going on with the Line 5 pipeline that runs under the Straits of Mackinac, so they have launched a website designed to provide information on proposed pipeline projects. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200708-line-5

Climate change would limit competition for Asian carp if introduced in Lake Michigan, study finds

On: July 8, 2020

New research shows that climate change may make it easier for bighead and silver carp to grow and thrive in Lake Michigan if the invasive fish is introduced into the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200708-asian-carp

Ohio fishery experts deem Lake Erie #1 in world for walleye

On: July 8, 2020

The Ohio Division of Wildlife recently proclaimed that Ohio’s portion of Lake Erie is the epicenter of the world’s largest population of walleye. Read the full story by The Beacon.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200708-lake-erie

Harmful algal bloom present on Maumee River in downtown Toledo

On: July 8, 2020

The Toledo-Lucas County Health Department has issued a public health advisory for the Maumee River in downtown Toledo, Ohio, due to a recent harmful algal bloom. Read the full story by WTOL-TV – Toledo, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200708-algal-bloom

Soo Locks shut down for hours after 736-foot freighter loses power, hits pier

On: July 7, 2020

The Soo Locks had to be shut down for more than five hours early Sunday after a 736-foot Canadian freighter lost power as it approached the system’s big Poe Lock, striking the west center pier. According to officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the impact damaged the freighter and the pier. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200707-soo-locks-shut-down

Lake Erie algal bloom and new twist on the Ned Rig

On: July 7, 2020

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory at The Ohio State University will hold a news conference on Thursday to provide their Lake Erie harmful algal bloom forecast. Read the full story by This Week Community News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200707-algal-bloom

Great Lakes Moment: Warmer, wetter, wilder

On: July 7, 2020

Scientists have predicted that warmer, wetter and wilder weather is coming and that this will be one of the greatest environmental challenges of the 21st Century. These high water levels are putting a human face on climate change in our region. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200707-warmer-wetter-wilder-weather

Frogs provide data on wetland health

On: July 7, 2020

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Duluth have been monitoring frog song along the Great Lakes for a decade as part of the Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Monitoring Program. Read the full story by the Superior Telegram.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200707-frogs-and-wetland-health

Spilled coal from derailed train could cause environmental issues

On: July 7, 2020

A massive cleanup is underway in Wisconsin’s Sheboygan County after a freight train derailed and spilled tons of coal into the Black River. Read the full story by WISN-TV – Milwaukee, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200707-coal-spill

Paddling for a cause

On: July 7, 2020

The executive director of A Greener Future plans to paddle from Kingston to Niagara-on-the-Lake during July to raise awareness about garbage in Lake Ontario. Read the full story by Belleville Intelligencer.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200707-paddling-for-a-cause

Mills Race’s rich tradition safeguarded by cancellation of 2020 race

On: July 7, 2020

The Invitational Mills Trophy Race, one of the most prestigious and history-laden sailing races on the Great Lakes, was officially canceled this week due to COVID-19. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200707-mills-race-cancelled

Michigan officials: Boat at bottom of bay must be removed

On: July 7, 2020

State officials say a boat that sunk last month must be removed from the bottom of Grand Traverse Bay in northern Michigan. Read the full story by The Associated Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200707-boat-at-bay-bottom