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Federal funding cutbacks have impacted the staff at NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. Severe spending limits have made it difficult to purchase ordinary equipment for processing toxic algal samples, and while remaining staff plan to launch large data-collecting buoys into the water this week, it’s late for a field season that typically runs from April to October. Read the full story by Planet Detroit.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250507-algal-bloom-research-funding-cuts

James Polidori

For 8 hours overnight, there was a constant overflow and discharge of wastewater at Walter W. Bradley Wastewater Treatment Plant in Webster, New York, because of a power outage that shut down equipment and disabled the internet-based alarm system that would have alerted someone to the problem, according to New York State and Town of Webster officials. Read the full story by WROC-TV – Rochester, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250507-sewage-overflow

James Polidori

The Duluth City Council will be considering a resolution requesting federal officials to keep the U.S. EPA’s Great Lakes Toxicology and Ecology Division lab in Duluth, Minnesota, open. About 150 employees stand to lose their jobs at the lab that contributes $15 million to Minnesota’s economy each year. Read the full story by KBJR-TV – Superior, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250507-lab-resolution

James Polidori

The Executive Office of the President’s proposed 2026 federal budget includes a 25% reduction — nearly $1.5 billion — to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That could gut funding for research programs monitoring water quality, weather conditions and fish populations across the region. Read the full story by Spectrum News 1.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250507-research-funding-cuts

James Polidori

The sturgeon spawning run is continuing in parts of Northeast Wisconsin, including the Green Bay area, and the lower Fox River below the De Pere dam. Experts say the prehistoric sturgeon make it up the Fox River every year to begin spawning when the water temperature reaches 50-60 degrees Fahrenheit. Read the full story by WLUK-TV – Green Bay, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250507-sturgeon-spawning

James Polidori

As hundreds of thousands of alewife from Lake Ontario have been spawning for the season, authorities say recent weather changes have caused a surge in dead fish along the Greater Toronto Area shoreline. Read the full story by CityNews Toronto.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250507-fish-die-off

James Polidori

The Great Lakes, and the fisheries sustained within them, support a multi-billion-dollar economy and countless jobs, all of which depend on the crucial scientific research conducted by many state and federal entities. The proposed elimination of funding for the U.S. Geological Survey’s Ecosystems Mission Area, under the guise of fiscal responsibility, is a dangerous misstep. Read the full story by The Post-Standard.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250507-research-funding

James Polidori

According to a recent study by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, smallmouth bass in Lake St. Clair are bigger than they used to be. Because the bass are often released back into the water instead of going home with fishers, they can live longer and grow bigger. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250507-bass-study

James Polidori

On May 7, 1965, the SS Cedarville sank beneath the waters of the Straits of Mackinac after a collision just one mile east of the Mackinac Bridge. The freighter plied the waters of the Great Lakes for almost 40 years before it crashed, ferrying loads of limestone from port to port. Read the full story by The Sault Ste. Marie Evening News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250507-freighter-sinking-anniversary

James Polidori

The educational team at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is unveiling a new program, “Sleeping Bear from Below.” The underwater documentary will be projected on the park’s 12-foot inflatable planetarium to bring an immersive experience for elementary students. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250507-educational-program

James Polidori

The Ohio House recently approved a state budget bill that would heavily cut H2Ohio, the clean water program that aims to scale back harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie. The measure would reduce Governor DeWine’s proposal of about $270 million over two years to about $150 million. Read the full story by the Review Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250430-water-cuts

James Polidori

A federal judge in Detroit has ended litigation against one of the companies that consulted with the city of Flint when lead contamination led to a drinking water crisis 10 years ago. Read the full story by Michigan Advance.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250430-flint-settlement

James Polidori

Regulators from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy are demanding that BASF, an international chemical manufacturing company, stop the flow of contaminated groundwater into the Detroit River, alleging the company is violating a 39-year-old consent agreement with the state. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250430-contamination-regulation

James Polidori

In New York state, the Onondaga County Water Authority has embarked on the biggest expansion of the regional water system since it was first built in the 1960s. Micron Technology’s planned semiconductor manufacturing complex in Clay, New York, and the growth expected to follow, could more than double the amount of water the authority draws from Lake Ontario. Read the full story by The Post-Standard.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250430-water-supply-expansion

James Polidori

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, has established a safety zone extending 150 feet downstream of the Soo Locks Hydro Plant to ensure the safety of all mariners. The area immediately downstream of the power plant has many boils and whirlpools, making it unsafe for vessels. Read the full story by Soo Leader.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250430-marine-safety

James Polidori

According to a recent study, recreational fishing trips in the Great Lakes generate $884 million per year. It found that almost 9 million people over age 18 were licensed to fish in one of the Great Lakes at the time of the study’s data request during the 2020 season. Read the full story by the Capital News Service.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250430-angling-research

James Polidori

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-IN) on April 30 reintroduced bipartisan legislation, known as the SHIPS Act, that intends to revitalize shipbuilding in the U.S. and close the ship vessel gap between America and foreign adversaries, such as China. Read the full story by The Indianapolis Star.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250430-shipbuilding-bill

James Polidori

In Ontario, lake sturgeon is a culturally significant and nutritionally important species for many communities. It’s also Ontario’s oldest fish, but that legacy could blink out without help and dedicated conservation. Read the full story by The Narwhal.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250430-sturgeon-conservation

James Polidori

The Steamship William G. Mather, a 618-foot freighter, opens for public tours on Saturday, May 3, and celebrates 100 years on lakes Erie, Huron and Superior on May 23. Once the working flagship of Cleveland Cliffs, Inc., the Mather now serves as a museum behind the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250430-steamship-anniversary

James Polidori

Ontario’s government wants to “unleash” its resources with sweeping changes to its laws on protecting species at risk aimed at speeding up environmental approvals. The government has portrayed the current system as slow and cumbersome, driving away resource and development companies from Ontario, but the new bill is raising alarms from environmental groups. Read the full story by CBC News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250430-species-protections

James Polidori

A new study found that microfibers are present in several types of algae from lakes Michigan, Erie, Huron, and Ontario in areas with high and low populations. Because the pollutant is stringy, other toxic chemicals like PFAS attach to microfibers and can get to other organisms more easily. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250425-microfiber-research

James Polidori

A preliminary budget outline from the Office of Management and Budget requests that federal involvement in many aspects of Great Lakes science be eliminated entirely by next year. It calls for NOAA’s budget to be reduced by nearly $1.7 billion from 2025 levels, including ending funding for Sea Grant programs nationwide. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250425-proposed-spending-cuts

James Polidori