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Funding for Ohio water quality initiative cut 39%. What could this mean for Lake Erie?

On: July 11, 2025

Ohio’s two-year operating budget was officially signed into law by Governor DeWine, solidifying a massive cut to DeWine’s own H2Ohio program, a statewide water quality initiative. The cut has resulted in worries about environmental causes across Ohio, particularly those involving Lake Erie. Read the full story by the Akron Beacon Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250711-funding-cuts

New DNR K9 detects aquatic invasive species

On: July 11, 2025

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has added four new K9s to their staff, including Jet, a four-year-old black lab trained to detect and track zebra mussels, an aquatic invasive species. Read the full story by KBJR-TV – Superior, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250711-invasive-species-detection

Lake Ontario sanctuary council to meet as threat of Trump cuts grows

On: July 11, 2025

The advisory council for the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary will meet later this month amid the specter of massive budget and staff cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which is charged with managing the sanctuary. Read the full story by Oswego County News Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250711-marine-sanctuary-council-meeting

Whitefish decline a ‘big’ problem in Great Lakes, DNR biologist says

On: July 11, 2025

The Great Lakes whitefish population is in steep decline, particularly in the main waters of lakes Michigan and Huron. Invasive quagga and zebra mussels are largely to blame for the decline, as they have gobbled up the vast majority of the small creatures such as shrimp-like Diporeia that were critical to the Great Lakes food web. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250711-whitefish-decline

‘We put a man on the moon faster:’ Money for Great Lakes icebreaker omitted from Trump’s big bill

On: July 11, 2025

Several Great Lakes advocacy groups have called for a second Great Lakes icebreaker which could help open up commerce on the Great Lakes during the winter. The funding was briefly included in the U.S. House-passed version of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill – a sprawling reconciliation package – but appears to have been removed from the Senate’s version and what was ultimately signed by Trump. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250711-icebreaker-funding

Historic tugboat donation boosts training at Great Lakes Maritime Academy

On: July 11, 2025

The Robinson Bay, a historic tugboat, was donated by the U.S. Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation to the Great Lakes Maritime Academy in Traverse City, Michigan, providing cadets with new training opportunities. Read the full story by WPBN-TV – Traverse City, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250711-tugboat-donation

Lake Superior water levels fall below long-term average

On: July 11, 2025

According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lake Superior’s water levels are sitting roughly 18 centimeters below the long-term average, and 16 centimeters below the level of a year ago. Read the full story by SNnewswatch.com.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250711-water-levels

World’s largest environmental cleanup of its kind resumes on St. Louis River

On: July 11, 2025

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency contractors resumed the deployment of 8,100 tons of activated carbon used to remediate industrial pollutants along the St. Louis River – Lake Superior’s largest river – in the second phase of the $36 million project. Read the full story by the Pine Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250711-river-cleanup

NMGL promotes hands-on learning with ‘Capt. Scupper’s Kids Club’ activity

On: July 11, 2025

The National Museum of the Great Lakes in Toledo, Ohio, is connecting young people to engineering and education through a hands-on summer program that will instruct participants how to design, build and race mini-boats made from recycled material to teach about buoyancy, balance and sustainability. Read the full story by WTOL-TV – Toledo, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250711-summer-program

Lake trout restoration gains momentum

On: July 9, 2025

A lake trout recently caught off Sheboygan, Wisconsin, may offer a sign of the long-term success of Great Lakes restoration efforts. Read the full story by the Huron Daily Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250709-laketrout-restoration

Hannah Reynolds

Has this freighter made its final voyage?

On: July 9, 2025

It’s been 50 years since a freighter sank in the Great Lakes. But in the summer of 2024, one freighter came dangerously close. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250709-freighter-final-voyage

Hannah Reynolds

Michigan fishing regulators to discuss Great Lakes whitefish crisis

On: July 9, 2025

Michigan fish and wildlife regulators will receive an expert presentation this week on the troubles facing lake whitefish as populations of the iconic Great Lakes species plummet in lakes Michigan and Huron. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250709-michigan-fishing-regulator-greatlakes-whitefish-crisis

Hannah Reynolds

Michigan Maritime Museum to hold film showcase this month

On: July 9, 2025

Coming soon to the Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven, Michigan, will be a film series featuring stories about underrepresented communities connected to the Great Lakes. Read the full story by WSJM – Benton Harbor, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250709-michigan-maritime-museum-film-showcase

Hannah Reynolds

‘Astonishing’ increase in Lake Erie surface temperature this summer, scientist says

On: July 9, 2025

The surface temperature in the western basin of Lake Erie is currently 26 degrees Celsius (78.8 degrees Fahrenheit), and even higher in some places. Elevated water temperature is a contributor to the formation of blue-green algae, which can produce toxins that are harmful to humans and pets. Read the full story by CBC News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250709-lakeerie-increase-surface-temperature

Hannah Reynolds

New strategy aims to protect Lake Huron shoreline from climate change

On: July 9, 2025

Local municipalities and environmental partners are coming together in a landmark effort to build climate resilience along the shores of Lake Huron. Maitland Conservation is launching the Southern Lake Huron Coastal Adaptation Strategy, a comprehensive initiative aimed at protecting 56 kilometers of shoreline from the increasing impacts of climate change. Read the full story by CKNX News Today.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250709-lakehuron-shoreline-climate

Hannah Reynolds

Ask captive piping plover caretakers about their gig at U-M bio station

On: July 9, 2025

Scientists and students at the University of Michigan Biological Station in Pellston, Michigan, will host a public open house where visitors can learn about the station’s ongoing scientific studies, including the Great Lakes Piping Plover Conservation Team. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250709-pipingplover-captive-um-bio-station

Hannah Reynolds

Could new fishfinder technology sink muskie population?

On: July 9, 2025

A simmering debate over the use of forward-facing sonar to catch fish is heating up on Northwestern Ontario’s Eagle Lake with its world-class muskie fishery. A group of lodge owners on the lake is urging anglers to voluntarily avoid using the advanced technology, out of fear it’s threatening the health of the muskellunge population. Read the full story by Bradford Today.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250709-fishfinder-technology-muskie-population

Hannah Reynolds

Scientists test methods to fight invasive mussels in Lake Michigan

On: July 9, 2025

Scientists are trying new strategies to manage invasive mussels in Lake Michigan after decades of ecological disruption caused by the fast-spreading species. Read the full story by WISN-TV – Milwaukee, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250709-invasivemussels-lakemichigan

Hannah Reynolds

U.S. EPA extends grants to help farmers control nutrient runoff into Lake Erie

On: July 7, 2025

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing $3.7 million in grants to four organizations to help farmers manage their nutrient applications in the watershed of Lake Erie’s Western Basin. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250707-lake-erie-funding

Great Lakes water levels rise into summer months. What were the levels in June?

On: July 7, 2025

The water levels in the Great Lakes are continuing their seasonal rise into the summer months, with predictions for them to peak later in July or August. Read the full story by Erie Times-News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250707-lake-levels

Western Lake Erie’s 2025 algal bloom has begun

On: July 7, 2025

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in a bulletin issued Thursday that “patches” of cyanobacteria, commonly called blue-green algae, have been detected via satellite in western Lake Erie. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250707-lake-erie-bloom

Plan to reopen a commercial port on Lake Superior gets a financial boost

On: July 7, 2025

The Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation announced that it will contribute $1 million toward reestablishing Ontario’s Peninsula Harbour Port as a modern, functional transportation hub. Organizers have said the facility, to be constructed on the site Marathon Pulp’s former mill, will be the only commercial port between Thunder Bay and Sault Ste. Marie. Read the full story by Timmins Today.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250707-marathon-port

COMMENTARY: The bloom also rises: Investigating the air we breathe around Lake Erie

On: July 7, 2025

Microcystin, the toxic chemical produced by Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), has now been detected in the air as well as the water during HAB season. Researchers are collecting samples and investigating the effects of what this may mean for individuals spending time near Lake Erie during HAB season. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250707-hab-air

Sunken Lake Michigan barge moved after years of pollution concerns

On: July 7, 2025

A barge that twice sank in Lake Michigan and sparked environmental concerns has now been moved to a legally authorized site. Read the full story by Huron Daily Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250707-barge

After six years, on Fourth of July this lighthouse beacon will again sweep across Lake Superior

On: July 7, 2025

For the first time in six years, the iconic light from the Two Harbors Lighthouse beacon 25 miles northeast of Duluth will once again sweep across Lake Superior. Read the full story by the Minnesota Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250707-duluth-lighthouse

NOAA holding ‘get into your sanctuary’ photo competition, entries from Lake Ontario

On: July 7, 2025

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries is hosting the “Get into Your Sanctuary” photo competition, with a new sanctuary to participate in this year after Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary was designated in 2024. Read the full story by CNY Central.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250707-sanctuary-photos

Stateside Podcast: You can be a Great Lakes lighthouse keeper

On: July 7, 2025

Each year, Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources recruits teams of volunteer lighthouse keepers to staff the Tawas Point Lighthouse in two-week shifts. Read the full story by Michigan Public.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250707-lighthouse-keeper

Supreme Court to decide if shutting down Great Lakes pipeline is a state or federal fight

On: July 2, 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it will review whether Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s lawsuit seeking to shut down a section of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel belongs in state or federal court. Read the full story by the Associated Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250702-line-5

Detroit River closer to removal from Great Lakes’ Areas of Concern list: DRCC

On: July 2, 2025

The Detroit River Canadian Cleanup has released its annual report for 2024-25 outlining restoration milestones for the Detroit River, successfully restoring 11 of the 14 beneficial use impairments with expected removal of the Detroit River from the areas of concern list by 2028-29. Read the full story by CKLW – Windsor, ON.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250702-detroit-river-aoc

Chicago residents risk daily lead exposure from toxic pipes. Replacing them will take decades.

On: July 2, 2025

Chicago has more lead service lines than other cities in the country, and replacements are not planned to be complete until 2076. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250702-chicago-lead-pipes

EDITORIAL: DeWine’s H2Ohio program has meant a far healthier Lake Erie. So why did lawmakers attack it?

On: July 2, 2025

The Ohio Legislature’s attempt to hobble H2Ohio through steep budget cuts is mystifying many given the results have demonstrated noticeable reductions in runoff. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250702-h2ohio

Transformation of Muskegon Lake has locals kayaking where industrial waste once flowed

On: July 2, 2025

After nearly four decades and $80 million of cleanup efforts, Muskegon Lake in Michigan is finally on track to being delisted as a Great Lakes Area of Concern after restoration activities concluded in 2022. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250702-muskegon-lake

One Big Beautiful Bill cuts Great Lakes icebreaker funding

On: July 2, 2025

Representative Bill Huizenga of Michigan is calling on the U.S. Senate to reinclude funding for a new Great Lakes heavy icebreaker in its reconciliation bill after the provision was left out of the Senate version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Read the full story by WorkBoat.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250702-icebreaker-cuts

Environmental group sues over tailings basin expansion

On: July 2, 2025

An environmental group is suing to stop construction on the expansion of a tailings basin holding back mine waste near Lake Superior. Read the full story by Duluth News Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250702-tailings-basin-lawsuit

Lake Erie Foundation takes issue with H2Ohio cuts

On: July 2, 2025

A group that represents a cross-section of business and environmental interests said in a news release it is “deeply concerned and disappointed” by a proposed $105 million cut to H2Ohio’s budget. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250702-eriefoundation-h2ohio

Iconic Sauble Beach welcome sign changed to reflect First Nation ownership

On: July 2, 2025

The Sauble Beach sign was changed to reflect a court decision last year that solidified ownership of a roughly two-kilometer section of land along the Lake Huron shoreline to the Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation. The sign now reads “now reads “Welcome to Saugeen Beach.” Read the full story by CBC News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250702-sauble-beach

Oldest Great Lakes piping plover has 2 chicks this season at Sleeping Bear

On: July 2, 2025

Gabby, the oldest Great Lakes piping plover, had two new chicks at Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250702-piping-plover

As the Great Lakes become a data center hub, AI’s water usage impact remains unknown

On: June 30, 2025

Artificial intelligence data centers consume massive amounts of water for cooling servers and generating electricity. It is currently unknown exactly how much water these centers are already withdrawing from the Great Lakes and what future withdrawals will be. Read the full story by Cleveland Magazine.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250630-ai-water-use

Researchers take new approach to determine Great Lake whitefish population

On: June 30, 2025

Researchers at Michigan State University are using genealogy to determine if the lake whitefish population in the Great Lakes is too low. Read the full story by WILX-TV – Lansing, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250630-whitefish-research

New report shows PFAS contamination in 98% of waterways tested

On: June 30, 2025

The non-profit group Waterkeeper Alliance announced the results of a study conducted across 19 states, which revealed PFAS contamination in 98% of the waterways tested including Great Lakes states. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250630-pfas-contamination

What’s more Michigan than whitefish? Collapse erodes bit of state’s identity

On: June 30, 2025

Lake whitefish have survived and fed Michiganders for centuries, but celebrations of this culturally and economically important fish have taken a bittersweet tone as they near collapse. Read the full story by Michigan Public.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250630-whitefish-collapse

Focus on removing invasive species in water this week

On: June 30, 2025

Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week, scheduled for June 29-July 5, highlights the importance of stopping the spread of nonnative aquatic plants and organisms, known as AIS (Aquatic Invasive Species), that threaten Michigan’s ecosystems. More than 50 AIS Landing Blitz events will be held across Michigan and other Great Lakes states and provinces where local partners will offer tips to boaters and anglers on preventing invasive species spread. Read the full story by Up North Voice.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250630-ais-week

Toxic algae blooms are lasting longer in Lake Erie − why that’s a worry for people and pets

On: June 30, 2025

In Lake Erie, warmer waters, earlier in the season are extending the duration of algal blooms and increasing the rate of potentially toxic cyanobacterial growth. Read the full story by The Conversation.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250630-algae-blooms

Ashley teacher chosen for weeklong EPA Great Lakes expedition

On: June 30, 2025

A science teacher at Ashley Community Schools in Michigan was chosen to work aboard an Environmental Protection Agency research vessel on the Great Lakes for a week. Teacher, Deann Smith, plans to pass on knowledge gained to her students. Read the full story by WNEM-TV – Bay City, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250630-teacher-expedition

H2Ohio cuts raise concerns about rollback of progress on reducing phosphorus runoff into Lake Erie

On: June 30, 2025

The Ohio House and Senate passed the state budget Wednesday which includes a nearly 40% cut to the H2Ohio Program. Environmentalists warn the cuts will affect the state’s ability to cut phosphorus runoff from farms into Lake Erie and the algal blooms that come from it. Read the full story by WKSU – Kent, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250630-erie-phosphorus

Officials share hopeful update on critical issue impacting the Great Lakes — here’s what experts are saying

On: June 30, 2025

Four of the five Great Lakes are below last year’s water levels, but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s monitoring reports indicate level are soon to rise. Read the full story by The Cool Down.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250630-water-levels

EPA says Western Lake Erie Basin grants will build capacity

On: June 30, 2025

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced nearly $4 million will support farmer water quality efforts in the Western Lake Erie Basin. Great Lakes Program Office Director says awarded projects are in response to feedback from the agricultural industry and farmers. Read the full story by Brownfield Ag News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250630-water-quality-efforts

Superyacht sighted on the St. Lawrence River

On: June 30, 2025

A 253-foot-long superyacht owned by billionaire John Henry, who owns the Boston Red Sox and the Boston Globe newspaper, has been sighted on the St. Lawrence River. A seaway ship watcher’s network says superyacht sightings have become increasingly common on the St. Lawrence. Read the full story by WWNY-TV-Watertown, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250630-st.lawrence-super-yacht

Chicago-based Asian carp dog treat helping save Great Lakes from invasive fish

On: June 27, 2025

An invasive fish that’s getting dangerously close to the waters of Lake Michigan, is slowly finding a new fate in the form of a dog treat. And pets are taking the bait. Read the full story by WLS-TV – Chicago, IL.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250627-invasive-fish-dog-treats

New species discovered by UMD’s Blue Heron — in the ship itself

On: June 27, 2025

‘Ship goo’ was found oozing out of a University of Minnesota Duluth research vessel’s rudder shaft. DNA sequencing revealed it was a previously unknown microbe species. It seems to thrive in a warm, oxygen-free environment. Read the full story by the Duluth News Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250627-ship-goo