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Here are the ships that went through the Soo Locks the most in 2024

On: February 12, 2025

The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie are a critical piece to the ever-important Great Lakes shipping industry. Each year, from late March through mid-January of the next year, hundreds of ships go through Lakes Superior and Huron, up and the St. Mary’s River transporting tens of millions of tons of cargo. Read the full story by WXYZ-TV – Detroit, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250212-ships-soolocks-2024

Hannah Reynolds

Pritzker halts Joliet Great Lakes carp project until Trump promises not to yank federal funds

On: February 12, 2025

In December, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the first construction contract had been awarded for the Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Des Plaines River near Joliet, Illinois. The work includes installing underwater defenses to keep invasive carp from getting into the Great Lakes. However, the first phase of the project has now been postponed due to the “anticipated lack of federal funding” under the Trump administration. Read the full story by the Chicago Sun-Times.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250212-funding-uncertainty-greatlakes-invasivecarp-trump

Hannah Reynolds

EPA pauses environmental justice workers, sparking fears of hurting Michigan projects

On: February 10, 2025

Workers who administer the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s environmental justice program were put on leave last week, raising concerns about federal grants for pollution-burdened communities. Amid proposed federal cuts, a bipartisan group of Great Lakes lawmakers are trying to protect the authorized $475 million funding levels for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250210-funding-uncertainty

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Michigan budget update: What’s in it for water affordability, pollution cleanup and septic codes?

On: February 10, 2025

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s $83 billion budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 targets roads, education, and economic growth, while also tackling environmental and justice issues like affordable drinking water and septic code, crucial yet often overlooked by citizens. Read the full story by Planet Detroit.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250210-michigan-budget

Taaja Tucker-Silva

New partnership hopes to restore this ‘species of special concern’ to the St. Louis River

On: February 10, 2025

For over 40 years, efforts to stock the lake sturgeon in the St. Louis River, Minnesota, have been underway, but the local population remains below management goals. A new partnership aims to bolster the number of mature sturgeon living in Lake Superior and the river estuary by rearing them in their very waters. Read the full story by The Minnesota Star Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250210-sturgeon-partnership

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Plummeting Great Lakes water levels to be below average for boating season, Corps predicts

On: February 10, 2025

Water levels of the upper Great Lakes are expected to drop to near or significantly below their historical summer averages for the first time in nearly a decade, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250210-water-levels

Taaja Tucker-Silva

CDC awards biomonitoring grants to Great Lakes states, future funding unclear

On: February 10, 2025

New grants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to Great Lakes states to measure harmful chemicals such as PFAS, pesticides, and metals from groundwater in marginalized communities are facing uncertainty under increased White House scrutiny on federal spending. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250210-biomonitoring-grants

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Iced out? Research on the Great Lakes goes ahead amid funding chaos

On: February 10, 2025

The chaos surrounding the future of scientific research in the Trump administration’s first weeks has meant a bumpy beginning for a new program where ice fishing anglers and others on the frozen Great Lakes record ice thickness for research. Read the full story by Grist.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250210-ice-research

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Wisconsin DNR asks anglers to take it slow on the ice after rash of fatalities

On: February 10, 2025

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is calling on ice fishing enthusiasts to take care after a rash of fatalities involving recreational vehicles. The DNR tracked six fatal incidents involving utility task vehicles (UTVs) over the last month, four involving vehicles breaking through the ice. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250210-ice-fatalities

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Lake Erie ice coverage 91% for first time in 3 years

On: February 10, 2025

With the arctic blast at the end of January, the ice coverage on Lake Erie went from nearly 30% to over 80% in just four days. Now, Lake Erie ice coverage is at 91% and the total Great Lakes ice coverage is currently at 27%. Read the full story by WJW-TV – Cleveland, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250210-erie-ice

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Lake Superior’s largest fishing lure hangs in Duluth

On: February 10, 2025

A lure and fishhook that together stretch 22 feet hangs from a stairwell ceiling at the University of Minnesota Duluth’s Large Lakes Observatory. The lure was made by a first mate of the Blue Heron research vessel to draw attention to the oversized problem of invasive species in the lake and the Blue Heron‘s role in invasive species research. Read the full story by the Duluth News Tribune.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250210-big-lure

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Fish and wildlife officers catch bryozoan colony in Thunder Bay nets

On: February 10, 2025

A large, clear yellowish glob located in Michigan’s Thunder Bay along Lake Huron may “look strange,” but U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff was pleased to share its findings with the public anyway. The Alpena Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office reported a bryozoan colony that its crew happened to catch in a net. Read the full story by CBS Detroit.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250210-bryozoan-colony

Taaja Tucker-Silva

A new attempt to help whitefish, as they dwindle in Lake Michigan

On: February 7, 2025

Scientists have teamed up to stock whitefish eggs in northern Michigan rivers to help the dwindling species rebound. Read the full story by Interlochen Public Radio.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250207-whitefish

For clean energy in the Great Lakes region, 2025 is off to an uneasy start

On: February 7, 2025

Federal funding supporting the clean energy transition has become embroiled in President Donald Trump’s executive orders and the court decisions blocking them. Companies and advocacy groups that rely on the funding are in disarray. The Great Lakes region — an emerging hub for energy technology manufacturing — is no exception. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250207-clean-energy

Researchers are fishing for a clearer picture of Great Lakes ice

On: February 7, 2025

While satellites can see where the ice is, it can be difficult to measure its thickness. Now, a new effort to fill in that gap is underway, led by the nonprofit Great Lakes Observing System. Read the full story by Interlochen Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250207-ice-research

Tariffs could affect Great Lakes shipping

On: February 7, 2025

Uncertainties continue to swirl as planned tariffs of 25% against sales of goods from Canada and Mexico have been postponed for 30 days to allow more time for negotiations. Read the full story by the Duluth News Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250207-tariffs-shipping

Trump, Musk move to oust EPA staff in the Great Lakes region, including dozens responsible for protecting drinking water for 30 million in U.S. and Canada

On: February 7, 2025

The Trump/Vance administration is moving to fire or force out more than 20% of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Chicago staff, including officials who enforce clean air and water laws and others dedicated to helping poor communities disproportionately harmed by pollution in the Midwest. Read the full story by the Chicago Tribune.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250207-epa-staffing

OH group wants federal accountability for Lake Erie phosphorus reduction

On: February 7, 2025

The Ohio EPA and the U.S. EPA are defendants in a lawsuit arguing the two agencies failed to have an effective plan to prevent dangerous amounts of phosphorus from occupying Lake Erie. Read the full story by Public News Service.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250207-ohio-lawsuit

Two leaky Ottawa County oil wells now plugged, state says

On: February 7, 2025

For the second time in roughly 30 years, oil wells leaking into a Michigan lake have been plugged, according to the state Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250207-oil-wells-plugged

Dozens of mergansers found dead on Lake Michigan shore as bird flu continues

On: February 7, 2025

Since last Thursday, seven red-breasted mergansers were admitted to the Wisconsin Humane Society Wildlife Rehabilitation Center with symptoms consistent with the bird flu. Read the full story by Spectrum News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250207-bird-flu

Michigan insulated from Republican effort to junk EPA lead pipes rule

On: February 7, 2025

Policy experts say Michigan is insulated from a Congressional effort to repeal recent federal requirements that expedite lead service pipe replacements thanks to a state rule which requires that all lead lines to be removed within 15 years. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250207-lead-pipes

Scientists call on U.S., Canada to confront ‘ubiquitous’ Great Lakes microplastics pollutionproblems

On: February 5, 2025

Canada and the U.S. are being asked by the science advisory board for the International Joint Commission to designate microplastics as a chemical of mutual concern under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250205-us-canada-greatlakes-microplasticpollution-takeaction

Hannah Reynolds

More goose poop, more problems

On: February 5, 2025

An increasing goose population within cities and suburban areas is raising concerns about the effects of their poop entering waterways. Goose poop contains high levels of phosphorus and nitrogen, which in large quantities cause eutrophication, or the growth of algal blooms in water bodies. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250205-moregoosepoop-moreproblems

Hannah Reynolds

Conservation Chat to focus on ag retailers’ role in H2Ohio program

On: February 5, 2025

Ashland County is set to host an event focusing on the retailer’s role in implementing H2Ohio’s nutrient management plans. Read the full story by the Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250205-conservationchat-h2ohio

Hannah Reynolds

Rochester Hills awarded grant to fight invasive species

On: February 5, 2025

The city of Rochester Hills, Michigan, was awarded $300,000 in funding for habitat restoration. The funds will allow the city to use herbicide, mechanical removal, and prescribed fire methods to reduce invasives in the natural areas in Rochester Hills and the Clinton River watershed. Read the full story by C&G Newspapers.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250205-rochesterhills-fight-invasive-species

Hannah Reynolds

Palisades nuclear plant’s restart uncertain amid Trump’s mixed signals

On: February 5, 2025

The owners of a shuttered nuclear plant on the shores of Lake Michigan are still banking on its historic reopening later this year, despite the confusion of President Donald Trump’s mixed messages on nuclear power. Read the full story by Planet Detroit.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250205-palisades-nuclear-plant

Hannah Reynolds

DNR must consider anew whether to study massive pool of mine waste above Lake Superior, court rules

On: February 5, 2025

The Minnesota Court of Appeals handed environmental groups a win in their continuing legal fight against the expansion of a massive pond for mining waste three miles from Lake Superior. Their ruling says the DNR was too quick to reject a comprehensive study of the basin, which holds more than 40 years’ worth of mine waste near Silver Bay. Read the full story by The Minnesota Star Tribune.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250205-dnr-massive-pool-mine-waste

Hannah Reynolds

Michigan 2025 sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake sets record for fastest ever

On: February 5, 2025

Michigan’s sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake set a record Saturday as the fastest ever, wrapping up in just 17 minutes. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250205-michigan-2025-sturgeonseason-blacklake

Hannah Reynolds

Growers hope to tap into Lake Erie

On: February 5, 2025

Greenhouse growers would love to tap into Lake Erie directly for water, cutting development charges. Municipal officials say the move would also reduce strain on the municipal water system. Read the full story by The Chatham Voice.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250205-growers-lakeerie

Hannah Reynolds

Great Lakes ice cover: What to know about ice floes, depth and more

On: February 3, 2025

While the lakes have varying degrees of ice cover, the Great Lakes as a whole are significantly more ice covered than in recent memory, providing ice fishing opportunities that haven’t existed since 2022. Read the full story by WTOL-TV – Toledo, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250203-ice-cover

Several hundred ducks found dead from suspected bird flu along Lake Michigan

On: February 3, 2025

Hundreds of red-breasted mergansers have been found either dead or sick over the past few days along Lake Michigan in Chicago and into the northern suburbs. Officials suspect that highly contagious bird flu is the cause of the illnesses found in the mergansers, a species of diving duck that winters in the Great Lakes region. Read the full story by the Chicago Sun-Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250203-bird-flu-deaths

Cross cracks down on sewage dumping in Lake Erie

On: February 3, 2025

Ohio State Representative Jon Cross proposed legislation to ban cities from dumping sewage into Lake Erie and impose stiff fines for violations. The move follows revelations that the City of Maumee has been dumping as much as 150 million gallons of sewage each year into the Maumee River for the past 20 years – far exceeding their allowable limit. Read the full story by WKTN – Kenton, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250203-sewage-dumping-legislation

Plan to end walleye restocking concerns some in St. Lawrence County

On: February 3, 2025

Walleye restocking efforts by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and local sportsmen’s clubs have likely contributed to more walleye over the past few decades on the St. Lawrence River. Due to the success of the program, the DEC plans to stop restocking walleye in the river, leading to some concern among anglers and county legislators. Read the full story by WWNY-TV – Carthage, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250203-restocking-stoppage

Duluth sees cargo decline as iron ore volumes drop

On: February 3, 2025

Total cargo throughput at the Port of Duluth-Superior declined by 6.8% in the 2024 navigation season, totaling 26.8 million metric tonnes, down from 28.8 million tonnes in 2023. The decline was primarily driven by reduced iron ore shipments. Read the full story by WorldCargo News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250203-cargo-decline

Documentary tells stark tale of invasion of countless mussels

On: February 3, 2025

The film Great Lakes, All Too Clear, was part of the opening night of the Thunder Bay International Film Festival that screened more than 50 films about the Great Lakes and waters around the world at various locations in northeast Michigan. Read the full story by the Presque Isle County Advance.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250203-mussel-documentary

Iconic Lake Michigan lighthouse announces extended hours, five bus days for 2025

On: February 3, 2025

The Sable Point Lighthouse Keepers Association announced that Big Sable Point Lighthouse in Hamlin Township, Michigan, is tentatively scheduled to open on July 1. The iconic Lake Michigan lighthouse had a short season in 2024 due to construction at Ludington State Park. The 2025 season will include extended hours and five bus days. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250203-lighthouse-season

‘No ice is safe ice’: Medina County first responders train for ice rescues as more take place

On: February 3, 2025

The U.S. Coast Guard has conducted 16 ice rescues on all of Lake Erie so far this year. Officials in Medina County, Ohio, have been training for ice rescues and issued recommendations for people to take precautions when going out on the ice. Read the full story by WJW-TV – Cleveland, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250203-ice-precautions

Sea lamprey collapsed the Great Lakes commercial fishery. A ‘silver bullet’ chemical brought it back

On: February 3, 2025

A new documentary released to streaming services, THE FISH THIEF: A Great Lakes Mystery, tells the story of the sea lamprey’s rise and fall on the Great Lakes. Read the full story by WXMI-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250203-lamprey-documentary

Michigan’s boating capital: Why St. Clair Shores is a water enthusiast’s dream

On: February 3, 2025

As part of a series profiling Michigan neighborhoods, the Detroit Free Press is highlighting St. Clair Shores in Macomb County, a city proudly known as “The Boating Capital of Michigan” and the “Gateway to the Great Lakes,” titles well-earned due to its vibrant boating culture. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250203-neighborhood-profile

Trump grants freeze sows confusion in Great Lakes restoration circles

On: January 31, 2025

A White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo Monday left states, universities, nonprofits, lawmakers, public officials and average citizens struggling to understand the implications of a broad stop on trillions in federal grant spending. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250131-omb-confusion

Coordination to monitor Great Lakes microplastics proposed by International Joint Commission Science Advisory Board

On: January 31, 2025

The International Joint Commission’s Great Lakes Science Advisory Board proposes regional coordination to systematically measure Great Lakes microplastics. This would be a huge win for the fight against microplastics, which are adversely affecting the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Buffalo Rising.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250131-microplastic-monitoring

Canada tariff biggest threat to Great Lakes since War Of 1812

On: January 31, 2025

President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to impose a stiff 25% tariff on Canadian imports. If this trade war gets underway and escalates, the integrated flow of Great Lakes maritime trade is at risk of a breakdown. Read the full story by Forbes.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250131-canadian-good-tariff

Lake Erie boat captains hope new documentary about them pulls back curtain on fishing for a living

On: January 31, 2025

Photographer and one-man-documentary-crew, Daryl Granger, started telling the story of Port Dover, Ontario’s commercial fishery. After months of work, he released the award-winning two-hour documentary, Netting the Waters, which “sets the record straight” about commercial fishing on the Great Lakes. Read the full story by CBC News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250131-fishing-documentary

Gone a century, Arctic grayling return soon to Michigan. Can they survive?

On: January 31, 2025

After years of preparation, state officials have identified three cool-water river systems where they will reintroduce Arctic grayling to Michigan. It will take years to know whether the experiment succeeds. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250131-grayling-return

Traveling ‘End Line 5’ banner visits Marquette on the way to Canada

On: January 31, 2025

The documentary Bad River is about the Bad River Band of Chippewa Indians fight for sovereignty and ongoing battle with Enbridge, whose Line 5 runs through about 12 miles of the reservation. A Tribal Elder is traveling to showings of the film and hauling a 60-foot banner with him to raise awareness along the way and collect signatures to show how much support there is to end Line 5. Read the full story by WLUC-TV-Marquette, Michigan.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250131-line5-banner

Zeldin to head EPA sparking debate over PFAS regulation and industry influence

On: January 31, 2025

On January 29, Lee Zeldin was sworn in as 17th Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). During his Senate confirmation hearing, he was asked about many environmental problems that the U.S. is facing including PFAS pollution. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250131-epa-administrator

DNR wraps up 2024 Great lakes fisheries surveys

On: January 31, 2025

Every year from April to November, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is on the Great Lakes, surveying the important and diverse Great Lakes fisheries. Information collected directly informs fisheries management decisions and provides data to help gauge the success of past actions. Read the full story by the Iosco County News-Herald.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250131-2024-fisheries-survey

Michigan City joins the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence cities initiative

On: January 31, 2025

The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative welcome Mayor Angie Nelson Deuitch and Michigan City, Indiana, to its growing coalition of more than 260 mayors and top elected local leaders working to advance the socioeconomic and environmental health of communities in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin. Read the full story by WIMS – Michigan City, Indiana.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250131-michigan-city

The Great Lakes froze in a way scientists didn’t expect

On: January 31, 2025

In late January, winds were blowing offshore near Chicago and pushing ice away from the coastline. Areas of thin dark ice closer to shore transitioned into patchy areas of bright white ice away from shore that had piled up forming a rough surface. Read the full story by the SciTechDaily.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250131-unexpected-freezeing

From cleanup to science to research, federal funding freeze raises Great Lakes concerns

On: January 29, 2025

The health of the Great Lakes, a vital resource and historical treasure for millions, faces an uncertain future as President Donald Trump’s temporary freeze on grants and loans takes effect. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250129-funding-freeze

Taaja Tucker-Silva