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Hikers’ tip to Michigan DNR hotline leads to rescue of 27 stranded sturgeon

On: September 25, 2026

Hikers spotted stranded lake sturgeon in a low-water channel of Michigan’s Ontonagon River, prompting three rescue missions that ultimately saved 27 threatened fish. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community and Upper Peninsula Power Company worked together to move the sturgeon to deeper water and are reviewing conditions to help prevent future strandings. Read the full story by CBS News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260925-hikers-tip-michigan-dnr-stranded-sturgeon

Hannah Reynolds

Salmon River Fish Hatchery to hold open house on Saturday

On: September 25, 2026

The Salmon River Fish Hatchery in Altmar, New York, will host an open house on Saturday, giving visitors an opportunity to tour the facility, learn about salmon and trout conservation programs, and observe hatchery operations that support Lake Ontario’s renowned sport fishery. Read the full story by Syracuse.com.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260925-salmon-river-fish-hatchery

Hannah Reynolds

Great Lakes senators call on Trump to stop delaying invasive carp barrier

On: September 23, 2026

Five senators from Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin are warning the Trump administration that any more delays to a $1.15 billion barrier project to keep invasive carp out of Lake Michigan could put the economy of the region at risk. Read the full story by WBEZ – Chicago, IL.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260923-senator-letter

Shipment tonnage down in Twin Ports

On: September 23, 2026

Tonnage through the Duluth-Superior port totaled 11.4 million short tons through the end of August, which is down nearly 4 million tons compared to this time last year. Read the full story by KQDS-TV – Duluth, MN.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260923-tonnage-decrease

Three new wetlands to be created at urban Ontario conservation area

On: September 23, 2026

Three new wetlands will be unveiled in Whitby, Ontario, thanks to a $1.5 million investment from the province and a partnership with Ducks Unlimited Canada. These wetlands receive water from the surrounding urban landscape, making their health closely connected to the health of local creeks and Lake Ontario. Read the full story by INsauga.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260923-wetland-creation

NOAA names Stephanie Gandulla to lead Lake Ontario sanctuary

On: September 23, 2026

Maritime archaeologist Stephanie Gandulla has been named superintendent of the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary. Gandulla previously served as research protection coordinator at NOAA’s Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Michigan. Read the full story by FingerLakes1.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260923-sanctuary-leader

Olive L. Moore/Menominee brings 172 years of maritime history to Ludington

On: September 23, 2026

One of the oldest working vessel combinations on the Great Lakes arrived in Ludington, Michigan, this week as the 98-year-old tug Olive L. Moore pushed the 74-year-old self-unloading barge Menominee into Pere Marquette Lake. Read the full story by the Mason County Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260923-historic-vessels

Huron Marine and Economic Forum focuses on Great Lakes shipping

On: September 23, 2026

Examining how Great Lakes shipping directly connects inland economic growth to global markets will be the central focus of the second annual Huron Marine and Economic Forum in Goderich, Ontario, next month. Read the full story by CKNX News Today.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260923-shipping-forum

Volunteers help scoop out bugs to assess quality of Lake Superior watershed

On: September 23, 2026

In Ashland, Wisconsin, the Superior Rivers Watershed Association is recruiting citizen scientists to help biologists identify macroinvertebrates — or, unscientifically, bugs — in Lake Superior tributaries. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260923-community-science

Why Is the Coast Guard Operating Surveillance Drones in the Great Lakes?

On: September 23, 2026

Since May, the U.S. Coast Guard has deployed six surveillance drones across the Great Lakes to stop the flow of drugs and illegal border crossings from Canada. But there is little illegal activity on the northern border, and the sailing drones are raising privacy concerns. Read and view the full story by the New York Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260923-surveillance-drones

What fish eat can reveal changes in Lake Superior’s food web

On: September 21, 2026

A fish carcass that might otherwise be disposed of may instead help fisheries biologists with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources better understand Lake Superior’s ecosystem and dynamic food web. Read the full story by WTIP – Grand Marais, MN.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260921-superior-food-web

$6T Great Lakes shipping economy threatened by U.S.-Canada trade war

On: September 21, 2026

Lakers have depended on a regional economy that moved in lockstep with Canada. Coal volumes have hit hard times, and U.S. tariffs have disrupted trade in iron ore. Adding to the uncertainty now is a rift between Ottawa and Washington that threatens lasting damage to supply chains across land and water. Read the full story by Bloomberg.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260921-shipping-economy

Cleveland City Council to review Lake Erie water monitoring, utility system repair projects Monday

On: September 21, 2026

Cleveland City Council members will review contracts for maintaining the city’s water and electric systems, including a proposal to put four water-quality monitoring buoys in Lake Erie. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260921-erie-monitoring

A border town’s drinking water hangs in the balance of a proposed U.S. mine

On: September 21, 2026

Northwestern Ontario communities such as Fort Frances and Gakijiwanong Anishinaabe Nation are expressing concerns that a proposed mine in Minnesota could pollute their sources of drinking water. Read the full story by The Narwhal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260921-proposed-mine

60-year-old data helps researchers study warming in the Great Lakes

On: September 21, 2026

A 1965 ship’s engineer log preserved in the Algoma University archives is providing researchers at the university a rare window into Great Lakes water temperatures, creating a valuable historical baseline for understanding the effect of climate change. Read the full story by Superior North News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260921-temperature-data

Michigan has spent nearly 10 years mapping PFAS. Now comes the hard part

On: September 21, 2026

To date, Michigan has collected a massive amount of environmental samples — water, soil, fish tissue and others — and identified about 350 sites where PFAS levels in groundwater exceeds a state criteria mark. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260921-pfas

Shifting sand is natural to Michigan’s dunes; how to cope is controversial

On: September 21, 2026

Michigan’s sand dunes face serious threats as climate change and environmental factors continue to evolve, as do the communities surrounding them. Read the full story by the Alpena News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260921-dunes

Aboard the Lake Guardian, scientists search for clues about the Great Lakes’ health

On: September 21, 2026

Data from Lake Guardian surveys help scientists and natural resource managers track how stressors like nutrient pollution, chemical contaminants, and invasive species affect the ecology of the Great Lakes over time. Read the full story by Eos.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260921-lake-guardian

Lake Huron town turns to grazing goats for eco-friendly attack on invasive species

On: September 21, 2026

Goderich, Ontario, is utilizing a team of over 50 goats and 20 sheep to eat their way through invasive species, an alternative approach to mechanical or herbicide techniques so close to Lake Huron. Read the full story by CTV News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260921-goats

Great Lakes ghost stories bring a chill to these 13 Michigan cities

On: September 21, 2026

The Great Lakes and its shorelines keep secrets to mysteries that will never be solved. But a Michigan historian takes pride in unraveling the legends of shipwrecks, lighthouse keepers and their ghost stories. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260921-ghosts

Lake Erie’s baby sturgeon are thriving a year after release

On: September 18, 2026

Early tracking data shows many of the young fish released last year are staying near the Cuyahoga River – and growing fast. Read the full story by Signal Cleveland.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260918-sturgeon-restoration

Sleeping Bear Dunes beavers create big dam problem for neighbors

On: September 18, 2026

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is one of Michigan’s premier places to experience near-pristine nature and animals living and thriving in their unspoiled habitats. But for the national park’s neighbors on Little Traverse Lake, some critters within Sleeping Bear Dunes are thriving just a bit too much: beavers. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260918-beaver-problems

Non-profit-led summit calls for clearer Great Lakes safety warnings

On: September 18, 2026

Officials from 11 Ontario, Canada communities gathered to discuss more consistent messaging around rip currents and other water hazards. Read the full story by The London Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260918-safety-warnings

Research vessel Arcticus takes refuge in Ludington as Lake Michigan gale builds

On: September 18, 2026

The U.S. Geological Survey research vessel Arcticus entered Ludington harbor along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan Monday evening as a powerful gale began building across the lake. Read the full story by the Mason County Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260918-vessel-refuge

Algoma harbor north break wall project on Lake Michigan

On: September 18, 2026

As crews paint the iconic Algoma Pierhead Lighthouse bright red in Sturgeon Bay, work continues on the same harbor project on Lake Michigan. The north break wall needed an upgrade and is starting to show failure on the concrete surface. Read the full story by WLUK-TV – Green Bay, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260918-alomga-break-wall

Watch lake sturgeon ride an elevator at an Upper Peninsula hydroelectric dam

On: September 18, 2026

Fisheries experts began using a fish elevator at the Menominee Dam in Wisconsin in 2015 to help bolster the Great Lakes sturgeon population. Researchers work together each spring and fall to help migrating sturgeon from Lake Michigan get around the first two of five hydroelectric dams on the Menominee River and reach suitable spawning habitat. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260918-sturgeon-elevator

Man instrumental in getting new Soo Lock project started honored

On: September 18, 2026

A special dedication was held at the historic Soo Locks Canal Park honoring a man whose voice helped the effort to build the new Soo Lock. James Weakley was presented this past weekend with the 2026 Great Lakes Marine Hall of Fame Award and a special head and shoulder sculpture. Read the full story by the Soo Leader.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260918-soo-lock-construction

Romeoville begins construction on pumping station for Lake Michigan water project

On: September 18, 2026

Romeoville, Illinois has begun construction of a pumping and storage station on village-owned property behind the Lukancic Middle School track as part of its effort to bring Lake Michigan drinking water to the community. Read the full story by Shaw Local.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260918-drinking-water

Ducks kept dying near a Chicago harbor. Wildlife officials suspect botulism.

On: September 18, 2026

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources confirmed that it had received reports of dead mallard ducks in DuSable Harbor and picked up carcasses Aug. 21 for diagnostic testing. Advocates and other experts, however, suspect that the birds succumbed to avian botulism. Read the full story by the Chicago Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260918-waterfowl-issue

Michigan city continues push to replace thousands of lead water service lines

On: September 18, 2026

Most households in Jackson, Michigan, get their water through lead pipes. But the city is making significant progress in changing that. Michigan law requires public water systems to replace all lead service lines by 2041. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260918-lead-pipe-replacements

Copperwood Mine foes sue to block $50M grant for project near Lake Superior

On: September 16, 2026

Opponents are going to court in hopes of blocking a controversial $50 million grant Michigan awarded in August to fund construction of a Canadian company’s copper mine in the western Upper Peninsula. Critics point to the site’s proximity to Lake Superior, the North Country Trail and Porcupine Mountain State Park. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260916-copperwood-mine

Line 5 reopens after spill despite DNR warning

On: September 16, 2026

The Line 5 oil and natural gas pipeline across northern Wisconsin went back online Monday, three weeks after a broken valve caused 1.3 million gallons of natural gas liquids to spill into the nearby Iron County town of Saxon. After the August 25 spill, Enbridge immediately began construction to bypass the broken valve and get the pipeline back up and running despite warnings from the state Department of Natural Resources that Enbridge did not have the proper permitting. Read the full story by the Vernon Reporter.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260916-line5

Great Lakes mapping plan seeks to chart 94,000 square miles, costing $200 million

On: September 16, 2026

Experts and advocates from the Great Lakes are meeting for the Lakebed 2030 Conference. The focus is on an initiative to fully map the more than 94,000 square miles of the Great Lakes in high resolution by 2030. Read the full story by WWMT-TV – Kalamazoo, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260916-mapping

Lake Superior algal bloom threat leads to call for action

On: September 16, 2026

Blooms of potentially toxic blue-green algae in the waters of Lake Superior have led to a call for action to counter threats to human health and the regional economy around Duluth, Minnesota. Read the full story by the Ashland Daily Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260916-superior-algae

Once polluted by industry, a Lake Superior bay is now in the clear

On: September 16, 2026

For decades, Canada and the U.S. have had an agreement to clean up the most polluted sites on the Great Lakes. Nipigon Bay at the northernmost point of Lake Superior in Ontario, Canada, is one of the success stories. Read the full story by The Narwhal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260916-nipigon-bay

Province approves nearly 16-square-kilometre expansion area for Goderich salt mine

On: September 16, 2026

Compass Minerals has received provincial approval from the Ontario Minister of Energy and Mines for a major new salt development area beneath Lake Huron as the company adjusts its long-term mine plan around unexpected geological conditions. Read the full story by CKNX News Today.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260916-huron-salt-mine

Hammond Bay Biological Station turns 150, opening for public tours

On: September 16, 2026

A September 30 celebration will mark 150 years of service at Hammond Bay Biological Station, a Lake Huron facility in Millersburg, Michigan, whose history spans maritime rescue operations, Coast Guard service and fisheries research. Read the full story by the Cheboygan Daily Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260916-hammond-bay-biological-station

Restoring sturgeon to the Cuyahoga River: Round 2

On: September 16, 2026

Another round of sturgeon stocking is planned for the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, this Saturday as state, local and federal agencies continue their effort to return the once-native Lake Erie fish to former breeding grounds. Read the full story by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260916-cuyahoga-sturgeon

Lake Erie walleye are booming. Yellow perch are a different story

On: September 16, 2026

Fisheries managers in Michigan and Ohio say Lake Erie’s walleye population is enjoying a historic run. However, yellow perch numbers have fallen badly enough in parts of the lake that fishery managers cut the amount anglers and commercial crews can harvest this year. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260916-erie-walleye-perch

Livestream to explore underwater time capsule ‘unlike anything in the Great Lakes’

On: September 16, 2026

Freshwater explorers and filmmakers will host a livestream on September 16, exploring the Middle Island Sinkhole in Lake Huron which offers unique insights about early life on Earth. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260916-sinkhole-livestream

Airborne algae: Scientists near Lake Erie study health impacts on people

On: September 14, 2026

Most people living near Lake Erie are familiar with warnings to not come into contact with blue-green algae blooms, but scientists are now studying what happens when that algae becomes airborne. Read the full story by CBC News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260914-algae

EDITORIAL: Saving Lake Erie

On: September 14, 2026

Resumption of work on an invasive carp barrier on the Des Plaines River about 45 miles south of Chicago is our only known protection from an invasion that could rob Lake Erie of benefits worth billions. Saving Lake Erie from the carp is back on track (for now), but it’s inexcusable that a month was lost to the Trump Administration’s mysterious stop-work order that has yet to be explained. If ever there was a foolish cost savings, failing to protect the Great Lakes is at the top of the list. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260914-lake-erie

Carney says Canada seeks “unique alliance” but not membership with the European Union

On: September 14, 2026

Canada is seeking a “unique alliance” with the European Union but is not looking to become a member, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sunday after it was reported he was exploring whether Canada could become an “associate member” of the bloc. Read the full story by Reuters.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260914-carney

UW-Superior’s floating classroom and research lab sets sail to campus

On: September 14, 2026

UW-Superior’s new two-level teaching and research vessel, the Sadie Ann, set sail for Superior on August 30. After a roughly 40-day trip, its arrival culminates a yearslong effort initiated by an anonymous grant in 2019 that kick-started the project. Read the full story by the Wisconsin State Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260914-sadie

Wandering tattler makes first confirmed Michigan appearance

On: September 14, 2026

In late August, a wandering tattler (Tringa incana) was seen visiting a park in Michigan, marking the state’s first confirmed sighting of the bird, which generally resides near the Pacific Ocean. Read the full story by the Detroit News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260914-tattler

Environmentalists push lawmakers to forge ahead on moratorium and regulations for data centers

On: September 14, 2026

As data center developments remain top of mind for Michigan residents, and with Election Day soon on the horizon, environmental advocates continue to push lawmakers to enact a statewide moratorium and establish better protections for communities. Read the full story by the Michigan Advance.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260914-data-centers

Just outside U.P., cleanup continues weeks after Line 5 pipeline spill

On: September 14, 2026

An Aug. 25 accident on Enbridge’s controversial oil and gas pipeline Line 5 in northeast Wisconsin — only a few miles from the border with Michigan’s Upper Peninsula — was one of the largest natural gas liquids spills on record, a nonprofit pipeline safety organization said. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260914-line5

Lake Michigan shoreline advocate Paul Florsheim wins in appeals court. What does it mean?

On: September 11, 2026

A Shorewood, Wisconsin, resident has won his battle over a trespassing ticket that he was issued for walking on the beach in Wisconsin. But the state still doesn’t have a clear policy on the public’s right to enjoy the shoreline. Read the full story by WUWM – Milwaukee, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260911-wi-shoreline-access

Experts urge swift action to address harmful algal blooms on Lake Superior

On: September 11, 2026

U.S. and Canadian experts are urging government agencies to take swift action to address the threats posed by more frequent harmful algal blooms on Lake Superior. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260911-superior-habs

Michigan tribes demand state regulators block key Line 5 tunnel permits

On: September 11, 2026

Four Michigan tribes are demanding state regulators open a contested case to block two key permits advancing Enbridge’s Line 5 tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac, warning the approvals flout state law and put treaty-protected Great Lakes resources at risk. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260911-line5-mi-tribes