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Ohio EPA seeks to become a defendant in Lake Erie case, as well

On: October 25, 2024

Less than a month after agricultural groups sought to join a landmark case that could affect how western Lake Erie is managed, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has filed a motion to become a defendant too. The lawsuit targets the U.S. EPA for approving an Ohio EPA planning document under the Clean Water Act, which plaintiffs argue is weak and ineffective. Read the full story by The Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241025-erie-case

Taaja Tucker-Silva

New research boat being built to help gather fish data in Great Lakes

On: October 25, 2024

Soon, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources research center in Charlevoix, Michigan, will have a new and improved boat to help gather fish population data across the Great Lakes. After more than five decades of service, their old boat is outdated, and parts are hard to come by. Read the full story by WPBN-TV – Traverse City, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241025-dnr-boat

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Climate change isn’t a top issue in this election. Some Wisconsin voters say it should be

On: October 25, 2024

In nationwide polls, climate change ranks near the bottom of voters’ list of concerns, but it is of concern to Wisconsin voters who fear it is not receiving the attention it deserves in the presidential race. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241025-climate-voters

Taaja Tucker-Silva

A cold, icy winter would help Presque Isle’s beaches. Why that’s the case

On: October 25, 2024

Presque Isle State Park near Erie, Pennsylvania, received about $3 million last year in combined federal and state money for an annual beach sand replenishment project. Ice-free Lake Erie waters over the winter contribute to erosion and the need for beach sand additions. Read the full story by the Erie Times-News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241025-beach-erosion

Taaja Tucker-Silva

COMMENTARY: DNR preparing proposal to allow Lake Michigan commercial fishers to keep, sell lake trout

On: October 25, 2024

Lake trout could be part of a commercial fishery in the Wisconsin waters of Lake Michigan if a new administrative rule is approved. Read the full story by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241025-trout-proposal

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Guided tours at Toledo museum will commemorate, honor lives lost in Edmund Fitzgerald sinking

On: October 25, 2024

Nearly half a century after the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior, claiming the lives of 29 crew members, the National Museum of the Great Lakes in east Toledo, Ohio, will hold guided tours commemorating the sinking and honors those who died. Read the full story by WTOL-TV – Toledo, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241025-fitzgerald-tours

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Here’s when 15,000 Georgetown residents will begin receiving water from Lake Ontario

On: October 25, 2024

Approximately 15,000 Georgetown, Ontario, residents begin receiving their water from Lake Ontario the week of November 4. Construction recently finished on the infrastructure that will allow for a transfer from a groundwater source to treated lake-based water from Lake Ontario. Read the full story by Halton Hills Today.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241025-lake-ontario-water

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Dream job alert: Michigan’s Isle Royale looking for park guide, ranger

On: October 25, 2024

The remote island national park in Lake Superior is looking for a park guide and a park ranger interpreter for the 2025 season. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241025-job-alert

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Researchers in a lab near Lake Erie study how toxic algae can damage health

On: October 23, 2024

University of Toledo researchers hope to better understand how harmful algal bloom toxins affect people, especially those with health conditions like asthma. Read the full story by The Associated Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241023-toxic-algae

The nation’s first commercial carbon storage plant is in Illinois. It leaks.

On: October 23, 2024

Emerging carbon sequestration facilities in Indianna and Illinois are on the forefront of government strategies to slash fossil fuel emissions and meet climate goals. These facilities aim to permanently sequester planet-warming carbon dioxide deep underground, but if operations leak, they can pose significant risks to water resources. Read the full story by WBEZ – Chicago, IL.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241023-carbon-storage

On Lake Erie, getting rid of problem algae starts with giving it less food

On: October 23, 2024

Nutrient runoff from agricultural fields accounts for about 80% of the nutrients that flow into Lake Erie. Farmers are working to minimize impacts by applying fertilizer pellets beneath the soil surface rather than atop where rain can wash it away. Read the full story by The Associated Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241023-erie-algae

I speak for the fish: Where’s the line in fisheries research?

On: October 23, 2024

Fisheries biologists aim to help fish and other species while causing as little harm as possible in the process. On the Great Lakes, there are many guidelines and regulations in place to ensure ethical fisheries research. Read the full story by the Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241023-fisheries-research

Great Lakes businesses keep close eye on legal fight over carbon rule

On: October 23, 2024

For now, the Environmental Protection Agency can move forward with plans to establish new, federal carbon pollution standards for power plants. A group representing businesses in the Great Lakes region said the standard change is needed and hopes for more legal victories in the future. Read the full story by WXPR – Rhinelander, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241023-carbon-rule

Unwelcome ‘first’ among Wisconsin inland lakes: Invasive quagga mussels found in Geneva Lake

On: October 23, 2024

Last week, a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources team began investigating the quagga mussel’s prevalence and its long-term impact in Geneva Lake. Read the full story by WUWM – Milwaukee, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241023-inland-quagga-mussels

2 ships that collided, sank 170 years ago rest intact on the bottom of Lake Huron

On: October 23, 2024

On a foggy night 170 years ago, two ships sailing on Lake Huron collided, causing damage to both, records say. Both crews survived and today, the wooden two-masted schooners rest intact and upright at the bottom of the Great Lake. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241023-sunken-ships

How this former sand mining site became Ottawa County’s newest gem

On: October 23, 2024

A former sand mining site in Ottawa County, Michigan, is now operating as a sprawling public park, open for residents to paddle the waters, explore paved paths, overlook a glistening inland lake, and even camp overnight. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241023-new-park

‘8,000 wrecks missing in the Great Lakes’: Non-profit science agency aims to map the entire Great Lakes by 2030

On: October 21, 2024

The Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) aims to map the Great Lakes by 2030 through its project called Lakebed 2030. A bill to fund this effort— the Great Lakes Mapping Act — was tabled in the U.S. Congress earlier this year and it is unlikely to get passed before the U.S. election on November 5. Read the full story by Toronto.com.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241021-lakebed-mapping

BGSU researchers strive to identify plants that act as ‘kidneys’ for wetlands

On: October 21, 2024

Because capturing and converting nutrients is such a critical function to wetland ecosystems, Bowling Green State University (BGSU) researchers aim to study common wetland plants to identify which species promote these functions more than others to better inform wetland design in the future. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241021-wetland-plant-research

‘Citizen scientists’ asked to snap photos to help monitor Lake Erie beach erosion

On: October 21, 2024

Visitors at the Holiday Beach Conservation Area in Ontario can become “citizen scientists” to help keep an eye on erosion of its Lake Erie shoreline. Two stands allow those strolling along the sand to place their mobile phones into the cradle, snap a photo of the shoreline and upload it to the CoastReach website. Read the full story by the Windsor Star.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241021-community-erosion-monitoring

Sturgeon Bay shipwreck that sank in Egg Harbor tornado is named a national historic place

On: October 21, 2024

The Wisconsin Historical Society announced this past week that the wreck of the Pride, which sank in a tornado off of Egg Harbor 126 years ago, is now listed on the national register. It was placed on the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places on May 24 and now is the 31st shipwreck in Door County waters on the state and national registers. Read the full story by the Green Bay Press-Gazette.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241021-historic-shipwreck

Ontario town starts voting today on willingness to host ‘forever’ nuclear waste storage site

On: October 21, 2024

The small farming community of Teeswater, Ontario, will vote in a referendum on whether or not they’re willing to host Canada’s largest underground storage facility of spent nuclear fuel. Less than 45 minutes from the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station on Lake Huron, Teeswater is one of two locations being considered to host the facility. Read the full story by CBC News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241021-nuclear-storage

Mystery boat washes ashore on Lake Michigan in Milwaukee

On: October 21, 2024

An abandoned boat was discovered washed ashore along Lake Michigan in Milwaukee after strong winds caused the boat to break loose. The U.S. Coast Guard is working with the boat’s owner and their insurance company to remove the boat. Read the full story by WISN-TV – Milwaukee, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241021-boat-ashore

Annual ‘Salmon Run’ taking place in Buchanan

On: October 21, 2024

The annual “Salmon Run” in Buchanan, Michigan, is happening now. Every year, these fish travel from big bodies of water, in this case Lake Michigan, and return to their birthplace to spawn. Read the full story by WNDU-TV – South Bend, IN.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241021-salmon-run

154-year-old shipwreck rests under 8 feet of water on Lake Huron reef

On: October 21, 2024

The Alvin Buckingham – a double-masted schooner that ran aground on a Lake Huron reef 154 years ago – now rests under eight feet of water about 1.2 miles offshore in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241021-sanctuary-shipwreck

Smoke from ship catches attention on St. Lawrence River

On: October 21, 2024

The Algoma Guardian, a Canadian bulk carrier, was navigating the St. Lawrence River Saturday afternoon when it started to spew smoke. The ship was back up and running Sunday morning; there’s no belief that the incident created any other problems on the river for other ships. Read the full story by WWNY-TV – Carthage, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241021-ship-smoke

Wisconsinites who find sudden wealth would want to protect Great Lakes, survey claims

On: October 21, 2024

According to an online survey, Wisconsinites’ top philanthropic priority if they suddenly struck it rich would be to protect the Great Lakes and their shorelines. Read the full story by WLUK-TV – Green Bay, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241021-philanthropy-survey

$15-million goes to ERCA to protect the Detroit River and Lake Erie

On: October 18, 2024

New projects to improve the health of Lake Erie and the Detroit River have financial backing from the federal government. The Essex Region Conservation Authority’s projects will get $15-million from the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change’s Great Lakes Fresh Water Ecosystem Initiative for two habitat projects planned for the Detroit River Area of Concern. Read the full story by Windsor News Today.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241018-new-funds-for-aoc

Theresa Gruninger

17th Annual Freshwater Summit to discuss Great Lakes challenges, opportunities

On: October 18, 2024

The 17th Annual Freshwater Summit will be held on October 30 in Traverse City, Michigan and will feature presentations on aging whitefish populations, effective swimmer’s itch prevention strategies, a microplastic survey, and a workshop on climate anxiety. Read the full story by WWTV-TV – Cadillac, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241018-annual-freshwater-summit

Theresa Gruninger

Seiche event season increases concerns for shoreline damage

On: October 18, 2024

As Western New York prepares for the cold winds of winter, New York Sea Grant and local groups are trying to prepare residents off Lake Erie for seiche events, with massive waves that can cause major damage. Read the full story by WBFO – Buffalo, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241018-seiche-events

Theresa Gruninger

Great Lakes’ water levels plunge with rapid drought

On: October 18, 2024

The very dry September combined with the typical seasonal decline in water levels are bringing Great Lakes’ water levels down to lowest level in several years. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241018-low-water-levels

Theresa Gruninger

U.P. historic state park with 2 Lake Superior lighthouses to get new long-range plan

On: October 18, 2024

A state park with several historical elements, including two Lake Superior lighthouses, is getting a new long-range management plan and officials are seeking public input. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241018-lake-superior-lighthouses

Theresa Gruninger

Cleveland receives nearly $60M in federal grant money for North Coast Connector project

On: October 18, 2024

The city of Cleveland will receive nearly $60 million in federal grant money for the proposed North Coast Connector project. The project aims to enhance waterfront access by increasing connection between Cleveland residents and the lakefront. Read the full story by WKYC-TV – Cleveland, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241018-cleveland-lakefront

Theresa Gruninger

All Great Lakes are running quite a bit warmer than normal

On: October 18, 2024

Each Great Lake is now at least four degrees warmer than the typical surface water temperature for this date. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241018-lake-temperature

Theresa Gruninger

Report finds Wisconsin ranks second in the nation for dam failures

On: October 18, 2024

Wisconsin ranks second in the nation for dam failures in the last two decades, raising concern over whether extreme storms driven by climate change may overwhelm them and communities downstream. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241018-wi-dam-failures

Theresa Gruninger

Local leaders call for permanent reopening of Ashtabula Coast Guard station

On: October 18, 2024

Last December, the Coast Guard announced it was closing its station in Ashtabula, Ohio and downsizing its station in Fairport Harbor, Ohio because of understaffing. On Wednesday in Ashtabula, local leaders said that ending staffing there this summer did not end the calls for help they would have answered. Read the full story by WEWS-TV – Cleveland, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241018-staffing-coast-guard

Theresa Gruninger

Understanding how the PFBC stocks 4.2 million trout and improves wild trout fishery

On: October 18, 2024

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is finalizing its Strategic Plan for Management of Trout Fisheries, which involves wild trout and finding places to stock 4.2 million hatchery trout each year. The plan is open for public comment until November 2^nd. Read the full story by the Pocono Record.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241018-trout-stocking

Theresa Gruninger

Western Lake Erie algal bloom still found across 80 square miles

On: October 16, 2024

Western Lake Erie’s 2024 algal bloom set a record for arrival time when it established itself on June 24 this year. Now, even with cooler temperatures this week, it could become the second one in modern history to linger into November. Read the full story by The Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241016-extended-bloom

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Northern Wisconsin residents push back against making Apostle Islands a national park

On: October 16, 2024

Residents near the Apostle Islands in Northern Wisconsin worry that conversion to a national park would overwhelm their small towns along their lake and limit hunting. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241016-apostle-pushback

Taaja Tucker-Silva

10 years after algae bloom crisis, Lake Erie recovery has been mixed

On: October 16, 2024

Ten years ago, Toledo warned about half a million residents not to drink the water for nearly three days due to algal toxins. Thus far, some studying Erie say we haven’t flexed enough muscle to live up to commitments made in the wake of the crisis. Read the full story by Crain’s Cleveland Business.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241016-erie-bloom

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Toxic algal blooms threaten Canadian drinking water, but scientists are developing a way to protect against the harmful slime

On: October 16, 2024

Through a collaboration between water operators and scientists, yellow smart buoys bobbing on the surface of Lake Erie are serving as an early warning system for algae blooms. Read the full story by CBC News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241016-smart-buoys

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Underwater robotics world championship coming to Michigan’s marine sanctuary

On: October 16, 2024

In June 2025, an underwater remotely operated vehicle contest will be hosted by the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena, Michigan. More than 1,000 guests from 15 countries are expected to attend. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241016-robot-championship

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Source of high PFAS levels in Muskegon Lake foam unknown

On: October 16, 2024

Foam from Muskegon Lake in Muskegon, Michigan, contained over 4,000 parts per trillion of PFOS. The source has not been identified because a number of former industries along the shoreline could have used the foam for fire protection or in their industrial processes. Read the full story by the Midland Daily News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241016-muskegon-pfos

Taaja Tucker-Silva

What a Trump vs. Harris presidency might mean for the Great Lakes

On: October 16, 2024

Veteran policy experts discuss how a Harris or Trump presidency may deal with three key topics: Great Lakes restoration, groundwater, and the Line 5 oil pipeline. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241016-great-lakes-candidates

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Despite high nutrient levels, a Lake Superior bay avoids algae blooms

On: October 16, 2024

Chequamegon Bay near Ashland, Wisconsin, hasn’t seen algae blooms unlike other areas of the Great Lakes struggling with high phosphorus levels. A recent study found that the area doesn’t have the same kind of dissolved phosphorus that is associated with intense agricultural production. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241016-superior-phosphorus

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Two high school students want to keep trash out of the Great Lakes. They think rivers are the key

On: October 16, 2024

Using trackers to follow the path of plastic bottles in rivers around the Greater Toronto Area, students found hot spots for garbage before it enters Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. Read the full story by The Narwhal.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241016-tracking-trash

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Work already underway for new small nuclear reactors at Palisades property

On: October 16, 2024

The closed Palisades nuclear plant, located on Lake Michigan, is in the first steps of reopening: on-the-ground efforts are already underway at the site to co-locate a pair of small-modular reactors there by 2030. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241016-palisades-reopening

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Culture, conservation thrive as Great Lakes Tribes bring back wild rice

On: October 14, 2024

Closely intertwined with Indigenous culture and identity, wild rice was decimated after the arrival of European settlers. But today, many partners are supporting initiatives to restore wild rice. Read the full story by WXPR – Rhinelander, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241014-greatlakestribes-wildrice

Hannah Reynolds

The Cuyahoga River was so polluted, it used to catch fire. Now it’s making a comeback

On: October 14, 2024

About a mile from Cleveland’s Lake Erie shore, in a stretch of water once among America’s most polluted, a team of conservationists just released a few dozen lake sturgeon into the Cuyahoga River. Lake sturgeon need a nice clean substrate so their eggs don’t suffocate, and biologists believe the Cuyahoga’s improved water quality has made that possible. Read the full story by NPR.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241014-cuyahogariver-sturgeon

Hannah Reynolds

Sault Tribe presents new fisheries documentary at Oct. 18 film festival

On: October 14, 2024

On Oct. 18, the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians will release a new mini documentary about the fisheries program at the Fresh Coast Film Festival in Marquette. The 15-minute documentary, “Sacred Waters: Anishinaabeg Naagdawenmaanaanig Giigoonhkewin,” discusses the tribe’s ancient connection to the Great Lakes and how tribe biologists are leading efforts to restore whitefish populations, whose numbers have been severely diminished by invasive species. Read the full story by the Sault Ste. Marie Evening News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241014-sault-tribe-documentary

Hannah Reynolds

Bipartisan bill funding replacement of lead water lines across New York

On: October 14, 2024

Thousands of water service lines across the state are made from the original infrastructure, at times, dating back 100 years. With infrastructure developments throughout the years, the state has passed a bipartisan bill to replace service lines made with lead pipes. Read the full story by Spectrum News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241014-bipartisanbill-leadwater-newyork

Hannah Reynolds