Daily News (Page 49)

In September, federal contractors will begin a pilot cleanup project in Torch Lake near Houghton, Michigan, where 400 deteriorating metal drums of mining waste have littered the Upper Peninsula lakebed for decades. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to figure out the best method for removing the drums, as well as other debris and contaminated sediment which are helping drive fish consumption advisories for species like bass, pike, and walleye. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240819-cleanup-study

James Polidori

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals denied Enbridge Energy’s request to rehear its June decision to remand the Nessel v. Enbridge case, which denied Enbridge’s Line 5 project to continue, back to a Michigan state court. Read the full story by WLUC-TV – Marquette, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240819-pipeline-litigation

James Polidori

Nagamo, the only piping plover chick that survived from a full clutch of eggs spawned at Montrose Beach in Illinois, was seen flying away from the area on Wednesday, according to volunteers with the Chicago Piping Plovers organization. But the chick returned Saturday, along with another young plover — a cousin from Waukegan. Read the full story by the Chicago Sun-Times.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240819-plover-return

James Polidori

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the main harmful algal bloom in western Lake Erie has expanded from the Toledo area to reach Huron, Ohio. The cyanobacteria bloom has an approximate area of 560 square miles, which is an increase in area since the last update on August 12. Read the full story by the Sandusky Register.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240819-habs-expansion

James Polidori

The MI Healthy Climate Plan calls for Michigan to become carbon neutral by 2050. The Wolverine Power Collective’s plan to meet that goal involves the “Lake Michigan Connector” — a “superhighway” of electric cable across the lake that would allow power generated in the upper Midwest to be used in Michigan. Read the full story by WOOD-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240819-power-production

James Polidori

The Port of Monroe recently received $1.5 million from the Michigan Maritime Grant Program for a new roll on/roll off extension that will facilitate the cross-border movement of large oversized transports from Canada. The port, Michigan’s only port on Lake Erie, is one of five facilities that received funding from the grant program. Read the full story by The Monroe News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240819-port-funding

James Polidori

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District has secured $760,000 for designing new erosion defenses at Old Fort Niagara in New York State. Considerable erosion along the Lake Ontario shoreline has jeopardized the wall surrounding Old Fort Niagara, threatening landmarks like the French Castle and North Redoubt at the state historic site. Read the full story by the Niagara Gazette.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240819-erosion-prevention

James Polidori

The City of Oshawa, Ontario, announced it has teamed up with the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority to repurpose old holiday trees as material to stabilize stream banks, control erosion, collect sediment, and improve overall stream habitat and water quality at the Enniskillen Conservation Area. Read the full story by the Durham Post.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240819-stream-restoration

James Polidori

This summer has been one of almost instant gratification for salmon anglers booking charter trips on the eastern basin of Lake Ontario. In the coming weeks the salmon action will increase as they move close to shore and begin staging for their spawning runs up the tributaries. Read the full story by the Republican Herald.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240819-salmon-fishing

James Polidori

The Great Lakes Microbial Water Quality Assessment, sponsored by the International Joint Commission, found that decades-old testing methods that measure microbial and chemical threats in Great Lakes waters are inadequate and advances in newer methods are critically needed. Read the full story by Circle of Blue.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240814-pollutant-testing-study

James Polidori

Multiple officials in Macomb County, Michigan, are calling on the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy to hold off on renewing Oakland County’s groundwater discharge permit until the county commits to addressing sewage discharges into the Red Run Drain, which flows for 130 miles through both counties. Read the full story by the Michigan Advance.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240814-permit-dispute

James Polidori

A sizable fish kill of freshwater drum, also known as sheepshead, has happened on portions of Lake Erie near Erie, Pennsylvania. It appeared that some of the distressed fish were doing a side stroke and were unable to right themselves due to issues with their swim bladders which can be caused by changes in water pressure associated with recent weather pattern. Read the full story by Erie Times-News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240814-fish-kill

James Polidori

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an agreement allowing the Thousand Islands Land Trust to acquire nearly 1,000 acres in Jefferson County through a mix of conservation easements and land purchases to filter potential pollutants from entering the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario. Read the full story by WWNY-TV – Carthage, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240814-land-acquisition

James Polidori

The National Park Service is moving forward with a $32 million project to relocate the docks at both North and South Manitou Islands in Lake Michigan. The agency is seeking permits to relocate the structures after years of access problems caused by sediment shoaling, which has fueled conflict between the park and a ferry operator based in Leland, Michigan, which has canceled service to North Manitou this year. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240814-dock-relocation

James Polidori

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reports good fall fishing due to successful spring and summer fish stocking. The DNR stocked a total of 9,118,112 fish that weighed nearly 321 tons and consisted of 10 different species and one hybrid. Read the full story by the News Advocate.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240814-fish-stocking

James Polidori

On July 28, a fisherman caught a 10.4 pound Atlantic salmon in Lake Erie that is believed to have been stocked hundreds of miles away in Lake Huron. Then on August 4, people believe they saw an alligator swimming off the shore of Erie, Pennsylvania. These sightings have prompted residents to wonder what else has been hiding in Lake Erie. Read the full story by Erie Times-News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240814-alligator-sighting

James Polidori

Ottawa County Parks is guiding tours through Michigan dunes at Rosy Mound, a classic Great Lakes dune system including high wooded dunes, foredunes, beach and a dune blowout. Participants can join the Dune Discovery Hike on Tuesday, August 20 to unearth secrets of how these dunes formed and the unique plant species that can only be found here. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240814-dune-tour

James Polidori