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Lake Michigan holds much mystery. But does it have the equivalent of a Bermuda triangle?

On: January 8, 2025

The idea of an alleged 60-mile Lake Michigan triangle was popularized in a 1977 book called The Great Lakes Triangle. While there is no evidence for a specific Lake Michigan triangle, more ships have sunk in Lake Michigan than any of the other four lakes. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250108-great-lakes-triangle

How much ice will be on the Great Lakes this year? Forecasters make prediction

On: January 8, 2025

Federal forecasters at the U.S. National Ice Center are expecting another year of below average ice cover on the Great Lakes as ice is only just starting to form on some parts of the lakes. Read the full story by Interlochen Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250108-ice-forecast

Great Lakes Commission’s Industry Days Conference at Great Wolf Lodge to address commerce, safety & environment

On: January 8, 2025

The Great Lakes Commission is holding its annual Industry Days conference at the Great Wolf Lodge Conference Center from January 7-8. Speakers from the US Coast Guard, National Weather Service, the US Army Corps of Engineers and other specialists will exchange information and discuss proposed regulations that affect the shipping community. Read the full story by WWTV-TV – Cadillac, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250108-shipping-conference

New data shows winters in Great Lakes region shrinking by two or more weeks since 1995

On: January 6, 2025

A new study is contributing to the ever-evolving understanding of what occurs in the Great Lakes during the winter months, and how the lakes affect winter weather in the region. Read the full story by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250106-greatlakes-winter-season-shrinking

Hannah Reynolds

Coast Guard begins ice-breaking operations on Great Lakes

On: January 6, 2025

The U.S. Coast Guard is starting ice-breaking operations on Lake Superior today to ensure the flow of commercial vessels throughout the winter. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250106-coastguard-icebreaking-begins-greatlakes

Hannah Reynolds

Public input sought on permit for controversial Michigan salt mine

On: January 6, 2025

Many environmental groups oppose a proposed Osceola County, Michigan, salt mine out of concern that the “solution mining” process would contaminate aquifers and dry up surface water bodies. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250106-public-input-michigan-saltmine

Hannah Reynolds

Cargo tonnage lagging at Great Lakes ports as shipping season nears its end

On: January 6, 2025

The amount of cargo moving through ports on the Great Lakes is trailing behind shipments at the same time last year as the shipping season nears its end. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250106-cargotonnage-greatlakes-ports-shippingseason-ends

Hannah Reynolds

‘Vampires of the Great Lakes’: Parasitic sea lampreys exceed targets in all Great Lakes

On: January 6, 2025

Sea lamprey abundance exceeded targets in 2024 in all Great Lakes due to treatment restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, numbers of the parasitic fish are expected to decline. Read the full story by USA Today.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250106-vampires-greatlakes

Hannah Reynolds

Section of 19th century vessel comes ashore in Erieau

On: January 6, 2025

A large section of a 19^th century vessel that washed up on the shore of Lake Erie in Erieau, Ontario, has generated a lot of interest. Read the full story by the Chatham Daily News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250106-19thcentury-vessel-erieau

Hannah Reynolds

Great Lakes Moment: Connecting people to nature through The Great Lakes Way

On: January 6, 2025

A recent Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan report documents substantial progress in creating The Great Lakes Way — an interconnected set of greenways and water trails stretching from Port Huron, Michigan, on southern Lake Huron, to Toledo, Ohio, on western Lake Erie. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250106-greatlakesmoment

Hannah Reynolds

Photos: Mackinaw makes a path

On: January 6, 2025

With temperatures in single digits, more ice developed in Duluth, Minnesota, giving the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw a chance to show off its skills. Read the full story by the Duluth News Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250106-photos-mackinaw-path

Hannah Reynolds

A Great Lakes ‘Pompeii’? Lake Huron’s depths hold secrets of human history

On: January 3, 2025

Humans once hunted caribou on a land bridge that’s now submerged under Lake Huron. Research in this area has uncovered new findings, including a peat bog containing preserved prehistoric DNA. However, with long-term funding in question, these discoveries could end before researchers can unlock more of Lake Huron’s secrets. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250103-huron-secrets

MSU is studying lamprey sex. Can birth control save Great Lakes from invaders?

On: January 3, 2025

Since the 1950s, chemical lampricides have kept invasive sea lamprey populations at bay, but the lampricides will eventually become ineffective. Michigan State University is studying lamprey breeding habits, hoping to find a way to sterilize the invasive fish. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250103-lamprey-reserach

Rye seeds were lost in Great Lakes shipwreck for 146 years. Now, they could make whiskey.

On: January 3, 2025

In 1878, a 178-foot ship full of rye encountered fierce winds, stuck a shoal, and sank. A shipwreck enthusiast found the ship and 36,000 bushels of rye that went down with it which is now being reintroduced in Michigan to create craft whiskey. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250103-rye-seed-recovery

Cuyahoga Valley National Park celebrates 50 years of environmental stewardship

On: January 3, 2025

Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Northeast Ohio is turning 50, and celebrating the milestone by highlighting decades of expansion, development and environmental preservation. Read the full story by Ideastream Public Media.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250103-environmental-stewardship-anniversary

Walleye numbers are down in Lake Erie

On: January 3, 2025

Ohio Division of Wildlife officials have released their 2024 trawl survey indexes for Lake Erie’s two most-sought sportfish: yellow perch and walleye. This year’s results bring an end to a streak of wildly successful hatches for walleye. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250103-walleye-population-down

Great Lakes ice forecast: Forecasters predict turnaround from 2024 record low season

On: January 3, 2025

The U.S. National Ice Center released its 2024-2025 seasonal outlook, predicting slightly below to near normal ice conditions across the Great Lakes — a turnaround from last season’s record-breaking absence of ice. Read the full story by USA Today.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250103-ice-forecast

Energy news roundup: Wisconsin reacts to oil spill as pipeline fight continues

On: January 3, 2025

After experiencing its largest oil spill since 2012, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is navigating cleanup and increasing opposition for Enbridge’s line 5 plans. Other Wisconsin energy news includes coal plant operation extensions and a new bill concerning how nuclear energy is labeled. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250103-wisconsin-energy-news

Michigan’s State of the Great Lakes report: a lot of work ahead

On: January 3, 2025

Michigan’s 40-page annual State of the Great Lakes report outlines several accomplishments as well as issues to be tackled in the future in order to improve the environment of the Great Lakes and the well-being of the people who drink, fish, and swim in the region’s waters. Read the full story by WCMU – Mount Pleasant, Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250103-michigan-report

As climate change threats loom, Great Lakes mapping effort supports resilience

On: January 3, 2025

A mapping initiative dubbed Lakebed 2030 supports ongoing efforts to make the Great Lakes region more resilient to climate change. The project is working to identify areas prone to erosion, flooding or damage from shifting lake bed sediments that are caused by extreme weather events. Read the full story by WPR – Madison, Wisconsin.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250103-mapping-efforts

Federal Court of Appeals upholds EGLE inspection authority amid ongoing wetlands destruction case

On: December 23, 2024

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals last week issued an opinion affirming that the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has the authority to conduct inspections to ensure compliance with their rules, following a lawsuit accusing the department of violating the Fourth Amendment by taking soil and water samples without a warrant. Read the full story by Michigan Advance.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241223-wetland-project-inspections

How could Enbridge’s oil spill in Jefferson County go from 2 to nearly 70,000 gallons?

On: December 23, 2024

More details have emerged about Enbridge’s Line 6 oil spill in Wisconsin, as well as drone footage captured earlier this week by an activist who works to protect waterways. The estimated size of the spill increased from 2 gallons to 69,300 gallons, and may change again. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241223-oil-spill

New strategies driving public lands acquisitions

On: December 23, 2024

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is looking for deals to create more green space in populated areas as part of an updated public lands strategy. The goal is to equitably provide public access to green space, wildlife habitat and public hunting closer to where people live, department officials say. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241223-public-land-aquisitions

Grand Rapids receives EGLE permit for Grand River restoration project

On: December 23, 2024

The city of Grand Rapids has received a permit from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy for its Grand River restoration project. The project will restore rapids, significantly improve aquatic habitat and connectivity, and provide increased access for people to enjoy the Grand River. Read the full story by WOOD-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241223-river-restoration-project

‘Vampire-like’ sea lamprey making a comeback and threatening Great Lakes fish populations

On: December 23, 2024

The Great Lakes Fishery Commission says since the pandemic, the prevalence of sea lamprey has increased in all five Great Lakes thanks to control efforts largely being suspended at the height of COVID-19. Read the full story by Toronto City News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241223-lamprey-populations-rise

The 2024-’25 Great Lakes ice forecast is far different from last year. Is that good?

On: December 23, 2024

The U.S. National Ice Center released its 2024-2025 seasonal outlook this month, predicting slightly below to near normal ice conditions across the Great Lakes — a stark turnaround from last season’s record-breaking absence of ice. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241223-ice-forecast

How low have Lake Erie water levels dropped? What December projections show

On: December 23, 2024

As colder winter weather impacts Lake Erie, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers predicts water levels in the lake will continue to drop. Read the full story by the Erie Times-News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241223-water-level-drop

COMMENTARY: How 5,000 Christmas trees sank in Great Lakes ship disaster

On: December 23, 2024

The Rouse Simmons, a three-masted schooner, unsuccessfully attempted to carry 5,000 Christmas trees through a in a fierce blizzard near Kewaunee, Wisconsin, in 1912. Read the full story by the Windsor Star.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241223-sunken-christmas-trees

$50M grant for copper mine project in Upper Peninsula in limbo after lawmaker no-vote

On: December 20, 2024

On Wednesday, a Michigan senate committee declined to vote on $50 million in grant funding for a massive mining project in the Upper Peninsula, leaving the money in limbo. Environmental activists argue the project would threaten the surrounding wilderness at the Porcupine Mountains and Lake Superior. Read the full story by WJBK-TV – Detroit, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241220-copper-mine

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Lake Michigan, Superior warmer than average going into winter

On: December 20, 2024

For the last two winters, historically low ice coverage on the Great Lakes made ice-fishing trips impossible for Wisconsin charter companies. This year, with winter just days away, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior are unseasonably warm again. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241220-warm-lakes

Taaja Tucker-Silva

OPINION: House needs to pass bill to protect water in Great Lakes. Too much at stake.

On: December 20, 2024

Passing the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2024 is urgently needed to maintain the successful work helping restore and protect the Great Lakes – work that is benefiting the environment and economy. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241220-glri-bill

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Judge Carr adds Ohio EPA as a defendant in landmark Lake Erie case

On: December 20, 2024

A U.S. District Judge is allowing the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to become a defendant in the landmark Lake Erie Total Maximum Daily Load lawsuit in Toledo, Ohio. The decision was made at the Ohio EPA’s request. Read the full story by The Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241220-epa-defendant

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Michigan DNR collects 6.5 million wild coho salmon eggs

On: December 20, 2024

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently collected nearly 6.5 million wild coho salmon eggs in less than three weeks. The collection was part of a fall effort to accumulate eggs to stock fish in Michigan waters. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241220-coho-eggs

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Walleye, yellow perch hatch results in for Lake Erie

On: December 20, 2024

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources recently revealed the results from the annual Lake Erie fish surveys with mixed hatch results. The annual trawl surveys revealed that walleye hatches were below average and yellow perch hatches were above average in two of three management zones. Read the full story by WKBN-TV – Youngstown, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241220-erie-walleye-perch

Taaja Tucker-Silva

MacArthur Lock at Michigan’s Soo closes. Here’s when shipping ends on Great Lakes

On: December 20, 2024

One of the Great Lakes’ famous locks at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, has closed for the season to allow maintenance, but visitors can still see the system’s larger lock in action until January. Read the full story by the Lansing State Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241220-locks-closed

Taaja Tucker-Silva

‘Canada’s beloved’ Theodore Too tugboat sinking in St. Catharines, Ont.

On: December 20, 2024

The Theodore Too tugboat, a giant replica of a popular character on a CBC children’s series, is currently sitting at the bottom of the Welland Canal in St. Catharines, Ontario. The vessel started sinking Wednesday at a shipyard where it is docked for the winter. Read the full story by the CBC.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241220-tugboat-sinking

Taaja Tucker-Silva

New book explores the wonders of inland waters

On: December 20, 2024

“Beyond the Sea: The Hidden Life in Lakes, Streams, and Wetlands,” presents the lesser-known facts of freshwater ecosystems and how they affect our everyday lives. While celebrating their abundance of life the book doesn’t shy away from the serious threats and challenges that inland waters face. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241220-inland-waters-book

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Ship freed from St. Lawrence River

On: December 20, 2024

The Tim S. Dool was re-floated Monday and taken in for inspection. The ship was carrying a load of wheat grain through the St. Lawrence River on November 23 when it ran aground in U.S. waters near Waddington, New York. Read the full story by WWNY-TV – Carthage, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241220-ship-freed

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Believed to have been extinct, researchers ‘rediscover’ fish species on Lake Superior

On: December 18, 2024

Researchers on Lake Superior have “rediscovered” the shortnose cisco, a Great Lakes fish species thought to have been extinct for decades. Read the full story by WXMI-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241218-rediscovered-fish-species-lakesuperior

Hannah Reynolds

Snowy owls traveling south to the Great Lakes in ‘early-season push’ this winter

On: December 18, 2024

Snowy owls are arriving in the Great Lakes region earlier than usual this winter, marking what experts describe as an “early-season push.” This contrasts with a much slower migration in 2023. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241218-greatlakes-early-season-push-snowyowls

Hannah Reynolds

Invasive sea lamprey populations spiked during reduced control, report says

On: December 18, 2024

The Great Lakes Fishery Commission said non-native predatory sea lamprey populations spiked due to reduced control during the COVID-19 pandemic. The commission said numbers rose when field crews were constrained in their ability to conduct sea lamprey control in 2020 and 2021. Read the full story by WWTV – Cadillac, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241218-invasivesealamprey-population-spike

Hannah Reynolds

MillerKnoll to eliminate PFAS from North American products

On: December 18, 2024

MillerKnoll, a West Michigan office furniture manufacturer, has committed to eliminating PFAS from most of its products by next year. The company said all North American products will be free of any added per- and poly- fluoroalkyl substances beginning in May 2025. Efforts to reduce or eliminate PFAS in manufacturing could play a huge role in limiting further pollution of our lakes. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241218-millerknoll-pfas-eliminate-north-america

Hannah Reynolds

Michigan Senate moves pollution cleanup reforms in overnight session

On: December 18, 2024

In the early hours on Friday, Dec. 13, the Michigan Senate passed five bills that would, together, overhaul Michigan’s environmental remediation program to prioritize physical removal over allowing pollution to remain in the ground but limiting human contact. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241218-michigan-sentate-cleanup-efforts

Hannah Reynolds

Lake Michigan town getting over $800K in parks improvement grants

On: December 18, 2024

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently awarded Park Township, a town located on the Lake Michigan shoreline near Holland, Michigan, two grants totaling $826,700 to fund improvements. The grants will be used at Park Township’s Winstrom Park and the new Community Park. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241218-lake-michigan-improvement-grants

Hannah Reynolds

Wisconsin DNR confirms investigation into oil spill from Enbridge’s Line 6 pipeline

On: December 18, 2024

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has opened an investigation into a spill of more than 69,000 gallons of crude oil from a pipeline along Enbridge Energy’s Line 6. Read the full story by KTTV – Green Bay, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241218-wisconsin-dnr-oil-spill-line6

Hannah Reynolds

Test your Great Lakes knowledge

On: December 18, 2024

Environmental writer Dave Dempsey, who has authored numerous academic titles about the Great Lakes, has taken a more accessible and entertaining approach with his most recent book, “The Great Lakes: Fact or Fake.” Read the full story by City Pulse.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241218-test-great-lakes-knowledge

Hannah Reynolds

Artists invited to capture the magic of Isle Royale through residency program

On: December 18, 2024

This winter, artists are invited to take part in a long-established tradition of interpreting Isle Royale National Park, which is a remote Lake Superior island. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241218-isle-royale-artists

Hannah Reynolds

Great Lakes shipping grants will finalize before Trump takes office

On: December 16, 2024

The US Environmental Protection Agency plans to finalize more than $200 million in grant funding in the coming weeks to accelerate the clean energy transition at three Great Lakes shipping ports. Read the full story by Clean Technica.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241216-shipping-grants

1 year later, offshore wind power in the Great Lakes remains just an aspiration for some

On: December 16, 2024

One year after the proposed Icebreaker Wind demonstration project in Lake Erie got shelved, there continues to be talk — but little movement — toward erecting commercial-scale offshore wind turbines in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241216-offshore-wind

Enbridge pipeline spills nearly 70,000 gallons of crude oil in Jefferson County

On: December 16, 2024

An Enbridge Energy pipeline in Jefferson County, Wisconsin spilled nearly 70,000 gallons of crude oil underground on November 11th according to federal officials. The spill is Enbridge’s worst in Wisconsin, surpassing a 2012 incident that spilled 50,000 gallons in Adams County. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241216-pipeline-leak