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Central Michigan University’s Institute for Great Lakes Research recently bought a $40K, two-person submersible to complete research at the Beaver Island Biological Station in northern Lake Michigan. The sub will be used for oil pipeline inspections, mapping whitefish spawning habitat, and developing underwater communication technologies among other things. Read the full story by Mlive.

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Six volunteers in New York, armed with hundreds of feet of spooled wire, a dozen nesting boxes, and a family of bird decoys, hopped on a boat Tuesday morning to help protect a threatened species, the common tern. Read the full story by the Watertown Daily Times.

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Work will take place in Conneaut Creek in northeast Ohio to help reduce the number of sea lampreys in Lake Erie. An estimated 53 miles of stream treatment targeting over 15K larval sea lampreys will save over 300K pounds of fish. Read the full story by the Star Beacon.

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For Love of Water, a group known as FLOW, has filed a brief in the Michigan Court of Appeals to challenge Line 5 permitting. The appeal was filed on behalf of FLOW and other environmental groups, as well as some Native American tribes. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.

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Every year billions of winged creatures emerge from the water to spend a few hours mating, laying eggs, and then dying, not even pausing to eat. A mayfly hatch might be one of the Great Lakes’ more impressive natural events. Read the full story by Mlive.

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A new report from the Alliance for the Great Lakes adds new data showing that America’s plastic addiction and waste-disposal habits are polluting our land and water. The Chicago-based group analyzed 20 years of data from volunteer beach cleanups across the region, finding that the majority of litter is plastic-based. Read the full story by the Manchester Mirror.

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Several improvements will be made to Peninsula Park’s trails in northeastern Wisconsin, increasing sustainability and enhancing the visitor experience. The implementation of the Northern Lake Michigan Coastal Master Plan includes improvements to wildlife areas, state parks, natural areas, state forests, and fishery areas. Read the full story by the WBGA-TV – Green Bay, WI.

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The salinity of the Michigan’s groundwater is on the rise, raising concerns about killed crops and corroded pipes. Michigan residents and lawmakers struggle to recognize the problem, which may require a shift in how the public thinks about water, with a new emphasis on conservation Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Next week, Native American leaders from the Midwest will go before a United Nations panel with their concerns over Enbridge’s Line 5 operation in the Great Lakes region, which they say is trespassing on tribal lands. Read the full story by WSBC – Chicago, IL.

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State officials in Michigan believe they have solved one of the mysteries of why Lake Superior smelt are showing such high levels of PFAS contamination. State, federal, and tribal researchers were able to determine that a naturally occurring bile acid in smelt was triggering false results. Read the full story by WOOD-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

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According to a recent Harris Poll survey, most Great Lakes region residents feel good about their flood preparedness, with roughly three-quarters expressing faith in being able to handle flooding at the local, state, and national levels. But the question remains how grounded that confidence is given the growing effects of climate change. Read the full story by Crain’s Chicago Business.

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Midges are often found in Ontario’s lakeshore, wildlife areas and parks, appearing in early springtime and lasting throughout the summer. Midges, when highly populated above bodies of water, are an indication of healthy water with regular oxygen levels. When absent, they point to pollution in the water. Read the full story by CTV News.

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The New York Department of Environmental Conservation and the New York State Water Resources Institute at Cornell University announced New York State watershed grants for four research projects aimed at protecting Lake Ontario and the Finger Lakes. Read the full story by the Finger Lakes Times.

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Repairs on the Bicentennial Bridge in St. Joseph, Michigan, will begin in the coming days, resulting in travel restrictions for cars and boats, the Michigan Department of Transportation reports. A piece on the bridge broke in late March, blocking access to Lake Michigan for some boats. Read the full story by MLive.

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Landowners along New York’s Great Lakes shoreline who have problems with erosion or damage caused by flooding, storm surge, water pooling, or wind-wave action can have their property evaluated without cost by New York Sea Grant Extension. Read the full story by the Niagara Gazette.

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has officially finalized the nation’s first-ever drinking water standards for PFAS pollution. Activists, experts, and lawmakers have expressed their support for the standards they say will provide clean drinking water for and save the lives of countless Americans. Read the full story by WOOD-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

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The National Museum of the Great Lakes is gearing up to celebrate a decade of enriching the Toledo community with its immersive exhibits and educational programs. The museum was moved to Toledo in 2014, upholding the Great Lakes Historical Society’s mission to preserve and showcase the rich history of the Great Lakes region. Read the full story by The Press.

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Litter strewn across Great Lakes beaches is overwhelmingly composed of plastic, a new study from a region-wide beach cleanup group found, signaling a widespread problem for the wildlife and people who encounter them. Read the full story from The Detroit News.

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is looking for input on how to make the Great Lakes region more resilient to the effects of climate change. The Corps is holding a series of virtual meetings for its Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study in collaboration with the seven Great Lakes states. Read the full story by WKSU – Kent, OH.

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Beginning April 23, lampricides will be applied to the Conneaut Creek system in Pennsylvania’s Erie and Crawford counties to kill sea lamprey larvae before they grow into parasitic fish that migrate to Lake Erie and kill other fish. Read the full story by Erie-Times News.

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In Pennsylvania, repairs will be underway this month to Erie’s North Pier, a popular spot for sightseeing and fishing located near Presque Isle State Park. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District announced that construction will repair about 1,800 feet of damaged structure along the channel between Lake Erie and Presque Isle Bay. Read the full story by Erie-Times News.

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The University of Toledo’s Lake Erie Center hosted a training on Wednesday for local water experts to learn about the latest “smart buoys” that will be sent out into various locations in Lake Erie during the upcoming summer season. The buoys have solar-powered sensors inside them that are designed to track important water safety features such as pH and toxin levels. Read the full story by WTOL-TV – Toledo, OH.

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The Lake Express Ferry embarked from its storage location in Milwaukee’s Menomonee River Valley to its operational terminal on the Lake Michigan waterfront on Wednesday, April 10. The ferry, used for daily regional transportation, transitions annually to facilitate increased travel during the warmer months and connects Milwaukee with Muskegon, Michigan. Read the full story by WDJT-TV – Milwaukee, WI.

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The Grand Lake region remains one of the best places in Ohio to catch a glimpse of American White Pelicans. The birds can be seen on the lake from March-May and again in late August-November as the birds head towards their migration path. Read the full story by The Daily Standard.

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized long-awaited national standards for toxic “forever chemicals” called PFAS. The standards allow only trace levels in public drinking water. It is the first time the EPA has regulated a contaminant under the Safe Drinking Water Act since the 1990s. Read the full story by MLive.

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Global warming is fueling the spread of the peach blossom jellyfish in the Great Lakes region, which may foster harmful algae blooms and dead zones. Scientists are relying on community members to report jellyfish sightings across the Great Lakes region. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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After years of planning and legal delays, the FishPass Project in Traverse City, Michigan, is officially moving forward. The barrier will use technology to let “desirable” species pass while blocking invasive species like sea lamprey. Read the full story by Interlochen Public Radio.

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Environmentalists say that a proposed mine is putting the Great Lakes environment at risk. If it goes as planned, the Copperwood Mine will sit on the Wisconsin-Michigan border and become the closest metallic sulfide mine to Lake Superior, extracting copper as close as 100 feet from the lake. Read the full story by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Wildlife officials are reporting that the season’s first Great Lakes piping plover, a federally endangered species, has returned to his breeding grounds at Sleeping Bear Dunes on the northeast shore of Lake Michigan. Read the full story at WTTW – TV – Chicago, Illinois.

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The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa previously filed lawsuits against Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 oil pipeline project in an effort to shut it down. Later this month, Indigenous leaders will speak before a United Nations panel about their ongoing concerns with the project. Read the full story by Public News Service.

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In New York, the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority has to undertake a new environmental review for their port dredging project because they’ve changed where the dredged riverbed will be dumped. Read the full story by the Watertown Daily Times.

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A recent lawsuit accusing Campbell Soup of discharging excessive amounts of phosphorus and other contaminants into Northwest Ohio waterways is highlighting challenges the state faces in targeting harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie. Read the full story by WVIZ-TV – Cleveland, OH.

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Over the last ten years, the walleye fishery of Saginaw Bay has rebounded from a point of total collapse into a first-class sport fishery. It’s only gotten better since, aided by, among other factors, the collapse of introduced alewives that had preyed upon young walleyes. Read the full story by Midland Daily News.

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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is encouraging boaters to take caution as drought conditions persist throughout the state. According to the DNR, 40% of Minnesota is currently experiencing severe or moderate drought conditions. Read the full story by WCCO-TV – Minneapolis, MN.

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The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, opened to marine traffic on March 22, marking the start of the 2024 shipping season. Soon, ports in places like Manistee, Michigan, will welcome the first large vessels of the year. Read the full story by Manistee News Advocate.

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It has been nearly two years since the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) announced its creative endeavor to rename invasive carp as copi and encourage people to eat the fish. Though the IDNR teamed up with chefs and food retailers, it’s still almost impossible to find on store shelves. Read the full story by WOOD-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

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According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 18,091 gallons of diesel have been collected as part of a cleanup effort for last month’s diesel fuel spill at a gas station in Ottawa Lake, Michigan. Read the full story by WTOL-TV – Toledo, OH.

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The Ohio Division of Wildlife’s Lake Erie Fish Program administrator responded to an online controversy by reassuring the public that while various commercial cases have been brought over the last ten years, none have been for overharvesting perch. Read the full story by The Columbus Dispatch.

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Four Michigan tribes and the state and federal government renegotiated fishing rights in the Great Lakes last year without the Sault tribe’s consent. Now, the tribe is suing, arguing it cannot be held to an agreement it never approved. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan. 

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Great Lakes ports can be viable long-term alternatives to East Coast ports, port officials in Detroit and Monroe, Michigan, claim as shipping companies and manufacturers consider diversifying their supply chains to handle catastrophes such as the Baltimore bridge collapse. Read the full story by Axios Detroit.

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The state of Great Lakes port infrastructure is one of the biggest issues facing the U.S. and Canadian maritime industries. Over the next five years Great Lakes navigation channels will require $540 million of dredging to maintain authorized channel dimensions. Read the full story by Maritime Logistics News.

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Citizen-led testing near a polluted former military base in Oscoda, Michigan, has revealed high levels of toxic “forever chemicals” in Lake Huron’s beach foam, prompting calls for the state to better alert beachgoers to the danger. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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