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Addressing the growing imbalance between water scarcity and flooding in northeastern Illinois

On: July 24, 2023

It might come as a surprise given their proximity to Lake Michigan, but Chicago’s neighbors southwest of the city could soon be facing a water shortage. The Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer supplies groundwater to communities in Will, Kane and DuPage counties. The aquifer is beginning to collapse – it’s depleting, and this is a non-replenishable aquifer. This poses the challenge of managing and addressing a growing imbalance between flooding and water scarcity in the region’s water geography. Read the full story by WTTW-TV – Chicago, IL.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-waterscarcity-northernillinois

Hannah Reynolds

Georgian Bay project catches billions of microplastics

On: July 24, 2023

A recent experiment conducted in Collingwood and Parry Sound, Ontario has shown that microplastics can be caught before they end up in a wastewater treatment plant, and then likely in large bodies of water like Georgian Bay. Read and listen to the full story by Barrie News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-georgianbay-microplastics

Hannah Reynolds

Targeting sea lamprey; Crews treat Pentwater River for invasive species during weekend

On: July 24, 2023

The Pentwater River, located in Oceana County, MI is considered one of the major producers of the invasive Sea Lamprey in Lake Michigan. Crews treated the river with lampricides over the weekend, which kills the invasive species. Read the full story by the Ludington Daily News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-sealamprey-pentwaterriver-mi-invasivespecies-treatment

Hannah Reynolds

Party that sued EPA over harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie blasts Maumee River cleanup plan

On: July 24, 2023

A senior attorney for the Environmental Law & Policy Center, says the Ohio EPA’s plan is woefully inadequate to meet the phosphorus-reduction goals for Lake Erie that have been agreed upon by Ohio, Michigan and Ontario, as well as the federal governments of the United States and Canada. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-epa-habs-maumeeriverplan

Hannah Reynolds

Boats set sail from Chicago for annual race to Mackinac

On: July 24, 2023

Boats set sail Saturday morning from Chicago’s Monroe Harbor for the annual Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac. 230 boats traveled well over 300 miles to Michigan’s Mackinac Island in Lake Huron. Read the full story by WLS-TV – Chicago, IL.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-boats-chicago-annualrace-mackinaw

Hannah Reynolds

Great Lakes are once again a hot destination for cruise ships

On: July 24, 2023

Cruise ships, which once thrived on these lakes before all but disappearing in the 1970s, are making a remarkable comeback. Marketed as “expedition cruising,” the ships deliver tourists and their spending money to ports that for decades primarily served global markets with iron ore and wheat. Read the full story by The Brunswick News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-greatlakes-destination-cruiseships

Hannah Reynolds

Study finds shipping in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River supports more than 240K jobs

On: July 24, 2023

A new industry-funded study finds shipping in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River supports more than 240,000 jobs in the U.S. and Canada, injecting billions of dollars into their economies. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-greatlakesshipping-jobs

Hannah Reynolds

S.S. Badger ferry carrying traffic across Lake Michigan suspends service

On: July 24, 2023

A ferry carrying traffic across Lake Michigan suspended trips indefinitely on Friday after a mechanical failure of its ramping system. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-ss-badger-lake-michigan-suspends-ferry

Hannah Reynolds

More than half of private wells tested for PFAS in Stella have come back positive for the forever chemicals

On: July 21, 2023

In the Stella and Starks area of Oneida County, Wisconsin, nearly 100 private wells have been tested for PFAS and more than half have come back with at least a trace of PFAS contamination. The first private well tested in Stella about a year ago came back with levels thousands of times higher than the Wisconsin Department of Health’s safe drinking water standard. Read the full story by WXPR – Rhinelander, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230721-private-well-contamination

CDC: Toxic blue-green algae is infecting humans, animals in Michigan summers

On: July 21, 2023

Harmful algae blooms in Michigan and other states are spiking during the summer in freshwater bodies such as lakes, according to a recent CDC report. Toxins produced in these blooms can lead to illness in humans and animals. Read the full story by The Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230721-toxic-algae

Bassmaster Elite anglers return to Lake St. Clair next week

On: July 21, 2023

The AFTCO Bassmaster Elite’s 102-boat field will be held at Brandenburg Park in Chesterfield Township, Michigan, at Lake St. Clair from July 27-30. After the Day 2 weigh-in, the field will be cut to the top 50, with only the top 10 advancing to championship Sunday. Read the full story by The Macomb Daily.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230721-fishing-tournament

Don’t swallow Lake Michigan water at Ottawa County park, health department warns

On: July 21, 2023

In Ottawa County, Michigan, E. coli levels continue to be a concern as dredging has resumed in the Grand Haven Channel. An advisory to “take precautions” at North Beach Park in Ferrysburg has been issued by the Ottawa County Health Department. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230721-bacteria-contamination

Eastpointe to get $10M for lead water line replacement

On: July 21, 2023

Eastpointe, Michigan, is set to get $10 million in state funding for replacement of lead water lines after being named as an “action city” by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy. On July 18, the City of Eastpointe issued a public advisory for its 13,565 water customers after water testing samples from locations with known lead water lines showed seven of 60 homes tested had results of more than 15 parts per billion (ppb). Read and listen to the full story by The Macomb Daily.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230721-lead-line-replacement

Dangerous swimming at Lake Michigan

On: July 21, 2023

A Beach Hazards Statement is in effect for the Lake Michigan shore near South Haven, Michigan, today. Northwest winds at Holland State Park will push water toward the north pier causing swimmers to get caught in the structural current and be pushed out away from shore. Read the full story by WOOD-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230721-swimming-hazards

Sea lamprey pesticides being applied to Pentwater River

On: July 21, 2023

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel will apply lampricides to the Pentwater River in Oceana County, Michigan, between July 18-23. The public is asked to minimize contact with the Pentwater River in Oceana County and agricultural irrigation must be suspended 24 hours before and after treatment. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230721-lampricide-application

Senate committee approves funding for new Soo Lock

On: July 21, 2023

The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to provide the Army Corps of Engineers the full $235 million it had asked for to continue construction on a new Soo Lock at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Read the full story by The Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230721-lock-funding

Boat with cool history arrives in Petoskey’s Little Traverse Bay for sunset cruises

On: July 21, 2023

The Harbor Princess, a boat with a storied history on two Great Lakes, has settled into its new home in Petoskey, Michigan, to offer sunset cruises on the Little Traverse Bay. The ferry service for the last few years has been port-hopping around the bay with stops to pick up and drop off passengers in Petoskey and neighboring Bay Harbor and Harbor Springs. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230721-sunset-cruise-ship

7 Wisconsin shipwrecks you can dive to in the Great Lakes

On: July 21, 2023

Nearly 800 shipwrecks in Wisconsin lakes and waterways have been catalogued by the Wisconsin Historical Society Maritime Preservation Program and the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute. With the right equipment and skills, it is possible to visit several of them, with many becoming popular tourist attractions for curious scuba divers, snorkelers, kayakers and boaters. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230721-shipwreck-exploration

Slow boats to Beaver Island are vital link to mainland

On: July 19, 2023

Two ferries to Michigan’s Beaver Island make about 360 round trips to the island each year, bringing people, animals, buildings supplies, groceries — anything you can think of that would be delivered to an island in the middle of Lake Michigan. Plans to build a third ferry are underway after the state legislature appropriated $14 million in 2022. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-beaver-island

From plovers to friends: how a feathery love triangle spurred Canada and the U.S. to save tiny endangered birds

On: July 19, 2023

Record Great Lakes piping plover pairings in Ontario brought record drama this summer: after a heartbroken mother flew her nest, an unprecedented international race ensued to save her unhatched eggs. Read the full story by The Narwhal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-plovers

Group’s first in-person event to take place at International Wildlife Refuge

On: July 19, 2023

A group of Michigan artists, managers and advocates seeking to strengthen and promote links between Great Lakes arts and science as a way of inspiring Great Lakes stewardship will hold its first in-person meeting on July 27 at the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge. Read the full story by The News-Herald

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-art

EPA Samples Show How Bacteria Can Ruin a Day at the Beach

On: July 19, 2023

Nearly 63% of beaches tested in the Great Lakes region last year had at least one day of fecal contamination that exceeded the EPA’s Beach Action Value. That tool helps states determine whether a beach is safe enough to go swimming. Read the full story by Public News Service.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-epa-bacteria-beaches

Hannah Reynolds

Sheboygan County shipwreck listed in National Register of Historic Places

On: July 19, 2023

The wreck of an early wooden schooner that capsized on Lake Michigan 9-1/2 miles southeast of Sheboygan in September 1885 has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Read the full story by the Sheboygan Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-sheboygan-shipwreck-nationalregister

Hannah Reynolds

Province partners with local organizations to clean-up, restore health of shorelines in Niagara

On: July 19, 2023

The Ontario government is investing $6 million to support 30 multi-year projects that will help protect, conserve, and restore the Great Lakes, including two shoreline projects in Niagara. The investments will help reduce plastic litter and control excess nutrients and road salt entering lakes, rivers, and streams. Read the full story by The Niagara Independent.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-cleanup-shores-niagara

Hannah Reynolds

Great Lakes see injection of cash for rehabilitation

On: July 19, 2023

Organizations which work to protect Lake Superior are benefitting from an injection of multi-year funding from the province as part of a larger $6 million initiative to protect, conserve, and restore the Great Lakes. The Ontario government has announced 30 “science on the ground” projects so far, which aim to address a variety of challenges. Read the full story by Fort Frances Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-greatlakes-cash-rehabilitation

Hannah Reynolds

Scuba divers clean up the dirty history of the Great Lakes

On: July 19, 2023

“Drink ‘em and sink ‘em” was the practice of fishermen who threw their beer and pop cans and bottles into the Great Lakes over 40 years ago. Don Fassbender, president of Great Lakes Scuba, a lake preservation dive club, once saw old cans underwater as far as he could see beneath Lake Superior. He posted a video of the dive on YouTube, showing the garbage he found and collected. Read the full story by the Gladwin County Record & Beaverton Clarion.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-scubadivers-greatlakes-cleanup

Hannah Reynolds

International shipping on Great Lakes keeps pace with last year

On: July 19, 2023

Ships carrying an estimated 12 million tons of cargo have passed through the St. Lawrence Seaway system into the Great Lakes through the end of June, roughly the same amount as last year. Read the full story by The Northwest Times of Indiana.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-internationalshipping-greatlakes

Hannah Reynolds

Video: Surprise 1879 shipwreck discovered at the bottom of Lake Superior

On: July 19, 2023

A ship that hasn’t been seen for almost a century and a half has been confirmed as found. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Paradise, Michigan announced an expedition on Lake Superior last year that led to the discovery of the Satellite, a tugboat that sank June 21, 1879. Read the full story by the Manistee News Advocate.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-shipwreck-lakesuperior

Hannah Reynolds

High lead levels in drinking water found in 7 Eastpointe homes

On: July 19, 2023

Lead levels in drinking water in the city of Eastpointe, MI have exceeded state action levels for the second time in a year. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-highleadlevels-eastpointe-drinkingwater

Hannah Reynolds

Port Milwaukee and DeLong Company open new agricultural export facility

On: July 19, 2023

A new shipping facility for agricultural products officially opened in Port Milwaukee on Tuesday. It’s one of the first facilities in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway to move bulk agricultural exports, including dried distillers grains. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-portmilwaukee-ag-shipping

Hannah Reynolds

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb will invite public comment on initial downtown lakefront vision July 27

On: July 19, 2023

On Thursday, July 27, Mayor Justin Bibb will invite public comments on “initial thoughts and sketches” for an emerging plan for the Cleveland lakefront in a meeting at the Great Lakes Science Center. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230719-cleveland-publiccomment-lakefront-development

Hannah Reynolds

Unlikely bond between luxury cruise line, Great Lakes climate scientists

On: July 17, 2023

Three years ago, Viking, the luxury cruise line, struck a deal with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to launch passenger cruises on the Great Lakes with a scientific bent, allowing passengers to assist with laboratory experiments. Read the full story by Bridge Magazine.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230717-science-cruises

Connor Roessler

Environmental advocates don’t think new state Lake Erie nutrient guidelines go far enough

On: July 17, 2023

Some environmental advocates are unhappy with some of Ohio’s new Lake Erie plans, as it is not a regulatory document. Read the full story by WTVG-TV – Toledo, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230717-erie-guidelines

Connor Roessler

Private submersibles join Lake Michigan research on Beaver Island

On: July 17, 2023

The director of the Central Michigan University Institute for Great Lakes Research joined two submersible owners under Lake Michigan at Beaver Island this week to assist the station’s water quality and fisheries research. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230717-private-submersibles

Connor Roessler

Wetlands to be restored along Lake Erie, Lake Huron

On: July 17, 2023

Several wetland restoration and enhancement projects have been announced for Lake Huron and Lake Erie, as part of a multi-million dollar investment from the Ontario government. Read the full story by CKXS – Wallaceburg, Ontario.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230717-wetland-restoration

Connor Roessler

Kayakers floated among 500K gallons of sewage. The health warning came days later.

On: July 17, 2023

A no-contact order remains in place for a section of the St. Joseph River in Southwest Michigan a week after sewage spilled into the river. A lag between the time of the spill and the warning means some people went into the Lake Michigan tributary without realizing they could be in danger. Read the full story by the MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230717-kayakers-sewage

Connor Roessler

Corps of Engineers shores up South Beach

On: July 17, 2023

In Michigan, a project to shore up South Haven’s South Beach and protect it from erosion that occurred in 2019 due to record-high water levels on Lake Michigan is nearing completion. This past week, the United States Army Corps of Engineers began the finishing work on the project that will add approximately 57,000 cubic yards of dredged material from the Black River Channel to expand the sand on the beach that was washed away during the high-water levels. Read the full story by the South Haven Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230717-south-beach

Connor Roessler

Watch for harmful algal blooms in Michigan recreational waters

On: July 17, 2023

Michigan residents are being warned to be prepared for another season of harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy is advising people on what to do if they encounter the algae. Read the full story by WXPR – Rhinelander, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230717-algae-michigan

Connor Roessler

Cheboygan unveils $17.4 million wastewater treatment facility

On: July 17, 2023

A new state of the art wastewater treatment plant is up and running in the City of Cheboygan, Michigan. The new facility will enhance public health safeguards, better protect Lake Huron, and reduce costs through state assisted funding. Read the full story by WPBN-TV – Traverse City, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230717-cheboygan-wastewater

Connor Roessler

Port of Thunder Bay booming with potash

On: July 17, 2023

Potash shipments at the port of Thunder Bay, ON have made a strong comeback in June reaching 31 per cent higher than June 2022. Chris Heikkinen, director of business development with the port, says the reason for the uptick is “it’s timing more than anything.” Read the full story by the Chronicle Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230717-potash

Connor Roessler

Gateway to research: Harmful algal blooms headline institution event

On: July 17, 2023

In New York, Chautauqua Institution provided an opportunity last month for the public to learn more about the array of research and management efforts taking place on and around Chautauqua Lake. Read the full story by the Post-Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230717-institution-event

Connor Roessler

EPA seeks input on next plan to guide restoration work across Great Lakes

On: July 14, 2023

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and partners are seeking input on their latest plan to guide restoration and protection of the Great Lakes under an updated action plan for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative from 2025 to 2029. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230714-epa-input

Connor Roessler

Historical society announces discovery of 1879 Lake Superior shipwreck

On: July 14, 2023

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society announced Wednesday the discovery of a tug boat that sank into the waters of Lake Superior 144 years ago. The historical society said the Satellite sank on June 21, 1879, either as a result of a mechanical problem or because the boat struck a floating log. Read the full story by WPBN-TV – Traverse City, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230714-shipwreck

Connor Roessler

Great Lakes piping plover chicks released at Chicago’s Montrose Beach

On: July 14, 2023

The Chicago Park District released three endangered piping plover chicks Wednesday at Montrose Beach along Lake Michigan, hoping to help the species which is nearly extinct in the Great Lakes region. Read the full story by WMAQ-TV – Chicago, IL.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230714-piping-plovers

Connor Roessler

Innovative technology battles marine debris along Lake Michigan shoreline in Manitowoc

On: July 14, 2023

Several types of technology are deployed along beaches in the Great Lakes region to remove trash and other marine debris, both large and small. Read the full story by WLUK-TV – Green Bay, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230714-marine-debris

Connor Roessler

Lake Michigan channel used by Beaver Island ferry getting $530K repair

On: July 14, 2023

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District will begin planned maintenance work in the navigation channel in Charlevoix, Michigan to replace deteriorating timber fenders along the channel revetments. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230714-channel-repair

Connor Roessler

Swimming banned at 4 Presque Isle beaches due to E. coli levels. What’s the cause?

On: July 14, 2023

Several beaches along Lake Erie’s Presque Isle are restricted for swimming due to E. coli. Officials are searching for the reason. Read the full story by the Erie Times-News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230714-presque-isle

Connor Roessler

How common are tsunamis on the Great Lakes?

On: July 14, 2023

On July 13, 1938, five people were killed after a type of tsunami hit Holland, Michigan. Eighty-five years later, researchers say meteotsunamis in the Great Lakes occur more than some may think. Read the full story by WOOD-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230714-tsunamis

Connor Roessler

Why is Chicago area river water reversed into Lake Michigan?

On: July 14, 2023

On rare occasions of heavy rainfall, the Chicago Metropolitan Water Reclamation District officials will reverse the flow of river water into Lake Michigan to reduce river flooding. Read the full story by WBBM-TV – Chicago, IL.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230714-chicago-river

Connor Roessler

Researchers warn of harmful algae blooms in Lake Superior

On: July 14, 2023

As the summer continues to heat up, Lake Superior researchers are urging the public to look out for and report algae blooms. Read the full story by KBJR-TV – Superior, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230714-superior-algae

Connor Roessler