Daily News (Page 82)

In the battle against invasive carp, federal and state wildlife agencies try it all

On: December 4, 2023

State and federal agencies have spent millions of dollars to stop the spread of invasive carp still threatening the health of Great Lakes waters. Tools used to control invasive carp are varied but include electric barriers, walls of bubbles and underwater speakers used to net large numbers of carp. Read the full story by the Associated Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231204-carp-control

‘Christmas Tree Ship’ returns anchor unintentionally recovered from Lake Michigan shipwreck

On: December 4, 2023

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw, dubbed the “Christmas Tree Ship,” stopped on its way to Chicago, where trees are donated to families in need, to return an anchor unintentionally recovered from the 1895 Lake Michigan shipwreck of the schooner Kate Kelly. Read the full story by WDIV-TV – Detroit, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231204-anchor-returned

Great Lakes Towing tugs refloat grounded bulk carrier

On: December 4, 2023

Near Belle Isle, Michigan, the commercial vessel Barbro G became stuck in the Detroit River on November 27 while carrying 21,000 tons of wheat to Montreal, Québec. It took three tugs from Great Lakes Towing to refloat this 2010-built ship from the mud. Read the full story by Riviera Maritime Media.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231204-ship-refloat

Book Review: Wisconsin author touches third rail of drinking water issues in new book

On: December 4, 2023

The author of two editions of Great Lakes Water Wars released a new book that touches on recycling wastewater for drinking water. The author readily acknowledges the controversy and dissent but says the push behind wastewater transformation is driven by the need for water conservation in many areas of the country. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231204-water-book-published

Water use drops in Great Lake cities

On: November 29, 2023

Despite residential water use dropping in the Great Lakes region, service rates and fees are rising at almost twice the rate of median household income, and water shut-offs are increasingly common. Read the full story by Capital News Service.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231129-water-use-drop

Christmas tree ship crosses Lake Michigan, bringing holiday spirit, tradition to Chicago

On: November 29, 2023

More than 1,000 Christmas trees were loaded onto the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw to be taken from northern Michigan and donated to families in need in Chicago. 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/20231129-christmas-tree-ship

Invasive aquatic plant discovered in Lake Saint-François

On: November 29, 2023

The presence of starry stonewort was discovered with the help of a landowner participating in a project combatting invasive exotic species between Lake Saint-François and Lake Saint-Louis in Dundee, Quebec. Read the full story by The Gleaner.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231129-invasive-discovery

U.S. Coast Guard renames two Great Lakes command sectors

On: November 29, 2023

The U.S. Coast Guard is renaming two of its Great Lakes command sectors. Sector Buffalo will become “Sector Eastern Great Lakes” and Sector Sault Ste. Marie will become “Sector Northern Great Lakes.” The changes are in name only as the facility locations and operations will not change. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231129-command-sector-rename

COMMENTARY: Experts studying ways to keep grass carp from overrunning Sandusky River

On: November 29, 2023

Creating an underwater curtain of bubbles and/or a band of high-frequency sound stretching across the Sandusky River in Fremont, Ohio has the potential to block upstream migration of grass carp. However, it could come with potential impacts to native fishes. Read the full story by Fremont News Messenger.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231129-grass-carp-barrier

Changes in rain patterns create water challenges for farmers

On: November 29, 2023

Intense rains from climate change are leading to flooded farm fields in Michigan and across the entire Great Lakes region. The Michigan Farm Bureau is promoting soil health practices to prevent flushes of nutrients from entering the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231129-water-challenges

Michigan could implement ambitious clean energy mandates and have carbon-free electricity by 2040

On: November 29, 2023

In addition to requiring utility providers to transition to 100% carbon-free energy generation by 2040, the state of Michigan has also set a goal for utilities to generate 50% of their energy from renewable sources by 2030. This is a significant leap from the current 12%. Read the full story by The Associated Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231129-michigan-clean-energy

Tribes do their part to keep air clean. Now, they want to make sure pollution from afar doesn’t put that at risk.

On: November 29, 2023

After identifying that polluted air from a nearby coal plant in northern Wisconsin was affecting their reservation, Forest County Potawatomi leaders applied for a special classification that would recognize the importance of clean air and help them protect it. Read the full story by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231129-tribal-action

Why ‘climate havens’ might be closer to home than you’d think

On: November 29, 2023

Nearly a third of Americans named climate change as a motivation to move. Some are headed to places that experts say will be relatively pleasant to live in as the world heats up, with researchers pointing to the Great Lakes region and Michigan in particular. Read the full story by Yale Climate Connections.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231129-climate-haven

Grape expectations: A trip to Lake Erie resulted in deeper appreciation for PA wines—and some gift ideas

On: November 29, 2023

In Pennsylvania, Mazza Vineyards is located along the southeast shoreline of Lake Erie where the regions cooler climate and breezy days are comparable to wine regions in Germany. Read the full story by TheBurg.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231129-erie-wine

New compound may expand sea lamprey control

On: November 27, 2023

A newly discovered chemical compound, petromyzonol tetrasolfate – also known as 3sPZS, makes it difficult for invasive sea lamprey to find their breeding grounds and may be a new tool in the toolbox for controlling a parasite that threatens Great Lakes fish. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231127-lamprey-control

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Reducing road salt use ‘not something that can wait’ as Ontario lakes see oxygen depletion, researcher says

On: November 27, 2023

Researchers at the University of Waterloo urge for the reduction of road salt applied during the winter months to reduce impacts of salinization on Ontario’s groundwater and lakes. Read the full story by CBC News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231127-ontario-salt

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Great Lakes tribes’ knowledge of nature could be key to climate change. Will people listen?

On: November 27, 2023

There has been an increased push in recent years to integrate Indigenous Nations’ ancestral knowledge and western science to find better ways to understand and manage the land. Read the full story by USA Today.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231127-tribes-knowledge

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Duluth port drew thousands of Great Lakes cruise passengers this year

On: November 27, 2023

More than 4,000 cruise ship passengers visited Duluth, Minnesota in 2023 resulting in a $600,000 economic impact for the city. Read the full story by the Star Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231127-duluth-cruises

Taaja Tucker-Silva

We’re going to need a bigger fishbowl

On: November 27, 2023

Feral goldfish have been invading much of North America, including the Great Lakes, for decades and recently their numbers seem to be rising rapidly. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231127-feral-goldfish

Taaja Tucker-Silva

When the water wars come

On: November 27, 2023

To bolster disappearing groundwater reserves, water will flow from Chicago to Joliet, Illinois via a 31-mile pipeline built to connect Lake Michigan to the city. Joliet is leading the way for proactive approaches toward water sustainability and finding a solution for the future of water sourcing. Read the full story by the Chicago Reader.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231127-joliet-water

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Navy combat ship commissioned on Lake Michigan reaches Florida home port

On: November 27, 2023

The littoral combat ship USS Marinette LCS 25, built in Marinette, Wisconsin, and commissioned in Menominee, Michigan, traversed 15 locks, four Great Lakes and more than 1,400 nautical miles to reach the Atlantic Ocean and then continued its journey to its home port of Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, Florida. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231127-uss-marinette

Taaja Tucker-Silva

How the Edmund Fitzgerald’s sinking inspired advances in storm navigation

On: November 27, 2023

The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald not only inspired an iconic ballad from Canadian crooner Gordon Lightfoot, it also led to the advancement of Great Lakes weather monitoring and forecasting that has helped ships navigate storms ever since. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231127-storm-navigation

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Charter boat captain faces prison for unlicensed vessel

On: November 27, 2023

A charter captain faces prison and a fine when he is sentenced early next year for violating a Coast Guard order to stop commercial operation of his unlicensed boat on Lake St. Clair. Read the full story by the Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231127-unlicensed-vessel

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Two of the biggest fishing derbies in the United States are happening now

On: November 27, 2023

Two of the biggest fishing derbies in the United States are being contested now on Lake Erie. The Walleye Fall Brawl and the Fall Walleye Slam attract contestants from more than 20 states and the winner of each derby will take home more than $100 thousand in cash, boats, and other prizes. Read the full story by WFXR-TV – Cleveland, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231127-fishing-derbies

Taaja Tucker-Silva

COVID-19 outbreak aboard navy warship forces cancellation of Great Lakes tour

On: November 27, 2023

An outbreak of COVID-19 aboard a Canadian warship has forced the Royal Canadian Navy to cancel the remainder of a tour of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway. Read the full story by the National Post.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231127-warship-tour

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Park Service begins excavating popular Sleeping Bear beach

On: November 27, 2023

The National Park Service is excavating a popular beach at Michigan’s Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore this fall to remove sand and rocks deposited there by annual river dredging, which formerly helped boaters access Lake Michigan. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231127-sleepingbear-beach

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Michigan is filled with historic bridges. Let’s celebrate them

On: November 27, 2023

November is Historic Bridge Awareness Month and while Michigan is a state defined, in part, by a most iconic bridge—the Mighty Mac—there are many other less mighty but still remarkable bridges to be found across state. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231127-michigan-bridges

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Report says Line 5 shutdown would have minimal impact on energy prices

On: November 22, 2023

A recent report by Illinois firm PLG Consulting has found that a potential shutdown of Enbridge Energy’s controversial Line 5 pipeline would have a minimal impact on natural gas prices as existing energy transportation infrastructure could sufficiently address the absence of the petroleum pipeline. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231122-energy-report

Fishing charters flourish on Lake Erie, revenue up 50%

On: November 22, 2023

An Ohio Sea Grant extension report surveying charter fishing captains about their business in 2020 was compared to survey results from 2010. The report says revenue for Ohio’s Lake Erie charter fishing industry increased more than 50% over this period— considerably higher than inflation. Read the full story by The Beacon.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231122-fishing-charter-revenue

Environmental groups ask state for tighter discharge rules at EC mill

On: November 22, 2023

The Environmental Law & Policy Center, Environmental Integrity Project, and other environmental groups filed comments with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management last week asking for tougher water permit standards to restrict the 5 million pounds a year of discharges now taking place at Cleveland-Cliffs Indiana Harbor in East Chicago, Indiana. Read the full story by The Times of Northwest Indiana.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231122-discharge-regulation

As Great Lakes warm, collaboration and Indigenous self-determination are keys to adapting

On: November 22, 2023

The five Great Lakes are among the fastest-warming bodies of water on Earth, but major uncertainties and research gaps affect how governments and communities respond, according to the new National Climate Assessment. The report says many effective solutions are grounded in local knowledge, Indigenous leadership, and collaboration with Indigenous Nations and communities. Read the full story by Interlochen Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231122-climate-adaptation

Sault Ste. Marie says Great Lakes cruises generated nearly $1M in 2023

On: November 22, 2023

The Sault Convention & Visitors Bureau says spending from about 9,000 cruise ship passengers generated nearly $1,000,000 in direct economic impact for Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, in 2023. Read the full story by WWTV – Cadillac, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231122-cruise-revenue

Great Lakes museum expands in Toledo

On: November 22, 2023

The National Museum of the Great Lakes in Toledo, Ohio, plans to add 5,000 square feet so it can offer more permanent exhibition space, room for temporary exhibits, and a new Great Lakes Community Education Center. The expansion will break ground in the spring of 2024. Read the full story by The Advertiser-Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231122-museum-expansion

Tamara Thomsen has a knack for finding Wisconsin’s sunken vessels

On: November 22, 2023

From Wisconsin’s Great Lakes shipwrecks to a pair of ancient Ho-Chunk dugout canoes found in Lake Mendota, a Wisconsin Historical Society underwater archaeologist has some great stories to tell. Read the full story by Wisconsin State Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231122-archaeologist-shipwreck-discoveries

The Fish and Boat Commission asked for input on its trout programs. 3,383 anglers answered

On: November 22, 2023

A Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission survey found most anglers are satisfied with the Commission’s trout program, but responses indicate more public access is desired and that fishing methods are changing. Read the full story by Erie Times-News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231122-angler-survey

Mermaid Echo makes waves by educating the next generation about freshwater conservation

On: November 22, 2023

A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Freshwater Sciences graduate student teaches K-12 students about freshwater systems and conservation through their underwater performances as Mermaid Echo. Read the full story by WUWM – Milwaukee, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231122-conservation-education

Great Lakes Towing buys historic fireboat

On: November 22, 2023

The Great Lakes Towing Company announced it has acquired a 62-year-old fireboat from the city of Cleveland, Ohio. The vessel, Anthony J. Celebrezze, was constructed in 1961 by Paasch Marine in Erie, Pennsylvania, and was used by the Cleveland Fire Department until it was replaced with a new vessel in June 2023 and put up for auction. Read the full story by Marine Link.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231122-fireboat-purchase

Scientists turn invasive carp into traitors to slow their Great Lakes push

On: November 20, 2023

Wildlife officials across the Great Lakes are looking for spies to take on an almost impossible mission: stop the spread of invasive carp. Over the last five years, state and federal agencies have employed a new seek-and-destroy strategy that uses turncoat carp to lead them to the fish’s hotspot hideouts. Read the full story by MPR News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231120-invasivecarp-traitors-slow-geatlakespush

Hannah Reynolds

Great Lakes oil spill researchers receive $3.8M from Canada

On: November 20, 2023

The Canadian government has awarded nearly $4 million to researchers at Lake Superior State University (LSSU) to study the behavior and impacts of oil spilled in the Great Lakes. LSSU plans to collaborate on the research with Algoma University, located across the international border in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231120-greatlakes-oilspill-canada

Hannah Reynolds

See what trash robot collected from Muskegon beach last summer

On: November 20, 2023

What are the items that Muskegon’s beach cleaning robot picks up the most? Plastic fragments. Grand Valley State University’s Annis Water Resources Institute, which owns and operates the BeBot remote-controlled roving sand sweeper, recorded a total of 6,237 plastic fragments recovered from the beach during summer 2023. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231120-trashrobot-muskegonbeach

Hannah Reynolds

Water quality issues challenge what it means to ‘leave no trace’ in beloved Boundary Waters

On: November 20, 2023

Climate change, algae blooms, and microplastics are some of the issues altering Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231120-boundary

Algal bloom this year was bigger than expected

On: November 20, 2023

The 2023 harmful algal bloom in Lake Erie was more severe than expected, and it’s possible that climate change could be the reason, as the blooms are getting started earlier, a federal scientist says. Read the full story by the Advertiser-Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231120-algalbloom-2023

Hannah Reynolds

West Michigan tribe gets $56M federal loan for water, infrastructure improvements

On: November 20, 2023

The U.S. EPA is providing the Gun Lake Tribal Utility Authority with a $56 million loan to support improvements to the tribe’s drinking water and water wastewater systems. The loan will help fund design and construction of a new wastewater treatment plant, groundwater wells, a new drinking water treatment plant and an elevated water storage tank. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231120-westmichigan-tribe-federalloan-waterinfrastructure

Hannah Reynolds

Why the Great Lakes have the gales of November

On: November 20, 2023

Many who have lived in Michigan for a while know that November tends to have stronger storm systems and strong winds, especially over the Great Lakes. Several storms packing gale-force winds have landed in the history books for being destructive and deadly around this time of year, and there is a reason for that. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231120-gales-november-greatlakes

Hannah Reynolds

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe gets $1.5 million in grant funds from EPA

On: November 20, 2023

The US. EPA selected the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and the Seneca Nation of Indians to receive a total of almost $2 million in Solid Waste for Recycling Grants. These grants will expand recycling infrastructure and education for waste management systems across both nations, complement an existing capital investment project, and directly benefit communities along the St. Lawrence River. Read the full story by Watertown Daily Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231120-stregis-mohawktribe-funding-epa

Hannah Reynolds

Tetra Tech nabs $33 million contract

On: November 20, 2023

Tetra Tech Inc. has garnered a $33 million contract from the United States Army Corps of Engineers to design a new navigation lock on the Illinois River. The navigation lock is one of eight on the Illinois Waterway system connecting Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River on the west side of the state; most of the locks are on the Illinois River. These locks adjust water levels to minimize elevation changes for ships navigating the waterways. Read the full story by the Los Angeles Business Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231120-tetratech-contract-illinoisriver

Hannah Reynolds

65 years later: The SS Carl D. Bradley sinking left its mark in Northern Michigan

On: November 20, 2023

When the 639-foot freighter SS Carl D. Bradley sank 47 miles west of Charlevoix in November 1958, it was one of the worst shipping disasters in Great Lakes history. At the time of the Bradley’s launch in 1927, it was the longest and largest boat on the Great Lakes. It held that title for 22 years before the Edmund Fitzgerald was launched in 1958, just five months before the Bradley was lost. Read the full story by the Petoskey News-Review.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/2023112023-bradley-historic-sinking-northernmichigan

Hannah Reynolds

Ducks Unlimited Canada and Raisin Region Conservation Authority secure 10.4 acres in South Glengarry

On: November 20, 2023

Ducks Unlimited Canada, (DUC), and Raisin Region Conservation Authority, (RRCA), are celebrating the recent acquisition of 10.4 acres, of valuable connective land in the St. Lawrence River watershed. The property allows for an expansion of the Cooper Marsh Conservation Area, a popular destination for nature lovers and birders alike. Read the full story by Cornwall Seaway News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/2023112023-ducksunlimited-canada-raisinregion

Hannah Reynolds

C-K fish companies sign ‘100% Great Lakes Fish’ pledge

On: November 17, 2023

Six companies based in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, have signed the 100% Great Lakes Fish Pledge, a first-of-its-kind international effort asking companies to publicly commit to productively using 100 per cent of each commercially caught Great Lakes fish by 2025. Read the full story by The Chatham Voice.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231117-100-great-lakes-fish

Theresa Gruninger

Barrier planned in Sandusky River to battle grass carp

On: November 17, 2023

State and federal officials battling grass carp in Ohio’s Sandusky River have launched a new effort to contain the invasive fish. The Sandusky River Grass Carp Barrier Project, as the project described Monday night is known, is in its first phase: a feasibility study to decide what should be built. Read the full story by the Sandusky Register.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231117-grass-carp

Theresa Gruninger