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EPA prepares for 40th voyage on Great Lakes to test water quality

On: August 2, 2023

At University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Fresh Water Sciences, crew members and more than a dozen scientists from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are preparing for a month-long trip across the Great Lakes aboard the largest vessel to navigate the Great Lakes. The samples collected will help scientists understand temperature profiles in the water as well as depth and provide insight into the food chain from. Read the full story by WISN-TV – Milwaukee, WI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230802-water-quality-study

New buoy marker will make shipwreck exploration easier

On: August 2, 2023

In Lake Superior near Marquette, Michigan, the Marquette Maritime Museum has sponsored a new buoy to make finding shipwrecks easier for the Great Lakes Scuba Divers and Lake Preservation Club. Anchoring this buoy to the lake bottom will help the D. Leuty shipwreck, the first to be marked by the club, and its artifacts stay intact. Read the full story by WLUC-TV – Marquette, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230802-shipwreck-exploration

Scriber elected secretary Of American Great Lakes Ports Association

On: August 2, 2023

William Scriber, executive director and CEO of the Port of Oswego Authority (POA) was elected secretary of the American Great Lakes Ports Association last week. Scriber joined the POA in 2009 as logistics manager and has been the director since 2017. Under his leadership, the port set a record year in 2022 with shipping alone up over 300% compared to 2021. Read the full story by Oswego County Today.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230802-ferry-damage

Lake Michigan Carferry suspends operation of SS Badger due to ramp system damage

On: August 2, 2023

Lake Michigan Carferry announced on Tuesday that it will not operate the S.S. Badger for the remainder of the season after the ship’s ramp system was damaged last month. The Badger transports passengers from Ludington, Michigan to Manitowac, Wisconsin, and was scheduled to offer overnight sailings through August 6. Read the full story by WPBN-TV – Ludington, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230802-ferry-damage

Shipwreck hunters find vessel in deep water of Lake Michigan

On: August 2, 2023

Members of the Michigan Shipwreck Research Association say they have located a vessel in deep Lake Michigan waters but will wait to publicly identify the sunken ship until a later date. So far, the only information being released is the vessel is in the West Michigan portion of Lake Michigan in very deep waters, far offshore. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230802-shipwreck-finding

Climate change and erosion fuel disputes along Lake Michigan’s shoreline

On: July 31, 2023

Homes along Lake Michigan in Indiana are facing encroaching water due to erosion and climate change. However, the solution to build hardened revetments is causing pushback from environmentalists. Read the full story by the Journal Gazette & Times-Courier.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230731-shoreline-dispute

Connor Roessler

Researchers investigate loss of biodiversity in Great Lakes

On: July 31, 2023

Several species of fish and mussels are disappearing from the Great Lakes, and a team of researchers at the University of Windsor is trying to find out why. Read the full story by CKNX- Wingham, ON.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230731-biodiversity-loss

Connor Roessler

Great Lakes Basin focus of wild rice restoration program

On: July 31, 2023

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community has been conducting a program of manoomin (wild rice) restoration for more than a decade as the amount of wild rice in the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan has declined over the past century. This will be aided by the development of a collaborative wild rice stewardship plan. Read the full story by the Daily Mining Gazette.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230731-wild-rice

Connor Roessler

Macomb County touts blue economy projects

On: July 31, 2023

In Michigan, the annual State of the Lake address succinctly described the importance of Lake St. Clair to its residents with a review of various restoration projects, efforts to ensure water cleanliness and safety, the economic impact of the lake, and the results of the first-ever Lake St. Clair Coastal Study. Read the full story by the Macomb Daily.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230731-macomb-county

Connor Roessler

Province partners with local group to protect Great Lakes

On: July 31, 2023

The Ontario government will invest $6 million to support 30 multi-year projects aimed at helping protect, conserve, and restore the Great Lakes. The project areas include the southeast shores of Lake Huron, Eastern Georgian Bay and Huron-Bruce and are aimed at reducing plastic litter, excess nutrients and road salt entering the waterways, and advancing climate resiliency. Read the full story by the Owen Sound Sun Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230731-province-projects

Connor Roessler

Hundreds of dead bats mysteriously wash up on Lake Michigan shore: ‘The craziest thing ever’

On: July 31, 2023

There’s a mystery unfolding in northwest Indiana, where hundreds of bats washed up on the shore of Lake Michigan on Saturday. Read the full story by WBBM- Chicago, IL.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230731-dead-bats

Connor Roessler

Edgewater Park health advisory: Heavy rains spill sewage into Lake Erie for the 2nd time in 2 weeks

On: July 31, 2023

The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District has posted a health advisory at Cleveland’s Edgewater Park following heavy rains that caused sewage and stormwater to overflow and be dumped into Lake Erie. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230731-edgewater-health

Connor Roessler

Report shows Great Lakes-Seaway benefits Indiana the most

On: July 31, 2023

According to a report, Indiana is the state with the greatest economic impact from cargo handling by ports and terminals along the Great Lakes-Seaway system. Read the full story by Northwest Indiana Business Magazine.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230731-indiana-seaway

Connor Roessler

Michigan resident flips freighters into homes

On: July 31, 2023

Tony Gatliff, a 42-year Grosse Pointe Farms resident and former ship’s officer and pilot for the Ford Motor Co. Fleet, has taken on the unique project of creating cottages out of the pilot house of a freighter. Read and listen to the full story by the Grosse Pointe News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230731-freighter-homes

Connor Roessler

Blue-green algae found in Lake Superior near Shuniah, ON

On: July 31, 2023

The Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has confirmed the blue-green algae in a water sample collected on July 25. People are reminded to avoid water whenever a blue-green algae bloom is present and to wait two weeks after it has dissipated. Read the full story by the Chronical Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230731-superior-algae

Connor Roessler

U.S. House passes James bill requiring Soo Locks security study

On: July 28, 2023

The U.S. House on Wednesday passed a bill directing completion of a new study of potential security shortfalls at the Soo Locks, as well as the supply chain and economic impacts of a potential failure at the Great Lakes shipping lock complex at Sault Ste. Marie. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230728-soo-locks

Blue-green algae blooms on large, shallow lakes may be related to drought conditions

On: July 28, 2023

Lakes seeing less water moving through them due to a lack of rain may see conditions ripe for blooms to form. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230728-algal-blooms

Piping plover chick roaming Montrose Beach revealed to be a relative of Chicago’s beloved Monty

On: July 28, 2023

One of the federally endangered piping plover chicks that’s been roaming a North Side beach in recent weeks has ties to a prominent local family. Read the full story by the Chicago Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230728-plover

Fond du Lac Band sues 3M and other companies over PFAS pollution

On: July 28, 2023

The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has filed a lawsuit against 3M and 23 other companies over contamination of its water and fish with PFAS, so-called “forever chemicals.” Read the full story by Minnesota Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230728-pfas

New Great Lakes maritime facility could change export game for ag producers in northern states 

On: July 28, 2023

Officials of Port Milwaukee and The DeLong Co., Inc. recently celebrated the grand opening of the $40-million Agricultural Maritime Export Facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Read the full story by the High Plains Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230728-maritime

New stone breakwater to be installed at Buffalo’s Outer Harbor

On: July 28, 2023

The US. Army Corps of Engineers is installing a new stone breakwater at Buffalo, New York’s Outer Harbor. Read the full story by The Chronicle Telegram.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230728-breakwater

History Lesson: Exploring shipwrecks of the St. Lawrence

On: July 28, 2023

The St. Lawrence River has at least 250 wrecks that can be explored in the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario. Read the full story by WWNY -TV – Watertown, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230728-shipwrecks

Green Bay paper mill becomes first certified as net zero for water use

On: July 28, 2023

Wisconsin’s newest papermill, opened by Green Bay Packaging in 2021, has been validated as a “net-zero” water user. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230728-paper-mill

Fish Ohio Day celebrates commitment to a healthy Lake Erie

On: July 28, 2023

On the 43rd Governor’s Fish Ohio Day on Thursday, July 20, legislators, natural resources administrators, tourism officials and the media flocked to Port Clinton, Ohio to pay homage to what many say is the greatest of the Great Lakes. Read the full story by The Beacon.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230728-fish-ohio-day

New Cleveland lakefront plan centers around Cleveland Browns stadium

On: July 28, 2023

City leaders have been working to push forward a unified vision for a new lakefront plant in Cleveland, Ohio. Read the full story by Cleveland Magazine.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230728-cleveland-lakefront

Research vessels are on the Great Lakes, but there’s no crew on board

On: July 26, 2023

The U.S. Geological Survey along with conservation agencies from Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ontario are utilizing three uncrewed research vessels in the Great Lakes. The surface vehicles, called saildrones, are wind-powered and can stay out on the water 24 hours a day for months, gathering fish population data. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230726-research-vessels

Theresa Gruninger

Teachers on Great Lakes research ship take science back to their classrooms

On: July 26, 2023

A Lake Ontario cruise was no summer vacation for several teachers who spent a week on board an Environmental Protection Agency ship, testing water quality on the lake. The voyage plays an important role in the future health of not just Lake Ontario, but all of the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Spectrum News 1.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230726-science-reseach-trip

Theresa Gruninger

Updated Great Lakes Action Agenda sharpens focus on local action

On: July 26, 2023

In 2014, New York’s Great Lakes Action Agenda was created to bridge the gap between planning and action. The plan is getting an update and this time taking aim at more targeted areas that have been identified by local organizations to need a higher level of focus. Read the full story by WROC-TV – Rochester, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230726-action-agenda

Theresa Gruninger

Some Lake Erie anglers consider algae blooms helpful — but what are the health implications?

On: July 26, 2023

Despite often being described as smelly and not nice to look at, charter fish captains say they find algae blooms helpful when it comes to catching more fish in Lake Erie. Researchers worry about the accumulation of toxins in the fish from the algae. Read the full story by CBC News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230726-algae-blooms

Theresa Gruninger

Local leaders discuss Project Resolve’s economic impacts for Erie

On: July 26, 2023

An annual Erie, Pennsylvania, conference is exploring the potential impact of Project Resolve — an initiative passed by the Erie County Council earlier this year. Project Resolve is a regional strategy to advance manufacturing while also reducing plastic and waste pollution that affects freshwater systems, like Lake Erie. Read the full story by WJET-TV – Erie, PA.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230726-project-resolve

Theresa Gruninger

What to know about wetlands and where you can find them along Lake Michigan

On: July 26, 2023

Wetlands are a vital part of the Great Lakes ecosystem. Today, there are about five million acres of wetlands in Wisconsin, covering about 15 percent of the state. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230726-lake-michigan-wetlands

Theresa Gruninger

Lt. governor visits UP to see Soo Locks, LSSU

On: July 26, 2023

Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist was in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, Monday to visit the construction site for a new lock at the Soo and Lake Superior State University. Read the full story by The Sault News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230726-soo-locks

Theresa Gruninger

Brig Niagara sailing season to end early due to propeller repairs

On: July 26, 2023

The remainder of the U.S. Brig Niagara’s 2023 sailing schedule has been officially canceled due to mechanical issues. Read the full story by Erie Times-News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230726-brig-niagara

Theresa Gruninger

COMMENTARY: Congress should establish a national strategy to reduce plastic pollution

On: July 26, 2023

Earlier this year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution. While EPA’s draft strategy is a good start, the EPA will need to strengthen its accountability measures if they want to actually limit plastic pollution and the harm it causes. Read the full story by The Hill.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230726-plastic-pollution

Theresa Gruninger

Fewer drownings in West Michigan this summer

On: July 26, 2023

It’s been one of the least dangerous years on Lake Michigan’s east coast. Ron Olson, chief of Parks and Recreation for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, attributes the drop to better public education on rip currents, life jackets, and the flag system. Read the full story by WXMI-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230726-lake-michigan-drownings

Theresa Gruninger

Can you filter ‘forever chemicals’ out of your water at home?

On: July 24, 2023

‘Forever chemicals’, otherwise known as PFAS, are found nearly everywhere in a household – from cooking pans to rugs. While you may not be able to completely avoid the chemicals, there are some things you can do at home to reduce your exposure. Read the full story by WXIN-TV – Indianapolis, IN.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-foreverchemicals-filter-water-at-home

Hannah Reynolds

Wetlands were everywhere on the Great Lakes, how one project is helping save them

On: July 24, 2023

Researchers with University of Wisconsin-Green Bay are surveying hundreds of wetlands around the region every year as part of the Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Monitoring Program. The program aims to monitor and assess Great Lakes coastal wetland health using biotic indicators and provide a baseline and method for tracking future changes in plants, animals, and environmental quality. Read the full story by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230724-wetlands-greatlakes-protection-habitatmonitoring

Hannah Reynolds

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