Daily News (Page 97)

Backed by infrastructure law, $10M project completed to repair Fair Haven pier

On: June 2, 2023

After sustaining significant damage in 2019, the West Barrier Bar Pier in Fair Haven, New York, has undergone a $10 million repair project with funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law of 2021. The Army Corps of Engineers highlighted the project’s benefits, including safe navigation between Little Sodus Bay and Lake Ontario and supporting the local economy by ensuring safe passage to 550 boat slip rentals and eight launch ramps. Read the full story by The Citizen.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230602-pier-repairs

Center Line installs rain gardens with help from CRWC and EGLE

On: June 2, 2023

With help from the Clinton River Watershed Council and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, the city of Center Line, Michigan, added four rain gardens to the corners of a newly paved and graded parking lot to ensure water will flow into the rain garden cells and go into the ground instead of into the stormwater drain. Read the full story by Macomb Daily.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230602-rain-garden-installation

Female charter captain has been making a splash on Lake Erie for nearly 40 years

On: June 2, 2023

At Anchors Away Marina in Marblehead, Ohio, the charter boat “Myrmidon” awaits her captain, Carole Vukmer, who is one of just a handful of female charter captains on Lake Erie. Being a female captain in a male-dominated industry is a challenge. There are just over a thousand licensed charter captains that make a living fishing Lake Erie; of that number, just 46 are women. Read the full story by WKYC-TV – Cleveland, OH.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230602-female-captains

Jellyfish sightings in Michigan waters? Yes, it’s a thing

On: June 2, 2023

Since its first sighting recorded near Ann Arbor, Michigan, in the Huron River in 1933, officials say there have been dozens of freshwater jellyfish findings in Michigan’s streams and inland lakes. Freshwater jellyfish typically appear in northern temperate inland lakes during the late summer and there is little-to-no evidence that they have any significant impact on the Great Lakes. Read the full story by WDIV-TV – Detroit, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230602-freshwater-jellyfish

Now is your chance to own a Michigan lighthouse

On: June 2, 2023

In Houghton County, Michigan, the Keweenaw Waterway Lower Entrance Light is now available for purchase through public auction; the opening bid is $10,000. Read the full story by WBCK – Battle Creek, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230602-lighthouse-auction

World’s lakes shrinking, but Great Lakes on the rise

On: May 31, 2023

New data published by the journal Science shows most of the world’s lakes are shrinking. But according to Environment Canada, lakes in Southwestern Ontario are slowly rising — contradicting that trend. Read the full story by CTV News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230531-lake-size-changes

Theresa Gruninger

Land purchase aims to expand access to Lake Superior and protect habitat for at-risk shorebird

On: May 31, 2023

The state of Wisconsin will add a half-mile of shoreline to the Brule River State Forest that will expand public access to Lake Superior and protect habitat for an endangered shorebird. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230531-lake-superior-shorebirds

Theresa Gruninger

Michigan scientists work to save black terns from extinction

On: May 31, 2023

Scientists believe saving black terns from extinction will take more than habitat protection across their breeding grounds in Michigan. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230531-black-terns

Theresa Gruninger

Meet the new St. Lawrence Seaway Administrator

On: May 31, 2023

As of last November, Adam Tindall-Schlicht has been Administrator of the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, which oversees operations of the U.S. side of the system of locks and channels that connect the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. Read the full story by North County Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230531-st-lawrence-seaway

Theresa Gruninger

UMD’s Blue Heron charters ‘world-class research’

On: May 31, 2023

One research vessel owned and operated by the University of Minnesota-Duluth (UMD) is dedicated to better exploring the Great Lakes region. This year, a team of researchers from UMD is looking at algae blooms on the lakes. Read the full story by KBJR-TV – Duluth, MN.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230531-blue-heron

Theresa Gruninger

Device dating to 234 B.C. may allow Michigan native fish to bypass dams

On: May 31, 2023

Over the course of eleven days, a device dating back to 234 B.C. successfully captured 704 fish and lifted them into a collection basket as part of a project to determine if the method could be used in the future to move fish across dams without injury. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230531-bypass-dams

Theresa Gruninger

Sturgeon Fest continues to make a splash after 10 years

On: May 31, 2023

Thousands of people will soon line Michigan’s St. Clair River together and celebrate the famous Blue Water Area sturgeon at Sturgeon Fest. Read the full story by the Times Herald.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230531-sturgeon-fest

Theresa Gruninger

Offshore wind in the Midwest? Some Great Lakes leaders think so.

On: May 31, 2023

Lawmakers in Illinois and Pennsylvania are considering bills this year to promote offshore wind development in the waters off their coasts. Read the full story by Michigan Advance.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230531-offshore-wind

Theresa Gruninger

Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Cities Initiative praises Canadian, U.S. Governments for committing funds for shoreline protection

On: May 31, 2023

The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative says that their member municipalities are willing to spend the money to protect the shoreline but are hampered by inflation and labor shortages. Read the full story by Bayshore Broadcasting.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230531-shoreline-protection

Theresa Gruninger

Kent, Ottawa waterways on deck for sea lamprey treatment

On: May 31, 2023

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will treat two West Michigan waterways for invasive sea lamprey this summer. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230531-sea-lamprey

Theresa Gruninger

Many wetlands will lose federal protections after U.S. Supreme Court ruling

On: May 26, 2023

Many wetlands across the country will lose federal protections following a U.S. Supreme Court decision on Thursday. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230526-wetland-protection

Great Lakes records fourth lowest ice cover in 50 years. How will that continue to impact us?

On: May 26, 2023

The Great Lakes recorded the fourth-lowest ice cover since scientists began keeping track a half-century ago, yet another sign of the impact of climate change on the environment. Read the full story by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230526-ice-cover

Aquarium unveils renderings for Great Lakes 360 facility

On: May 26, 2023

The Aquarium of Niagara in Buffalo, New York has unveiled renderings of its new living museum, which features 15 brand new exhibits showcasing Great Lakes wildlife. Read the full story by Yahoo News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230526-aquarium

Massive freighter issues mayday on Lake Erie after engine fire

On: May 26, 2023

With its engine on fire, the Cuyahoga — a massive commercial freighter on Lake Erie — sent out a mayday, the internationally recognized signal for distress, to anyone within range who could help. Read the full story by The Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230526-freighter-fire

Cleveland expands network of “smart buoys” to monitor Lake Erie water quality

On: May 26, 2023

This week, officials with the Cleveland Water Alliance (CWA) redeployed several environmental monitoring “smart” buoys” in Lake Erie, along Ohio’s northern shoreline. Read the full story by Fox Business.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230526-erie-monitoring

Be careful on the water this weekend as Lake Erie is only 51 degrees

On: May 26, 2023

Water temperatures in the 50s may not sound that cold, but this water can immediately be life threatening. The air temperature will be in the 70s this weekend, and the water will be smooth for boaters, so expect a lot of people out on boats. Read the full story by WKBW – TV – Buffalo, NY.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230526-cold-temperature

Not just the waves: the dangerous cold of Lake Superior

On: May 26, 2023

The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project (GLSRP) is warning beachgoers along the Lake Superior shoreline to take caution due to frigid water temperatures. Read the full story by WDIO – TV – Duluth, MN.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230526-lake-superior

St. Louis River water quality project launched by NRRI, others

On: May 26, 2023

A $400,000 grant will help scientists at the University of Wisconsin Madison Extension Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve and University of Minnesota Duluth’s Natural Resources Research Institute conduct high-frequency water monitoring of the St. Louis River Estuary in 2023 and 2024. Read and listen to the full story by Hometown Focus.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230526-stlouis-river

Michigan man charged in Sleeping Bear Dunes river tampering

On: May 26, 2023

Federal prosecutors filed misdemeanor charges against a man who is accused of diverting a river within Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in northern Michigan. Read the full story by The Associated Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230526-platte-river

Canada Plans $1.8 Billion Investment for New Coast Guard Small Vessels

On: May 26, 2023

The federal government reports it will invest nearly C$2.5 billion (US$1.8 billion) for the renewal of its small ship fleet through the acquisition of up to 61 vessels. Read the full story by The Maritime Executive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230526-canada-coast-guard

EPA creates $30M grant program to advance Great Lakes projects in underserved communities

On: May 24, 2023

Underserved communities will be able to access $30 million in environmental justice grants for restoration projects in the Great Lakes region under a new federal program. The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced it is setting aside the funds as part of the Great Lakes Environmental Justice Grant Program, funded through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230524-justice-grants

Connor Roessler

Lake Erie along Pennsylvania’s shoreline on its way to becoming national marine sanctuary

On: May 24, 2023

President Joe Biden’s administration took the first step Thursday toward designating the Pennsylvania-owned section of Lake Erie as the state’s first national marine sanctuary. The announcement sets up a public comment period before the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration writes a draft plan for the sanctuary. Read the full story by the Associated Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230524-marine-sanctuary

Connor Roessler

Report shows how badly Lake Michigan is affected by rising water levels, climate change

On: May 24, 2023

A report by the Environmental Law and Policy Center has identified 12 hot spots along Lake Michigan already impacted by changing water levels and storms related to climate change. Read the full story by WBBM-TV – Chicago, IL.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230524-lake-michigan-levels

Connor Roessler

Preservationists hope to turn obsolete lighthouse into a tourism magnet

On: May 24, 2023

Although it’s been standing in Lake Michigan since the 19th century, Chicago’s Harbor Lighthouse is little known except as a quaint feature in social media photos. Now a rescue group hopes to transform it into a tourism magnet. Read the full story by Crain’s Chicago Business.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230524-lighthouse

Connor Roessler

COMMENTARY: Annual spring die-off of Lake Erie fish causing concern

On: May 24, 2023

In recent weeks a lot of folks have noticed a plethora of dead fish washing up on the shorelines around Western Lake Erie, and in East Harbor and West Harbor. With the public worried that something might be killing our beloved yellow perch or walleye, the Lake Erie Fisheries Administrator for the Ohio Division of Wildlife weighs in. Read the full story by The Beacon.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230524-fish-die-off

Connor Roessler

Waukesha’s upcoming water transition: Residents have questions, the city has answers

On: May 24, 2023

Before the water begins flowing through the new pipeline system to and from Lake Michigan later this summer, the city of Waukesha, Wisconsin, will manage a different kind of flow: public information. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230524-waukesha-water

Connor Roessler

Ohio tackles harmful algae blooms in Lake Erie

On: May 24, 2023

Lake Erie and its annual algal blooms are the subjects of a recent legal ruling and a topic of discussion for lake goers. According to the most recent projections from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, the 2023 harmful algal bloom is expected to be moderate based on observations through May 16 and the bloom will be smaller if precipitation is at or below average. Read the full story by the WEWS-TV – Cleveland, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230524-ohio-algae

Connor Roessler

Fishing groups boxed out of Great Lakes fisheries negotiations

On: May 24, 2023

A fishing coalition can’t intervene in negotiations between five Native American tribes, the United States, and Michigan over who gets to manage Great Lakes fisheries, the Sixth Circuit ruled Tuesday. The Coalition to Protect Michigan Resources has been allowed to participate in negotiations as an amicus, but moved to intervene because it says that Michigan is no longer adequately representing its interests. Read the full story by Bloomberg Law.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230524-fishing-negotiations

Connor Roessler

Offshore wind in the Midwest? Some Great Lakes leaders think so.

On: May 24, 2023

Some regional leaders have a vision for the Midwest’s freshwater seas as 94,000 square miles of untapped wind energy potential, boasting consistently strong winds in a region that’s already home to an established manufacturing sector. Read the full story by Stateline.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230524-offshore-wind

Connor Roessler

Michigan introduces double red flags to beach warning system: What to know

On: May 24, 2023

After an alarming number of Great Lakes beach drownings last summer, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has updated its flag alert system, adding a new, more serious designation: the double red flags, which goes beyond the single red flag and requires, not just recommends, swimmers to stay out of the water. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230524-red-flags

Connor Roessler

Milwaukee Water Safety Expo, 108 Great Lakes drownings in 2022

On: May 22, 2023

More than 100 people drowned in the Great Lakes in 2022, according to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project. At the Milwaukee Community Sailing Center, kids and parents learn about life jackets, rescue rings and more so that every memory made on the water can be a good one. Read the full story by WITI-TV – Milwaukee, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230522-water-safety-expo

Theresa Gruninger

How could Chicago sell Lake Michigan water to Joliet, 35 miles away? Five questions answered.

On: May 22, 2023

Last month, Chicago struck a deal to sell Lake Michigan water to a city 35 miles southwest of the city. Here’s what to know about this historic water deal. Read the full story by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230522-lake-michigan

Theresa Gruninger

Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper to receive federal help for Lake Erie

On: May 22, 2023

U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins has announced $480,000 will go to Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper. The funds will be used for programs and efforts to keep and protect Lake Erie’s shoreline and water quality. Read the full story by WGRZ-TV – Buffalo, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230522-buffalo-niagara-waterkeeper

Theresa Gruninger

Planet CLE: BeBot and PixieDrone join the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup

On: May 22, 2023

Two new innovative trash collectors, the BeBot and PixeDrone, will be joining in the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup event throughout the summer, collecting trash in Lake Erie and along the shoreline. Read the full story by WKYC-TV – Cleveland, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230522-plastic-cleanup

Theresa Gruninger

‘Rivers have long memories’: Michigan gets $5 million for restorations

On: May 22, 2023

River connectivity and biodiversity are the focus of Michigan’s share of a federal grant-making program call “America the Beautiful.” Michigan will use the influx of federal dollars to help pay for removal of 27 dams or other stream barriers to restore natural pathways for native fish and other aquatic species in 14 counties. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230522-river-restoration

Theresa Gruninger

Lake Superior water level rockets up in April, could make run at record high level

On: May 22, 2023

Lake Superior’s water level rose significantly last month, and continues a larger than average rise this month. There is a scenario that could put Lake Superior very near a record water level sometime this summer. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230522-lake-superior-water-level

Theresa Gruninger

Loophole could prevent toxic ash cleanup near Lake Michigan

On: May 22, 2023

A current loophole in the Coal Combustion Residuals Rule allows waste created before 2015 to remain untouched. A proposed rule change could force a Michigan City power plant to clean up tons of toxic ash along Lake Michigan. Read the full story by WSBT-TV – South Bend, IN.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230522-ash-cleanup

Theresa Gruninger

Coast Guard warns of floating debris, cold waters on the St. Lawrence River

On: May 22, 2023

According to the U.S. Coast Guard in Alexandria Bay, recent high waters and spring snowmelt, large pieces of debris, such as trees and floating docks have been spotted in the area. Cold water poses additional danger as temperatures in the St. Lawrence have only warmed to 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Read the full story by WWTI-TV – Watertown, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230522-st-lawrence-river

Theresa Gruninger

Duluth puppet troupe hosts annual smelt-honoring parade

On: May 22, 2023

Folks are gearing up for the Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe’s 11th annual Run, Smelt, Run! Parade and Party on May 28, which honors the end of winter and the spawning season of the small, silver smelt that swim in Lake Superior. Read the full story by the Duluth News Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230522-smelt-run

Theresa Gruninger

DEC and local partners host public meetings about Lake Ontario

On: May 22, 2023

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Bureau of Fisheries Chief, Lake Ontario Unit Leader, and respective regional fisheries managers will hold two upcoming public meetings in Rochester and Mexico, New York to discuss the current state of the Lake Ontario sport fisheries and take questions on a wide array of management actions and research taking place on the lake and tributaries. Read the full story by Oswego County Today.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230522-dec

Theresa Gruninger

Federal judge not inclined to shut down Line 5, begs Bad River tribe to work with Enbridge

On: May 19, 2023

U.S. District Judge William Conley said May 18 he is unlikely to force Enbridge to shut down Line 5 in northern Wisconsin, despite arguments from the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa that the line is at immediate risk of being exposed by erosion and rupturing on reservation land. Read the full story by The Associated Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230519-judge-pipeline-decision

Great Lakes freighter freed after running aground near Belle Isle

On: May 19, 2023

The M/V Mark W. Barker, a 639-foot Great Lakes freighter, was carrying 21,000 tons of salt and headed for Milwaukee when it got stuck for more than four hours in the Detroit River on Wednesday after running aground just feet from the Belle Isle shoreline. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230519-freighter-grounded

‘The time to fish is now’: How the warmer Great Lakes could impact fishing in the future

On: May 19, 2023

Recent fluctuations in temperature in the Great Lakes can result in stronger thunderstorms, adjustments in our agriculture, and changes to our fishing industry. The warmer water temperatures have resulted in greater biological activity, providing the fish with more food to eat and creating ideal fishing conditions. Read the full story by WXMI-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230519-fishing-impacts

Video: Watch S.S. Badger set sail across Lake Michigan for first voyage of 2023

On: May 19, 2023

The historic S.S. Badger, the last coal-powered passenger steamer operating in the United States, set sail for its first voyage of the 2023 season today. The car ferry offers cross-lake service between Ludington, Michigan, and Manitowoc, Wisconsin, from May to October. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230519-ferry-voyage

Nessel backs a new way to close Line 5 in federal court

On: May 19, 2023

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has weighed in on a Wisconsin federal court dispute over a portion of Enbridge’s Line 5, backing the pursuit by the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation for an emergency shutdown of the pipeline. Nessel filed an amicus brief in support of the effort on Wednesday. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230519-pipeline-brief