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PFAS News Roundup: End of Chevron deference may intensify drinking water contamination by further delaying PFAS cleanup, experts warn

In an article by the Wisconsin Examiner, legal experts cited the myriad of ways the Supreme Court ruling on Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, which overturned the Chevron deference, will likely harm future PFAS litigation. The decision came just days after a group of utilities and chemical companies filed three lawsuits in the U.S.

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/07/pfas-news-roundup-end-of-chevron-deference-may-intensify-drinking-water-contamination-by-further-delaying-pfas-cleanup-experts-warn/

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As climate change alters lakes, tribes and conservationists fight for the future of spearfishing

By Melina Walling and John Locher, Associated Press

HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) — Chilly nights on northern Wisconsin’s Chippewa Flowage don’t deter 15-year-old spearfisher Gabe Bisonette. He’s been learning the Ojibwe practice for so long now that when his headlamp illuminates the eye-shine of his quarry, he can communicate the sighting to his dad with hardly a word.

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/07/as-climate-change-alters-lakes-tribes-and-conservationists-fight-for-the-future-of-spearfishing/

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FEMA will now consider climate change when it rebuilds after floods

By Jake Bittle, Grist

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.

When the Federal Emergency Management Agency spends millions of dollars to help rebuild schools and hospitals after a hurricane, it tries to make the community more resilient than it was before the storm.

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/07/fema-will-now-consider-climate-change-when-it-rebuilds-after-floods/

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The recent 55th anniversary of the 1969 Cuyahoga River fire serves as a reminder to Northeast Ohio residents of the benefits from decades of work cleaning up industrial contamination in the river. But Northeast Ohio officials and Cuyahoga River advocates see stormwater runoff as a new threat and worry it’s on the rise. Read the full story by WKSU – Kent, OH.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240710-cuyahoga-river

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Starting in 2022, Viking Cruises gave its two expedition ships, Octantis and sister ship Polaris, a summer job: plying the Great Lakes from April through September. Since then, the popularity of cruising the Great Lakes has only increased. Read the full story by The Globe and Mail.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240710-cruising

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Thirteen labs make up the University of Windsor’s Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research (GLIER). Headquartered at the shores of the Detroit River, GLIER researchers specialize in the complex problems facing the Great Lakes and the watersheds that feed into them. Read the full story by The Globe and Mail.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240710-glier

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Members of the Ojibwe and other Indigenous Nations in the northern Great Lakes region have spearfished walleye for centuries, but the threat of climate change to the habitat for this traditional source of food is adding another difficulty on top of historical government and local opposition. Read the full story by The Associated Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240710-spearfishing

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The newly built river valley in Toronto’s Port Lands has been officially connected with Lake Ontario through the Polson Slip, a milestone in the grand eastern waterfront project that brings it closer to completely rerouting the mouth of the Don River. Read the full story by the Toronto Star.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240710-new-toronto-river-valley

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Great Lakes Learning: Bringing back buffalo reef

This lesson will explore the phenomenon of stamp sand deposition in the Buffalo Reef near the Traverse Bay area of Lake Superior. Native fish species use this ecosystem to spawn in the Great Lakes, but the remnants of copper mine waste are threatening their populations—and the people who depend on fishing for their livelihood.

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/07/great-lakes-learning-bringing-back-buffalo-reef/

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A $110,700 investment from the province of Ontario will allow the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority and the City of Thunder Bay, Ontario, to team up to create a depression around Boulevard Lake that will serve as a wetland to filter storm water runoff. Read the full story by TB News Watch.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240710-boulevard-lake

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Two Wisconsin tribes are defending a new rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency that requires states to consider tribal treaty rights when setting water quality standards. The rule aims to help protect water quality where tribes hold rights outside their reservations under treaties with the federal government. A dozen red states have brought a lawsuit challenging the new regulation. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240710-tribal-water-rights

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Michigan rivers continue to face an ecological threat known as didymo (Didymosphenia geminata), commonly referred to as “rock snot”. By covering streambeds, didymo displaces crucial food sources for fish such as trout, including stoneflies and larvae. Read the full story by Michigan Public.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240710-didymo

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In June 2023, the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced it was starting the designation process for a new national marine sanctuary in Lake Erie. Now NOAA is establishing a pre-designation Sanctuary Advisory Council to provide advice and recommendations for the proposed sanctuary. Read the full story by WZTE – Union City, PA.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240710-proposed-marine-santuary

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Since 1995, The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians’ fish-rearing program has introduced 20 million walleye into the ecosystem. This year, over one million walleye and 45,421 whitefish were released into Northern Michigan waters. Read the full story by WLUC-TV – Marquette, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240710-fish-release-program

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Waves of Change: Meet Environmental Justice Public Advocate Regina Strong

Waves of Change is an online interview series highlighting the diverse faces and perspectives shaping the environmental justice movement throughout the Great Lakes region.

This month, we spoke with Regina Strong, Environmental Justice Public Advocate at the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE).

For anyone in Michigan, there are two important timely things to note from the interview:

  • Applications for the MI EJ Impact grants, open through July 15, 2024.

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/07/waves-of-change-meet-regina-strong/

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A cleaner Cuyahoga River faces a growing threat from stormwater runoff

By Zaria Johnson, Ideastream Public Media

This story was originally published by Ideastream.

The recent 55th anniversary of the 1969 Cuyahoga River fire serves as a reminder to Northeast Ohio residents of the benefits from decades of work cleaning up industrial contamination in the river.

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/07/a-cleaner-cuyahoga-river-faces-a-growing-threat-from-stormwater-runoff/

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