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Overnight precipitation and lingering drizzle has led to a thin glaze of ice on untreated roads and sidewalks this morning. Motorist are encouraged to exercise caution and slow down especially around corners, near intersections, and on bridges. Pedestrians should be alert for slippery spots when walking on outside surfaces.

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Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

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Light snow mixed with sleet will change to freezing rain and then rain tonight. Roads and sidewalks have a small slushy accumulation, so please travel with care tonight.

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Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

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Light snow will continue in the Fox Valley through mid evening, then change to freezing rain for a short while and then rain. Roads and sidewalks have a small slushy snow accumulation, so please travel with care this evening.

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Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

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* WHAT...Mixed precipitation and freezing rain expected. Total snow accumulations up to one inch and ice accumulations up to a tenth of an inch. * WHERE...Calumet, Manitowoc, Winnebago, Brown, and Kewaunee Counties. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to midnight CST tonight. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Plan on slippery road conditions.

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Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

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* WHAT...Mixed precipitation and freezing rain expected. Total snow accumulations up to one inch and ice accumulations up to a tenth of an inch. * WHERE...Calumet, Manitowoc, Winnebago, Brown, and Kewaunee Counties. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to midnight CST tonight. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Plan on slippery road conditions.

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Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

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Michigan eyes hunting, fishing, boating fee increases, change to park fees

By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/12/michigan-eyes-hunting-fishing-boating-fee-increases-change-to-park-fees/

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A northern Wisconsin tribe along with a coalition of groups moved Dec. 12 to block plans to reroute an aging pipeline around the tribe’s reservation, arguing state regulators have underestimated the environmental damage that construction would cause. Read the full story by the Associated Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241213-line5-reroute

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A bipartisan duo is pushing the House to pass a Great Lakes conservation bill that has already cleared the Senate. The bill would reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), a program that spans the lakes and is set to expire in fiscal 2026. Read the full story by Politico.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241213-glri

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Researchers, companies and farmers are developing and deploying systems that can control agricultural runoff, benefiting landowners, water consumers and the environment alike. These controlled drainage structures have resulted in a 20 to 50% reduction in nitrate loads coming out of drainage outlets. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241213-drainage

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Earlier this year the Michigan Strategic Fund approved a $50 million grant for a controversial copper mine in the Upper Peninsula. Now, the state House Appropriations Committee has given its support, too. A major point of concern is the potential for mine waste to escape into Lake Superior, less than two miles away from the mine site. Read the full story by Interlochen Public Radio.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241213-up-copper-mine

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The St. Clair River is a 40-mile watery conduit that connects Lake Huron and Lake St. Clair. It is a vital part of the Great Lakes and provides not only transportation for commerce, but habitat for wildlife, a recreational shoreline for human use, a supply of drinking water, and a place to boat and fish. One of the people trying to protect the river is the executive director of the Friends of the St. Clair River. Read the full story by Second Wave Media.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241213-st.clair-river

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Cleaner water could have negative impacts on certain types of fish in Lake Erie, a study by researchers at Ohio State and other universities found. This is due to reduced nutrients impacting food creation for species like yellow perch. Read the full story by WOSU – Columbus, OH.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241213-lake-erie-fish

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The landmark Lake Erie case in federal court could be expanded again. The latest parties trying to become part of it are Lake Erie Waterkeeper and two national environmental groups, the New York-based Waterkeeper Alliance, and the Washington-based Food & Water Watch. Read the full story by The Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241213-lake-erie-case

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Crews have started work on a new attempt to refloat a cargo ship that ran aground in the St. Lawrence River near Morrisburg, Ontario, nearly three weeks ago. The U.S. Coast Guard says the operation to remove cargo from the vessel could take several days. Read the full story by CTV News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241213-stuck-cargo-ship

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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has announced plans to no longer stock splake in Lake Superior. The fish is popular among anglers, and the move received considerable attention during their Lake Superior Fisheries Management meeting. Read the full story by Northern News Now.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20241213-splake-stocking

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PFAS Roundup: Biden administration updates chemical regulations for PFAS, while Trump allies already voice plans to roll them back

On Wednesday, December 5, the Biden administration updated the New Chemicals Regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). According to reporting by Rachel Frazin of The Hill, this aims to prevent a family of chemicals (or chemical cousins) known as PFAS from being approved through Low Volume Exemptions, “abridged reviews given to chemicals that will only be produced in small quantities.” 

Meanwhile, according to recent reporting from The Guardian, the incoming chair of the Senate environmental committee said in a hearing last week that she would target portions of new PFAS regulations.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/12/pfas-roundup-biden-administration-updates-chemical-regulations-for-pfas-while-trump-allies-already-voice-plans-to-roll-them-back/

Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now