Michigan officials advise people to limit how much rainbow smelt they eat from the Great Lakes and some inland lakes due to elevated PFAS contaminant levels. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230113-fish-advisory
Until now, such a two-year water quality environmental technology degree was nonexistent.
The post New Northwestern Michigan College two-year degree readies students for water technology jobs first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2023/01/13/new-northwestern-michigan-college-two-year-degree-readies-students-for-water-technology-jobs/
Plant superintendent Anthony Nearhoof has been indicted on charges of conspiracy, tampering with a monitoring device and other violations of the law.
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http://greatlakesecho.org/2023/01/12/clean-air-act-violations-could-come-at-a-cost/
Keep up with energy-related developments in the Great Lakes area with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Illinois
A project that combines energy efficiency, solar power and electrification is part of developer A.J.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2023/01/energy-news-roundup-programs-provide-solar-low-income-illinois-ohio/
NCEI News Feed
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/global-climate-202212
As noted in the nomination, the lighthouse represents four areas of significance: its maritime history, architecture, engineering and transportation.
The post Wisconsin lighthouse added to the National Register of Historic Places first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2023/01/12/wisconsin-lighthouse-added-to-the-national-register-of-historic-places/
The EPA has not been active at Wurtsmith since 2014, when it ended participation in cleanup after the Department of Defense (DOD) stopped funding its involvement. The state has struggled to obtain compliance from the Air Force, which has pushed back strongly on EGLE’s oversight and enforcement attempts. The result has been years of poor communication, technical and legal disputes and Air Force refusal to accept responsibility for PFAS in many areas. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230111-epa-fortwursmith-pollutioncleanup
A proposed 18-kilometre pipeline from Oneida Nation of the Thames would connect to the same system that supplies treated Lake Huron Water to London and other municipalities. Read the full story by CBC News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230111-oneida-lakehuronwater
Experts have found that ice contains oil spills, making for an easier cleanup, but there’s a catch – it also makes it harder to detect. Read the full story by Iron Mountain Daily News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230111-ice-oilspills-containment
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority released a study saying the economics don’t support putting wind turbines in the Great Lakes of Erie and Ontario. The Great Lakes Wind project, as proposed, doesn’t offer the same benefits to the electric grid as other offshore wind projects while relying on unproven technologies that call the project’s effectiveness into doubt. Read the full story by the Observer Today.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230111-statestudy-windturbines
The Lower Fox River basin covers four counties including Brown, Claumet, Outagamie and Winnebago. The clean-up on the Lower Fox River focused on polychlorinated biphenyl compounds (PCBs). Although the clean-up itself was completed in 2020, a final stage known as a state closure was only recently approved. Read the full story by the Wisconsin Examiner.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230111-lowerfoxriver-pcbcleanup
It is well known that birds are constantly shifting their migration patterns to adjust to many factors from coastlines to industrial and other constructed structures, but the Great Lakes have now been found to be another factor. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230111-greatlakes-birdmigrationpatterns
The damage from the Blizzard of 2022 is evident along many sections of Buffalo’s waterfront. Some experts think that more natural barriers, such as vegetation, should be used along the shoreline, versus hardened walls. Read the full story by WGRZ-TV – Buffalo, NY.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230111-protectinglakeerie-shoreline-storms
The city of Hamilton, Ontario, says it has uncovered another sewage leak that has been dumping waste into Lake Ontario for more than two decades. The revelation comes after the city reported in November that a leak discovered to be from 1996 had dumped 337 million liters of sewage into the Hamilton harbor in the 26 years it went undetected. Read the full story by the Toronto Sun.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230111-hamilton-sewageleak-lakeontario
Captains from across the Great Lakes area gathered in Traverse City, Michigan, for the annual Industry Days conference. The conference focuses on learning from each other and how to keep passengers on ferries, tour boats and other mid-sized boats safe while out on the water. Read the full story by WPBN – Traverse City, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230111-captains-greatlakes-traversecity
Michigan author and Great Lakes historian Ric Mixter is speaking in Bay City this month on his latest book, “Tattletale Sounds: The Edmund Fitzgerald Investigations,” which promises new information on the wreck nearly half a century later. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230111-newinfo-edmundfitzgerald
Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service
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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service
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Since seeking refuge on land leads to higher concentrations of birds on coastlines, the next impacted factor is birds' health.
The post Study finds Great Lakes influence bird migration patterns first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2023/01/11/study-finds-great-lakes-influence-bird-migration-patterns/
Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service
https://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=WI126630960048.SpecialWeatherStatement.12663096C58CWI.GRBSPSGRB.c7af4845f2e9eb88e57e1747a63d15f5
By Lee Chilcote, The Land
This story is part of a collaborative series, from the Institute for Nonprofit News, The Land and four other news partners, examining climate resilience across the Great Lakes. This reporting was made possible with support from the Joyce Foundation.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2023/01/circular-economy-programs-reduce-waste-build-jobs/
NCEI News Feed
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/national-climate-202212
Green Bay, WI
https://www.weather.gov/storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/a6f2e14b26a54619bccebbcf228c9cef
Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service
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Heavily symbolic, Woodland art uses the vibrancy of primary colors to convey the ideology behind Ojibwe culture in the forms of animals, plants, people and even the land.
The post Northern Ontario art form pays homage to Native roots first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2023/01/10/northern-ontario-art-form-pays-homage-to-native-roots/
Research shows that rural residents have higher rates of breast, prostate, cervical and colorectal cancer, lower rates of preventative screening and higher death rates from those types of cancer than urban residents.
The post Melanoma cases higher in rural areas, study finds first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2023/01/10/melanoma-cases-higher-in-rural-areas-study-finds/
By Rebecca Fedewa, Bridge Michigan
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Radio, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; 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.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2023/01/bridge-circle-of-blue-discuss-michigan-water-priorities/
The Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant organization learned in a scientific study, that other sorts of invaders may not be affected by the electric barrier technology. That means risk for damage to the Great Lakes food web remains from other aquatic invertebrates, such as mussels, crayfish, snails, zooplankton and more. Read the full story by Mlive.com.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230109-electric-barrier
The Holden Arboretum in Kirtland, Ohio will be receiving funds through the U.S. Forest Service that will help the nonprofit operate a seed bank and promote forest restoration across the lower Great Lakes region. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230109-seed-bank
Lake Superior declined 2 inches from November 30, 2022 to December 30, 2022, a fairly typical decline for December that now puts the lake approaching its average water level. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230109-lake-levels
The Inland Seas Education Association in Suttons Bay, Michigan made an announcement that they have acquired a new vessel. The schooner “Alliance” will be joining the fleet on West Grand Traverse Bay. Read the full story by WWTV-TV – Cadillac, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230109-tall-ship
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources stocked 624,205 fish at 85 locations across the state during fall 2022. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230109-mi-fish-stocking
The federal government is spending millions of dollars to repair damage to the West Arrowhead Breakwater in Oswego Harbor, New York. The breakwater runs 2,700 feet out to the historic West Pierhead Lighthouse and protects the deep draft, commercial harbor. Read the full story by Oswego County News Now.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230109-oswego-harbor
Chicago has an opportunity to envision a holistic view of what Lake Michigan’s shoreline should look like far in the future. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District is seeking input through Jan. 17, which allows a great opportunity to express what the Chicago shoreline needs. Read the full story by the Chicago Sun Times.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230109-shoreline-restoration
Recent rollbacks of Trump-era federal water laws are unlikely to change much about how Michigan’s waterways are regulated, though experts say the move will enhance water protections around the Great Lakes and across the rest of the country. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230109-water-laws
Named after one of the first women to serve as a federal cabinet minister, the Canadian Coast Guard’s newest light icebreaker made its way up the Welland Canal last week, docking in Port Colborne. CCGS Judy LaMarsh, formerly Mangystau-2 and home-ported in Turkmenistan, was purchased in November 2021 from Atlantic Towing Ltd. for $45.2 million to supplement operations in the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence and Atlantic regions. Read the full story by the Welland Tribune.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230109-welland-canal
An Ohio group has called on governments and citizens to heed the findings of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority Great Lakes Wind Feasibility Study. That study, which was released before the New Year holiday weekend, casts doubt on the justification for building wind turbines in Lake Erie and the rest of the Great Lakes. Read the full story by the Observer.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230109-lake-turbine
By Nina Ignaczak, Planet Detroit
This story is part of a collaborative series from the Institute for Nonprofit News, Planet Detroit, Tostada Magazine, Energy News Network, The Land, and Borderless Magazine examining climate resilience across the Great Lakes.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2023/01/detroit-restaurants-tackling-climate-change-kitchen/
Getting lumber from urban sources is a growing alternative in Michigan and nationwide.
The post Wood products from urban sources a growing trend first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2023/01/09/wood-products-from-urban-sources-a-growing-trend/
Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service
https://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=WI126630587E94.SpecialWeatherStatement.12663059BC8CWI.GRBSPSGRB.3b77a733acfe35fc01f412b80021d336
For the past few years, the Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth, Minnesota has had a goal of boosting its attendance to break the 200,000-visitor mark. The organization just announced that it surpassed that goal in 2022, welcoming over 206,000 visitors through its doors. Read the full story by Fox 21 News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230106-greatlakesaquarium-newrecord
Wisconsin’s Great Lakes ecosystems are graded in a new international report. The analysis from the International Joint Commission noted Lake Superior’s forest watershed and coastal wetlands help maintain high water quality. Read the full story by WHBL – Sheboygan, WI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230106-greatlakes-scorecard
There are tens of thousands of abandoned wells throughout the Great Lakes region. Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania have each received a $25 million grant from the federal government through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to plug orphan wells. Orphan wells can contaminate groundwater through the leakage of chemicals like hydrogen sulfide and arsenic, both of which are harmful to humans. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230106-federalfunds-orphanwells
Invasive black carp are spreading through the U.S. Midwest and are threatening Illinois waterways. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources believes black carp have moved up the Illinois River as far as central Illinois. Read the full story by the Manitoulin Expositor.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230106-invasive-blackcarp
The City of Detroit has been awarded $5.8 million in funding from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) to redevelop four contaminated properties in the city. EGLE has awarded $2.8 million in funding from brownfield grants and loans and has approved $3 million in brownfield tax increment financing. Read the full story by CBS Detroit.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230106-egle-redevelop-contaminatedsites
What happens if oil spills under ice in freshwater? Researchers have determined the ice can contain the oil, making for an easier cleanup — but it’s harder to detect. Read the full story by the Cheboygan Daily Tribune.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230106-line5-oilspills-ice
A new letter clarifies why Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy is urging the state’s Department of Natural Resources to reject a National Guard proposal to expand Camp Grayling. Read the full story by the Petoskey News Review.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230106-pfascleanup-egle-dnr-campgrayling
To better guide the interventions of emergency services, scientists from the Maurice-Lamontagne Institute in Mont-Joli, Quebec have mapped underwater vegetation in the St. Lawrence River to prioritize places to protect during maritime incidents. Read the full story by The Saxon.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230106-underwatervegetation-oilspill
High chloride levels in freshwater can be toxic to aquatic life, increase the potential for harmful algal blooms, disrupt the ecosystem of a river or lake and seep into groundwater, which can corrode pipes and other infrastructure. In other words, that handful of extra salt you’re throwing onto the sidewalk could eventually, in a different form, damage a fish in a nearby river. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230106-roadsalt-impactsonfreshwater
The U.S. Coast Guard said the tow boat Michigan started to sink in the Port of Milwaukee on Monday this week. Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan was notified by the National Response Center that the tow boat sank in 26 feet of water. As of Wednesday, the Coast Guard said there is no pollution from the boat and they have deployed safety measures for containment. Read the full story by Spectrum News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230106-milwaukee-tugboat
