Green Bay Wisconsin Waterfront News & Great Lakes News (Page 2,674)

In the effort to continue promoting a more dynamic and diverse supply chain for U.S. soybean farmers, the Soy Transportation Coalition (STC) has continued its partnership with The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) to encourage the greater utilization of the Seaway in accessing international markets.  Specifically, the partnership extends the SLSMC’s “Gateway Incentive Program,” a 50% reduction on shipping tolls for new shipments of soybeans and agricultural freight via the Seaway.  Read the full story by Ohio’s Country Journal.

The city of Lakewood, Ohio, has agreed to spend approximately $85 million to improve its sewer system to significantly reduce the amount of raw sewage discharges from Lakewood’s system into Lake Erie and the Rocky River. Department of Justice officials said the city of Lakewood allegedly discharged untreated sanitary sewage into the bodies of water on at least 1,933 occasions from January 2016 to now. Read the full story by WOIO – Shaker Heights, OH.

Earlier this week, dozens of Cleveland residents attended the first of six listening sessions to learn about four proposals that aim to bridge the gap between Cleveland’s downtown and its Lake Erie shoreline. Read the full story by WEWS-TV – Cleveland, OH.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held its first meeting with the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) in Michigan to begin a technical assistance project funded by the American Rescue Plan on Tuesday. Officials met to discuss the risk to human health and the environment from contaminated waste and coastal erosion in specific areas along the Keweenaw Bay shoreline on Lake Superior. Read the full story by WLUC-TV – Marquette, MI.

In northwestern Ontario, the Municipality of Marathon and Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation signed an agreement that would allow them to move forward on a port authority development on the site of Marathon’s former pulp mill. A board of directors was established including representation from both Marathon and Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation. Read the full story by Northern Ontario Business.

The city of Cleveland is seeking a consultant to study the economic impact of downtown’s Burke Lakefront Airport and whether the land could be better used in other ways. The analysis will consider a range of options for alternative development of the airport, from a public park to mixed-use development at maximum density, according to the city. Read the full story by Cleveland.com.

Researchers have begun a five-month study on the St. Lawrence River to see if light can be used to guide eels into collection points so they can be captured and transported around hydropower dams. The American eel is presently listed as endangered by the province of Ontario and is considered a “species of concern” in Canada and the United States. Read the full story by Adirondack Daily Enterprise.

Under new provincial housing legislation in Ontario, Hamilton conservation authorities, which are responsible for protecting and regulating the drainage areas of local creeks that flow into Lake Ontario or the harbour, would be asked to streamline regulatory processes to ramp up home construction amid a provincewide housing and affordability crisis. Read the full story by The Hamilton Spectator.

The “100% Whitefish” campaign spearheaded by the Conference of Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers, a coalition of state and provincial leaders from around the region, is pushing for commercial fisheries to use more than just the filets to incorporate the fish into products such as fertilizers, cosmetics, and fish leather. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

After two years of delay caused by the COVID pandemic, the 4th Great Lakes Islands Alliance (GLIA) Summit finally took place on October 2-5 on the islands of Lake Erie, north of Ohio. The Summit was packed with meetings, tours and discussion about issues of interest and concern to islanders. Read the full story by The Manitoulin Expositor.