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Members of the Binational Public Advisory Council (BPAC) for the St. Clair River Area of Concern (AOC) gathered Tuesday evening aboard the Duc D’Orleans to celebrate four milestones in the restoration of the St. Clair River – the re-designation of four environmental challenges to Not Impaired on the Canadian side of the St. Clair River. Read the full story by the Sydenham Current.

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I Speak for the Fish: A Fish’s Shelf Life

I Speak for the Fish is a new monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor Kathy Johnson, coming out the third Monday of each month. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit Public Television. 

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A group of 31 registered volunteers spent two hours picking up litter from the Headlands Beach State Park along the shore of Lake Erie, in Mentor, OH on September 17. This Adopt-a-Beach program was organized by Alliance for the Great Lakes, a non-profit organization based out of Chicago. Read the full story by The News Herald.

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Water levels are again a conversation on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. Instead of devastating floods, in 2022, the conversation is the exact opposite. A dry summer, with little precipitation, has led to low water levels on both the lake and river, which has caused frustration throughout these communities as recreational seasons are being cut short. Read the full story by WSYR-TV – Syracuse, NY.

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The Saginaw Bay Sturgeon organization has been spearheading a push in recent years to reintroduce sturgeon into the Saginaw Bay Watershed as a part of a larger statewide, multi-year rehabilitation plan to develop self-sustaining sturgeon populations across the state. Before releasing the sturgeon, they will be fitted with a PIT tag that will help researchers track the sturgeon as they travel through the river system and into the Saginaw Bay. Read the full story by MLive.

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Officials in Yorkville, Illinois are getting ready for a hearing on the city’s use of Lake Michigan water. The hearing involves multiple states, agencies, and countries. It’s on October 21. The hearing is part of Yorkville’s ongoing project to switch to a new water source. Read the full story by WSPY News – Plano, IL.

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A lighthouse in Kewaunee and a shipwreck near Marinette have both been added to the National and State Register of Historic Places, respectively. The Kewaunee Pierhead Lighthouse and the Sidney O. Neff Shipwreck have been recognized by the Wisconsin Historical Society and were named to the Register of Historic Places on Thursday, September 15. Read the full story by WFRV Local 5 – Green Bay, WI.

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The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, located in Akwesasne, NY received more than $300,000 in federal funding from bipartisan legislation to prevent road salt pollution during the winter months. The pollution prevention funding will open up services and workshops to facilitate informed decision making in the utilization of road salt. Road salts have been a concern to Great Lakes researchers in recent years as they have been the cause of increasing salt levels in the Great Lakes and its tributaries. Read the full story by Watertown Daily Times.

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Great Lakes feature Midwest curiosity: Fish-cleaning houses

If you catch fish in a Great Lakes state on a river, pond, stream or reservoir and keep any to eat, most likely you’ll have to clean them yourself. But if you get close to one of the big lakes, especially Lake Erie, you could have a fish cleaner do it.

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Along the shores of Lake Erie, a Northeast Ohio grassroots effort is underway. A small non-profit called Eriesponsible is doing its part to help keep the lake free of marine debris and raising awareness to protect the health of Lake Erie for generations to come. Read the full story by WKYC-TV – Cleveland, OH.

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The U.S. Coast Guard Station in Kenosha, and two others in Wisconsin, could receive a big boost from proposed bipartisan legislation that would authorize as much as $40 million to reconstruct each facility, according to U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, one of the bill’s authors. Read the full story by Kenosha News.

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Supported by the Michigan Invasive Species program, the monthly, hourlong webinars are designed to keep people informed about available programs, current research and emerging issues in the state and the Great Lakes region. Read the full story by WCHT – Escanaba, MI.

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A private Ontario transport operator promising 30-minute hovercraft service between Niagara Region and the Greater Toronto Area says it expects the first trips will be made in the Summer of 2023. Read the full story by Global News.

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As the focus on water safety continues to heat up, Ottawa County, Michigan’s, largest employer Gentex donated multiple digital displays to identify water and swimming conditions more prominently. Read the full story The Holland Sentinel.

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America’s summer of floods: What cities can learn from today’s climate crises to prepare for tomorrow’s

By Richard B. (Ricky) Rood, University of Michigan, The Conversation

 is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.

Powerful storms across the South, following flash floods in Dallas, Death Valley, St. Louis, Yellowstone and Appalachia, have left cities across the U.S.

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In A Year of Water Quality Reckoning, National Imperative is Impeded

By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue

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.

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Testing the waters: How groups monitor toxic algae in the absence of state testing

This article, first posted here, was republished with permission from Wisconsin Watch.

By Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media

This story is a product of the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, an editorially independent reporting network based at the University of Missouri School of Journalism in partnership with Report For America and funded by the Walton Family Foundation. 

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Milwaukee will host three prominent Great Lakes summits this fall, drawing in 1,200 attendees and over $1.2 million projected in total estimated economic impact. The US Water Alliance’s One Water Summit, The Water Council’s Water Leaders Summit, and Healing Our Waters Great Lakes Conference will be heading to Milwaukee in the next few weeks. Read the full story by WTMJ-TV – Milwaukee, WI.

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Project partners including NOAA, the Great Lakes Commission and the Ohio Public Works Commission celebrated the completion of a 200-acre renaturalized area at the Valley View Area of Cascade Valley Metro Park in Ohio, located near the confluence of Cuyahoga and Little Cuyahoga rivers that flow into Lake Erie. Read the full story by the Akron Beacon Journal.

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As a part of a water trail network called the Great Lakes Way, officials in Michigan and Canada signed a memorandum of understanding last week to connect pedestrian trails on either side of the border of a new bridge over the Detroit River. The bridge is scheduled to open by the end of 2024. Read the full story by MLive.

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Michigan legislators in 2021 approved a five-year, $25 million budget for the state Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to target farms in five 20,000-acre sub-watersheds in southeast Michigan for intensive analysis of nutrient runoff. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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A resolution for flooding at Sheba’s Island causeway and general improvement and protection are the focus areas for the West Lake Community Association, located East of Toronto along Lake Ontario, to help sustaining a healthy lake and wetlands. Read the full story by County Live.

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Federal officials announced plans this week to list the tricolored bat as endangered, the second U.S. bat species recommended for the designation this year as a fungal disease ravages their populations. The northern long-eared and the tricolored are among a dozen North American bats afflicted by white-nose syndrome, which disrupts their crucial winter hibernation. Read the full story by MLive.

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After 25 years of discussions, the Port of Oswego Authority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have agreed to fund and conduct a study to deepen Oswego Harbor in Lake Ontario. Once complete, Seawaymax Class freighters, the largest to travel the Great Lakes, U.S. Navy ships and Great Lakes cruise ships could use the Port of Oswego. Read the full story by Spectrum News.

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It has been more than two years since the collapse of the Sanford and Edenville Dams in mid-Michigan, which drained the lakes the dams once held back. While the lakes have remained dry, the beds of the drained lakes are now teeming with vegetation. Read the full story by WNEM-TV – Sanford, MI.

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The public is invited to tour the sturgeon passage facility at the Menominee Dam in Menominee, Wisconsin, on Sept. 20. Attendees will learn how Lake Michigan’s sturgeon population can now navigate around two hydroelectric dams on the Menominee River to spawn. Read the full story by the EagleHerald.

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Nearly a dozen waterspouts have been spotted over Lake Erie and Lake Michigan this past week. Several Northeast Ohio residents witnessed the phenomenon, as at least one waterspout was seen over Lake Erie west of Cleveland. Read the full story by WEWS-TV – Cleveland, OH.

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Great Lakes News Collaborative nets US Water Prize

In front of an international crowd of water researchers, policymakers, community organizers and other officials, the US Water Alliance announced the Great Lakes News Collaborative as the recipient of the 2022 award for “Outstanding One Water Communication.”

The awards presentation took place during the Alliance’s One Water Summit in Milwaukee.

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Coal ash 101: Everything you need to know about this toxic waste

As coal plants close nationwide, they leave behind nearly a billion tons of toxic coal ash. The Medill School of Journalism spent months investigating the coal ash threat and how regulators, companies and environmental groups are handling it.

Here are the basics that will help you understand this looming threat:

What is Coal Ash?

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Ed Verhamme is the Principal and Senior Engineer with LimnoTech. He oversees a network of buoys and sensors around the Great Lakes that support boaters, fishermen, search and rescue crews, weather forecasters, drinking water treatment plant operators, and nuclear power plants to understand weather, waves, and water quality conditions on the lakes. He’s also the past president of the International Association of Great Lakes Researchers. He’s been involved in dozens of Great Lakes and other large lake projects that push the limits of technology and innovative research and development. 

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Note: This blog is part of a periodic series of updates from Don Jodrey, the Alliance’s Director of Federal Government Relations, with his view on Great Lakes policy from Washington, DC.

New legislation passed by Congress, and signed into law by the President in July, represents a major step forward for the U.S. to address the climate change threat. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 contains a $369 billion investment in climate related spending and will transform America’s energy policy and put the U.S. on track to reduce carbon emissions by 40% by 2030. Through a series of tax incentives and direct spending, the Act invests in renewable energy and energy efficiency, including clean energy technology, solar panels and offshore wind; boosts electric vehicle markets; supports coastal resilience; and invests in communities most impacted by pollution.

But what does the Inflation Reduction Act and its climate change provisions mean for the Great Lakes and how do the programs it supports benefit our communities? Several provisions are beneficial to Great Lakes states, including $3.3 billion for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to support coastal communities throughout the country, including in the Great Lakes, to prepare and build climate resilience to respond to major weather and climate events. For the last several years, communities around the Great Lakes have suffered from unpredictable fluctuations in lake levels and more frequent and intense precipitation and flooding. The NOAA funding will allow states, Tribes, and local governments to address these challenges.

The Act includes funding for nature-based solutions for climate change with $20 billion to support climate-smart agriculture, including the popular Environmental Quality Incentive Program. The program encourages farmers to plant cover crops, better manage water resources, and conserve grasslands. The Act also includes $5 billion for healthy forest conservation. Healthy forests, restored and undisturbed wetlands, and undisturbed prairies all pull carbon out of the atmosphere and complement other climate change measures.

The Act also invests in communities most impacted by pollution, including low-income communities and communities of color. In addition to accelerating clean energy investments in affordable housing and air quality monitoring, the Act includes $3 billion in environment and climate justice block grants to support enhanced community engagement.

Climate change is a serious threat to the Great Lakes, and the impacts are being felt today. The Inflation Reduction Act will help Great Lakes communities be more resilient to face this challenge.

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Our Guest: Dr. Sherri Mason

Today we’re chatting with Dr. Sherri Mason, a leading expert on plastic pollution. Her award-winning work has drawn international attention to the threat of microplastics in our waters and led to the passage of national legislation banning microbeads.

Dr. Mason shares some fascinating perspectives on plastic pollution in the Great Lakes:

  • Why we should be concerned about microplastics
  • “I’m not anti-plastic. I’m anti-stupid plastic.”
  • Where we can start to help keep plastic out of the Great Lakes
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Farms in Six Southeast Michigan Counties Are Major Sources of Lake Erie Toxic Blooms

By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue

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.

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The weekend of October 1&2 will be our final events for the 2022 season and we are hoping for great weather!
Back by popular demand, our FREE Fall Colors Weekend will again give you the best option for viewing the colors of the season from the Fox River. No locks fees needed, just bring your boat, your family, and cruise through the locks. That weekend, locks will be open as follows:

  • All five Kaukauna Locks 10am-6pm
  • Little Rapids 10am-6pm
  • De Pere Lock 10am-6pm

For all you boaters, this is your last chance this season to get your boats out of the water for winter storage. We didn’t want to charge you a locks fee for giving those boats an off-season home! Please remember we will not be opening the locks before winter after this weekend.

If you don’t have a boat, please bring the kids to watch the locks in action. The DePere lock is along the pedestrian paths at Voyager Park and all five Kaukauna locks are accessible via the new Kaukauna Locks trail. Ample free parking is available at both locations.

We’ve been rained out a few times this summer, so we’re hoping Mother Nature cooperates on Sunday, October 2 for a guided tour of the Appleton locks. Christine Williams from the Appleton Historical Society will share the stories of how the locks and Appleton grew up together. You’ll learn how the locks were built before Wisconsin became a state and how generations of lock tenders were on call to open the giant lock gates for commercial and recreational river traffic.

This is a walking tour that will travel the 1.5 miles from Appleton lock 1 located in the shadow of Riverview Gardens to Appleton lock 4 located at River Heath. Parking is a bit tight so we suggest parking at Telulah Park and walking down the hill to lock 4.

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The weekend of October 1&2 will be our final events for the 2022 season and we are hoping for great weather!

Back by popular demand, our FREE Fall Colors Weekend will again give you the best option for viewing the colors of the season from the Fox River. No locks fees needed, just bring your boat, your family, and cruise through the locks. That weekend, locks will be open as follows:

  • All five Kaukauna Locks 10am-6pm
  • Little Rapids 10am-6pm
  • De Pere Lock 10am-6pm

If you don’t have a boat, please bring the kids to watch the locks in action. The DePere lock is along the pedestrian paths at Voyager Park and all five Kaukauna locks are accessible via the new Kaukauna Locks trail. Ample free parking is available at both locations.

We’ve been rained out a few times this summer, so we’re hoping Mother Nature cooperates on Sunday, October 2 for a guided tour of the Appleton locks. Christine Williams from the Appleton Historical Society will share the stories of how the locks and Appleton grew up together. You’ll learn how the locks were built before Wisconsin became a state and how generations of lock tenders were on call to open the giant lock gates for commercial and recreational river traffic.

This is a walking tour that will travel the 1.5 miles from Appleton lock 1 located in the shadow of Riverview Gardens to Appleton lock 4 located at River Heath.

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Energy News Roundup: New climate laws impact states, energy bill assistance in Illinois

Keep up with energy-related developments in the Great Lakes area with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.

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Illinois:

  • New climate laws offer Illinois residents a chance to save around 70% on rooftop solar — Chicago Tribune

Starting this week, the new federal Inflation Reduction Act combined with the Illinois Climate and Equitable Jobs Act will bring the average cost for residential solar installations from $25,000 down to approximately $7,500.

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The Catch: Coal ash regulation

Broadcasting in our monthly PBS television program, The Catch is a Great Lakes Now series that brings you more news about the lakes you love. Go beyond the headlines with reporters from around the region who cover the lakes and drinking water issues. Find all the work HERE.

This month, The Catch features stories from “Poisonous Ponds: Tackling Toxic Coal Ash,” a collaborative project featuring the reporting work of students at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications on Great Lakes Now and Energy News Network programs and websites.

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A replica of a historic tall ship is sailing down the St. Lawrence River this week, on its way to the Atlantic Ocean and then down the east coast. The square-rigged Nao Trinidad was built in Spain in 2018. Read and listen to the full story by North Country Public Radio.

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Once upon a time, there was a small town in Ontario that was named the “prettiest” in Canada by none other than Queen Elizabeth II. With clear blue skies, stunning landscapes and multiple beaches, there’s no surprise here that this town has left many, especially royalty, in awe. Read the full story by Curiocity.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220912-ontario-queenelizabeth

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Short of an order to decommission the Line 5 pipeline, an Ojibwe tribe on the south shore of Lake Superior has secured a different legal victory in its federal lawsuit against Canadian pipeline company Enbridge. Read the full story by the Wisconsin Examiner.

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