Michigan Department of Natural Resources officials are urging waterfowl hunters to take extra precautions this season to protect themselves from highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu which has so far been detected in 130 birds in the state. Read the full story by WILX-TV -Lansing, Michigan.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20251126-bird-flu-warnings
Invasive species cost the United States billions of dollars and climate change could make the situation worse. Scientists say funding cuts by the Trump administration could have major long-term ecological and economic consequences. Read the full story by Inside Climate News.
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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20251126-invasive-funding-cuts
After nearly five decades in public service, Chuck Farrey has seen the full range of county work. Town board nights. County board debates. Budget cycles that come and go. “You start out naive,” he said. “But you meet a lot of good people.” For most of those years, water quality was just one concern [...]
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A simple way to grow native plants. A simple way to help our waters. Winter sowing is one of the simplest ways to grow native plants in Wisconsin. It uses the natural freeze and thaw cycle to help seeds germinate, and it creates deeper roots that soak up rain and protect local rivers and [...]
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By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva
The U.S. Geological Survey has began large-scale low-level airplane flights over Michigan's Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin to obtain high-resolution data on subsurface mineral structures and bedrock composition. The data will be used to create two- and three-dimensional maps to better understand the geological structure at depths of about 10,000 feet.
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https://greatlakesecho.org/2025/11/26/scientists-update-geological-map-of-northern-wisconsin-michigans-upper-peninsula/
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By Aidan Hughes, Inside Climate News
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The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Army announced a proposal last week to further define, and scale back, the number of waterways and wetlands protected by the federal government under the Clean Water Act, a bedrock environmental law.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/11/trump-administration-moves-to-weaken-federal-protections-for-waterways-and-wetlands/
Waterways across the state of Michigan struggle with the adverse effects of factories. To protect the water bodies of the state, clean-up projects for waterways are essential to combat ecosystem damage and maintain human health. Read the full story by The Michigan Daily.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20251124-waterway-restoration
The surface water temperatures on the Great Lakes have cooled in the past few weeks after warmer weather in October. This will affect the likelihood of lake-effect snow this winter. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20251124-temps-snow
An aquatic creature that is extinct in the wild everywhere except Mexico City was discovered in a Pennsylvania waterway. The axolotl was found swimming in Walnut Creek near Lake Erie and brought to a local pet shop. Read the full story by CBS News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20251124-axolotl
Meet a maritime archaeologist who explores the historic ships and dugout canoes that lurk beneath the surface of the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Smithsonian Magazine.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20251124-shipwrecks
The Royal Canadian Navy is considering expanding its training-ship operations to the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River, a move that would enable it to assist in patrolling the maritime border between Canada and the United States. Read the full story by The Globe and Mail.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20251124-canada-navy
Great Lakes water levels are continuing to fall, which is entirely normal for this time of year. Fall and winter typically see less precipitation and more evaporation in the region. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20251124-lake-levels
Bridge Michigan has spent the past several months chronicling the demise of the lower Great Lakes whitefish, investigating causes, consequences and potential solutions. Now, they’re teaming up with Detroit PBS to bring the story to your screens on the latest episode of Great Lakes Now. Read the full story by the Bridge Michigan.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20251124-whitefish-race
A cruise-ship operator introducing its first Great Lakes cruises next year has scheduled Toledo, Ohio, port calls as part of its four itineraries. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20251124-toledo-cruise
Waves on the Great Lakes are steeper and packed closer together, making them harder to read and faster to change. Experts say that volatility can make navigating the Great Lakes even more dangerous than the open ocean. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20251124-ocean-danger
By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira
“Indigenous Activism in the Midwest: Refusal, Resurgence and Resisting Settler Colonialism” explores how Dakota and Anishinaabe communities in Minnesota continue their relationships to the land and challenge dominant settler narratives about ownership, belonging and identity.
The post ‘Refusal is insisting on your own terms’: Indigenous activism in the Midwest first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
https://greatlakesecho.org/2025/11/24/refusal-is-insisting-on-your-own-terms-indigenous-activism-in-the-midwest/
By Clara Lincolnhol
New research says workers picking, grinding and packaging cannabis are developing workplace-related asthma, and two deaths have occurred so far.
The post Cannabis workers are developing job-related asthma and some have died, study says first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
https://greatlakesecho.org/2025/11/22/cannabis-workers-are-developing-job-related-asthma-and-some-have-died-study-says/
This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed amendments to the Clean Water Act that would leave a majority of the country’s wetlands without federal protections. Counties in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin have the most to lose. Read the full story by Circle of Blue.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20251121-wetland-protections
After a federal appeals court held that Michigan is not immune to legal action for its decision to revoke a Canadian energy company’s easement to operate a pipeline in the Great Lakes, the Whitmer Administration is seeking an appeal to the United States Supreme Court. Read the full story by Michigan Advance.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20251121-line5-immunity
A coal plant on Michigan’s Lake Michigan shoreline which was originally set to shut down at the end of May will continue operating after the Trump Administration issued another extension. Environmentalists decried the extension, emphasizing the effects the plant has on air quality and Lake Michigan’s water quality. Read the full story by Michigan Advance.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20251121-coal-plant
A new order from the Michigan Natural Resources Commission will open more of the Great Lakes to recreational spearfishing in 2026. Proponents of spearfishing say that the expanded reach will allow more people to try the sport and could spark more interest in the outdoors. Read the full story by WWTV-TV – Cadillac, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20251121-michigan-spearfishing
Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy said Thursday that it’s awarding $2.9 million in grants for projects to prevent, reduce, or eliminate polluted runoff and other nonpoint sources of pollution. Read the full story by Michigan Public.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20251121-egle-grants
People walking, running or launching boats along Lake Erie’s shorelines may have noticed more exposed beach and rock than in recent years — a subtle sign the lake has dipped below its long-term water level average after a period of record highs. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20251121-erie-water-levels
The National Museum of the Great Lakes in Toledo, Ohio, is holding its annual Christmas Tree Ship event, where the public can watch Santa Claus arrive on a tugboat filled with Christmas trees for families. Read the full story by WTOL-TV – Toledo, OH.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20251121-xmas-tree-ship
After years of debates, the city of South Haven, Michigan, took a significant step toward bringing lifeguards back to its Lake Michigan beaches. Supporters of a new lifeguard program include beach safety advocates and families of drowning victims. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20251121-michigan-lifeguards
A new book by a Michigan historian explores how Mackinac Island and the surrounding Straits region became a hub for travelers from across the country. Read the full story by Midland Daily News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20251121-mackinac-book
The National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation works to preserve the visitor experience of the five national parks on Lake Superior. The nonprofit is making a major fundraising push to go up against critical headwinds the National Park Service faces. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20251121-superior-parks
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