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The U.S. Coast Guard’s Great Lakes District on Tuesday announced the use of autonomous drones starting this month on the Great Lakes. The so-called “sail drones,” unmanned vessels powered by both wind and solar energy, will be on the lakes from May to October. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260506-saildrones

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A federal judge has temporarily prevented the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa from restricting musky and walleye fishing on 19 lakes within its reservation in northern Wisconsin. The state’s federal lawsuit came after the tribe passed resolutions seeking to bar musky and walleye fishing by anyone except tribal members, citing “critically low” populations. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260506-fishing-restrictions

Taaja Tucker-Silva

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It’s been years since Lake Ontario water levels have drawn concern. However, with a wet spring and heavier-than-normal snowfall, officials in coastal areas along Wayne County, New York, are on the edge of activating emergency plans to protect shorelines. Read the full story by the Finger Lakes Times.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260506-ontario-rising

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Several Great Lakes and Mississippi River conservation groups are urging the federal government to take action against nitrate contamination in drinking water, which they say has reached “crisis levels” and is a public health emergency. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260506-nitrate

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The proposed fiscal year 2027 U.S. budget includes the elimination of Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Regional Observations — the backbone of Great Lakes monitoring systems. If enacted, the cuts would significantly disrupt data collection efforts across the Great Lakes. Read the full story by The Observer.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260506-monitoring-cuts

Taaja Tucker-Silva