A new report by the Canadian environmental group Environmental Defence recommends upgrading Enbridge Inc.’s new Line 78 pipeline to handle most of what Line 5 now delivers to Ontario and Quebec, as well as several Midwestern states. Read the full story by The Canadian Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220221-line-5
To increase data for the Great Lakes in the winter scientists from 18 institutions in the U.S. and Canada, are fanning out in 12 teams this month across the lakes to grab as much data as possible. Read the full story by Duluth News Tribune.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220221-winter-research
The Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance is fighting to preserve the marina portion of a historic shipping “ghost town” in West Michigan once titled “Singapore,” which met its ultimate demise in the early 1900s. Read the full story by Holland Sentinel.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220221-logging-ghost-town
Cleanup of the Twin Ports’ St. Louis River will accelerate under new federal Great Lakes restoration funding. The Lake Superior estuary is one of 22 designated “areas of concern” to be restored using $1 billion from the bipartisan infrastructure deal approved by Congress last fall. Read the full story by Star Tribune.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220221-st-louis-river
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is planning a pilot project set to launch this spring to determine best practices for minnow dealers who trap spottail shiners in lakes designated as infested waters for zebra mussels. Read the full story by Alexandria Echo Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220221-zebra-mussels
Respect for water was as much a part of Phillip Solomon’s fishing education as sawing through thick winter ice. The Anishinaabe fisherman can see how rising temperatures are changing Gitchigumi and the fish his community relies on. Read the full story by The Narwhal.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220221-climate-ice
Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service
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A transformer at the Hydro One Bathurst Transmission Station in North York, ON failed last week resulting in insulating mineral oil being released into the Don River. The cleanup alongside the creek and outside the station is projected to take two to three days. Read the full story by CBC News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220221-oil
Lake Michigan’s ice cover hit 37% last week, the most yet in the season, and trended closer to average than originally forecasted according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. Read the full story by The Chicago Tribune.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220221-ice-cover
A fisherman got lost in blowing snow on Lake Superior and then his snowmobile got stuck in heavy slush before rescuers found him overnight, officials said. The man was found miles from shore around 2 a.m. Monday by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter. Read the full story by MLive.com.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220221-lake-snow
The Chippewa Luce Mackinac Conservation District has distributed grants to support five Michigan conservation projects that support wildlife habitat, erosion control, recreation opportunities, student learning, pollinator habitat restoration, outdoor education, and vegetative management. Read the full story by The Sault News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220221-up-projects
From the segment “Love for a Lighthouse” comes an activity where students can imagine what it was like to live in a Great Lakes lighthouse and a STEM lesson plan teaching students how to measure the light’s intensity.
Another Great Lakes Now lesson plan guides students in building their own aluminum foil boats and testing their buoyancy by loading them with pennies, after taking them on a virtual visit to the Great Lakes Boat Building School.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/02/news-free-lesson-plans-pbs/
Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service
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Acknowledging Native American ties to the land that Michigan universities occupy can make a powerful statement honoring the traditional history and culture. A land acknowledgment is a formal statement that recognizes and respects Indigenous peoples as stewards of the land where an institution is located. Acknowledgments are often executed through signs on campuses, email signatures and statements read before organized events.
The post Universities link Native American homelands to campus sites first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2022/02/21/universities-link-native-american-homelands-to-campus-sites/
Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service
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This lesson will introduce students to the phenomenon of eutrophication by helping them understand the reasons behind the novel algal blooms observed in Lake Superior, the impact that climate change has on algal blooms, and how toxic algal blooms affect the Great Lakes.
Lesson Objectives
Click on the picture below to access and download the entire lesson plan including teacher background information, worksheets and more.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/02/1028-lake-superior-lesson-plan/
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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service
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Green Bay, WI
https://www.weather.gov/grb/02182022_snowsqualls
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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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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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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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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service
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THIS WEEK: Success: Administration Cancels Mine Leases for Minnesota Boundary Waters; Success: 1 Billion for Great Lakes Restoration; Southern Ontario Wetlands Provide Over $4 Billion in Natural Filtration Annually; Rivers Found to Be Major Source of PFAS Pollution to the Great Lakes
We’ve been reporting on the struggle to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Lake Superior from an open pit mine that would produce toxic acid mine drainage for years. Unfortunately, recent political winds have often changed the course of these protections, but a recent legal opinion from the U.S. Department of Interior determined that the leases had been renewed without sufficient environmental analysis. We are grateful to all of the organizations that have been working to protect this popular wilderness area from mining, such as Water Legacy in Minnesota. While this is not likely the end of the work to safe this amazing treasure, it is a good step in the right direction.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency announced a major boost to Great Lakes restoration efforts with $1 Billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill earmarked for cleanup of polluted hotspots in the region. This funding will focus on cleanup at 22 Areas of Concern, including designated underserved communities, through the Justice 40 Initiative. Freshwater Future has worked hard for over a decade to ensure there is a continued focus through federal funding on the region to improve the environment, public health, and economy. Stay tuned for more information as plans are implemented.
Ontario has lost over 90% of its original wetlands through urbanization, and to a lesser extent, agriculture. Research completed at the University of Waterloo by Dr Tariq Aziz found that the remaining wetlands provide about $4.2 billion in sediment filtration and phosphorus removal services annually. This natural process helps keep drinking water sources clean and lessens the impact of algae blooms in lakes and rivers.
Rivers draining into the Great Lakes discharge more than just water, they transport pollution as well, and a recent study found they play a significant role in moving PFAS pollution, the family of toxic chemicals called “forever chemicals.” Water and sediment samples analyzed from three tributaries: the Fox, Menominee and Peshtigo Rivers, accounted for two-thirds of the PFAS pollution in Green Bay. The Great Lakes are the source of drinking water for more than 40 million people in the U.S. and Canada. Understanding how PFAS are reaching the Great Lakes is critical to developing solutions to protect our drinking water sources.
Blog – Freshwater Future
https://freshwaterfuture.org/freshwater-weekly/freshwater-future-weekly-february-18-2022/
By John Flesher and Zeke Miller, Associated Press
LORAIN, Ohio (AP) — President Joe Biden declared Thursday that a $1 billion infusion from the bipartisan infrastructure deal would restore the Great Lakes harbors and tributary rivers that have been polluted by industrial toxins.
The president ventured close to the banks of Lake Erie to speak in Lorain, Ohio, a small city that once housed a shipbuilder, a Ford plant and a U.S.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/02/ap-biden-infrastructure-great-lakes-cleanup/
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By Lester Graham, Michigan Radio
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/2022/02/line-5-impact-climate-change-reviewed/
On Thursday in Lorain, Ohio, President Joe Biden announced that $1 billion in funding in his administration’s infrastructure law would go toward cleanup and restoration of the Great Lakes. Read the full story by CNN.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220218-infrastructure-funding-
At a meeting in Lansing on Wednesday, the Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority approved Enbridge’s Request for Proposals. This document starts the bidding process for contractors looking to build the Great Lakes Tunnel. Read the full story Interlochen Public Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220218-enbridge
The city and St. Louis County have received a $258,000 federal grant to assess the erosion damage that has occurred in recent years, prioritize areas that are of most crucial concern and propose fixes. Read the full story by the Duluth News Tribune.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220218-erosion
The invasive round goby fish that has wreaked havoc in the Great Lakes and spread across New York in the state canal system is heading toward Lake Champlain. Conservationists hope that keeping a lock closed on the Champlain Canal this year will block the invasion before it’s too late. Read the full story by the Adirondack Explorer.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220218-goby
According to the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, total ice coverage on the Great Lakes is at 49.9% and is up significantly from the 11.4% recorded in January. Read the full story by WXYZ-TV – Detroit, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220218-ice
$1 billion worth of aid is coming to regions of the Great Lakes affected by chronic water contamination. That includes the Milwaukee Estuary, which has been designated as an Area Of Concern (AOC) since 1987. Read the full story the Wisconsin Examiner.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220218-aoc
Aspiring sailors can learn how to sail on an 1810-replica tall ship built by the Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven, Michigan, this spring. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220218-sailing-
Warmer weather in Northeast Ohio means the snow is melting, but snow runoff could be filled with trash and waste that may have a negative impact on our environment. The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District’s goal is to remove the junk before it reaches Lake Erie and other waterways in our area. Read the full story by WKSU – Kent, Ohio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220218-snow-melt-
The U.S. Coast Guard and Emmet County Office of Emergency Management are expected to conduct a training exercise later this month on Little Traverse Bay of Lake Michigan that will bring together several different emergency response agencies in the area. Read the full story the by the Petoskey News-Review.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220218-coast-guard
In Marquette, Michigan, the marina dock at Marquette’s Upper Harbor broke off and is floating in Lake Superior. The city says the lake’s ice pulled the dock away, leaving it stranded. Read the full story by WLUC-TV– Negaunee, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220218-dock
Endangered Great Lakes creatures on the brink of extinction – so called “ghost species” – could be restored and the vast biodiversity of the region protected, according to a Michigan university academic and author. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20220218-ghost-species
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María Hernández, a University of Chicago graduate student studying microbial ecology, was both nervous and eager to traverse a frozen Green Bay. Being sure to walk slowly and carefully, she assisted fellow researchers in extracting samples of ice-cold freshwater.
“We’re out here because we usually sample in the spring and summer,” said Hernández, “So this is the first time we’re going to be sampling in the winter, and it just gives us another view into what the microbes are doing at different times of the year.”
Hernandez and her University of Chicago colleagues were joined by University of Minnesota Duluth researchers on Monday for the recently launched “Winter Grab,” a first of its kind, week-long collection event for regional researchers studying Great Lakes’ winter conditions.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/02/scratching-surface-regional-research-winter-conditions/
Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service
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Despite having some of the worst air quality in Chicago, as documented in the city’s most recent Air Quality and Health Report, industry continues to relocate to the Southeast Side.
The post Chicago’s Southeast Side community holds its breath as new industry threatens to move in first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2022/02/18/chicagos-southeast-side-community-holds-its-breath-as-new-industry-threatens-to-move-in/
This lesson will expose students to the science and engineering practice of developing and using models. Through an exploration of measures that the shipping industry is taking to reduce environmental impact, students will investigate possible solutions and mathematically model how they might work.
Lesson Objectives
Click on the picture below to access and download the entire lesson plan including teacher background information, worksheets and more.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/02/episode-1031-pollution-free-shipping/
This lesson will provide students opportunities to build perspective and empathy as they explore multiple points of view on a common issue by observing, and participating in discussions, of issues with people from different points of view. In doing so, they will explore and interpret different sources of information for point of view, context, bias, frame of reference, or perspective, as well as articulate their perspective on the issue after being informed about it.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/02/episode-1030-power-of-perspective/
Chicago, IL (February 17, 2022) – Earlier today President Biden traveled to northeast Ohio to announce an investment of $1 billion for Great Lakes restoration from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. In response, Alliance for the Great Lakes Director of Federal Relations Don Jodrey issue the following statement:
“The Alliance for the Great Lakes applauds President Biden and the U.S. EPA for announcing today that the agency will use the bulk of the $1 billion investment in the Great Lakes from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to clean up and restore Areas of Concern (AOCs) in the Great Lakes region, which include some of the Great Lakes’ most environmentally degraded sites.
“This specific allocation of funds is exactly in line with the Alliance’s top federal priorities for the Biden administration for 2022, and in fact, the Alliance has been asking for federal help in cleaning up these toxic hot-spots since 1987, when the U.S. and Canada designated 43 AOCs in the Great Lakes that held dangerous and carcinogenic pollutants such as heavy metals, PAHs and PCBs, and could not support recreation or habitat for wildlife.
“Today’s commitment has been a long time coming, but the Alliance is thankful that Congress has recognized the need for this investment. We’re eager to get to work alongside our local partners to make progress so that these beautiful cities and rivers can once again be places where current and future Great Lakes residents can enjoy time outdoors without worrying about the effect on their health.”
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