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...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...East to northeast winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 to 50 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central and northeast Wisconsin. * WHEN...Until 4 AM CDT Monday.

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The National Weather Service in Green Bay has issued a * Flood Advisory for... Calumet County in east central Wisconsin... Manitowoc County in east central Wisconsin... Brown County in northeastern Wisconsin... Kewaunee County in northeastern Wisconsin...

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...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...Shoreline areas of the bay of Green Bay in Oconto and Brown counties. * LAKESHORE FLOODING...East to northeast winds of 15 to 30 mph with gusts to 35 mph will cause elevated water levels on the

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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service

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LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY * LOCATIONS...Shoreline areas of the bay of Green Bay in Oconto and Brown counties. * LAKESHORE FLOODING...East to northeast winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph will cause elevated water levels on the

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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service

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.Several rounds of moderate to heavy rain today and tonight will bring 2 to 4 inches of rain to east-central and portions of northeast Wisconsin. This could bring some rivers to near flood stage. In addition, the rain could create minor flooding in urban or low-lying areas. ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service

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The new chair of the Fox River Navigational System Authority is no stranger to the organization. We welcome back former board member Ron Van De Hey to serve as board chairman. He was appointed by Gov. Evers to fill out the remainder of Tim Rose’s term due to his passing. Ron previously served on the board of directors and ended his term in 2014. From 1982-1992 he served as mayor of Kaukauna (and is still affectionately known as Mayor Vandy) and worked for many years in the insurance industry. We are honored to have his leadership in our organization again!


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...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...Shoreline areas of the bay of Green Bay in Oconto and Brown counties. * LAKESHORE FLOODING...East to northeast winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph will cause elevated water levels on the

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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service

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.Several rounds of moderate to heavy rain today and tonight will bring 2 to 4 inches of rain to east-central and portions of northeast Wisconsin. This could bring some rivers to near flood stage. In addition, the rain could create minor flooding in urban or low-lying areas. ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH MONDAY

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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service

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...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...Shoreline areas of the bay of Green Bay in Oconto and Brown counties. * LAKESHORE FLOODING...East to northeast winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph will cause elevated water levels on the

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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service

Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service

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...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY... The National Weather Service in Green Bay has issued a Lakeshore Flood Warning, which is in effect from 1 PM Sunday to 7 PM CDT Monday. The Lakeshore Flood Watch is no longer in effect. * LOCATIONS...Shoreline areas of the bay of Green Bay in Oconto

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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service

Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service

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...LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...Shoreline areas of the bay of Green Bay in Oconto and Brown counties. * LAKESHORE FLOODING...Northeast winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph will cause elevated water levels on the

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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service

Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service

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...LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Green Bay has issued a Lakeshore Flood Watch, which is in effect from Sunday afternoon through Monday morning. * LOCATIONS...Shoreline areas of the bay of Green Bay in Oconto

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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service

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...LAKESHORE FLOODING EXPECTED ON THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN BAY LATER THIS WEEKEND... A significant bayshore flooding event is expected from Saturday night into Sunday night, when strong northeast winds will cause water to pile up on the western and southern parts of the bay. Heavy rainfall, with total amounts of 1 to 2 inches, will also

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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service

Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service

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...LAKESHORE FLOODING ON THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN BAY EXPECTED LATER THIS WEEKEND... Winds have decreased and water levels on the bay have subsided early this evening, so the threat of minor lakeshore flooding on the western bay has diminished. However, a significant bayshore flooding event is expected from

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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service

Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service

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...MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE BAYSHORE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING... A lake breeze has caused east to northeast winds to increase to 15 to 25 mph late this afternoon. As a result, water has started to pile up on the western side of the bay. Water levels are expected to increase enough to cause minor flooding of low-lying

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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service

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Four environmental issues in the Pittsburgh region to keep your eyes on in the age of COVID-19

By Oliver Morrison, PublicSource, through the Institute for Nonprofit News network

COVID-19 cost jobs, closed businesses and limited travel. But the economic ruin has also led to record low levels of pollution and huge reductions in climate change emissions globally.

Some of the changes, such as remote work, could have lasting benefits for the environment, even after the economy restarts.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2020/05/coronavirus-covid-19-pennsylvania-climate-change-pollution-oil-waste/

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For Immediate Release

May 15, 2020

 

Media Contact:

Kristy Meyer, Associate Director

Freshwater Future

kristy@freshwaterfuture.org

614-638-8948

 

Freshwater Future Organization, Others Applaud Introduction of Water Affordability Legislation in Ohio

Columbus, OH – On Thursday May 15, 2020, Representative Erica Crawley (D-Columbus) introduced state legislation that will ensure clean, safe, affordable water for everyone in Ohio. 

Nationwide, more than a third of all households will not be able to pay their water bill by the end of 2022 according to a report out of Michigan State University. In Ohio, a report on water and sewer affordability found that in nearly 80 percent of Ohio communities, a month of basic water and sewer service requires more than eight hours of labor at minimum wage. The report also  found that water costs are disproportionately felt in communities of color which have been redlined and disinvested in for decades along with rural communities that do not have enough people to pay for maintaining and upgrading the water infrastructure. 

“Freshwater Future applauds Representative Crawley for her leadership to ensure everyone has access to clean, safe, and affordable water,” said Kristy Meyer, Associate Director at Freshwater Future. “As water rates and economic inequality rise, many Ohioans are losing access to water, a basic human need. Hard decisions are being made between rent, food, medical care, electricity and water – the necessities for life. Without clean, safe water flowing into homes, people cannot wash their hands and keep good hygiene, possibly leading to public health issues that also impact our economy, kids being bullied at school, and families being torn apart.” 

In 2016, more than 15 million Americans, or 1 out of every 20 households, had their water shutoff due to inability to pay their water bill. Thousands across the state last year had to make the hard decision between putting food on the table and paying their water bill. COVID-19 has further illuminated how important it is to have access to running water in homes. When Ohioans do not have access to water in their homes, they cannot follow the CDC’s number one recommendation for preventing the spread of COVID-19 – washing hands.  

The legislation specifically:

  • Bans water shutoffs for nonpayment;
  • Requires public water utilities to create a water affordability program based on available income of the household;
  • Requires public water utilities to develop an emergency water assistance program for people who cannot afford to pay 

  • their water bill when they fall on hard times; and
  • Addresses past debt with the ability for forgiveness of debt.

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About Freshwater Future: Freshwater Future builds a strong and effective environmental community working to protect and restore the waters of the Great Lakes by involving residents in civic decision-making. Learn more at freshwaterfuture.org

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Park rangers with the Indiana Dunes National Park Service in Northwest Indiana are working hard to connect people with nature, virtually. They have recorded a series of videos, which can be found on the Facebook page and website. Read the full story by The Chicago Tribune.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200515-virtual-hikes

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A letter this week signed by Minnesota’s St. Louis County’s four rural-most commissioners is calling for immediate action to address solid-waste leachate discharged into Lake Superior. The local authority, meanwhile, the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District, defended itself, saying there was no basis for the outburst of concern. Read the full story by the Duluth News Tribune.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200515-landfill-discharge

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The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy announced that it has proposed to deny Macomb County’s application to modify its discharge permit to allow for an open-air sewage structure off Lake St. Clair. Read the full story by WDIV-TV – Detroit, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200515-water-sewage-storage

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Scientists from the University of Toledo, Bowling Green State University, Ohio State University, and the University of Akron are splitting another $2.08 million in state higher education grants announced Thursday for harmful algal bloom research. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200515-algae-research-grant

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The Mayor of Port Clinton, OH asked the City Council for authorization of a project that is solely focused on burying the exposed cable at the city beach and encasing it in concrete. That project is estimated to cost a total of just under $100,000. Read the full story by the Port Clinton News Herald.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200515-port-clinton-beach

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...AREAS OF DENSE FOG ACROSS NORTHEAST WISCONSIN THIS MORNING... Latest surface observations and webcams indicated areas of dense fog along the Highway Interstate 41 corridor from Green Bay to Oconto to Marinette. The dense fog also continued across the lakeshore counties from Manitowoc to Kewaunee to Sturgeon Bay to Washington Island.

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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service

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...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Visibility one quarter of a mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Florence, Northern Marinette County, Door, Brown, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Southern Marinette County and Southern Oconto County Counties.

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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service

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...PATCHY DENSE FOG ACROSS NORTHEAST WISCONSIN EARLY THIS MORNING... Look for patchy dense fog across portions of northeast, east- central, and north-central Wisconsin during the early morning hours. The lowest visibilities will be near the lakeshore and bay of Green Bay, as well as near Iron Mountain. Visibilities could drop to one half of a mile or less at times.

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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brown (WIC009) Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service

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Ohio’s Department of Natural Resources asked residents to help take a census of bald eagle nests in the state — the first such eagle census since 2012. The results: Ohio is now home to more than 700 eagle nests, up from 281 in 2012, and just four nesting pairs in 1979. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200514-savetheeagles

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As if shoreline erosion wasn’t enough, communities and property owners on Lake Michigan are now dealing with another problem due to record high water levels — trash. Up and down the lake, large amounts of it are washing up on shore. Read the full story by Interlochen Public Radio.

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Since February, 161 residential and business wells in Emmet County, Michigan, have been sampled for PFAS contamination. 14 of the wells have been found with PFAS contamination above the 70 parts per trillion that is allowed by the Environmental Protection Agency. Read the full story by WPBN-TV – Traverse City, MI.

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After nearly two months of reduced access, restrictions and outright closures, thousands of national, state, provincial and municipal parks, boating ramps, wildlife areas and other outdoor recreation areas are making their return from COVID-19. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Laura Andrews

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COVID-19 Next Steps: Great Lakes outdoor recreation begins move toward normalcy

After nearly two months of reduced access, various levels of restrictions and outright closures, thousands of national, state, provincial and municipal parks, boating ramps, wildlife areas and other outdoor recreation areas are making their return from COVID-19.

Officials are hoping the move will help push life closer to normal for millions of people.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2020/05/coronavirus-covid-19-great-lakes-outdoor-recreation-reopening/

James Proffitt

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Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: DTE Energy rate hike, Chicago firm fined for polluting canal

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

In this edition: Michigan Public Service Commission reigns in planned rate hike by DTE Energy, Michigan’s Lower Peninsula failed to meet energy grid reliability standards set by regional monitor, Hilco suburban development fined for failing to prevent pollution of Chicago canal, and renewables are forecasted to overtake coal as a leading source of electricity by the end of this year.

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In the classic game of rock, paper, scissors—during each round—one of these mock items formed by participants’ hands comes out on top. In thinking about groundwater and with a scientific twist, rock always comes out on top. That’s because it is an important factor in the nature of groundwater. As water moves in under-the-surface aquifers, toxic minerals—such as naturally occurring radium—can leach out of surrounding rock and into the water.

Matt Ginder-Vogel could be seen as a pro in the science edition of rock, paper, scissors. That’s because his research combines geochemistry with hydrology to understand the impact of drinking water well placement and what the surrounding rock has infused into that water. “I’m more of a geochemist,” he said as a way of labeling himself.

Researcher Matt Ginder-Vogel credits funding support from the Groundwater Research and Monitoring Program for his findings in naturally occurring water contaminants.

Thanks to the Wisconsin Section of the American Water Works Association (WIAWWA), he can now also label himself as an award winner because the professional organization that offers support for those who manage and protect water systems will confer its 2020 research award on Ginder-Vogel.

“I looked at the list of those who have won before. It is people whose work and body of research I respect and admire. It (the award) is really meaningful. I’m psyched to be among those people on that list,” said the professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Terry Vandenbusch, chair of the Research Committee of WIAWWA and a water quality analyst with Milwaukee Water Works, said the annual award is, “Given to recognize individuals who have made research contributions to water science and water supply. Wisconsin-based people working in or to the benefit of the drinking water industry. All of Matt’s overall body of work contributed to him becoming the 2020 WIAWWA Research Award Winner.”

He continued by noting that Ginder-Vogel and his research team, “have been evaluating how geochemistry affects sources of radium and its parent elements as well as laboratory methods that more precisely quantify radium species (226 and 228) in groundwater.  Also, the work of his group pertaining to elemental cycling and mobility in general is very valuable to the water industry.”

Ginder-Vogel has been funded through the University of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on three projects through what is known as the Groundwater Research and Monitoring Program (GRMP), which he termed “so important.” He said he appreciated past project reviews and funding, as well as “the consistent nature of the program. I got one grant that we turned into a National Science Foundation grant. Then we pulled in two students to work on this. They were NSF fellows. We turned a two-year project into a five-year project.”

That project had been focused on manganese and iron. His other GRMP project examined radium and well drilling. The third took a broader look at radium using a statewide dataset housed at the DNR. The projects are linked, Ginder-Vogel noted, because, “Water utilities are moving from shallow wells to deeper ones and there are the implications of those deeper wells. As we move to deeper wells, we have to appreciate what a deeper well might mean. There might be PFAS or other contaminants.”

The WIAWWA will confer the research award in September. In his acceptance remarks, Ginder-Vogel is likely to stress how he values collaborating with others on groundwater research—the DNR, Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey and the U.S Geological Survey to, “Push forward the knowledge. We want people to be aware, be cognizant and use the best possible water management to make sure the water is safe.”

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https://www.wri.wisc.edu/news/uw-madison-geochemist-funded-by-the-groundwater-research-and-monitoring-program-wins-statewide-water-research-award/

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Army Corps to hear from public on Enbridge pipeline plan

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing to hear from the public on Enbridge’s proposal to build an oil pipeline tunnel beneath Michigan’s Straits of Mackinac after determining the company submitted a complete application.

The Corps’ Detroit district office has scheduled a public comment period on the plan.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

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2020 was supposed to be a banner year for Milwaukee’s cruise industry. Although some of the cruises have been cancelled, there still could be major economic benefits if they can begin operations later in the summer. Read the full story by WTMJ-TV – Milwaukee, WI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200513-cruise

Margo Davis