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Two neighborhoods in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, will soon have access to Lake Michigan water, eliminating the current well-water system. Lake County Board officials said the aging well system would have been more expensive to repair than connecting the neighborhoods to lake water. Read the full story by WBBM-TV – Chicago, IL.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240614-water-source

James Polidori

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Cenovus Energy, in partnership with the University of Minnesota-Duluth and the University of Toledo, will invest $100,000 for research on the effects of ice cover in Lake Superior and Lake Erie, including its effects on harmful algae blooms. Read the full story by KQDS-TV – Duluth, MN.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240614-ice-research

James Polidori

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After a quarter century, the Conservation Resource Alliance has completed its “Free Spanning the Maple River” initiative. From beginning to end, all infrastructure such as dams and culverts have been removed from the Maple River in northern Michigan to allow for an entirely free flowing river. Read the full story by the Petoskey News-Review.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240614-river-flow

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The Ohio Department of Health reported that Multiple Lake Erie beaches in Northeast Ohio were put under a bacteria contamination advisory this week, which indicates the level of bad bacteria in the water has reached unsafe levels and could make you sick. Read the full story by WJW-TV – Cleveland, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240614-bacteria-advisory

James Polidori

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On June 3, the White House announced the release of the National Ocean Biodiversity Strategy, which will expand and use biodiversity information to help protect and conserve marine and Great Lakes ecosystems and maximize their benefits to people. This strategy … Continue reading →

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NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

https://noaaglerl.blog/2024/06/14/glerl-scientist-represents-noaa-and-the-great-lakes-on-new-national-ocean-biodiversity-strategy/

Gabrielle Farina