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The newest state budget contained sweeping cuts to H2Ohio. In addition to slashing funds from the Ohio Department of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Agency, it halved the amount of money allocated to the Department of Natural Resources for wetlands restoration work. Read the full story by The Statehouse News Bureau.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250910-h2ohio-fundingcuts-future-wetland-restoration

Hannah Reynolds

A recent report warns the region is not prepared for the unprecedented, growing demand from data centers and other big water users like agriculture. Read the full story by the Chicago Tribune.  

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250910-surging-number-data-centers-great-lakes-water-shortages

Hannah Reynolds

The Ontario government is handing provincial parklands over to the town of Wasaga Beach, Ontario, in hopes of boosting the local economy. Residents wonder whether the beach will still be welcoming to endangered birds like piping plovers and the public. Read the full story by The Narwhal.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250910-wasaga-beach-piping-plovers-ontario

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Beware when heading out onto Lake Michigan — legend says ships are known to vanish in what’s known as the Lake Michigan Triangle, or do they? Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250910-great-lakes-mystery-triangle-disappearances

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From September 8-11, residents of Burlington, Ontario, may see catamaran boats on the waters of Lake Ontario, as more than 50 of the world’s best sailors take to the lake. The Hobie 14 North American Championship is an internationally-recognized event, with both European and World Championships using the world’s very first sports catamaran to compete. Read the full story by Burlington Today.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250910-catamarans-lakeontario-sailingevent

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The Ontario government is committing $180,000 to projects aimed at restoring and protecting waterways on Manitoulin Island, part of the Lake Huron watershed. The investment will help improve water quality, strengthen fish habitats and biodiversity, and support both environmental and economic resilience in the region. Read the full story by Wire Service Canada.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250910-ontario-invests-waterways-manitoulin-island

Hannah Reynolds

The Canadian company Enbridge wants to move a section of its 645-mile gas and oil line that’s been operating for decades near Lake Superior within the Reservation of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. The change would move the section outside tribal land but still fall within the region’s stream- and wetland-rich landscape. Last November, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approved Enbridge’s plan – but tribal and environmental groups are pushing back. Read the full story by WUWM – Milwaukee, WI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250910-pipeline-project-habitat-rich-northern-wisconsin

Hannah Reynolds

The Cedar Creek watershed encompasses nearly 175,000 acres in northeast Indiana, spanning three counties and creating a unique and diverse ecosystem. Now, a plan to improve the quality of the watershed, put forth by the City of Fort Wayne Utilities is awaiting approval from the state. Cedar Creek is the largest watershed feeding into the St. Joseph River. The creek flows into the Maumee River, and ultimately into Lake Erie. Read the full story by WBOI – Fort Wayne, IN.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250910-cedarcreek-state-awaiting-approval

Hannah Reynolds

When strong winds push Lake Erie’s water east or west, shorelines can be left dry or flooded in a matter of hours, resulting in the water levels drastically decreasing in a short amount of time. However, that water must go somewhere, and that “somewhere” is the opposite lakeshore. Read the full story by WGRD – Grand Rapids, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250910-greatlakes-strange-seiche-phenomenon

Hannah Reynolds

The new Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Lake Erie Research Unit facility is located on the grounds of the Fairview State Fish Hatchery in Erie County, Pennsylvania, and it contains a research laboratory, library, conference room, and modern office space for three full-time biologists, seasonal biologist aides, and a Waterways Conservation Officer. Read the full story by PennWatch Media.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250910-pa-fish-boat-lakeerie-research-unit

Hannah Reynolds