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* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Calumet, Manitowoc, Winnebago, Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Outagamie, Southern Marinette County, and Southern Oconto County Counties. * WHEN...Until 4 PM CDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds will quickly increase this morning around or shortly after sunrise, then peak late this morning.

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Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

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At 246 AM CDT, wind gusts up to 40 mph were reported at times along a line of showers extending from near Willow Reservoir to 6 miles east of South Branch to near Luxemburg. Movement was north at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Gagen, Popple River Headwaters Natural Area, Wayside, Gregorville, Popple River, Carter, Bavaria, Big Smokey Falls, North Otter Creek Natural Area, and Frazer Corners.

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Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

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At 1226 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near High Cliff State Park to St Anna. Movement was north at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near... High Cliff State Park, Chilton, Northern Lake Winnebago, and Central Lake Winnebago around 1230 AM CDT. Darboy and Appleton around 1235 AM CDT. Little Chute, Kimberly, Kaukauna, and Brillion around 1240 AM CDT. Bellevue Town and Green Bay around 105 AM CDT. Other locations impacted by these storms include Curran, Wayside, Gregorville, Rankin, Freedom, Newtonberg, Howard, St John, Shirley, and Potter.

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Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

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* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Calumet, Manitowoc, Winnebago, Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Outagamie, Southern Marinette County, and Southern Oconto County Counties. * WHEN...From 7 AM to 4 PM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds will occur late Saturday morning.

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Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

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Cougar cubs found in U.P. for first time in more than a century

By Katie Thoresen, WXPR

This story was originally published by WXPR. WXPR is a community-licensed public radio station serving north central Wisconsin and adjacent areas of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Listen to their stories here.

Cougar cubs have been found in Michigan.

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/03/cougar-cubs-found-in-u-p-for-first-time-in-more-than-a-century/

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* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Calumet, Manitowoc, Winnebago, Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Outagamie, Southern Marinette County, and Southern Oconto County Counties. * WHEN...From 7 AM to 4 PM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds will occur late Saturday morning.

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Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

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Points North: Bear Trouble

By Ellie Katz, Interlochen Public Radio

Points North is a biweekly podcast about the land, water and inhabitants of the Great Lakes.

This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio. 

One morning, about a week before Christmas, Bill Vagts stepped outside to sweep some snow off his porch.

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In the first round of layoffs in the Trump Administration’s effort to wither the federal workforce, more than 1,200 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) staff members were lost due to firings, deferred resignations and retirements. Reports say that another 1,029 NOAA employees will be let go in a second round of layoffs, bringing the combined reduction to 20% of the agency’s workforce. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250314-federal-layoffs

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A Sixth Circuit panel ruled Thursday that a 2023 decree negotiated by the U.S. government and a group of Indigenous Nations regarding fishing rights on the Great Lakes should be adopted, despite one tribe’s protest that the agreement violates its tribal rights. Read the full story by Courthouse News Service.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250314-fishing-rights

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The Poe Lock, and part of the Soo Locks, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, will be opened early to all marine traffic by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on March 21 at 8 a.m., marking the start of the 2025 Great Lakes shipping season. Read the full story by WPBN-TV – Traverse City, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250314-early-lock-opening

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The mayor of Lorain, Ohio, joined 29 other U.S. and Canadian mayors from the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative in Washington last week to advocate for maintaining trade relationships between the countries and to raise concerns about President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs that they fear could devastate the region’s economy. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250314-tariff-opposition

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The Great Lakes Seaway Development Corporation, which manages the U.S. side of operations on the waterway, warned residents on the St. Lawrence River that ice-breaking operations will start around March 15 in preparation for the navigation season. Read the full story by The Cornwall Standard Freeholder.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250314-ice-breaking

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Bipartisan members of Congress from Great Lakes states are urging the state of Illinois to “promptly” end its delay of a $1.15 billion project to prevent invasive carp from infiltrating Lake Michigan. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250314-project-delays

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The historic railcar ferry S.S. Badger will begin its 2025 season on May 16 after a dry dock for a propeller shaft bearing repair that is expected to reduce interruptions to the Lake Michigan sailing season. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250314-ferry-repairs

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A regional assessment study of the St. Lawrence River has now been authorized, after the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake submitted a request for a study in 2020 and Canada’s environment ministry approved the request in 2021. One of the goals of the coming study will be to analyze the extent to which decades of development along the river’s shores have impacted Kahnawa’kehró:non from exercising their rights. Read the full story by The Eastern Door.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250314-st-lawrence-river-study

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For decades, residents of Macomb County, Michigan, have endured the harmful environmental and health effects of combined sewer overflow discharges. The contamination of local waterways like Lake St. Clair and the Clinton River has put the safety and health of our communities at risk, causing problems ranging from skin infections to gastrointestinal diseases. Read the full story by The Oakland Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250314-sewage-contamination

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The Great Lakes Environmental Festival is returning to Manistee, Michigan, for a fourth time on March 22. This date is also World Water Day, and the festival will be focused on exploring the challenges of climate change and water-related issues. Read the full story by the News Advocate.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250314-environmental-festival

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At 929 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from near Pulaski to 5 miles northeast of Green Bay, or extending from 13 miles northwest of Green Bay to 5 miles northeast of Green Bay, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Half inch size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. The strong thunderstorm will be near... Pulaski and Bellevue Town around 930 AM CDT. Other locations impacted by this strong thunderstorm include Suamico, Flintville, Bay Settlement, South Chase, Uw Green Bay, Anston, New Franken, Kunesh, Howard and Leo Frigo Bridge.

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Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

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At 804 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from near Napowan Scout Camp to over Camp Rokilio Scout Camp, or extending from 11 miles northeast of Wautoma to 18 miles southwest of Manitowoc, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Half inch size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. The strong thunderstorm will be near... Central Lake Winnebago, Camp Rokilio Scout Camp, Chilton, Napowan Scout Camp and Redgranite around 805 AM CDT. Brillion, St. Nazianz and Lake Poygan around 815 AM CDT. Valders, Chain O' Lakes-King and Hartman Creek State Park around 820 AM CDT. Other locations impacted by this strong thunderstorm include Louis Corners, Steinthal, Brant, Killsnake Wildlife Area, Poy Sippi, Saxeville, Omro, Borth, Pine River and Wittman Field.

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Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI

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Cleveland Hopkins Airport sets 100% emission reduction goal by 2050

By Zaria Johnson, Ideastream Public Media

This story was originally published by Ideastream.

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport has announced a sustainability plan as part of larger, city-wide efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The plan outlines six focus areas to improve energy efficiency, including incorporating EV charging infrastructure and expanding solar and renewable energy options.

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/03/cleveland-hopkins-airport-sets-100-emission-reduction-goal-by-2050/

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Cancer-causing PFAS to be added to Canada’s toxic substance list

Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in the Great Lakes region. Check back for more PFAS news roundups every other week on our website.

On March 5, Canada released its final State of PFAS report, and announced that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) would be added to the toxic substances list.

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/03/cancer-causing-pfas-to-be-added-to-canadas-toxic-substance-list/

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The spending bill in the Republican-led U.S. House reduces the funding available for Army Corps of Engineers construction projects next year by roughly 44% ― a change that could have consequences for the $3 billion project to build a new Great Lakes freighter shipping lock in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250312-corps-cuts

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The Michigan House Oversight Committee recently reviewed a report on the state’s water withdrawal monitoring program that highlighted data discrepancies, data security concerns, failure to track withdrawal assessments and water use, and a lack of policies for responding to public complaints. Read the full story by Michigan Advance.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250312-michigan-water

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After yearslong litigation with community groups, staunch opposition from residents, and recent resistance from the state environmental agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Tuesday it was dropping a plan to expand a toxic waste dump along Chicago’s Lake Michigan shoreline. Read the full story by the Chicago Tribune.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250312-chicago-dump

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Explorers have discovered the sunken wreckage of the Western Reserve, one of the first steel cargo ships to ply the Great Lakes and which sank in a gale on Lake Superior in August 1892. Read the full story by The Associated Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250312-superior-shipwreck

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Trump threatens Great Lakes agreements between U.S. and Canada

In 2024 when Donald Trump as a presidential candidate proposed piping water from British Columbia, Canada to California, his statement was largely dismissed as campaign rhetoric.

Once he was elected, Canadians started paying attention but the potential water grab was seen as logistically and politically problematic and unlikely to gain traction.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/03/trump-threatens-great-lakes-agreements-between-u-s-and-canada/

Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now