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The Cuyahoga, the oldest Canadian lake boat still in operation, and one year shy of the oldest boat on the Great Lakes, caught fire on Friday. The ship’s master and crew were accounted for. Read the full story by the CBC.
The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewas has been fighting for decades to save the Great Lakes from a potential oil pipeline rupture. The new documentary Bad River takes viewers into that ongoing fight against Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline. Read the full story by WBBM-TV – Chicago, IL.
Updated guidelines for co-management of fishery resources in parts of Michigan’s Great Lakes are now in effect for the next 24 years. The new Great Lakes Fishing Decree includes changes to the areas that can be fished by tribal commercial fishers and updates to reporting requirements for the fishing industry. Read the full story by Up North Voice.
In a drop of freshwater from Lake Michigan lives algae and zooplankton, the foundation of the Great Lakes food chain and essential to the functioning of its multi-billion-dollar fishery. Record low ice coverage this winter and continued warming may throw these populations into imbalance. Read the full story by WXMI-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.
Nearby residents recounted the terrifying moments following a two-vehicle crash on a rural road near Wingham that killed three people. Read More
Kincardine council will begin implementing measures this year to help address safety concerns at its piers. Read More
The Line 5 oil pipeline has become a household name in the Great Lakes region, creating intense concern over its potential risk to water quality and its infringement on tribal rights. Summarized are its history, its controversies, and its legal battles. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
After more than three years of legal delays, work will begin this spring on the long-planned construction of an experimental fish passage system in Traverse City, Michigan. FishPass construction will take until 2026 to complete and will also include a new research facility and improvements to the surrounding parkland. Read the full story by the Traverse City Ticker.
Lake Michigan’s food web has been impacted by overfishing and invasive species. Now, climate change is flexing its muscles in the Lake Michigan ecosystem, impacting lake turnover, plankton, and fish. Read the full story by WUWM – Milwaukee, WI.
Last week, a divided Wisconsin Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that limited the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ ability to regulate PFAS and other emerging contaminants under the state’s long-standing spills law. The case is one of two efforts to weaken the spills law. Read the full story by Wisconsin Watch.
As the Berrien County, Michigan, government continues working through an emergency request to help dredge a portion of the St. Joseph River, one of the factors in play is what to do about the fish. There’s a narrow window between now and mid-May — the start of sturgeon spawning season. Read the full story by WSJM – Benton Harbor, MI.
The two 600-foot stacks towering over the Detroit River at the idled Trenton Channel power plant in Trenton, Michigan, have been demolished. The rest of the nearly 100-year-old coal-fired power plant, which was idled in 2022, will be demolished on May 17, bringing southeast Michigan closer to a carbon-free future. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.
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