Recent budget decisions, statements about commercial fishing, and underfunding of critical conservation work raise concerns about whether representatives are prioritizing Michigan’s fisheries. Read the full story by The Alpena News.
Great Lakes Commission 
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro was elected chair of a group of leaders from across the Great Lakes region who collaborate on shared priorities. Read the full story by the Erie-Times […]
Great Lakes Commission
Nearly 30 agencies from Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio gathered in St. Ignace, Michigan, this week for a large-scale emergency response training simulating a midair plane crash over Lake Huron near […]
Great Lakes Commission
A blue-green algal bloom is currently in parts of the Sandusky Bay and Sandusky River, Ohio, and could be full of dangerous toxins. The whole watershed is in a drought. […]
Great Lakes Commission
After decades of cleanup efforts and community engagement, Muskegon Lake, between Lake Michigan and the city that bears its name in Michigan, has been removed from a U.S. and Canadian […]
Great Lakes Commission
A federal judge ruled that the now-defunct Erie Coke Corporation on the shores of Lake Erie in Erie, Pennsylvania, must pay $700,000 for a multi-year conspiracy to violate the U.S. […]
Great Lakes Commission
The replica Seneca Chief, a floating museum and tribute to the original vessel that carried New York Governor DeWitt Clinton in 1825, will stop at ports in the Mohawk Valley, […]
Great Lakes Commission
The Cleveland-based startup, CLEANR, launched a washing machine filter capturing over 90% of microplastics, aiming to reduce pollution sourced from laundry. Read the full story by WKYC-TV – Cleveland, OH.
Great Lakes Commission
Gannon University’s Project NePTWNE marked a significant milestone with the opening of the Center for Lake Erie Education and Research (CLEER) at the Blasco Library in Erie, Pennsylvania. The new […]
Great Lakes Commission
The Door County Maritime Museum in Wisconsin unveiled its latest exhibit showcasing the Edmund Fitzgerald. Read the full story by WLUK-TV – Green Bay, WI.
Great Lakes Commission
Hundreds of people gathered at Rivergate Park in Cleveland, Ohio, to contribute to an ongoing effort to re-introduce sturgeon to Lake Erie and its surrounding rivers. Read the full story […]
Great Lakes Commission
The SS Badger car ferry offers daily roundtrips between Ludington, Michigan, and Manitowoc, Wisconsin, through October 12th. Read the full story by Post-Crescent.