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<p>Twenty-one Great Lakes region fishing companies have signed the organization&#8217;s 100% Great Lakes Fish Pledge, committing to using all parts of the whitefish, lake trout, yellow perch, and walleye that they catch by 2025. <a href="https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-climate-change/2024-01-18/so…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read the full story by Michigan Public.</a></p>
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<p>At the bottom of Lake Huron there’s a ridge that was once served as an ancient caribou hunting site. Computer scientists are using artificial intelligence to predict caribou movement and help find important archaeological sites. <a href="https://www.interlochenpublicradio.org/podcast/points-north/2024-01-19/…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read the full story by Interlochen Public Radio.</a></p>
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<p>Wisconsin abounds with water resources but in some corners of the state, access to fresh water can be scarce or expensive. Efforts are underway to convert sewage into a safe, drought-resistant source of drinking water. <a href="https://www.wpr.org/environment/even-in-water-rich-wisconsin-purifying-…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.</a></p>

<p>Lake Superior has long been known as the icy lake, but studies have shown that Superior is one of the fastest warming lakes in the world. And it&#8217;s not just Superior, the surface temperature and all five of the Great Lakes has increased in the last few decades, having profound impacts across the region<a href="https://upnorthlive.com/news/local/impacts-of-warming-trend-on-great-la…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">. Read the full story by WPBN-TV – Traverse City, MI.</a></p>

<p>The 748-foot S.S. Philip R. Clarke entered the Soo Lock facility’s Poe Lock around 9 a.m. on Tuesday to close out the 2023 navigation season. <a href="https://www.mlive.com/news/2024/01/748-foot-freighter-is-last-through-s…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read the full story my MLive.</a></p>

<p>Elk Rapids, Michigan, is surrounded by water. To protect their future the city plans to hire a shoreline management coordinator through a new state program known as the MI Healthy Climate Corps. <a href="https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/01/elk-rapids-wants-to-help-its-shor…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.</a></p>

<p>Michigan Reps. Debbie Dingell and Lisa McClain introduced a bipartisan bill today that would authorize $200 million to conduct high-resolution bathymetric mapping of lakebeds of the Great Lakes. <a href="https://www.wxyz.com/news/bipartisan-bill-would-authorize-200m-for-hi-r…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read the full story by WXYZ-TV – Detroit, MI.</a></p>

<p>Eight ships will spend the off-season in the Duluth-Superior twin Ports, twice as many as last winter, according to the Duluth Seaway Port Authority. <a href="https://www.startribune.com/8-ships-lay-up-twin-ports-duluth-lake-super…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read the full story by the Star Tribune.</a></p>

<p>The Biden administration has set aside $17 billion to improve maritime infrastructure, money that many want to invest into capital improvements at Great Lakes ports. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/01/19/1224263851/a-rising-tide-of-infrastructu…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read the full story by NPR.</a></p>

<p>On Monday Jan. 22, commissioners of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District accepted a bid from Michels Corporation to build the storage facility that will permanently house polluted sediment from the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern. <a href="https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2024/01/22/milwaukee-to-build…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.</a></p>