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Why midges are suddenly back in Northeast Ohio


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Why midges are suddenly back in Northeast Ohio

Fri, 2025-10-17 12:13

Great Lakes Commission

A fresh wave of midges — tiny, non-biting insects — has swarmed parts of Northeast Ohio this week, creating a rare sight for mid-October. Ohio Department of Natural Resources officials […]

Great Lakes Commission, Department, insects, lake, Lake Erie, northeast ohio, Ohio, season


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Bill would outlaw oil, gas drilling under Lake Erie and Ohio public lands


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Bill would outlaw oil, gas drilling under Lake Erie and Ohio public lands

Fri, 2025-10-17 12:11

Great Lakes Commission

Ohio state lawmakers are proposing legislation to ban oil and gas drilling under Lake Erie. While federal law currently prohibits drilling under the Great Lakes, the bill’s sponsors say the […]

Great Lakes Commission, federal, Gas, Great Lakes, lake, Lake Erie, lakes, Ohio, Oil, oil and gas, oil and gas drilling, Toledo


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Another ‘exceptional’ hatch year for walleye in Ohio


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Another ‘exceptional’ hatch year for walleye in Ohio

Mon, 2025-10-13 11:56

Great Lakes Commission

The preliminary results for the 2025 walleye hatch have been ranked ‘Exceptional,’ the highest on the Ohio Division of Wildlife’s scale. This translates into a high probability that this year’s […]

Great Lakes Commission, Ohio, Wildlife


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Fish kills unlikely with drought and algal bloom


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Fish kills unlikely with drought and algal bloom

Fri, 2025-10-10 13:25

Great Lakes Commission

In Ohio, the combination of drought and the current cyanobacteria blue-green algal bloom in the Sandusky Bay could result in fish kills, but favorable fall weather is likely to arrive […]

Great Lakes Commission, drought, fall, fish, green, News, Ohio, Weather


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Agencies gather in St. Ignace for Lake Huron simulated crash response training


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Agencies gather in St. Ignace for Lake Huron simulated crash response training

Wed, 2025-10-08 13:47

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 […]

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Algal bloom hits Sandusky Bay, conditions right for toxins


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Algal bloom hits Sandusky Bay, conditions right for toxins

Wed, 2025-10-08 13:40

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. […]

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Stocking sturgeon: Officials reintroduce native fish to Lake Erie


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Stocking sturgeon: Officials reintroduce native fish to Lake Erie

Mon, 2025-10-06 12:52

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 […]

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Ohio DNR ‘still in the fight’ to use wetlands as a way of combating algal blooms


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Ohio DNR ‘still in the fight’ to use wetlands as a way of combating algal blooms

Fri, 2025-10-03 12:50

Great Lakes Commission

Despite a 55% cut to its portion of H2Ohio funding, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources is “still in the fight” to build, expand, or enhance wetlands as a means […]

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Once abundant Lake Erie fish to be stocked Saturday at three Cuyahoga River sites


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Once abundant Lake Erie fish to be stocked Saturday at three Cuyahoga River sites

Fri, 2025-10-03 12:10

Great Lakes Commission

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will release 2,000 fingerling sturgeon into the Cuyahoga River, hoping that in 15 to 20 years they will come back to reproduce. The goal […]

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The citizen suit that led to Campbell’s admitting over 5,000 Clean Water Act Violations


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The citizen suit that led to Campbell’s admitting over 5,000 Clean Water Act Violations

Mon, 2025-09-29 12:41

Great Lakes Commission

As part of a court case filed by environmental advocacy groups, The Campbell’s Company recently admitted to violating the Clean Water Act more than 5,000 times from 2018 to 2024 […]

Great Lakes Commission, 2024, Advocacy, clean water, clean water act, court, LED, News, Ohio, river, Water


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Avon Lake City Council demands answers after 6,600-gallon Lubrizol spill


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Avon Lake City Council demands answers after 6,600-gallon Lubrizol spill

Fri, 2025-09-26 12:36

Great Lakes Commission

City council members are demanding accountability after a chemical spill from Lubrizol’s Avon Lake, Ohio, facility released 6,600 gallons of diluted polyurethane into Powdermaker Creek. Read the full story by […]

Great Lakes Commission, city, City council, Cleveland, council, lake, Ohio


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Project Clean Lake more than halfway to completion


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Project Clean Lake more than halfway to completion

Wed, 2025-09-24 13:20

Great Lakes Commission

The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District’s $3 billion ‘Project Clean Lake’ has passed the halfway point, with billions of gallons of sewage already kept out of Lake Erie. When completed, […]

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