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Last year, Michigan’s environmental agency drafted more rigorous rules to protect state waters and the Great Lakes from a new tide of farm-based pollution. Stronger regulatory measures could succumb to political pressure from farm and energy interests. Read the full story by Michigan Public.
Anglers in Pennsylvania’s portion of Lake Erie reported the second-highest walleye catch rates since 1993 for July and landed in the top five highest rates for August. A July survey found a catch rate of 1.99 fish per hour. Read the full story by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Scientists are preparing to test selective fish migration tools in a project in Traverse City, Michigan. A fight is brewing over which fish get to pass. Read the full story by The Detroit News.
Officials from federal, state, and Allen County, Ohio, governments took part to celebrate this week as the wraps came off an H2Ohio project that has restored 19 acres of wetlands to protect water quality. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.
For many First Nations, securing a water treatment plant is only one hurdle and finding experienced operators is another. In Ontario, a 15-month drinking water internship was created for interns to accumulate 1,800 hours of on-the-job experience, as well as four different certifications. Read the full story by Canada’s National Observer.
Eight rural communities in Michigan are getting help from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to fix water infrastructure problems like sewage contamination, aging pipes, and flooding. Read the full story by Michigan Public.
A record amount of federal aid will soon flow to states to help fix, replace or demolish their aging dams. Midwestern states are largely missing out on that historic pool of money when compared to other U.S. regions. Read the full story by Inside Climate News.
The Illinois governor along with state and local officials celebrated the completion of a $73 million project to preserve the rapidly eroding shoreline at the Illinois Beach State Park near Zion, Illinois. The investment preserves several miles of natural Lake Michigan shoreline. Read the full story by the Lake and McHenry County Scanner.
Illinois’ Oswego Village Board recently authorized the approval of four agreements to formally join the DuPage Water Commission as part of the process to switch to Lake Michigan as the source for the village’s drinking water in the future. Read the full story by The Chicago Tribune.
Researchers have revealed the Great Lakes’ 10 worst aquatic invasive species, spotlighting the plants and animals that pose the greatest threat to the region’s delicate ecosystems, fisheries, and recreational waters. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.
It’s been two months since the initial sighting of the Lake Erie alligator. Could the alligator have found its way into the sewer system and, if so, what are its chances of surviving? Read the full story by Erie Times-News.
The creator of the Afrocentric mural at the Davidson Centre is set to return to Kincardine on Oct. 26. Read More
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