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In 2023, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed a law, which set aside $125 million to remediate per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS). However, Republicans in the state legislature now disagree to the terms, and it’s been over a year that these funds have been frozen. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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At the Great Lakes Experience VIP Fishing Day two weeks ago, held at Chadwick Bay in Dunkirk, New York, several charter captains, in collaboration with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, showcased the record-breaking fishing season on Lake Erie this year. Read the full story by the Observer Today.

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, removed a spare set of miter gates, constructed for the Davis and Sabin Locks, from the St. Marys River this summer. The miter gates were hidden in the river for over 80 years and weighed about 350,000 pounds each. Read the full story by Big News Network.

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The Great Lakes Fishery Commission has put together a team of researchers from Michigan State University and other universities to work on FishPass, a project that broke ground in May and will replace a local dam in Traverse City, Michigan. The goal is to let fish like walleye and lake sturgeon into the Boardman-Ottaway River while keeping out invasive species like sea lamprey. Read the full story by WOOD-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

A federal judge has sentenced an Ohio business owner to one year on probation and a $5,000 fine for illegally dumping a hazardous ammonia-containing substance into the Scioto River near Kenton. The crime killed more than 40,000 fish. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

All corporations in that ‘other world’ – the urban one – have to produce a balance sheet generally once a year, especially if they are publicly traded. When they do so, they will automatically list their assets and liabilities. And in the assets they may automatically break out ‘intangible assets’, a category of asset that is invisible. Read More

A crow from Grey-Bruce has tested positive for West Nile, the first bird in the two counties to test positive for the mosquito-borne virus this year. Read More

Grey Bruce Public Health is reminding people to stay up to date on their routine vaccinations, with cases of pertussis on the rise both locally and provincially. Read More

A fan favourite among residents and visitors alike, this year’s Gathering of the Bands event is ready to entertain this Aug. 24.
Live music begins at noon and runs throughout the day in Victoria Park in Kincardine. Celebrating its 33rd anniversary, the Kincardine Scottish Pipe Band is sticking to tradition

Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy has updated an online tool that maps which communities may be most susceptible to adverse effects from pollution. The tool was first released in 2022 and updated this month after seeking public comment. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

As political programming continues at the Democratic National Convention, city and Indigenous leaders from across the U.S. and Canada met in the Windy City to discuss a different issue — the future of water use and environmental health in the Great Lakes basin. Read the full story by Courthouse News Service.

The Great Lakes Microbial Water Quality Assessment project, sponsored by the International Joint Commission, released a report stating that decades-old water testing methods are inadequate and advances in newer methods are critically needed. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.