Debate continues over short-term rentals versus affordable housing needs

Debate continues over short-term rentals versus affordable housing needs
Great Lakes Echo
By Olivia O’Neill Many local governments in and away from popular vacation destinations are wrestling with how to balance economic benefits of short-term rentals to accommodate visitors and a shortage of affordable long-term housing.
By Olivia O’Neill Many local governments in and away from popular vacation destinations are wrestling with how to balance economic benefits of short-term rentals to accommodate visitors and a shortage of affordable long-term housing.
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Debate continues over short-term rentals versus affordable housing needs

Great Lakes Commission calls for continued action to address harmful algal blooms and water workforce challenges

Great Lakes Commission calls for continued action to address harmful algal blooms and water workforce challenges
Great Lakes Commission
Ann Arbor, Mich. – At its 2026 Annual Meeting, held last week in Toronto, the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) highlighted opportunities for binational collaboration and
Ann Arbor, Mich. – At its 2026 Annual Meeting, held last week in Toronto, the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) highlighted opportunities for binational collaboration and
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Michigan may adopt grey wolf hunting season if federal protections are lifted

Michigan may adopt grey wolf hunting season if federal protections are lifted
Great Lakes Echo
By Alexander Boesch President Trump has ordered the U.S. Department of the Interior to consider removing the grey wolf from the federal Endangered Species List. If that happens, some Republican state lawmakers want Michigan to authorize a hunting and trapping season.
By Alexander Boesch President Trump has ordered the U.S. Department of the Interior to consider removing the grey wolf from the federal Endangered Species List. If that happens, some Republican state lawmakers want Michigan to authorize a hunting and trapping season.
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Michigan may adopt grey wolf hunting season if federal protections are lifted

Great Lakes lawmakers say delays on invasive carp barrier threaten ecosystems, economy

Great Lakes lawmakers say delays on invasive carp barrier threaten ecosystems, economy
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes lawmakers argue that recent construction pauses are especially concerning after hundreds of juvenile silver carp were found just 80 miles from Lake Michigan, warning that an invasion could […]
Great Lakes lawmakers argue that recent construction pauses are especially concerning after hundreds of juvenile silver carp were found just 80 miles from Lake Michigan, warning that an invasion could […]
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Great Lakes senators call on Trump to stop delaying invasive carp barrier

Great Lakes senators call on Trump to stop delaying invasive carp barrier
Great Lakes Commission
Five senators from Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin are warning the Trump administration that any more delays to a $1.15 billion barrier project to keep invasive carp out of Lake Michigan […]
Five senators from Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin are warning the Trump administration that any more delays to a $1.15 billion barrier project to keep invasive carp out of Lake Michigan […]
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Great Lakes senators call on Trump to stop delaying invasive carp barrier

$6T Great Lakes shipping economy threatened by U.S.-Canada trade war

$6T Great Lakes shipping economy threatened by U.S.-Canada trade war
Great Lakes Commission
Lakers have depended on a regional economy that moved in lockstep with Canada. Coal volumes have hit hard times, and U.S. tariffs have disrupted trade in iron ore. Adding to the uncertainty […]
Lakers have depended on a regional economy that moved in lockstep with Canada. Coal volumes have hit hard times, and U.S. tariffs have disrupted trade in iron ore. Adding to the uncertainty […]
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$6T Great Lakes shipping economy threatened by U.S.-Canada trade war

Lake Superior algal bloom threat leads to call for action

Lake Superior algal bloom threat leads to call for action
Great Lakes Commission
Blooms of potentially toxic blue-green algae in the waters of Lake Superior have led to a call for action to counter threats to human health and the regional economy around […]
Blooms of potentially toxic blue-green algae in the waters of Lake Superior have led to a call for action to counter threats to human health and the regional economy around […]
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Ontario cabinet shuffle: Three key takeaways from Doug Ford’s changes

Ontario cabinet shuffle: Three key takeaways from Doug Ford’s changes
The London Free Press
The shakeup moves several ministers, leaves others untouched and creates a new artificial intelligence portfolio.
The shakeup moves several ministers, leaves others untouched and creates a new artificial intelligence portfolio.
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Ontario cabinet shuffle: Three key takeaways from Doug Ford’s changes

How scientists predict Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms months before they appear

How scientists predict Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms months before they appear
Great Lakes Echo
By Julia Roeder Scientists can begin predicting algal blooms weeks before they become visible in the spring.
By Julia Roeder Scientists can begin predicting algal blooms weeks before they become visible in the spring.
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Howard Tanner, who transformed Great Lakes fishing, dies at age 102

Howard Tanner, who transformed Great Lakes fishing, dies at age 102
Great Lakes Commission
Howard Allen Tanner, the groundbreaking conservationist who revolutionized the fishing landscape of the Great Lakes in the 1960s, has died. As chief of Michigan’s Fisheries Division, Mr. Tanner spearheaded the […]
Howard Allen Tanner, the groundbreaking conservationist who revolutionized the fishing landscape of the Great Lakes in the 1960s, has died. As chief of Michigan’s Fisheries Division, Mr. Tanner spearheaded the […]
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Howard Tanner, who transformed Great Lakes fishing, dies at age 102

After federal protections fall, Boundary Waters advocates prepare for next phase of mining fight

After federal protections fall, Boundary Waters advocates prepare for next phase of mining fight
Great Lakes Echo
By Julia Roeder For more than a decade, conservation groups have fought to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from proposed copper-nickel mining. Advocates are entering a new phase amid the rollback of federal protections.
By Julia Roeder For more than a decade, conservation groups have fought to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from proposed copper-nickel mining. Advocates are entering a new phase amid the rollback of federal protections.
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Steve Nease cartoon, Aug. 1, 2026

Steve Nease cartoon, Aug. 1, 2026
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