Michigan wrestles with aging underground infrastructure

Michigan wrestles with aging underground infrastructure
Great Lakes Commission
According to a recent study, Michigan’s water systems face up to $85 billion in water infrastructure needs over the next two decades for more than 1,300 water systems. Read the full story […]
According to a recent study, Michigan’s water systems face up to $85 billion in water infrastructure needs over the next two decades for more than 1,300 water systems. Read the full story […]
Tags
Great Lakes Commission, Business, Detroit, Infrastructure, Michigan, study, Water, water infrastructure
Source
Michigan wrestles with aging underground infrastructure

COMMENTARY: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding critical to Clinton River Watershed

COMMENTARY: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding critical to Clinton River Watershed
Great Lakes Commission
For the Clinton River Watershed Council, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding is more than a grant program. Across the watershed in southeast Michigan, GLRI support helps restore habitat, improve water […]
For the Clinton River Watershed Council, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding is more than a grant program. Across the watershed in southeast Michigan, GLRI support helps restore habitat, improve water […]
Tags
Great Lakes Commission, Clinton, council, Detroit, Flooding, funding, Great Lakes, great lakes restoration, lakes, Michigan, News, restoration, river, support, Water, water quality, watershed
Source
COMMENTARY: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding critical to Clinton Rive…

It’s PFAS Awareness Week – Here are 4 ways to reduce your exposure to ‘forever chemicals’

It’s PFAS Awareness Week – Here are 4 ways to reduce your exposure to ‘forever chemicals’
Great Lakes Commission
Folklore says there’s an entire town buried beneath the sand dunes of Saugatuck, dubbed “Michigan’s Pompeii,” that was left behind in 1875. A unique cruise will sail along the Kalamazoo […]
Folklore says there’s an entire town buried beneath the sand dunes of Saugatuck, dubbed “Michigan’s Pompeii,” that was left behind in 1875. A unique cruise will sail along the Kalamazoo […]
Tags
Great Lakes Commission, chemicals, Cruise, dunes, forever chemicals, lake, Lake Michigan, Michigan, PFAS, river
Source
It’s PFAS Awareness Week – Here are 4 ways to reduce your exposure to ‘forever …

Hikers’ tip to Michigan DNR hotline leads to rescue of 27 stranded sturgeon

Hikers’ tip to Michigan DNR hotline leads to rescue of 27 stranded sturgeon
Great Lakes Commission
Hikers spotted stranded lake sturgeon in a low-water channel of Michigan’s Ontonagon River, prompting three rescue missions that ultimately saved 27 threatened fish. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Keweenaw […]
Hikers spotted stranded lake sturgeon in a low-water channel of Michigan’s Ontonagon River, prompting three rescue missions that ultimately saved 27 threatened fish. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Keweenaw […]
Tags
Great Lakes Commission, Community, conditions, Department, fish, future, help, lake, lake sturgeon, Michigan, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, News, power, Rescue, river, upper peninsula, Water
Source
Hikers’ tip to Michigan DNR hotline leads to rescue of 27 stranded sturgeon

Wisconsin leaders resolute in demands for state action after Line 5 spill

Wisconsin leaders resolute in demands for state action after Line 5 spill
Great Lakes Commission
Wisconsin tribal and environmental leaders are urging Gov. Tony Evers to declare a disaster and take stronger action against Enbridge following the August Line 5 spill, which released about 1.3 […]
Wisconsin tribal and environmental leaders are urging Gov. Tony Evers to declare a disaster and take stronger action against Enbridge following the August Line 5 spill, which released about 1.3 […]
Tags
Great Lakes Commission, enbridge, Gas, line 5, Natural Gas, river, Wisconsin, wxpr
Source
Wisconsin leaders resolute in demands for state action after Line 5 spill

Cruise to Lake Michigan’s buried city, walk among gravesites as the cemetery ‘comes alive’

Cruise to Lake Michigan’s buried city, walk among gravesites as the cemetery ‘comes alive’
Great Lakes Commission
Folklore says there’s an entire town buried beneath the sand dunes of Saugatuck, dubbed “Michigan’s Pompeii,” that was left behind in 1875. A unique cruise will sail along the Kalamazoo […]
Folklore says there’s an entire town buried beneath the sand dunes of Saugatuck, dubbed “Michigan’s Pompeii,” that was left behind in 1875. A unique cruise will sail along the Kalamazoo […]
Tags
Great Lakes Commission, city, Cruise, dunes, lake, Lake Michigan, Michigan, river
Source
Cruise to Lake Michigan’s buried city, walk among gravesites as the cemetery ‘c…

Salmon River Fish Hatchery to hold open house on Saturday

Salmon River Fish Hatchery to hold open house on Saturday
Great Lakes Commission
The Salmon River Fish Hatchery in Altmar, New York, will host an open house on Saturday, giving visitors an opportunity to tour the facility, learn about salmon and trout conservation […]
The Salmon River Fish Hatchery in Altmar, New York, will host an open house on Saturday, giving visitors an opportunity to tour the facility, learn about salmon and trout conservation […]
Tags
Great Lakes Commission, conservation, fish, house, lake, Lake Ontario, learn, new, New York, Ontario, open, river, Saturday, support
Source
Salmon River Fish Hatchery to hold open house on Saturday

Two Ojibwe tribes say 45-year timeline for Minntac pollution is too long

Two Ojibwe tribes say 45-year timeline for Minntac pollution is too long
Great Lakes Commission
Two Ojibwe tribes say a proposed Minnesota permit giving U.S. Steel’s Minntac mine up to 45 years to meet sulfate pollution limits is far too long, citing the loss of […]
Two Ojibwe tribes say a proposed Minnesota permit giving U.S. Steel’s Minntac mine up to 45 years to meet sulfate pollution limits is far too long, citing the loss of […]
Tags
Great Lakes Commission, mining, Minnesota, News, Ojibwe, Pollution, steel
Source
Two Ojibwe tribes say 45-year timeline for Minntac pollution is too long

Michigan dam safety overhaul advances after years of failed attempts

Michigan dam safety overhaul advances after years of failed attempts
Great Lakes Commission
Lawmakers are advancing a sweeping rewrite of Michigan’s old dam safety law, six years after a catastrophic failure exposed weaknesses in how aging dams are regulated. Read the full story […]
Lawmakers are advancing a sweeping rewrite of Michigan’s old dam safety law, six years after a catastrophic failure exposed weaknesses in how aging dams are regulated. Read the full story […]
Tags
Great Lakes Commission, dams, Michigan, Safety
Source
Michigan dam safety overhaul advances after years of failed attempts

Special bag and size limits approved to aid struggling walleye populations in Wisconsin

Special bag and size limits approved to aid struggling walleye populations in Wisconsin
Great Lakes Commission
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources can now set special bag and size limits for fishing in lakes where walleye populations are struggling. Under the rule, the DNR could more […]
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources can now set special bag and size limits for fishing in lakes where walleye populations are struggling. Under the rule, the DNR could more […]
Tags
Great Lakes Commission, Department, fish, Fishing, lakes, Wisconsin, wisconsin public radio
Source
Special bag and size limits approved to aid struggling walleye populations in W…

Lake St. Clair muck removal planned in Michigan, permits in the works

Lake St. Clair muck removal planned in Michigan, permits in the works
Great Lakes Commission
A major cleanup project will remove accumulated muck and sediment along portions of Michigan’s Lake St. Clair shoreline, helping restore affected areas and improve water quality and habitat. The work […]
A major cleanup project will remove accumulated muck and sediment along portions of Michigan’s Lake St. Clair shoreline, helping restore affected areas and improve water quality and habitat. The work […]
Tags
Great Lakes Commission, Detroit, Free, lake, Lake St. Clair, Michigan, project, St, Water, water quality, work
Source
Lake St. Clair muck removal planned in Michigan, permits in the works

Why Is the Coast Guard Operating Surveillance Drones in the Great Lakes?

Why Is the Coast Guard Operating Surveillance Drones in the Great Lakes?
Great Lakes Commission
Since May, the U.S. Coast Guard has deployed six surveillance drones across the Great Lakes to stop the flow of drugs and illegal border crossings from Canada. But there is […]
Since May, the U.S. Coast Guard has deployed six surveillance drones across the Great Lakes to stop the flow of drugs and illegal border crossings from Canada. But there is […]
Tags
Great Lakes Commission, Canada, drones, Drugs, Great Lakes, lakes, May, new, New York, northern, Privacy
Source
Why Is the Coast Guard Operating Surveillance Drones in the Great Lakes?
Subscribe to Great Lakes Commission