Green Infrastructure Champions: Project Archive

Great Lakes Commission

This project has ended. Archived project materials are available below.  Physical barriers prevent water from cycling naturally, resulting in flooding, sewer overflows, and risks to

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Great Lakes ice season is underway. What to know about the Coast Guard’s icebreakers

Great Lakes Commission

The U.S. Coast Guard has officially launched Operation Taconite, its annual icebreaking operation on the Great Lakes, for the 2024-25 winter season. It is the Coast Guard’s largest domestic icebreaking […]

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Great Lakes Commission, 2024, Detroit, Free, Great Lakes, lake, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, lakes, Michigan, river, season

Invasive species pose risk to Great Lakes, annual report says

Great Lakes Commission

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy’s annual State of the Great Lakes report highlights issues impacting the various industries and communities that rely on the Great Lakes. […]

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Great Lakes Commission, cadillac, Department, Energy, Environment, Great Lakes, Invasive Species, lakes, Michigan, report, RISK, Wildlife

Back to the shallows: after years of high water, Lake Michigan water levels dip below average

Great Lakes Commission

According to data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, water levels for lakes Michigan and Huron recently dipped below the long-term average for the first time in a decade. […]

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Great Lakes Commission, first, hit, Huron, lake, Lake Michigan, lakes, Michigan, record, Water

Great Lakes Commission releases report on uses of Great Lakes water in 2023

Great Lakes Commission

Ann Arbor, Michigan –  A report released by the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) found that 35.4 billion gallons of water per day were withdrawn from the

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Connecting people to nature through The Great Lakes Way

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A recent Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan report documents substantial progress in creating The Great Lakes Way — an interconnected set of greenways and water trails stretching from Port Huron, Michigan, on […]

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Great Lakes Commission, Community, Great Lakes, Huron, lake, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, lakes, Michigan, Ohio, report, Trails, Water, Western

A Great Lakes ‘Pompeii’? Lake Huron’s depths hold secrets of human history

Great Lakes Commission

Humans once hunted caribou on a land bridge that’s now submerged under Lake Huron. Research in this area has uncovered new findings, including a peat bog containing preserved prehistoric DNA. […]

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Great Lakes Commission, bridge, Bridge Michigan, end, funding, Great Lakes, History, Huron, lake, Lake Huron, lakes, Michigan, new, Research

Federal Court of Appeals upholds EGLE inspection authority amid ongoing wetlands destruction case

Great Lakes Commission

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals last week issued an opinion affirming that the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has the authority to conduct inspections to ensure […]

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Great Lakes Commission, court, Department, Energy, Environment, federal, Great Lakes, lakes, Michigan, Opinion, Water
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