Dec 13, 2018 | Daily News
Fourteen islands around the Great Lakes have banded together to form a coalition to address their unique challenges, including a lack of broadband access and healthcare. Read the full story by WOSU – Columbus,...
Dec 13, 2018 | Daily News
The Wisconsin state Natural Resources Board approved an emergency rule for commercial fishing on Lake Superior during a meeting on Wednesday. The rule puts in practice an agreement between the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Red Cliff and Bad River...
Dec 13, 2018 | Daily News
Lake Erie’s water temperature at Buffalo Wednesday fell to 39 degrees for the first time this season. It’s the earliest date that’s happened since 2014. That’s the trigger for the annual installation of the Lake Erie-Niagara River ice boom....
Dec 13, 2018 | Daily News
The Supreme Court is considering whether to take up a case between a property owner and the state of Indiana over a shoreline dispute along Lake Michigan. If the court does take the case, the justices will decide the line between public and private land on lakeshore...
Dec 13, 2018 | Daily News
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore experienced record attendance in 2016, then again in 2017. Last year, the park posted its highest visitation ever, totaling 781,190 people. National Park growth isn’t a Pictured Rocks anomaly however. Great Lakes National Lakeshores...
Dec 12, 2018 | Daily News
The Michigan Legislature sent Gov. Rick Snyder a bill on Tuesday to allow construction of a $350-million tunnel across the Straits of Mackinac, despite concerns the plan leaves the Great Lakes at risk for a catastrophic spill and still could pose legal and other...
Dec 12, 2018 | Daily News
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced a plan to scale back Obama-era water pollution regulations that critics including the state of Ohio and President Donald Trump had attacked as overly broad. Read the full story by Cleveland Plain...
Dec 12, 2018 | Daily News
Minnesota’s congressional delegation is asking the president to issue a federal disaster declaration for St. Louis County because of major damage to lakeshore infrastructure in an October 9-11 storm. Read the full story by Duluth News...
Dec 12, 2018 | Daily News
Engineering design work will soon get underway for cleanup of what are believed to be the last three remaining toxic hot spots in the St. Clair River south of Sarnia, Ontario. Read the full story by CTV News...
Dec 12, 2018 | Daily News
Local governments and utilities sued the state of Michigan Tuesday over its implementation of the nation’s toughest drinking water rules for lead, saying they support strong action against public exposure to the toxin but find the new rules arbitrary and too costly...
