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New forecast model may let scientists detect Lake Erie algal blooms in advance
NOAA is partnering with university scientists on a forecasting model to help predict where and when the western Lake Erie basin is most prone to develop spikes of algal toxin. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.
State sues two SE Michigan companies, alleges continued release of toxic chemicals into Huron River
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed a lawsuit against two Wixom-based automotive suppliers for allegedly continuing to release harmful chemicals into the Huron River after multiple violation notices. Read the full story by Michigan Public.
As data centers proliferate across Illinois, communities grapple with how to supply the necessary water
Increasingly, residents, legislators and freshwater advocacy groups are calling for municipalities to more carefully consider where the water that supplies data centers will come from and how it will be managed, even in the water-rich Great Lakes region. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
Conservation group buys land near Tobermory giving it new Indigenous name
More land at the tip of Ontario’s Bruce Peninsula has been protected as a nature reserve, with two levels of government providing funding to buy the approximately one kilometre section of shoreline. Read the full story by CBC News.
Contamination from Erie Coke moving towards Lake Erie, DEP reports
A groundwater report made public by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection indicates contamination from the shuttered Erie Coke site is migrating toward Lake Erie. Read the full story by WJET-TV – Erie, PA.
Resort opens on former Houghton Superfund site
Federal and Michigan state officials joined to mark the opening of a resort on a former Superfund site in Houghton this week. The Keweenaw Waters Resort is a 25-acre waterfront campground on the former Michigan Smelter Tailings site. Read the full story by WNMU-TV – Marquette, MI.
Federal grant creating new academy for Great Lakes management
Governor Tony Evers’s Office and the Wisconsin Department of Administration announced the creation of the Wisconsin Great Lakes Coastal Leadership Academy after the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program received a $209,894 grant through NOAA’s Project of Special Merit competition. Read the full story by Seehafer News.
Victory II docks in Marquette for the day, part of 15-night Great Lakes voyage
Some passengers on a cruise ship are getting their first taste of the U.P. Tuesday morning, Victory Cruise Lines’ Victory II docked at Lower Harbor in Marquette around 6:30 a.m. Read the full story by WLUC-TV – Negaunee, MI.
Sea lamprey larvae targeted in Tuscola County’s Cass River
In Michigan this week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will begin applying lampricides to the Cass River in Tuscola and Saginaw counties to kill sea lamprey larvae burrowed in the stream bottom. Read the full story by the Huron Daily Tribune.
Great Lakes piping plovers break record for nesting pairs – again
Great Lakes piping plovers are getting busy replenishing the species’ numbers. With 82 pairs confirmed, conservation officials stated this year is a record-breaking nesting season for the federally endangered shorebird. Read the full story by MLive.