Great Lakes Daily News

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 by MLive.

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 quickly apply limits on lakes where surveys have detected fewer than 15 juvenile fish per mile. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

A decades-old, contaminated groundwater plume from industrial chemicals in Antrim County, Michigan, is still expanding. The plume is one of the largest trichloroethylene groundwater contaminations in the country. Read the full story by Interlochen Public Radio.

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 million gallons of natural gas liquids near the Bad River Reservation.  Read the full story by WXPR – Rhinelander, WI.

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 is part of broader efforts to address decades of sediment buildup and environmental degradation along the lake. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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 wild rice and impacts on treaty-protected waters. The tribes are calling for faster cleanup and a broader environmental review of mining’s cumulative effects across northeastern Minnesota. Read the full story by MPR News.

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 Bay Indian Community and Upper Peninsula Power Company worked together to move the sturgeon to deeper water and are reviewing conditions to help prevent future strandings. Read the full story by CBS News.

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 programs, and observe hatchery operations that support Lake Ontario’s renowned sport fishery.  Read the full story by Syracuse.com.

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 River out to Lake Michigan to explore the area. Read the full story by MLive.

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 could put the economy of the region at risk. Read the full story by WBEZ – Chicago, IL.