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Great Lakes states, provinces team up on invasive species
The eight states and two Canadian provinces in the Great Lakes region have agreed to cooperate on enforcing invasive species laws. Read the full story by The Associated Press.
14-inch goldfish found in Niagara River near Buffalo; group warns owners not to flush pets
Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper is reminding everyone not to flush goldfish after a giant goldfish was found in the Niagara River. Read the full story by CNN Wire.
IJC considers setting highest-ever outflows
Regulators are considering raising Lake Ontario outflows to record-high rates to alleviate high water that has caused millions of dollars in damages to shoreline communities. Read the full story by the Niagara Gazette.
Lawmakers launch petition calling for suspension of Plan 2014
Three New York state lawmakers are calling for the suspension of Plan 2014, the controversial plan that guides how water is regulated in Lake Ontario. Read the full story by WWNY-TV – Watertown, NY.
As state negotiations falter, Line 5 backers ramp up public campaigns
A campaign to convince Michigan residents to support an underground tunnel for the Line 5 pipeline has intensified since negotiations over the project between the state and Enbridge fell apart this month. Read the full story by Energy News Network.
COMMENTARY: New mine could harm Menominee watershed
The proposed construction method to build a retention dam for the waste material left over from the crushing and chemical processing of mineral ores is not secure enough to prevent toxic minerals from contaminating the Menominee River. Read the full story by The Detroit News.
EDITORIAL: Face the music — rare piper plovers must be protected
In the battle over a Montrose Beach concert, the endangered piping plover is just one bird species that could be threatened. Read the full story by the Chicago Sun-Times.
Fish research vessel working the North Channel
The information gathered through the Michigan Department of Natural Resources fish research can be used by fishery managers to determine how to regulate and preserve Great Lakes natural resources, like sport fish, their food sources, and the environment that contains them all. Read the full story by the Port Huron Times Herald.
Potential Line 5 closing has Toledo Refining Co., employees on edge
If the Line 5 pipeline shuts down, officials at the East Toledo refinery worry an imminent closure of their operation could follow. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.
Leamington area flooding top priority of Great Lakes action plan
A sweeping 10-year action plan to protect the Great Lakes has listed greater shoreline protection for the Leamington-Chatham-Kent area as a top priority. Read the full story by the Windsor Star.