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Historic Lake Michigan lighthouse damaged in late November storm
An iconic, 150-year-old lighthouse sitting on the shores of Lake Michigan was damaged in the massive Thanksgiving storm system that recently slammed Grand Haven, Michigan. Read the full story by MLive.
Palisades plant set for historic nuclear restart with $400M federal investment boost
The Palisades Nuclear Plant, a facility that sits on the shore of Lake Michigan, was shut down just two years ago due to financial pressures. As a result of a $400 million federal investment, the plant is now poised to become the first U.S. commercial nuclear power reactor ever to be restarted. Read the full story by the Ottawa News Network.
The next deluge may go differently
Wisconsin’s wetland development program is in serious trouble, just as similar programs are in other Great Lakes states. Legislation safeguarding surface waters is eroding and the importance of local, preventive action has never been greater. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
COMMENTARY: Bottled water companies get a (nearly) free ride in Michigan
Michigan’s abundant water has turned into a cash cow for private bottled water companies who are making large profits off publicly owned water, while paying next to nothing for water extraction. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.
Endangered spectaclecase mussels reintroduced into the Chippewa River
To combat the population loss of spectaclecase mussels, which are native to parts of the Great Lakes basin and some tributaries connected to the Great Lakes watershed, researchers with both the Minnesota and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released over 177 mussels into the Chippewa River in Northwest Wisconsin. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.
Whitmer signs petition urging EPA to monitor microplastics in drinking water
Michigan’s Governor Whitmer and six other governors have signed a petition urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to monitor and collect data on microplastics. Read the full story by Michigan Public.
It was mild bloom year on Lake Erie, but upstream challenges persist
This year’s harmful algae bloom in western Lake Erie was among the mildest in a decade, but the improvement may owe more to favorable weather conditions than fundamental reductions in regional nutrient pollution from agriculture. Read the full story by MLive.
Oh buoy! Runaway research buoy gets data on Great Lakes winter waves
Last winter, a small buoy off Muskegon, Michigan, broke free from its mooring. Tracking temperature and wave height, it collected data scientists have chased for years: real-time measurements of what happens in the open water far from shore. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Facing growing water chestnut infestation, Ogdensburg pushes for federal eradication plan
Officials from Ogdensburg, New York, are urging federal lawmakers to support a multi-year eradication program targeting invasive water chestnut in the St. Lawrence and Oswegatchie rivers. Read the full story by North Country Now.
Lake sturgeon released in Cuyahoga River as Ohio expands recovery effort
Ohio state wildlife officials say thousands of juvenile lake sturgeon were released in four Ohio rivers this year, including the Cuyahoga, as part of an effort to rebuild the endangered species. Read the full story by WEWS-TV – Cleveland, OH.