Great Lakes Daily News

The Fourth Annual Great Lakes Tribal Economic Summit will be held on September 16 and 17, at the Gun Lake Casino Resort in Wayland, Michigan. The event will bring together tribal leaders and Native business executives to discuss timely insights into navigating federal policies amid significant political shifts as well as the latest tribal economic developments. Read the full story by Native News Online.

Michigan lawmakers are trying a different route to secure funding for a controversial copper mine in the western Upper Peninsula after grant dollars did not get approved last year.  Read the full story by MLive.

Boat captains today have far more information about weather conditions, thanks to buoys and other data sources. Federal funding cuts could jeopardize those safety advances. Read the full story by The Bemidji Pioneer.

Newly graduated Maritime Academy cadets have been in high demand after the coronavirus pandemic led to a wave of early retirements of merchant marine officers. The Trump administration has called for “resurrecting America’s maritime industry” giving the new graduates an optimistic outlook on their job prospects. Read the full story by Interlochen Public Radio.

Lake Erie’s cyanobacteria bloom has shrunk to an area of approximately 300 square miles, but officials continue to warn that the water remains toxic and residents should exercise caution. Read the full story by WTOL-TV – Toledo, Ohio.

The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area, in Michigan has a carbon fund that accepts donations from residents to fund local conservation efforts such as tree plantings that sequester carbon from the air. Read the full story by the Great Lakes Echo.

The Supreme Court of Canada, in its decision released Thursday morning, announced it won’t hear an appeal of lower court decisions that confirm the Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation’s ownership of a disputed piece of Lake Huron beachfront. Read the full story by CBC News.

A dry summer in Montreal, as well as across southern and eastern Ontario, has pushed water levels in the lower St. Lawrence River to their lowest August level in more than a decade, affecting fishing, boating and commercial shipping. Read the full story by The Montreal Gazette.

Given society’s growing interest in AI, the data center industry will likely continue its rapid expansion. But without a consistent and transparent way to track water consumption over time, the public and government officials will be making decisions about locations, regulations and sustainability without complete information on how these massive companies’ buildings will affect their communities and environments. Read the full story by the Wisconsin State Journal.

Lake Superior State University students are conducting one of the first studies to replicate real oil spill conditions in large mesocosms to potentially change how scientists respond to oil spills in freshwater systems. Read the full story by The Sault Ste. Marie Evening News.