Author: Great Lakes Commission
EPA workers in Michigan region furloughed as federal government shutdown continues
As the federal government shutdown continues, most U.S. Environmental Protection Agency workers doing everyday work with air and water environmental protection in Michigan are furloughed, but emergency responders are still […]
Gales of November conference to focus on Edmund Fitzgerald
Multiple experts on the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck will be coming to Duluth, Minnesota, for a conference organized by the Lake Superior Marine Museum Association. Read the full story by the […]
Great Lakes tribes file brief with U.S. Supreme Court in Line 5 Straits of Mackinac case
Ten Great Lakes Indigenous Nations have filed a brief before the U.S. Supreme Court, urging a finding against Enbridge on a case involving the Line 5 oil and gas pipeline […]
Waterspout outbreak continues over Great Lakes with rare ‘sextuplet’ funnels spotted
A rare “sextuplet” waterspout formation – six funnels snaking between the clouds and the water’s surface – was spotted on Lake Erie on Tuesday off Long Point, Ontario. Read the […]
Happy trails: Erie on track to join Great Lakes project
The National Park Service, Pennsylvania officials, and other groups are working on an ambitious plan to create the Great Lakes Waterfront Trail in the United States. The U.S. trail would […]