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The Chippewa Luce Mackinac Conservation District has distributed grants to support five Michigan conservation projects that support wildlife habitat, erosion control, recreation opportunities, student learning, pollinator habitat restoration, outdoor e…

On Thursday in Lorain, Ohio, President Joe Biden announced that $1 billion in funding in his administration’s infrastructure law would go toward cleanup and restoration of the Great Lakes. Read the full story by CNN.

At a meeting in Lansing on Wednesday, the Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority approved Enbridge’s Request for Proposals. This document starts the bidding process for contractors looking to build the Great Lakes Tunnel. Read the full story Interlochen P…

The city and St. Louis County have received a $258,000 federal grant to assess the erosion damage that has occurred in recent years, prioritize areas that are of most crucial concern and propose fixes. Read the full story by the Duluth News Tribune.

The invasive round goby fish that has wreaked havoc in the Great Lakes and spread across New York in the state canal system is heading toward Lake Champlain. Conservationists hope that keeping a lock closed on the Champlain Canal this year will block the invasion before it’s too late. Read the full story by the […]

According to the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, total ice coverage on the Great Lakes is at 49.9% and is up significantly from the 11.4% recorded in January. Read the full story by WXYZ-TV – Detroit, MI.

$1 billion worth of aid is coming to regions of the Great Lakes affected by chronic water contamination. That includes the Milwaukee Estuary, which has been designated as an Area Of Concern (AOC) since 1987. Read the full story the Wisconsin Examiner. 

Aspiring sailors can learn how to sail on an 1810-replica tall ship built by the Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven, Michigan, this spring. Read the full story by MLive.

Warmer weather in Northeast Ohio means the snow is melting, but snow runoff could be filled with trash and waste that may have a negative impact on our environment. The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District’s goal is to remove the junk before it reaches Lake Erie and other waterways in our area. Read the full […]

The U.S. Coast Guard and Emmet County Office of Emergency Management are expected to conduct a training exercise later this month on Little Traverse Bay of Lake Michigan that will bring together several different emergency response agencies in the area…