Author: Great Lakes Echo
People are skating on Toronto’s waterfront now that it’s frozen
With temperatures dipping well below zero for most of this month, parts of the Toronto Harbor have now frozen over solid, and people were spotted skating across the lake over the past week. Read the full story by Freshdaily.
Mysterious ice formations showed up in Chicago this week
You’ve heard of blizzards and maybe even the polar vortex, but have you heard of ice pancakes? What about ice bites or ice jams? These unique names sound fascinating but require specific weather conditions. Read the full story by CNN.
2022 Perch Outlook: Ohio hatch results not so great
Recently released Ohio Department of Natural Resources yellow perch hatch results indicate more of the same: overall mediocrity, leaning toward the not-so-good side. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
Senators: Funding puts new Soo Lock 2 years ahead of schedule
Michigan’s two U.S. Senators say construction of a new lock at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan could be completed as much as two years ahead of schedule thanks to new federal funding. Read the full story by WDIO-TV – Duluth, MN.
Line 5 tunnel could be a ‘stranded asset’ in 20 years, report suggests
Critics of a plan to relocate the Line 5 pipeline into a tunnel beneath Great Lakes waters argue Enbridge’s own federal filings prove there’s no need for the infrastructure to be built. Read the full story by MLive.
Holding in the deep: what Canada wants to do with its decades-old pileup of nuclear waste
Canada plans to store spent nuclear fuel deep, deep underground in the Great Lakes basin. That is, if an industry group can find a community willing to play host. Read the full story by The Narwhal.
Proposal to ban large balloon releases in Cleveland moves forward
Cleveland took another step forward on Wednesday in joining another Ohio city, Toledo, as the City Council’s Safety Committee moved ahead with legislation outlawing large balloon releases citywide. Read the full story by WEWS-TV – Cleveland, OH.
Meeting provides information on sediment cleanup project in Trenton Channel
On January 31, Friends of the Detroit River will host a virtual meeting where the Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Michigan Department of Environment Great Lakes and Energy, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, and the Detroit River Public Advisory Council will give presentations describing project plans for sediment remediation in the Trenton Channel. […]
Times Beach to be restored with $10 million in infrastructure funds
The Times Beach Nature Preserve, a 55-acre site on Buffalo, New York’s Outer Harbor that has been battered into disuse by frequent storms in recent years, will be restored thanks to one of the first local outlays from last year’s $1.2 trillion bi…
Milwaukee-based Brookby Foundation gifts $1 million for new UWM research vessel
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has received a $1 million gift from the Milwaukee-based Brookby Foundation to support its School of Freshwater Sciences’ new research vessel. Read the full story by BizTimes.