Category: Great Lakes Commission
DNR grant funds fish conservation, dam projects
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has awarded Fisheries Habitat Grant funds, totaling $892,200, to ten conservation projects on lakes and streams around Michigan. Those funds are matched by $240,000 […]
Whitmer urges Enbridge to shut down Line 5 within months, calls pipeline a threat to Great Lakes
State environmental regulators are reviewing permits they recently granted for the Line 5 tunnel project, in light of a recent Michigan Supreme Court decision that raised the bar for environmental […]
Lake Michigan shoreline advocate Paul Florsheim wins in appeals court. What does it mean?
A Shorewood, Wisconsin, resident has won his battle over a trespassing ticket that he was issued for walking on the beach in Wisconsin. But the state still doesn’t have a […]
Michigan tribes demand state regulators block key Line 5 tunnel permits
Four Michigan tribes are demanding state regulators open a contested case to block two key permits advancing Enbridge’s Line 5 tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac, warning the approvals flout […]
Piping plover population makes record-breaking resurgence in the Great Lakes
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it reported 99 piping plover pairs nesting in the Great Lakes region this year, which is up from 88 pairs in 2025. […]