Category: Great Lakes Commission
New trail to connect two parks along Lake Michigan – Great Lakes Commission
City officials in Norton Shores, Michigan, have approved a contract to start work on a new path connecting two parks along the Lake Michigan shoreline. The Lake Harbor Trail will […]
Buffalo Reef cleanup chugs along with ‘decades-long’ project – Great Lakes Commission
A $2 billion cleanup in Lake Superior to address pollution from historical copper mining is still in the works. Stamp sands are a waste byproduct from processing copper, and off […]
UW-Madison researchers share key takeaways about invasive species in Wisconsin’s lakes – Great Lakes Commission
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who have studied invasive species in lakes for decades published a summary of key findings in the journal BioScience in August. In their recent analysis, the […]
Wildlife Wednesday: Michigan’s salmon make their annual run – Great Lakes Commission
Every September, Michigan’s rivers and streams burst with life as tens of thousands of salmon make their annual migration from the Great Lakes. This natural event, rooted in decades of […]
Enbridge agrees to redo key permit for Line 5 tunnel project – Great Lakes Commission
Canadian pipeline company Enbridge recently agreed it would not act on a 2021 permit from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy approving its Line 5 tunnel project. […]
DNR releases final environmental impact statement on pipeline project – Great Lakes Commission
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officials released a final environmental impact statement on the Canadian energy firm Enbridge’s plans to reroute an oil and gas pipeline around the Bad […]
Pulaski gets state permission for $15 million water pipeline project – Great Lakes Commission
On Thursday, the Wisconsin Public Service Commission approved a $15 million plan to pipe water from the Green Bay Water Utility through Hobart to the village of Pulaski. The state […]
Gov. Kathy Hochul celebrates Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary designation – Great Lakes Commission
On Friday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul celebrated the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s designation of the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary – the first to be designated off New […]
The waters of the St. Lawrence are warming and the amount of oxygen is decreasing – Great Lakes Commission
Researchers from the governments of Canada and Quebec released a report monitoring the state of the St. Lawrence River from 2018-2022. It found that the state of health of the […]
Oak Creek and Franklin extend water deal for 40 more years – Great Lakes Commission
Leaders from the Wisconsin cities of Franklin and Oak Creek have agreed to a new contract through which the Oak Creek Water and Sewer Utility will provide Lake Michigan water […]