Great Lakes ferry, SS Badger, is back in Michigan with a fresh paint job
The Badger, which was built and launched in 1952, has returned to Ludington, Michigan after an inspection and new paint job. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.
New risk to be considered in Great Lakes Tunnel permitting process
In testimony before the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC), a veteran in the oil and gas industry claimed that housing Line 5 in an underground tunnel poses a risk of explosion. Read the full story by the Interlochen Public Radio.
Michigan DNR has successful Great Lakes fisheries survey year
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has completed its annual Great Lakes survey season, conducted on all of our Great Lakes waters from April to November 2021. Read the full story by the Up North Voice.
Ice formations in Lake Superior
Lake Superior currently has less than 10% ice coverage. The National Weather Service says this isn’t unusual. Read the full story by WLUC-TV – Marquette, MI.
DNR to host virtual public hearing on proposed Enbridge Line 5 pipeline relocation
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host a virtual public hearing on Feb. 2 on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement that the department has prepared for the proposed relocation of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline in Ashland, Bayfie…
A city in Minnesota is attracting ‘climate migrants.’ Could Canada be next?
There is a kind of migration is starting to happen where residents, exhausted and weary from the risks of forest fires, floods and other hazards, elect to move to a different part of the country. Read the full story by Global News.
Last laker leaves Port of Thunder Bay to end 2021 shipping season
The 2021 shipping season in Thunder Bay, Ontario wrapped up with the departure of the MV Manitoulin carrying a shipment of wheat. Read the full story by Northern Ontario Business.
Area conservancy acquires more protected land
Black Swamp Conservancy has acquired the conservation easement on 1,100 acres of marshland in Ottawa County, increasing the land it protects from development in northwest Ohio to more than 2,100 acres. Read the full story by the Review Times.
H2Ohio project to restore, improve Chagrin River water quality in Willoughby
Ohio DNR has awarded a $2.2 million grant to the Chagrin River Watershed Partners to restore wetlands and strengthen riverbanks five miles from Lake Erie, according to ODNR. Read the full story by The News-Herald.
ANALYSIS: Funding boost won’t end London schools’ boundary review
A provincial election looming, Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government has rolled out several new London-area school projects as it earmarks $600 million for new builds and renovations provincewide. But it won’t be enough to ease the Thames Valley District school board’s most contentious challenge – some schools overflowing, others undercrowded and an emotionally charged boundary review […]