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Protect Our Waterways hosting speakers ahead of DGR vote
As a referendum vote nears on whether South Bruce residents want their municipality to be a willing host for a proposed deep geological repository for spent nuclear fuel, a local group opposed to the project is holding an information event. Protect Our Waterways – No Nuclear Waste will hold its DGR information event on Oct. […]
PFAS Roundup: Minnesota PFAS regulation said to be the strictest | Great Lakes Now
In a few months, many products with “forever chemicals” will be officially banned in Minnesota. Known as Amara’s Law, starting January 1, 2025 resident’s won’t be able to sell or distribute products with intentionally added PFAS from cookware, cosmetics, dental floss, juvenile products, menstruation products, textile furnishing, ski wax, upholstered furniture, cleaning products, or carpets and rugs — accirding to Vice Magazine.
Chicago’s beach season is over … or is it? Lake Michigan temps are breaking records. | Great Lakes Now
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ
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Discovery of invasive mussels in Lake Geneva deepens Wisconsin’s water crisis – Great Lakes Commission
Last month, invasive Quagga mussels were first discovered in Lake Geneva in Walworth County, Wisconsin, threatening the ecological balance of Wisconsin’s inland lakes and motivating new conservation efforts. Read the […]
Nibi Chronicles: The Gift of Manoomin | Great Lakes Now
“Nibi Chronicles,” a monthly Great Lakes Now feature, is written by Staci Lola Drouillard. A Grand Portage Ojibwe direct descendant, she lives in Grand Marais on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. Her nonfiction books “Walking the Old Road: A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe” and “Seven Aunts” were published 2019 and 2022, and the children’s story “A Family Tree” in 2024.
Vessel-tracking tech helps keep boaters safe, assist with crime along Canada-U.S. border – Great Lakes Commission
At the click of a button on his office computer, the Windsor Harbor Master can see any moving vessel on the Detroit River and parts of Lake St. Clair. For […]
Mayor says drinking water safe after PFAS foam seen on Muskegon Lake – Great Lakes Commission
The mayor of the city of Muskegon, Michigan, assured residents Tuesday night they can “breathe a little sigh of relief” that their drinking water is safe, following high levels of […]
130-year-old shipwreck found in Lake Michigan – Great Lakes Commission
Wisconsin maritime historians recently discovered a 130-year-old shipwreck, the John Evenson steam tug, in Lake Michigan near Algoma, Wisconsin. The tug was lost in June 1895 while assisting another ship […]
Radar system will study waves impact on Lake Michigan pier – Great Lakes Commission
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will install special equipment in the Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to study the impact of waves on piers and break walls. In October, an Integrated […]
Record 1,800 sturgeon released into St. Louis River – Great Lakes Commission
On Tuesday, community members helped release nearly 1,800 young lake sturgeon into the St. Louis River near Brookston, Minnesota. The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa invited the […]