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Great Lakes 360 living museum opens in Niagara Falls – Great Lakes Commission
The Great Lakes 360 living museum is now open in Niagara Falls, New York. It is located inside the former Gorge Discovery Center at Niagara Falls State Park. There are […]
COMMENTARY: The Great Lakes region has a chance to replace the Rust Belt with the Blue Belt – Great Lakes Commission
The Great Lakes region’s potential future as a water technology leader has gotten a big boost this year with new funding and projects leading to new investment opportunities, businesses, technologies, […]
Ship emergency on Lake Superior is latest safety mishap for Great Lakes freighter operator – Great Lakes Commission
A Great Lakes freighter called the Michipicoten is now in Fraser Shipyards after cracking and taking on water near Thunder Bay, Ontario. Read the full story by the Star Tribune.
New Michigan law requires homeowners associations to allow rooftop solar | Great Lakes Now
By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with IPR and Grist, a nonprofit independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future.
People who want to install solar panels on their roofs have to consider a lot: sunlight, cost, and coordinating with contractors and utilities.
NRC launches environmental review of plan to restart Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan – Great Lakes Commission
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has launched an environmental review of the potential impacts of repowering the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in west Michigan’s Covert Township. Read the full […]
Oil spill reported in St. Clair River – Great Lakes Commission
An oil spill from a service line adjacent to the marine dock in Sarnia, Ontario, was reported Thursday evening in the St. Clair River. The spill was cleaned up by […]
A quirk in the law stymies lead pipe removal in Superior – Great Lakes Commission
A Wisconsin state law forbids lead pipe replacement when a private water utility is involved. Superior Water, Light & Power – the only private water utility statewide – and local […]
Bad River Band offers Enbridge a new idea to fix erosion near Line 5 oil pipeline – Great Lakes Commission
The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has proposed a new project to mitigate the immediate risks of erosion along the Line 5 oil pipeline, a move that comes […]
A very heavy piece of Great Lakes shipping history relocates back to Sturgeon Bay – Great Lakes Commission
The historic 1,000-pound anchor from the Oak Leaf, a schooner-turned-barge that sank in Wisconsin’s Sturgeon Bay in 1928, was recently moved to Bullhead Point, a small spit of land jutting […]
Dredging clears the way for commercial and recreational vessels – Great Lakes Commission
Dredging operations are underway in Michigan’s Manistee Harbor to improve ship navigation through the channel. Read the full story by Ludington Daily News.