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April 20, 2020

NOAA Finds WWII Aircraft in Lake Michigan

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Naval History and Heritage Command’s Underwater Archaeology Branch recently took three weeks (from August 22 to September 12, 2019) to survey…

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April 3, 2020

International Joint Commission Increases Rate of Water Removed From Lake Ontario

PHOTO BY INTERNATIONAL LAKE ONTARIO - ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BOARDA March 11 meeting resulted in the International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Board amending Plan 2014 to manage the outflow of…

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March 19, 2020

Legislation to Help Great Lakes Erosion Introduced, Heads to the Senate

PHOTO BY FotoGuy 49057/FLICKRA bipartisan bill cosponsored by senators from Michigan and Wisconsin — Gary Peters (D-MI) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) — was recently introduced that would give loans to…

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March 19, 2020

Summer Tourism Coalition Formed to Promote Lake Michigan Beaches

PHOTO BY Tom Gill/FLICKRThe Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Southwestern Michigan Tourist Council, has created the Summer Tourism Coalition “to create an honest and open…

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March 12, 2020

Four Great Lakes Break Water Level Records in February

PHOTO BY US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERSAlthough February was relatively dry, four of the Great Lakes (all except for Lake Ontario) saw record-breaking water levels last month, according to the…

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March 12, 2020

Enbridge Chooses New Contractors for Line 5 One Day After Calls for a Halt Were Filed

PHOTO BY joeldinda/FLICKRThe company responsible for the proposed Line 5 tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac, Enbridge Energy, announced on March 6 that it had selected contractors for the project…

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March 12, 2020

Grant Money Could Mean Changes for Lake Ontario’s IJC Plan 2014

PHOTO BY WKSUA grant of $1.5 million from the U.S., plus an anticipated $1.5 million from Canada, will be given to the International Joint Commission (IJC) to investigate possible improvements…

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March 5, 2020

Lake Erie Bill of Rights Ruled Invalid by Federal Judge

Photo by NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research LaboratoryOn February 27, a judge in Toledo ruled the Lake Erie Bill of Rights (LEBOR) that was put into place during a special…

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March 4, 2020

Great Lakes Erosion Continues

PHOTO BY PAUL KEMIELNational Park Service employees began work at the Indiana Dunes National Park on Lake Front Drive in Beverly Shores, Indiana, on December 27, laying “sand traps” to…

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February 28, 2020

Indiana Governor Signs Executive Order to Protect Lake Michigan Shoreline

PHOTO BY TOM GILL/FLICKROn February 20, after observing the damage and erosion along Lake Michigan’s lake towns of Beverly Shores, Ogden Dunes Portage and Long Beach shorelines, Indiana Governor Eric…

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NOAA Finds WWII Aircraft in Lake Michigan

International Joint Commission Increases Rate of Water Removed From Lake Ontario

Legislation to Help Great Lakes Erosion Introduced, Heads to the Senate

Summer Tourism Coalition Formed to Promote Lake Michigan Beaches

Four Great Lakes Break Water Level Records in February

Enbridge Chooses New Contractors for Line 5 One Day After Calls for a Halt Were Filed

Grant Money Could Mean Changes for Lake Ontario’s IJC Plan 2014

Lake Erie Bill of Rights Ruled Invalid by Federal Judge

Great Lakes Erosion Continues

Indiana Governor Signs Executive Order to Protect Lake Michigan Shoreline

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