This year, companies will invest nearly $83 million into repairing their vessels moored in New York, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. Read the full story by the Lake Superior News.
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The Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy has gifted nearly 1,300 acres of pristine highlands wilderness in Marquette County to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to protect the property from degradation and maintain public access. Read the full story by Up North Voice. Read the full story
As Great Lakes agreement reaches milestone anniversary, protections as vital as ever
As the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement reaches its 50-year anniversary this week, much in terms of protections and improvements must still be tackled in the years ahead, according to a newly formed group of activists, the Citizens Environment Alliance. Read the full story by the Windsor Star. Read the full story
Wild rice, sturgeon rebound in Lake Superior’s largest tributary
State agencies in Minnesota and Wisconsin as well as the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa now are cleaning up the St. Louis River’s legacy contamination, restoring habitats for wild rice and recreation, and bringing back fish populations like lake sturgeon. Read the full story at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Read the full…
Vintage: Chicago’s Calumet Harbor
The Chicago Tribune highlights the history of Calumet Harbor and its role in the Great Lakes shipping industry. Read the full story by The Chicago Tribune. Read the full story
New lead testing method could reveal higher levels in water
By Michael Phillis, Associated Press
ST. LOUIS (AP) — For years, testing of the tap water in an upscale Detroit suburb showed the city was in the clear. Then residents got a notice seemingly out of the blue: Their water could be contaminated with elevated levels of lead.
Stand Up for Great Lakes’ annual cleanup a success
The annual cleanup Stand Up for Great Lakes’ was held at Michigan’s Torch Lake. The lake is looking cleaner after a group of volunteers staged a major clean-up from the Fourth of July holiday. Read the full story by WWTV-TV – Cadillac, MI. Read the full story