A Great Lakes piping plover from Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore has been confirmed as the first juvenile of the year to arrive at the species’ wintering grounds in the southern U.S. Read the full story by MLive.
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Ontario faces uneven investment in water infrastructure
This is part two in a two-part series looking at the cost of water in Ontario. Read part one here, and find the Great Lakes News Collaborative’s series on cost of water in Michigan here.
Just how big an underinvestment Ontario is facing when it comes to the state of its drinking and wastewater infrastructure is difficult to tabulate.
Water executive tells cities to “get creative” when it comes to replacing lead service lines
Lynn Broaddus has little patience for cities who focus on the reasons why they can’t replace lead service lines.
She understands that finances are a big part of the problem but says too often cities focus on the barriers, instead of what’s possible.
Broaddus is the recent past-president and now a trustee with the international group Water Environment Federation, a non-profit focused on increasing the awareness of the impact and value of water.
How to watch new cruise ship, largest on Great Lakes, make its first Michigan port stop
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800 kilograms pulled from Lake Ontario during ‘Dive Against Debris’
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Great Lakes Commission awards $200k for Spy Run Creek Restoration Project
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