Ontario chiefs unanimously oppose province’s Greenbelt land swap

ByGreat Lakes Commission 30 August 2023

Ontario First Nation chiefs are demanding Doug Ford’s government return land to the protected Greenbelt that the province removed for development. Read the full story by The Canadian Press.

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St. Lawrence River conservationists awarded $4M to restore wetlands

ByGreat Lakes Commission 29 September 202129 September 2021

Conservationists in the Thousand Islands Region have been awarded millions of dollars to restore wetlands on the St. Lawrence River. The funds will be used to increase bird populations and wetland habitat while supporting local economies. Read the full story by WWTI-TV- Watertown, NY. Read the full story

First Sleeping Bear Dunes piping plover of 2022 spotted this week

ByGreat Lakes Commission 15 April 2022

Earlier this week, the first Great Lakes piping plover to be seen back in Michigan this spring was spotted at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Read the full story by MLive. Read the full story

Why fish consumption advisories in Great Lakes states carry their own risks

ByGreat Lakes Commission 31 March 2023

Amid PFAS fears, oversimplified warnings could discourage residents from consuming a food central to Ojibwe lifeways. Read the full story by MinnPost. Read the full story

BGSU political scientist honored for research into invasive Asian carp in the Great Lakes

ByGreat Lakes Commission 29 August 2022

Shannon Orr, a professor of political science at Bowling Green State University, is being recognized by Case Studies in the Environment with its top prize article for 2021 for her award-winning research into the various competing interests for keeping Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Sentinel-Tribune. Read the full…

A Michigan woman’s quest to pick up 1M pieces of trash around Great Lakes turns into a nonprofit

ByGreat Lakes Commission 27 April 2022

A Michigan woman started with the goal to pick up one million pieces of trash and instead launched Great Lakes Great Responsibility, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting Great Lakes freshwater sources. Read the full story by WXYZ-TV – Detroit, MI. Read the full story

Dingell urges Michigan’s EGLE to reject Wolverine World Wide PFAS cleanup plan

ByGreat Lakes Commission 15 February 2023

U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell has sent a letter to Michigan’s top environment official Monday, urging him to reject the PFAS remediation plan proposed by Wolverine World Wide after a violation was issued by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy for failing to meet a previously approved timeline. Read the full story by…

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