When a municipality builds a new road and damages wetlands in the process, Michigan state law says new wetlands have to be constructed somewhere else. That’s led to establishing “wetland banks” for city, township, and county road agencies. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.
The winter of 2022-2023 has been extraordinary with record warm temperatures in the eastern United States. Great Lakes ice coverage is about 30% below average for this time of year. Read the full story by WKBN-TV – Youngstown, OH. Read the full story
For the past few months the city has been entertaining the idea making Buffalo, New York, a port city for Great Lakes cruises and has commissioned a study to determine whether that option is viable. Read the full story by WGRZ-TV – Buffalo, NY. Read the full story
As climate change shows signs of altering the lakes’ ice cover, water temperatures, water levels and shorelines, experts are pushing plans to deploy more so-called smart technologies to monitor these changes. Read the full story by WBEZ-TV – Chicago, IL. Read the full story
Planners are in the early stages of an 18-month, $1.4 million project to plan a sustainable, climate-resilient future for Lakewood, Ohio’s coast. The plan will involve working with building owners to find a long-term erosion control measure. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer. Read the full story
Wisconsin state regulators say they’re making progress on an environmental review of Enbridge’s plans to relocate Line 5 as a federal judge has ordered a partial shutdown of the oil and gas pipeline on the Bad River reservation. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio. Read the full story
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources announced Wednesday it will increase the number of Chinook salmon stocked in Lake Michigan. The change will increase the annual production target for Chinook from 225,000 to 275,000 starting in the spring of 2023. Read the full story by WANE-TV – Fort Wayne, IN. Read the full story
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