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A cruise ship that tours the Great Lakes, the Victory II, has updated its itinerary to start and end in Detroit, the first ship to do so in decades. Read the full story by MLive. View the full article

New bipartisan legislation in Congress, helmed by Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), would accelerate nationwide testing for PFAS contamination near drinking water sources and quicken cleanup at military bases. Read the full story by MLive. View the full article

The city of Grand Haven, Michigan, issued 2 beach hazard warnings last week due to rough waves. Meteorologists predict that this may not be the last of the big waves this year. Read the full story by the WZZM13 – Grand Rapids, MI. View the full article

In Ohio, the mayor of Pioneer’s plan to sell water from the Michindoh Aquifer to at least three Toledo-area suburbs is raising concerns. The mayor and his company will address a village council meeting on Monday. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade. View the full article

A new water trail that circumnavigates Beaver Island in northern Lake Michigan is ready for use after more than five years of work. Read the full story by the Associated Press. View the full article

Combined sanitary and storm sewers in central Milwaukee and eastern Shorewood started overflowing to local waterways after 1 a.m. Monday after a series of intense storms poured several inches of rain on southeastern Wisconsin. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. View the full article

A group of Western Michigan University students is making tracks along the lakeshore in a first-of-its-kind study of the creatures that live in the dune wetlands along Lake Michigan. Read the full story by the Grand Haven Tribune. View the full article

Despite an ongoing battle this summer against E. coli and plastic pollution, 258 swimmers jumped into Lake Ontario from Toronto’s Centre Island Pier on Sunday to compete in the fifth annual Toronto Island Lake Swim. Read the full story by CBC news. View the full article

Lake Superior algae blooms and hazy skies from wildfires might become the new norm in Minnesota, thanks to a changing climate. Read the full story by the Minneapolis Star Tribune. View the full article

The potential closure of the Poe Lock in Sault St. Marie, Michigan, would have devastating consequences to the U.S. economy by stopping the flow of iron ore from Lake Superior to manufacturing industries in the southern Great Lakes region. The state of Wisconsin and the federal government must act to fund an alternative to the Poe Lock. Read the full commentary by the Green Bay Press Gazette. View the full article

The Jones Island sewage treatment plant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, released 3.17 million gallons of wastewater into Lake Michigan after a temporary power outage interrupted treatment at the plant. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. View the full article

Volunteers in Hamburg, New York, organized to paint stencils on storm drains to raise awareness of storm drain pollution affecting Lake Erie. Read the full story by The Buffalo News. View the full article

As the Great Lakes cruising industry grows, Great Lakes ports must add infrastructure to accommodate new ships and tourists. Economic development groups in the City of Duluth, Minnesota, are asked to commit $85,000 by September to purchase equipment to process incoming international cruise ship passengers. Read the full story by the Duluth News Tribune. View the full article

Without an adequate oil spill response plan for the Line 5 pipeline in the Mackinaw Straits, environmental groups claim that the Coast Guard violates the Oil Pollution Act. This may compel a shutdown of the pipeline until entities demonstrate appropriate spill response capacity. Read the full story by MLive. View the full article

Divers on EPA’s environmental research vessel Lake Guardian are collecting water samples in Lake Ontario throughout the summer to help scientists further understand algal blooms in Lake Ontario. Read the full story by The Buffalo News. View the full article

Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler expressed his support for continued funding of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative while touring Great Lakes clean-up sites and meeting with farmers in southeast Michigan last week. Read the full story by the Monroe News. View the full article

The Great Lakes Research Center in Houghton, Michigan, celebrated the dedication of the new Marine Autonomy Research Site, which will serve as the world’s first freshwater location for testing unmanned surface and submersible vessels. These vessels will help drive research and innovation in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by the Dearborn Press and Guide. View the full article

The Invasive Species Centre convened an aquatic species workshop to highlight invasive species issues in Ontario. The workshop focused on sea lamprey control and Asian carp concerns. Read the full story by Soo Today. View the full article

The result of the full project in Traverse City, MI will be a restored fish passage and an aquatic connection to Grand Traverse Bay, along with restored wetlands and the establishment of native plant areas. Read the full story by the Traverse City Record Eagle. View the full article

In approving a regional water plan fashioned by the mayor, the Toledo City Council has moved Greater Toledo toward a system that is realistic and fair. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade. View the full article

A St. Joseph local noticed a void in the bluff area while she and her husband were out on their boat. The area used to be covered with trees and where the land meets the water, there were boulders and a breakwall protecting the cliff. But now, she says, those are gone. Read the full story by WSBT-TV – South Bend, IN. View the full article

The project began in 2013 when the Great Lakes Commission and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded just under $300,000 in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative money that funded work to reduce flood peaks and erosion in North Fish Creek in Wisconsin. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio. View the full article

Abnormally large waves developed on Lake Michigan as a tight low-pressure system brought north and northwest winds over the lake, causing upwelling and a dangerous decrease in water temperature. Read the full story by WBND-LD – South Bend, IN. View the full article

The lead attorney in a landmark western Lake Erie case has “real faith and confidence” the decision rendered by Senior U.S. District Judge James G. Carr will be a turning point for addressing the lake’s chronic algal blooms. Read the full story by The Blade. View the full article

In the often-harsh environment of the Great Lakes, hidden dangers lurking under the water – such as lost gill nets – threaten the region’s fishing industry. Read the full story by Pacific Standard. View the full article