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Commercial fishing operations near the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior are reporting record numbers of whitefish and a strong recovery of lake trout from a low in the early 2000s. Biologists are crediting the population boom to protected fisheries and invasive species management in the region. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio. View the full article

The closing of nine more Michigan beaches due to E.coli this past weekend highlights an ongoing problem with bacterial contamination in the state. Read the full story by WXYZ-TV – Detroit, MI. View the full article

A bill passed in the U.S. Senate aims to help scientists curtail the spread of invasive Asian Carp, particularly into the Great Lakes. Read the full story by the Watertown Daily Times. View the full article

A small amount of the most highly radioactive waste on the planet, spent nuclear fuel, is planned for shipment from an Illinois nuclear power plant through Michigan, on its way to Canada. The shipment is prompting concern from regional environmental groups. Read the full story by the Detroit News. View the full article

Data provided by the Canadian federal government shows municipalities reported 215 billion litres of raw sewage were spilled or leaked into lakes and rivers without being treated in 2017. Over the last five years, the total amount is in excess of one trillion litres. Read the full story by CTV news. View the full article

The city of Toledo, Ohio, is backing a federal lawsuit that’s seeking to force action on Lake Erie’s persistent algae problem by setting strict pollution controls on phosphorus. Read the full story by the Associated Press. View the full article

Michigan Technological University unveiled its Maritime Autonomy Research Site Friday, which the university hopes will spur new developments in unmanned research vessels. Read the full story by the Daily Mining Gazette. View the full article

Several protesters who participated in the fall 2016 demonstrations trying to block the oil pipeline at Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota are now setting up camp near Mackinaw City, MI, to protest against Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline, which passes under the Straits of Mackinac. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press. View the full article

Last month, instead of signing off on Gov. John Kasich’s executive order aimed at protecting Lake Erie from agricultural runoff, the Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Commission diverted the matter to a subcommittee to study. Read the full story by the Cleveland Plain Dealer. View the full article

Historically, local pilots have provided navigational direction to overseas vessels sailing the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway. However, a recent labor dispute has called the future of this service into question, sparking concern among international shippers in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade. View the full article

Despite recent heavy rainfall, water levels in Lake Ontario remain low, causing concerns and restrictions on water use for Ontario’s Quinte Conservation Authority region. Read the full story by The Belleville Intelligencer. View the full article

The U.S. EPA affirmed the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s authority to issue a consent order to the city of Flint to address its water infrastructure problems and requires Flint to agree to the consent order. Read the full story by The Detroit News. View the full article

Heavy rainfall increased E. coli levels in Lake Ontario, making water at five of Toronto’s beaches unsafe for swimming. Releases of raw sewages from the city’s sewer systems are partially responsible. Read the full story by the Global News. View the full article

A new study found no improvement in dead zones in Wisconsin’s Green Bay. However, recent trends to promote healthier soils on farm fields may help reduce dead zones in the future by reducing the amount of nutrient run-off into Green Bay. Read the full story by WBAY-TV – Green Bay,WI. View the full article

A Michigan man was inspired by his near-death experience with rip-tide currents to launch the Great Lakes Water Safety Consortium, a nonprofit agency focusing on ending drownings in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by the Grand Haven Tribune. View the full article

Flooding around Ashland, Wisconsin, earlier this summer reduced tourism in the region, impacting revenues for local fishing and recreation businesses. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio. View the full article

Ohio State Representative Michael Sheehy expressed concern that a new committee studying harmful algal blooms in western Lake Erie does not include enough representation of urban communities. Read the full story by the Sandusky Register. View the full article

Congress’s decision to fully fund the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative shows the benefits of bipartisan legislating. Read the full editorial by The Plain Dealer. View the full article

An upcoming event at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center will discuss prehistoric life on Lake Huron, when water levels were substantially lower than today. Read the full story by WBKB11-TV – Alpena, MI. View the full article

The Standing Rush Marsh by Bay View, Ohio provides habitat for thousands of species and helps filter polluted runoff water entering Lake Erie. The Marsh’s owners use the marsh as to promote conservation, education, and local partnerships. Read the full story by the Sandusky Register. View the full article

Cornell University researchers have confirmed that two new exotic species, both about the size of a flea, have established themselves in the Great Lakes, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Read the full story by the Chicago Tribune. View the full article

Anthony Habjan, the public health inspection manager for environmental health at Niagara Region who oversees beach water testing, says people should wait up to two days after a heavy rainfall before heading out for a day at the local swimming hole. Read the full story by the St. Catharines Standard. View the full article

The city of Willmar, Minnesota, is interested in relocating a Duluth lighthouse to the landlocked shores of Willmar Lake or Foot Lake — a 200-mile inland voyage from its current location. However, the Duluth Harbor South Breakwater lighthouse, built in 1901, isn’t going anywhere, the U.S. General Services Administration confirmed, because it is still an active aid to navigation. Read the full story by the Brainerd Dispatch. View the full article

It was 339 years ago that the French ship Le Griffon appeared on the Detroit River. It was the first large scale, European style sailing ship to reach the shores of what would eventually become Michigan. Read and listen to the full story by Michigan Public Radio. View the full article

Deep below the waters of the St. Lawrence River near Cornwall sits Canada’s own version of the lost city of Atlantis. Except, instead of a single city, the remains of nine villages and hamlets are sometimes visible through the water on a clear day. Read the full story by Global News. View the full article