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A long-awaited dredging of the navigation channel into Sodus Bay is underway, and rather than dumping the dredged material out in the open Lake Ontario as is usually done, the dredger is depositing the material at a near-shore littoral area where the material can better move toward shore to replenish the shoreline. Read the full story by the Finger Lake Times. View the full article

On July 30, the Durham Region Health Department advised it had been notified of the presence of the algae in water samples taken from Paradise Beach in Ajax, Ontario. However, the amount detected does not indicate a bloom in the water. Read the full story by The Oshawa Express. View the full article

Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer Foxconn is building a large campus in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, and without adequate countermeasures, any future development in either southeastern Wisconsin and northeastern Illinois — which are populous and extensively developed areas already — could make these areas more vulnerable to flooding. Read the full story by Urban Milwaukee. View the full article

A recent study found the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore had the highest concentration of microplastics out of 35 national parks surveyed. A group of researchers this summer are trying to find out why. Read the full story by KBJR-TV – Superior, WI. View the full article

The Indiana Supreme Court in February ruled that the Lake Michigan shoreline, up to the point where the beach becomes soil, also known as the ordinary high water mark, is unquestionably owned by the state of Indiana, and the public has the right to access the beach for navigation, commerce, fishing and recreation. Read the full story by The Northwest Indiana Times. View the full article

Several Northeast Ohio beaches remained closed Wednesday after elevated levels of E. coli were detected in the water. Earlier this week heavy rainfall caused raw sewage to overflow into Lake Erie near Edgewater Beach. Read the full story by WEWS-TV – Cleveland, OH. View the full article

Scientists are creating an experimental warning system for meteotsunamis in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Michigan Radio. View the full article

In Wisconsin, experts say this year’s blue-green algae season on Lake Winnebago began earlier and stronger than expected, surprising researchers and capturing the attention of the public. But the concern isn’t actually over algae: It’s actually a bacteria disguised as the mucky green plant. Read the full story by Oshkosh Northwestern. View the full article

A scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory was interviewed about high lake levels. Read the full story by Michigan Radio. View the full article

In Wisconsin, Kohler Co. has reached an agreement with several state and federal organizations regarding the preservation of historic artifacts at their proposed golf course in Sheboygan along Lake Michigan. Read the full story by Sheboygan Press. View the full article

A month ago, we were lauding the developers of the $10 billion Foxconn manufacturing campus under construction in Mount Pleasant for committing to a cutting-edge water recycling system that would reduce the demand for water from Lake Michigan to serve the campus by more than half, and would distill, recycle and recover manufacturing-process wastewater. Now, recent news reports suggest Foxconn may try to take the same path when it comes to energy needs for the giant manufacturing facility. Read the full story at The Journal Times. View the full article

The ecology of the Great Lakes — and how economic considerations have affected them — is the topic of a talk presented by the Grand Rapids Public Library, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on August 9th. Read the full story by the Associated Press. View the full article

Nearly 90 people from Northern Wisconsin, Lower Michigan and many counties in Upper Michigan participated in the Western Peninsula Invasive Species Conference held July 23 in Wisconsin. Read the full story by Iron County Reporter. View the full article

Take a look at some of Michigan’s historic lighthouses, many of which still stand today as enduring icons of the state’s Great Lakes heritage. Read the full story by MLive. View the full article

Drinking water laced with high levels of poisonous chemicals may be to blame for cancer and other chronic disease among veterans and families who lived at Wurtsmith Air Force Base in northern Michigan, according to a new federal health report draft. Read the full story at MLive. View the full article

Here are some fun facts about Lake Superior and Tahquamenon Falls in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Read the full story by The Mining Journal. View the full article

Federal pipeline regulators have authorized Enbridge Energy to restore maximum pressure to segments of Line 5 beneath the Straits of Mackinac. The fuel pipeline had been under a pressure restriction since an anchor strike April 1 severed two underwater transmission lines and dented the east and west spans of Line 5. Read the full story by the Detroit News. View the full article

Northern wild rice is a staple food in Ojibwe communities across the Upper Midwest. Yields of the wild crop have been poor in recent years as invasive species and floods have damaged rice beds. And the trend may continue, as climate change brings more frequent and severe rainstorms and warmer temperatures to the region. Read the full story by NPR. View the full article

Anglers and boaters out on Lake Erie this week may see the Michigan Department of Natural Resources conducting its annual trawl survey near Monroe. The survey will help DNR researchers assess the health of fish communities within the lake. Read the full story by Monroe News. View the full article

In Ohio, a grassroots community group said it has secured more than enough signatures to get a proposal called the Lake Erie Bill of Rights on the 2018 fall election ballot. The initiative would declare in the Toledo City Charter that the Lake Erie watershed has legal rights to “exist and flourish.” Read the full story by the Toledo Blade. View the full article

The nation’s largest privately-owned coal company is bankrolling groups and residents opposed to the planned $126 million six-turbine Icebreaker Wind project off the coast of Cleveland in Lake Erie. Read the full story by The Hill. View the full article

Locals and visitors flooded Grayling, Michigan last weeknd to watch 84 tandem canoe teams race on a120 mile course to Oscada. Festivities for spectators included live music, food trucks, and a local art festival. Read the full story by Canoe and Kayak. View the full article

In Ontario, the Huron County Health Unit has issued a no-swim advisory for beaches in Port Albert and Goderich following heavy rains and an influx of bacteria. Read the full story by CTV-TV – Kitchener, ON. View the full article

In Ohio, the city of Euclid approved a plan to build an innovative and nationally significant lakefront trail along the Lake Erie shore. City officials hope that the development draws more tourism and businesses to the lakeshore. Read the full story by Cleveland Plain Dealer. View the full article

Torrential rainfall caused an overflow of raw sewage and stormwater to flow into Lake Erie late Monday night. As a result, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District has issued a no-swim advisory for beaches in the Cleveland area. Read the full story by WOIO – Shaker Heights, OH. View the full article