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Skalbeck’s divergent opinions about the Waukesha and Foxconn diversions in Wisconsin comes off as a novel alignment in such politically tribal times, especially given that both projects have the support of Gov. Scott Walker and raised the ire of environmental groups. Read the full story by WisCONTEXT. View the full article

In June of 1959, a formal opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway brought President Dwight Eisenhower and Queen Elizabeth to the region. Construction of the Seaway began in 1954 and is thought to be one of the most challenging engineering feats in history. Read the full story by WNYF – Watertown, NY. View the full article

Residents in Northeast Ohio have concerns over the potential pollution after the renewal of a wastewater discharge permit for an NRG Power Midwest power plant in the area. Read the full story by The Chronicle. View the full article

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has released a report that shows that for the last five years voluntary efforts to reduce the pollution flowing into the Maumee River have had no measurable effect. Read the full story by The Blade. View the full article

The lake has beaten down and lifted up the community in profound and dramatic ways that have shaped Port Washington, Wisconsin’s history, yet it is often misunderstood and disrespected. Read the full story by the Ozaukee Press. View the full article

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer says he is doubling down on his effort to secure $2.5 million in federal money to build a breakwall to shield the road from big waves during storm events. Read the full story by WKBW-TV – Buffalo, NY. View the full article

Rising water levels on Lake Michigan are concerning park district officials and may mean fewer beach days for residents in the greater Chicago area. Read the full story by WBBM-TV – Chicago, IL. View the full article

Rising water levels on Lake Michigan are concerning park district officials and may mean fewer beach days for residents in the greater Chicago area. Read the full story by WBBM-TV – Chicago, IL. View the full article

The six bands of Chippewa tribes in Wisconsin have declared intentions to spear 14% fewer walleyes in 2018. The tribal take of walleyes by spearing, especially during the spawning period, has drawn criticism from sport anglers for decades and was once the cause of heated protests. Read the full story by the Journal Sentinel. View the full article

Wisconsin environmental officials have approved plans that will allow an average of 7 million gallons of water to be diverted from Lake Michigan each day. The city of Racine says 5.8 million gallons is to be used by Foxconn to manufacture liquid crystal display panels. Read the full story by the Journal Sentinel. View the full article

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is looking to save the Michigan Clean Water Corps, a program that’s kept an eye on inland lake and stream quality since 1974. Read the full story by the Great Lakes Echo. View the full article

The U.S. and Canada have only eight chemicals on the list of “Chemicals of Mutual Concern” but thousands have still not been evaluated. Read and listen to the full story by WDET – Detroit, MI. View the full article

The documentary will explore the history of Line 5, which originates in Superior, Wisconsin and runs through much of Michigan’s two peninsulas to Marysville and under the St. Clair River to Sarnia; while the documentary will focus on the crossing at the Mackinac Straits, it also will look at the St. Clair River crossing. Read the full story in the Port Huron Times Herald. View the full article

The first saltie, or ocean-going vessel, arrived in Thunder Bay, Ontario on Sunday, marking the official opening of the port’s international shipping season. Read the full story by CBC News. View the full article

Congressman Fred Upton has sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers asking that money be set aside for harbor dredging in Saugatuck, South Haven, and New Buffalo. Read the full story by WSJM – Benton Harbor, MI. View the full article

Line 3, that runs from Alberta to Michigan, proves how incredibly difficult constructing new pipelines has become; the notion of a simple, straightforward proposal no longer exists. Read the full story by CBC News. View the full article

Visitors to Grand Haven, Michigan, will soon be able to walk a portion of the pier again as construction resumed on the city’s south pier on Tuesday; the project is expected to run until fall. Read the full story by WOOD-TV – Grand Haven, MI. View the full article

In Pennsylvania, the long and cold winter of 2017-18 provided good ice cover to protect Presque Isle State Park’s beaches but spring storms and higher Lake Erie water levels have led to erosion. Read the full story by GoErie. View the full article

In Wisconsin, the Algoma-Kewaunee Area Great Lakes Sport Fishermen group is hopeful a new net pen placed in Algoma Monday will help improve the area’s salmon population by protecting the young fish for up to two weeks while they grow and become imprinted with the area. Read the full story by the Door County Daily News. View the full article

Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City, Michigan will install new mooring bollards and larger fenders in the harbor basin, and relocate a fence at the federal harbor where the training ship State of Michigan is berthed as part of NMC’s Great Lakes Maritime Academy. Read the full story in the Traverse City Record-Eagle. View the full article

Three weeks after toxic dielectric fluid began leaking into the Straits of Mackinac, utility crews got their first look at damaged sections of the high-voltage cables from which the fluid seeped. Read the full story by MLive. View the full article

Hamilton, Ontario councillor Chad Collins requested finance staff to establish a funding reserve that would be used to repair any damage caused by severe weather. Collins said a climate change reserve fund could help the city from spending existing tax dollars to repair damage after a weather-related event. Read the full story by the Hamilton News. View the full article

Data in an Ohio Environmental Protection Agency report backs up what environmental groups have been saying for years and what the head of the state EPA said last month: Voluntary steps farmers have taken to scale back the fertilizers feeding Lake Erie’s massive algae blooms aren’t enough. Read the full story by WOSU Radio. View the full article

In a long-awaited report released late Monday, a Minnesota state administrative law judge recommended that state regulators approve the so-called Line 3 project – but only if the new pipeline is built along the same route as the current line. Read and listen to the full story by Minnesota Public Radio. View the full article

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is asking for broad public input on its plan to have the open waters of western Lake Erie declared impaired under the federal Clean Water Act. Read and listen to the full story by WKSU – Kent, OH. View the full article