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Water levels are higher than average in Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. Experts say this may be caused by the warmer than normal temperatures, but it’s all just part of mother nature. Read the full story by Up North Live. View the full article

In Two Rivers, Wisconsin, residents are still in disbelief after Governor Walker pulled his nomination for a National Marine Sanctuary along the state’s eastern shore, and many hope a way can be found to move forward. Read and view the full story by WFRV-TV – Two Rivers, WI. View the full article

The Great Lakes Legacy Act, created in 2002, aimed to clean up spots where chemicals were dumped and contaminants built up in sediment; there are now signs that things are slowly getting better. Read and listen to the full story by WOSU – Columbus, OH. View the full article

The Town of Lakeshore, Ontario, is spending C$350,000 to develop a stormwater master plan in hopes of preventing the impact of devastating floods like that experienced during two “storms of the century” since September 2016. Read the full story by the Windsor Star. View the full article

The state capital appropriations bill that passed last week in the Ohio House of Representatives will include funding for programs designed to help clean up Lake Erie, State Senator Randy Gardner and Representative Steve Arndt said. Read the full story by The Press. View the full article

The quality of Chinook salmon fishing in Lake Ontario in 2017 was the highest recorded in at least 30 years, according to state officials; the news comes as a meeting is set for Thursday night to discuss conditions for Lake Ontario fisheries. Read the full story by the Watertown Daily Times. View the full article

In Ontario, bridges along the Welland Canal will soon start to go up as the St. Lawrence Seaway gets ready to launch the 2018 navigation season. The canal opens at 8 a.m. Thursday, March 29, with the traditional top hat ceremonies for the first upbound and downbound vessels. Read the full story by the Welland Tribune. View the full article

Diverting lake water from the Great Lakes isn’t the only danger facing the largest sources of fresh water in the world, there’s also invasive species. Read the full story by the Chicago Tribune. View the full article

In Wayne County, New York, planning meetings and response plans are being set up by public safety officials for any potential flooding along Lake Ontario this year. Read the full story by WHAM – Lyons, NY. View the full article

Officials with the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project said schools conduct fire drills, tornado drills and active shooter drills, but there are few schools that conduct water safety education. And yet, more school-age children may die from drowning each year in the United States than die in fires, tornadoes or even school shootings. Read the full story by the Northwest Indiana Times. View the full article

The U.S. Coast Guard is preparing to begin icebreaking operations in northwestern Lake Michigan as part of the annual spring mission of clearing a path for shipments of fuel products to the Port of Green Bay. Read the full story by the Associated Press. View the full article

In Algoma, Ontario, the Central Algoma Freshwater Coalition has just released an information booklet titled “A Guide to Sustainable Living in Algoma,” which encourages residents to learn about and do their part to preserve local bodies of water, particularly from nutrient pollution. Read the full story by the Sault This Week. View the full article

Rigs rolled into Enbridge pumping stations along the Straits of Mackinac on Friday to begin subsurface sampling, a step toward identifying possible alternatives to the current Line 5 pipeline crossing at the Straits. Read the full story by Petoskey News-Review. View the full article

The Canadian Coast Guard is warning residents in Thunder Bay, Ont. to stay off the harbor ice as icebreaking operations are expected to start as early as March 13, 2018. Read the full story by CBC News. View the full article

The agreement with Enbridge is not final, but it is an important interim step to protect our natural resource treasures, especially the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Detroit Free Press. View the full article

In northern Michigan, people who live near a landfill outside Traverse City have been dealing with contaminated drinking water for decades. A new plan for the landfill makes them even more concerned. Read and listen to the full story by WKAR- MI. View the full article

A handful of water utilities around the Great Lakes have been competing over the last year to reduce pollution by controlling the electricity they consume from the power grid. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio. View the full article

Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz spent Thursday on Capitol Hill, trying to convince lawmakers not to drain funding for addressing toxic substances, invasive species, and pollution in Lake Erie. Read the full story by WILX – IL. View the full article

“The American Great Lakes Ports Association expects the White House to release additional detail of the Administration’s proposed steel tariffs next week,” said Steven Fisher, executive director of the American Great Lakes Ports Association. Read the full story by The Blade. View the full article

The Great Lakes Research Center in Houghton has introduced local students to sciences in a hands-on, enjoyable way since the facility opened in 2012. Read the full story by The Detroit News. View the full article

The New York Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program has never before focused on recreation and tourism projects. This year’s program will also emphasize coastal resiliency efforts. Read the full story by Watertown Daily Times. View the full article

Floodgates are being opened at a New York Power Authority dam in Massena to spill excess water from Lake Ontario into the Saint Lawrence River. Read the full story by NewYorkUpstate.com. View the full article

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has withdrawn his nomination for a National Marine Sanctuary off Wisconsin’s eastern shore, saying it could result in too much bureaucracy and red tape. Read the full story by WBAY – Green Bay, WI. View the full article

A plan from the Environmental Protection Agency that lays out a path forward in combating toxic algal blooms in Lake Erie has received praise from U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Mary Kaptur (D-OH). Read the full story by Michigan Peninsula News. View the full article

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation says last year’s Chinook salmon fishing quality on Lake Ontario was the highest recorded in more than 30 years. Read the full story by Lockport Journal. View the full article