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Snowmobiles, trucks and shanties succumbing to Grand Traverse Bay ice are the tip of the iceberg. The hidden world beneath the Lake Michigan waters sits frozen in time, waiting to reveal stories of the area’s past. Read the full story by Record Eagle. View the full article

The Essex Region Conservation Authority, along with the eight other Conservation Authorities that work in Ontario’s Lake Erie watershed, is pleased with the recently released Lake Erie Action Plan to reduce phosphorus in Lake Erie by 40%. Read the full story by Windsorite News. View the full article

Piping plover nests were found on the shores of all five Great Lakes last year for the first time since 1955, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The shore-dwelling bird disappeared from most of the Great Lakes in the 1980s and was listed as endangered in 1986. Read the full story by Record Eagle. View the full article

A tank of live invasive sea lampreys, part of a display by the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, has made its way to Oshkosh, WI for this weekend’s Northeast Wisconsin Sport Fishing Show. Commission staffer Ted Lawrence explained the exhibit – and the lamprey threat – to a television news reporter. Read and view the full story by Fox 11 News. View the full article

The cruise vessels that sail the St Lawrence River and Great Lakes are comparatively small compared to ocean going cruise ships. However, there are prospects to develop a much larger cruise ship for operation on North America’s Upper Great Lakes. Read the full story by Maritime Executive. View the full article

While the Midland, Ontario town council was clearly intrigued by the proposal to relocate the historic Great Lakes steamship to its waterfront, a March 19 decision deadline was a sticking point. Read the full story by Simcoe.com. View the full article

Canada and the province of Ontario recently released their plan to combat toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie. Phosphorus is the primary cause of the blooms that turn parts of the lake green most summers. Read the full story by WBFO – NY. View the full article

A handful of questions related to environmental impacts were asked of the panelists, which included John Dickert, a former Racine mayor who is now the president and CEO of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative. Read the full story by Kenosha News. View the full article

The Minnesota Department of Human Rights is raising questions about the impacts of the proposed Line 3 oil pipeline through northern Minnesota on the state’s Indian tribes. Read the full story by MPR News. View the full article

Canadians are one of the highest per capita water users at 251 litres per person, per day. According to experts, a water is not a cause for worry in Canada, but the lack of policies, infrastructure, and action to protect the water supply is worrisome. Read the full story by The Varsity. View the full article

Those who represent the Great Lakes are ready to fight for GLRI funding once again, a brawl that appears set to become an unnecessary annual occurrence. Read the full story by Record Eagle. View the full article

In Illinois, the village of Oswego is looking at Lake Michigan as a possible source of water. It currently uses well water and the concept of using Lake Michigan water is an outgrowth of work with Montgomery and Yorkville on future water sources for the area. Read the full story by Chicago Tribune. View the full article

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division has completed the agency’s first Lake Michigan Fisheries Management Plan. Read the full story by UP Matters. View the full article

In New York, the gates at Long Sault Dam may need to be opened as early as today in order to spill excess water from the St. Lawrence River. Read the full story by Watertown Daily Times. View the full article

In Michigan, environmental groups are crying foul over a new bill (H.B. 5638) they say would make it easier for agribusiness to get approval for large scale groundwater extraction proposals. Read the full story by Michigan Radio. View the full article

A late-February warm spell combined with rainfall and the weekend winds slashed the ice cover on Lake Erie from about 80 percent last Saturday to just 34 percent on Tuesday. Read the full story by The Buffalo News. View the full article

In western New York, near the shore of Lake Erie, is a brewery that does more than make beer: they raise fish using stillage, a byproduct of brewing and also the first step in an aquaculture food chain. Read the full story by ideastream. View the full article

State funding will help Monroe County, New York, make fixes to shoreline infrastructure damaged by last year’s flooding on Lake Ontario. Read the full story by the Democrat & Chronicle. View the full article

An international coalition has applied to the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal that could help stop construction of Fermi 3 — a proposed nuclear reactor that would be built in southeast Michigan on Lake Erie. Read the full story by the Windsor Star. View the full article

Intense flooding and quick melting in the region created perfect conditions for a group of surfing enthusiasts to take to the Red Cedar River on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing and catch a wave. Read the full story by MLive. View the full article

Lake Ontario didn’t start flooding until April last year, but the water already is higher than it was a year ago. Communities near the lake in New York have been told to prepare for flooding. Read the full story by Spectrum News. View the full article

A commission that watches over the Ohio River’s health across six states may give up setting pollution standards for the waterway, raising concerns it would weaken protections for a source of drinking water for 5 million people. Read the full story by the News-Herald. View the full article

In Wisconsin, wastewater discharged last week into Lake Michigan from the Jones Island sewage treatment plant exceeded state permit limits for two pollutants, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District officials said Tuesday. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. View the full article

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was at the State University of New York at New Paltz on Tuesday, February 27, to kick off the first of four summits on harmful algal blooms. Read the full story by WAMC – Albany, NY. View the full article

The newly commissioned U.S. Navy ship USS Little Rock, built in Marinette, WI, left Buffalo, N.Y. on Dec. 16 to head to Mayport, Fla. through Halifax. But the sudden cold snap just before Christmas led to the early formation of ice on the St. Lawrence Seaway, forcing the ship to come to a halt in Montreal on Christmas Eve. Read and view the full story by CTV News. View the full article