# lake michigan (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover lake michigan. Page: Feed: --- ## [The $6 billion plan that would give the suburbs control over supplying Lake Michigan water](https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260826-water-supply-control) _2026-08-26 · James Polidori · Great Lakes Commission_ DuPage and Cook County, Illinois, leaders announced details of a seismic project Monday that could shift control of supplying Lake Michigan water into suburban hands and cost Chicago one of \[…\] ## [Michigan AG releases Flint water crisis report, says final accountability step her office can take](https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260826-water-crisis-report) _2026-08-26 · James Polidori · Great Lakes Commission_ Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said a report released Tuesday on the Flint water crisis is the final step her office can take toward accountability, years after a state Supreme \[…\] ## [Uncertainty swirls as conservation authority mergers loom](https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260826-conservation-authority-merger) _2026-08-26 · James Polidori · Great Lakes Commission_ Under sweeping changes, Ontario’s local conservation authorities are being amalgamated into nine regional entities. Although there continues to be a great deal of uncertainty about how the amalgamations will impact \[…\] ## [Angler’s donations help expand Great Lakes research](https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260826-research-donation) _2026-08-26 · James Polidori · Great Lakes Commission_ A lifelong passion for hunting, fishing and conservation has led a Tecumseh, Michigan, resident to invest millions of dollars in programs that support Great Lakes research and student learning at \[…\] ## [For the first time in nearly 50 years, endangered piping plovers nest on Wisconsin Point](https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260826-plover-return) _2026-08-26 · James Polidori · Great Lakes Commission_ The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday that a pair of piping plovers nested on Wisconsin Point in Superior, Wisconsin, for the first time since 1977. Read the full \[…\] ## [Meet the experts using drones and bubble walls to save the Great Lakes from plastic](https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260826-plastic-pollution-prevention) _2026-08-26 · James Polidori · Great Lakes Commission_ Grand Valley State University’s Annis Water Resources Institute will demonstrate the Laker Raker—a fully electric drone that removes plastic debris from beaches by sifting sand, raking seaweed and leveling sandy \[…\] ## [$325,000 grant funds Lake Care project to boost northern Michigan shoreline conservation](https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260826-shoreline-conservation) _2026-08-26 · James Polidori · Great Lakes Commission_ A new initiative by Michigan State University Extension is seeking to protect northern Michigan shorelines by strengthening shoreline conservation across the upper and lower peninsulas and creating a shoreline educator \[…\] ## [129-year-old Great Lakes light tower to be removed due to ‘imminent safety risk’](https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260826-light-tower-removal) _2026-08-26 · James Polidori · Great Lakes Commission_ The National Parks Service announced Monday that crews will soon remove the 42-foot Chequamegon Point Light Tower on Long Island, Wisconsin, in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore because it can \[…\] ## [Man accused of impersonating Coast Guard officer, discharging sewage near Great Lakes lighthouse](https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260826-sewage-discharge) _2026-08-26 · James Polidori · Great Lakes Commission_ Federal officials have indicted a Traverse City man after allegations that he impersonated a Coast Guard officer while he interacted with a boater in a distress situation, and that he \[…\] ## [Wisconsin’s first confirmed sighting of a rare loon found near Douglas County](https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260824-rare-loon) _2026-08-24 · Nichole Angell · Great Lakes Commission_ An angler reported the first sighting of a rare, yellow-billed loon in Wisconsin waters. The species is rarely spotted outside of the Arctic at this time of year. Read the \[…\] ## [Real SIMs for AI Agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yHe3mJYcXneU) _2026-08-24 · **Sponsored**_ Pass 2FA and verifications with real carrier numbers via our API. ## [Encroaching carp, barrier delays threaten Great Lakes ecosystem](https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260821-delays) _2026-08-21 · Laura Andrews · Great Lakes Commission_ For decades, four species of invasive carp have been working their way toward the Great Lakes. What started as a faraway threat, slowly creeping up the Mississippi River, is now \[…\] ## [Line 5’s future is still uncertain. Here’s what to know](https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260821-line5future) _2026-08-21 · Laura Andrews · Great Lakes Commission_ For over a decade, Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 has been the center of a political and environmental battle in Michigan. The legal conflict included state officials, federal agencies, tribal nations, \[…\] ## [Federal lawmakers press Coast Guard on new Great Lakes icebreaker](https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260821-icebreaker) _2026-08-21 · Laura Andrews · Great Lakes Commission_ The effort to strengthen the U.S. Coast Guard’s icebreaking fleet in the Great Lakes continues after shipping industry leaders say they lost 82 days of their latest season because of \[…\] ## [Ohio lawmakers urge Trump administration to restart Great Lakes carp barrier project](https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260821-carpbarrier) _2026-08-21 · Laura Andrews · Great Lakes Commission_ Ohio U.S. Reps. Marcy Kaptur and Dave Joyce of Ohio, along with Michigan U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell and Bill Huizenga, are asking the Trump administration to resume work on a \[…\] ## [Work begins on 1.1-mile trail connecting campers to Lake Michigan overlook, epic disc golf courses](https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260821-trail) _2026-08-21 · Laura Andrews · Great Lakes Commission_ Construction is starting on a new 1.1-mile accessible trail that will connect campers to a unique Lake Michigan overlook, a picnic area and three epic disc golf courses near Ludington, \[…\] ## [Wild rice seeding planned for 2 small U.P. lakes in the Ottawa National Forest](https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260821-wildrice) _2026-08-21 · Laura Andrews · Great Lakes Commission_ Federal foresters are teaming with tribal experts on a plan to seed wild rice in remote lakes deep within the Ottawa National Forest in Michigan’s western Upper Peninsula. Wild rice \[…\] ## [The ‘crown jewel of Lake Superior’ shines with ancient rock formations, beaches and an island near Marquette](https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260821-rocks) _2026-08-21 · Laura Andrews · Great Lakes Commission_ If you want a Lake Superior experience that feels a little wild, a little secret and a lot more dramatic than a typical beach day, Little Presque Isle near Marquette, \[…\] ## [One invader is eating another](https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260821-mussels) _2026-08-21 · Laura Andrews · Great Lakes Commission_ The Great Lakes are overrun with invasive zebra and quagga mussels. But is another invader, the round goby, helping fight them? Read the full story by Great Lakes Now. ## [Should Apostle Islands be a national park? Some say proposal lacks community buy-in.](https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260821-apostleislands) _2026-08-21 · Laura Andrews · Great Lakes Commission_ A proposal to turn Lake Superior’s Apostle Islands into a national park has been met with a range of opinions from locals in the Bayfield, Wisconsin, area. Some think it’s \[…\] ## [Port of Montreal expansion underway as ‘nation-building’ effort ramps up](https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260817-montreal-port) _2026-08-17 · Autumn McGowan · Great Lakes Commission_ The Port of Montreal expansion project in Québec has officially set sail along the banks of the St. Lawrence River, with construction now underway for a new wharf. 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The gathering celebrated the work being done and discussed challenges such as \[…\] ## [City council say efforts to control water chestnut are working, but public should remain vigilant in removing the invasive plant](https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260817-water-chestnut) _2026-08-17 · Autumn McGowan · Great Lakes Commission_ A local effort to control the spread of invasive water chestnut along the St. Lawrence River is showing progress, but officials say the plant remains a concern and residents of \[…\] ## [One-time funding won’t fix financial strain for DNR’s Fisheries Division](https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260817-dnr-funding) _2026-08-17 · Autumn McGowan · Great Lakes Commission_ Officials from the Fisheries Division of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources say further cutbacks on staffing and fish stocking are likely as the costs of operations rise. The division \[…\] ## [Cross-lake truck ferry to connect Port of Cleveland and Ontario in 2028: Mission possible](https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260817-erie-ferry) _2026-08-17 · Autumn McGowan · Great Lakes Commission_ A new cross-lake truck ferry service in Lake Erie, launching in 2028, will cut travel time, reduce pollution, and boost U.S.-Canada trade. A new cross-lake truck ferry service will connect \[…\] ## [Lake Erie, other Great Lakes rank among top fishing destinations](https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260817-greatlakes-fishing) _2026-08-17 · Autumn McGowan · Great Lakes Commission_ Lake Erie came in second, behind Lake Michigan, among top fishing destinations. All five Great Lakes and Lake St. Clair make the top ten list. Read the full story by \[…\] ## [Unique Detroit River boat tours give officials chance to see restoration projects up close](https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260817-detroit-restoration-tours) _2026-08-17 · Autumn McGowan · Great Lakes Commission_ Earlier this month dozens gathered at the Detroit Wayne County Port Authority and boarded a 45-foot boat to learn more about the Detroit River and how it’s being restored after \[…\] ## [U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gives green light to Line 5 tunnel](https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260814-line5-permit) _2026-08-14 · Nichole Angell · Great Lakes Commission_ Last Wednesday, Canadian energy company Enbridge secured another permit needed for its controversial Line 5 tunnel project. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a permit authorizing the company to \[…\] ## [New $1.8B Blatnik Bridge design unveiled; Duluth to Superior span opening set for October 2031](https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20260814-new-bridge) _2026-08-14 · Nichole Angell · Great Lakes Commission_ Minnesota and Wisconsin transportation officials unveiled the design and construction schedule of the new bridge that will replace the Blatnik Bridge between Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin, for area residents. \[…\]