Coast Guard investigating beacon stolen from Superior lighthouse
The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the theft of a navigational beacon at the lighthouse that guides ships into the Superior harbor.
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Turning Your Yard into a National Park
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Great Lakes scientists worry about federal cuts to NOAA
The President’s proposed budget would cut funding to efforts that improve public safety, the maritime economy and health on the Great Lakes, researchers say.
Michigan gets $108M in Monsanto settlement to clean up PCB contamination
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a $108 million settlement with Monsanto Co. over long-term PCB contamination in the state, with the funds directed toward cleanup and restoration…
‘The outlook is pretty bleak’: Farmers brace for a difficult season
A new study says 70% of farmers can’t afford fertilizer, growers across the Great Lakes region say global supply disruptions are forcing difficult decisions.
Major nuclear plant expansion envisioned on the far side of Lake Huron
More energy news with the Trump administration reopening Minnesota’s Boundary Waters to mining and a deep-red Ohio county nearly overturning its ban on utility-scale renewables.
Michigan created a buck-centric culture regulators now want to change
A 1921 law forced hunters to kill only one deer for decades, a buck. That policy likely created a culture of capturing that trophy buck in Michigan, which…
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Michigan bald eagle success story faces new threats
Severe weather and food challenges threaten one of the nation’s greatest conservation comebacks.
This northern Michigan program hopes to cultivate the next generation of farmers
“Nobody gets into farming for sane reasons, other than the sanity of knowing where your food comes from and just general health,” said one student at the Great Lakes Incubator Farm, which teaches people how to work in agriculture.
Great Lakes shipping lost third of season to ‘inadequate icebreaking’
The Lake Carriers Association said in a report that it lost 82 shipping days this year because the US Coast Guard failed to break enough ice. Despite repeated attempts, Congress hasn’t invested in a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes.
Whitefish waning. Should Michigan have commercial trout, walleye catches?
Bills under consideration in the House aim to expand commercial access to walleye and trout as whitefish catch rates plummet. Recreational fishing advocates and state fishing regulators object.
Around 200 acres protected along Lake Superior for longest national scenic trail
The Trust for Public Land conveyed 213 acres to the National Park Service this spring in Iron County.
Judge halts some work on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute in northern Wisconsin
Bayfield County Judge John Anderson halts work where Enbridge needs more permits to install structures in four waterways.
