Bad River tribe says Line 5 reroute will violate its water quality standards

Bad River tribe says Line 5 reroute will violate its water quality standards
Great Lakes Commission
The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has objected to permitting Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 reroute under the Clean Water Act, saying the project will violate the tribe’s water […]
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Maritime Time: The heroic act of a Great Lakes captain

Interlochen Public Radio
The heroic acts of Capt. James Jackson saved the lives of many on Lake Superior.
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DNR must consider anew whether to study massive pool of mine waste above Lake Superior, court rules

DNR must consider anew whether to study massive pool of mine waste above Lake Superior, court rules
Great Lakes Commission
The Minnesota Court of Appeals handed environmental groups a win in their continuing legal fight against the expansion of a massive pond for mining waste three miles from Lake Superior. Their […]
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Big Abe’s Net

Interlochen Public Radio
One calm September day, Big Abe LeBlanc set his fishing net in Lake Superior. Then he called law enforcement and turned himself in. What happened next changed fishing in the Great Lakes forever.
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‘A crisis’: Lake whitefish survey paints an even more dire picture

Interlochen Public Radio
One scientist thinks lake whitefish could disappear from certain parts of the Great Lakes within the next five years.
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Maritime Time: ‘You’re sinking, you idiot!’

Interlochen Public Radio
“What the little ice devils pull down in Lake Superior never comes up again.”
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Maritime Time: ‘You’re sinking, you idiot!’

Interlochen Public Radio
“What the little ice devils pull down in Lake Superior never comes up again.”
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Great Lakes ice season is underway. What to know about the Coast Guard’s icebreakers

Great Lakes ice season is underway. What to know about the Coast Guard’s icebreakers
Great Lakes Commission
The U.S. Coast Guard has officially launched Operation Taconite, its annual icebreaking operation on the Great Lakes, for the 2024-25 winter season. It is the Coast Guard’s largest domestic icebreaking […]
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Great Lakes ice season is underway. What to know about the Coast Guard’s icebreakers

Great Lakes ice season is underway. What to know about the Coast Guard’s icebreakers
Great Lakes Commission
The U.S. Coast Guard has officially launched Operation Taconite, its annual icebreaking operation on the Great Lakes, for the 2024-25 winter season. It is the Coast Guard’s largest domestic icebreaking […]
Great Lakes Commission, Detroit, Great Lakes, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Michigan

First Nations around Ontario’s Lake Nipigon come together to protect their waters

First Nations around Ontario’s Lake Nipigon come together to protect their waters
Great Lakes Commission
In December, several First Nation members came together for the first time to plan collaborative conservation efforts around Lake Superior with representatives from Lakehead University and the International Joint Commission. […]
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Great Lakes Commission releases report on uses of Great Lakes water in 2023

Great Lakes Commission releases report on uses of Great Lakes water in 2023
Great Lakes Commission
Ann Arbor, Michigan –  A report released by the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) found that 35.4 billion gallons of water per day were withdrawn from the
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Maritime Time: Vermillion Point

Interlochen Public Radio
Imagine this: You wake up in cramped quarters next to four or five men at the crack of dawn. You look out the window to see the vastness of Lake Superior before you.
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