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Snowmelt and recent rain have brought Great Lakes water levels up. This spring rise is normal - and water levels are projected to increase even more this month.
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The commission says they're in crisis and wants the Canadian government to enforce the provisions of its 1954 treaty.
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WCMU's Rick Brewer was welcomed aboard the ship to learn how its able to break ice and perform a variety of tasks to help mariners navigate waterways.
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Funds will go towards protecting the Great Lakes over the next decade
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If approved by Congress, the funds would kickstart the construction process to bring a new heavy ice breaker as capable as the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw on the Great Lakes.
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Tucked away on the northern coast of Lake Huron, the Hammond Bay Biological Station is the leading research hub in the Great Lakes on invasive sea lampreys. Reporter Teresa Homsi took a tour of the station and reports on its role in rescuing Great Lakes fisheries from an invader.
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Rental proceeds will go toward restoring the White Shoal Lighthouse.
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Higher temperatures and low ice cover decreases the potential for lake effect snow, which could lead to lower water levels in the spring.
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More than 22 million pounds of plastics end up in the Great Lakes every year. These plastics break down into smaller and smaller particles known as “microplastics,” which can now be found in fish, drinking water, and even our own blood.
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The announcement comes a month after the national defense bill authorized the U.S. Coast Guard to seek a new icebreaker as capable as the heavy cutter Mackinaw, valued at $350 million.