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A rising tide of infrastructure funding floats new hope for Great Lakes shipping

Trains and trucks move the bulk of goods across the U.S. Some sailors say the Great Lakes waterways are underused shipping options and hope $17 billion of federal investment can help revitalize them.

WEKU

Winter storm brings heavy snowfall to the eastern US coast

Get the latest weather alert as a powerful winter storm heads east, bringing snow and freezing rain. Find out the forecast for the Midwest, Great Lakes, an...

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Climate change letting more invasive plants make their way to Illinois, Great Lakes region

The Great Lakes region is one of three hot spots for the spread of nuisance plants, new research finds.

Chicago Sun-Times

Michigan regulators approve $500M pipeline tunnel project under channel linking 2 Great Lakes

Michigan regulators have approved a $500 million plan to encase in a protective tunnel a portion of an oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes

The Independent UK

Do snitches net fishes? Scientists turn invasive carp into traitors to slow their Great Lakes push

State and federal wildlife agencies have developed a new weapon to slow down invasive carp across the Great Lakes region: traitor fish

The Independent UK

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Canadian workers reach deal to end strike that shut down Great Lakes shipping artery

A deal was reached Sunday to end a week-long strike that had shut down a major shipping artery in the Great Lakes, halting the flow of grain and other goods from the U.S. and Canada.

WEKU

Agreement reached to end strike that shut down a vital Great Lakes shipping artery for a week

A deal has been reached to end a week-long strike that had shut down a major shipping artery in the Great Lakes, halting the flow of grain and other goods from the U.S. and Canada

The Independent UK

Strikers have shut down a vital Great Lakes shipping artery for days, and negotiations are looming

A strike has shut down all shipping on the St. Lawrence Seaway, interrupting exports of grain and other goods from Canada and the United States via the Great Lakes to the rest the world

The Independent UK

‘We can’t drink oil’: how a 70-year-old pipeline imperils the Great Lakes

Tribes say Line 5 is a ‘ticking time bomb’ for the Great Lakes, which contain a fifth of the Earth’s surface fresh water, and risks destroying their relationship with land and water

The Guardian - US

Historians race to find Great Lakes shipwrecks before quagga mussels destroy the sites

Historians are racing to locate Great Lakes shipwrecks before a seemingly unstoppable invasive mussel destroys them and erases part of the region's heritage

The Independent UK

Nat-Gas Prices Higher on Weather

October Nymex natural gas (NGV23 ) on Monday closed +0.084 (+3.18%). Nat-gas prices on Monday closed higher on pipeline maintenance and forecasts for above-normal temps in the Great Lakes and Texas. The Commodity Weather Group sees mostly normal temps in the East Coast and West, but above-normal temps in the...

Barchart

Judge OKs updated Great Lakes fishing agreement between native tribes, state and federal agencies

A federal judge has approved an updated Great Lakes fishing agreement between four Native American tribes and government agencies

The Independent UK

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90% of Great Lakes water samples have unsafe microplastic levels – report

But experts say damage can be reversed if US and Canada act quickly to stop new plastics from entering lake system

The Conversation

Michigan pipeline standoff could affect water protection and Indigenous rights across the US

Should states and Indigenous nations be able to influence energy projects they view as harmful or contrary to their laws and values? This question lies at the center of a heated debate over Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 pipeline, which carries oil and natural gas across Wisconsin and Michigan.

The Guardian - US

Great Lakes gets its first wind farm – but some fear environmental fallout

Icebreaker would be North America’s first ever freshwater offshore wind project – but locals express concerns over wildlife and potential oil leaks

Zenger

Severe Thunderstorms Threaten Central US Amid Heat Wave

Torrential downpours, damaging winds, hail, and isolated tornadoes expected as storms move across Midwest and Great Lakes.

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Nat-Gas Prices Fall on a Cooler U.S. Weather Forecast

Aug Nymex natural gas (NGQ23 ) on Monday closed -0.089 (-3.18%). Nat-gas prices Monday fell moderately on a cooler U.S. weather forecast, which will crimp nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power air conditioning. Forecaster Maxar Technologies said below-normal temperatures are expected in the upper Midwest, the Great Lakes region,...

The Independent UK

Haze over Great Lakes region reminds US residents that Canadian wildfires persist

The haze of unhealthy air that settled over the Great Lakes region Tuesday reminded U.S. residents from the Midwest to the Northeast and as far south as Kentucky to brace for more depending on which way the wind blows as Canadian wildfires rage on

The Independent UK

Canadian wildfires are causing unhealthy air quality again in Chicago and other parts of the US

Drifting smoke from the ongoing wildfires across Canada is creating curtains of haze and raising air quality concerns throughout the Great Lakes region, and in parts of the central and eastern United States

Chicago Tribune

Chicago’s air quality is worst in the world after Canadian wildfire smoke blankets the region, global pollution index shows

CHICAGO -- Thick smoke from Canadian wildfires coated Chicago and the surrounding areas with haze as weather officials issued an air quality alert for parts of the Great Lakes, Lower Mississippi and Ohio valleys Tuesday morning.

Zenger

Summer Warmth To Return To Northeast And Great Lakes

High pressure from Canada to bring dry and warmer conditions, with some areas experiencing temperatures near 90 degrees

Zenger

Brewing Storm Could Bring Rain To Drought-Stricken Midwest And Northeast

In the next days and weeks, a storm may offer prospects for some rain in parts of the arid Midwest and Northeast.

WEKU

A haze is blanketing major swaths of the East Coast because of the Canadian wildfires

Some of the worst air quality was recorded in the Great Lakes region and in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and the Washington, D.C., metro area.

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