#greatlakes — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #greatlakes, aggregated by home.social.
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An orange glow for a Monday morning arrival in Duluth of the H. Lee White to fuel and then unload stone at Canadian National Hallett Dock 5, 14 September, 2026. Photo by David Schauer.
#ShipsOfMastodon
#GreatLakes
#LakeSuperior
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Color change, Isle Royale National Park today (Greenstone Ridge). For more information https://www.nps.gov/isro/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/isro/learn/nature/trees.htm and #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography Image credit National Park Service #IsleRoyale #miwx #lake #summer #michigan #water #greatlakes #fall #color #sun #leaves #trees
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Color change, Isle Royale National Park today (Greenstone Ridge). For more information https://www.nps.gov/isro/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/isro/learn/nature/trees.htm and #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography Image credit National Park Service #IsleRoyale #miwx #lake #summer #michigan #water #greatlakes #fall #color #sun #leaves #trees
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Color change, Isle Royale National Park today (Greenstone Ridge). For more information https://www.nps.gov/isro/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/isro/learn/nature/trees.htm and #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography Image credit National Park Service #IsleRoyale #miwx #lake #summer #michigan #water #greatlakes #fall #color #sun #leaves #trees
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Color change, Isle Royale National Park today (Greenstone Ridge). For more information https://www.nps.gov/isro/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/isro/learn/nature/trees.htm and #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography Image credit National Park Service #IsleRoyale #miwx #lake #summer #michigan #water #greatlakes #fall #color #sun #leaves #trees
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Color change, Isle Royale National Park today (Greenstone Ridge). For more information https://www.nps.gov/isro/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/isro/learn/nature/trees.htm and #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography Image credit National Park Service #IsleRoyale #miwx #lake #summer #michigan #water #greatlakes #fall #color #sun #leaves #trees
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Regular followers will know how much I like watching live and recorded videos of the ships on the Great Lakes in North America.
The YouTube algorithm just fed me this video of a bulk carrier picking up road salt from a Canadian port on Lake Huron and delivering it to Toronto via the St. Clair River, Detroit River, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario. With the Captain doing a commentary. Fab.
17-minute video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nspld0x_dog&feature=youtu.be
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Roundtable: The Michelin Guide is coming to Milwaukee. Who benefits? | WUWM 89.7 FM https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/6609/ #GreatLakes #MichelinGuide #MichelinInMilwaukee #MilwaukeeFoodie #VisitMilwaukee #Wisconsin #WisconsinDining #WisconsinFood #WisconsinGroceryStores #WisconsinRestaurants
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Roundtable: The Michelin Guide is coming to Milwaukee. Who benefits? | WUWM 89.7 FM https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/6609/ #GreatLakes #MichelinGuide #MichelinInMilwaukee #MilwaukeeFoodie #VisitMilwaukee #Wisconsin #WisconsinDining #WisconsinFood #WisconsinGroceryStores #WisconsinRestaurants
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Roundtable: The Michelin Guide is coming to Milwaukee. Who benefits? | WUWM 89.7 FM https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/6609/ #GreatLakes #MichelinGuide #MichelinInMilwaukee #MilwaukeeFoodie #VisitMilwaukee #Wisconsin #WisconsinDining #WisconsinFood #WisconsinGroceryStores #WisconsinRestaurants
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Roundtable: The Michelin Guide is coming to Milwaukee. Who benefits? | WUWM 89.7 FM https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/6609/ #GreatLakes #MichelinGuide #MichelinInMilwaukee #MilwaukeeFoodie #VisitMilwaukee #Wisconsin #WisconsinDining #WisconsinFood #WisconsinGroceryStores #WisconsinRestaurants
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Mike Rogers opposed 9/11 responder health care not twice, but NINE times
Congressional records reveal seven more instances than previously reported, including efforts to block or restrict medical care for 9/11 responders.
The entire Rethuglican party opposed medical care for 9/11 First Responders.
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Mike Rogers opposed 9/11 responder health care not twice, but NINE times
Congressional records reveal seven more instances than previously reported, including efforts to block or restrict medical care for 9/11 responders.
The entire Rethuglican party opposed medical care for 9/11 First Responders.
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Mike Rogers opposed 9/11 responder health care not twice, but NINE times
Congressional records reveal seven more instances than previously reported, including efforts to block or restrict medical care for 9/11 responders.
The entire Rethuglican party opposed medical care for 9/11 First Responders.
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Mike Rogers opposed 9/11 responder health care not twice, but NINE times
Congressional records reveal seven more instances than previously reported, including efforts to block or restrict medical care for 9/11 responders.
The entire Rethuglican party opposed medical care for 9/11 First Responders.
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Mike Rogers opposed 9/11 responder health care not twice, but NINE times
Congressional records reveal seven more instances than previously reported, including efforts to block or restrict medical care for 9/11 responders.
The entire Rethuglican party opposed medical care for 9/11 First Responders.
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#Wisconsin Groups Call on #Evers to Halt #Enbridge #Line5 Following #MajorSpill
by Native News Online Staff, September 11, 2026
"Tribal leaders and organizations from across the #GreatLakes Region called on Wisconsin Gov. #TonyEvers (D) Thursday to halt Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute project and take action against the company following a major #NaturalGas liquids spill in northern Wisconsin.
"The press conference came two weeks after an Enbridge #pipeline rupture released approximately 31,000 barrels, or 1.3 million gallons, of natural gas liquids. Advocates described the incident as the largest pipeline spill of its kind in Wisconsin’s recent history.
" #BadRiver Tribal Elder #JoeBates, who obtained some of the first footage of the recent spill, described what he witnessed after receiving a call about the rupture.
" 'I got the call, and I went down to the site. I had no idea what I was about to see. The plumes of gas were like nothing I’ve ever seen before,' Bates said.
"The call for action also followed #Michigan Gov. #GretchenWhitmer ’s announcement Wednesday that she will reconsider state permits for Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 tunnel project beneath the #StraitsOfMackinac. #Whitmer also reiterated her opposition to continued Line 5 oil transport through the Straits.
" 'Yesterday, Governor Whitmer announced that she plans to spend her last three months as Governor cementing her legacy. She will prioritize protecting the Great Lakes from the catastrophic oil spill that Enbridge’s track record is moving towards. Today, we’re calling on Governor Evers to do the same and leave a legacy of putting people and our water above corporate interests,' said Elizabeth Ward, director of the #SierraClub Wisconsin Chapter.
"Dozens of organizations sent a letter Thursday to Evers and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Secretary #KarenHyun, calling on state officials to hold Enbridge accountable and shut down Line 5.
"The signatories include local organizations such as the #Chequamegon #Audubon Society; statewide groups including the Wisconsin #Wildlife Federation and Wisconsin #Ecolatinos ; and regional and national organizations such as the Great Lakes Business Network and Indigenous Environmental Network [ #IEN ].
"The organizations represent sportsmen, businesses, #environmentalists, #IndigenousPeoples, religious leaders, #CleanWater advocates and others who oppose continued operation of Line 5.
"Pipeline Safety Trust Director Bill Caram said the scale of the incident places it among the most serious pipeline spills in the country in recent decades."
#WaterIsLife #StopLine5 #NoLine5 #NativeAmericanNews #Pipelines #Resistance #CorporateColonialism #USPol #PipelineSpills #EnvironmentalCatastrophe
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#Wisconsin Groups Call on #Evers to Halt #Enbridge #Line5 Following #MajorSpill
by Native News Online Staff, September 11, 2026
"Tribal leaders and organizations from across the #GreatLakes Region called on Wisconsin Gov. #TonyEvers (D) Thursday to halt Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute project and take action against the company following a major #NaturalGas liquids spill in northern Wisconsin.
"The press conference came two weeks after an Enbridge #pipeline rupture released approximately 31,000 barrels, or 1.3 million gallons, of natural gas liquids. Advocates described the incident as the largest pipeline spill of its kind in Wisconsin’s recent history.
" #BadRiver Tribal Elder #JoeBates, who obtained some of the first footage of the recent spill, described what he witnessed after receiving a call about the rupture.
" 'I got the call, and I went down to the site. I had no idea what I was about to see. The plumes of gas were like nothing I’ve ever seen before,' Bates said.
"The call for action also followed #Michigan Gov. #GretchenWhitmer ’s announcement Wednesday that she will reconsider state permits for Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 tunnel project beneath the #StraitsOfMackinac. #Whitmer also reiterated her opposition to continued Line 5 oil transport through the Straits.
" 'Yesterday, Governor Whitmer announced that she plans to spend her last three months as Governor cementing her legacy. She will prioritize protecting the Great Lakes from the catastrophic oil spill that Enbridge’s track record is moving towards. Today, we’re calling on Governor Evers to do the same and leave a legacy of putting people and our water above corporate interests,' said Elizabeth Ward, director of the #SierraClub Wisconsin Chapter.
"Dozens of organizations sent a letter Thursday to Evers and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Secretary #KarenHyun, calling on state officials to hold Enbridge accountable and shut down Line 5.
"The signatories include local organizations such as the #Chequamegon #Audubon Society; statewide groups including the Wisconsin #Wildlife Federation and Wisconsin #Ecolatinos ; and regional and national organizations such as the Great Lakes Business Network and Indigenous Environmental Network [ #IEN ].
"The organizations represent sportsmen, businesses, #environmentalists, #IndigenousPeoples, religious leaders, #CleanWater advocates and others who oppose continued operation of Line 5.
"Pipeline Safety Trust Director Bill Caram said the scale of the incident places it among the most serious pipeline spills in the country in recent decades."
#WaterIsLife #StopLine5 #NoLine5 #NativeAmericanNews #Pipelines #Resistance #CorporateColonialism #USPol #PipelineSpills #EnvironmentalCatastrophe
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#Wisconsin Groups Call on #Evers to Halt #Enbridge #Line5 Following #MajorSpill
by Native News Online Staff, September 11, 2026
"Tribal leaders and organizations from across the #GreatLakes Region called on Wisconsin Gov. #TonyEvers (D) Thursday to halt Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute project and take action against the company following a major #NaturalGas liquids spill in northern Wisconsin.
"The press conference came two weeks after an Enbridge #pipeline rupture released approximately 31,000 barrels, or 1.3 million gallons, of natural gas liquids. Advocates described the incident as the largest pipeline spill of its kind in Wisconsin’s recent history.
" #BadRiver Tribal Elder #JoeBates, who obtained some of the first footage of the recent spill, described what he witnessed after receiving a call about the rupture.
" 'I got the call, and I went down to the site. I had no idea what I was about to see. The plumes of gas were like nothing I’ve ever seen before,' Bates said.
"The call for action also followed #Michigan Gov. #GretchenWhitmer ’s announcement Wednesday that she will reconsider state permits for Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 tunnel project beneath the #StraitsOfMackinac. #Whitmer also reiterated her opposition to continued Line 5 oil transport through the Straits.
" 'Yesterday, Governor Whitmer announced that she plans to spend her last three months as Governor cementing her legacy. She will prioritize protecting the Great Lakes from the catastrophic oil spill that Enbridge’s track record is moving towards. Today, we’re calling on Governor Evers to do the same and leave a legacy of putting people and our water above corporate interests,' said Elizabeth Ward, director of the #SierraClub Wisconsin Chapter.
"Dozens of organizations sent a letter Thursday to Evers and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Secretary #KarenHyun, calling on state officials to hold Enbridge accountable and shut down Line 5.
"The signatories include local organizations such as the #Chequamegon #Audubon Society; statewide groups including the Wisconsin #Wildlife Federation and Wisconsin #Ecolatinos ; and regional and national organizations such as the Great Lakes Business Network and Indigenous Environmental Network [ #IEN ].
"The organizations represent sportsmen, businesses, #environmentalists, #IndigenousPeoples, religious leaders, #CleanWater advocates and others who oppose continued operation of Line 5.
"Pipeline Safety Trust Director Bill Caram said the scale of the incident places it among the most serious pipeline spills in the country in recent decades."
#WaterIsLife #StopLine5 #NoLine5 #NativeAmericanNews #Pipelines #Resistance #CorporateColonialism #USPol #PipelineSpills #EnvironmentalCatastrophe
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#Wisconsin Groups Call on #Evers to Halt #Enbridge #Line5 Following #MajorSpill
by Native News Online Staff, September 11, 2026
"Tribal leaders and organizations from across the #GreatLakes Region called on Wisconsin Gov. #TonyEvers (D) Thursday to halt Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute project and take action against the company following a major #NaturalGas liquids spill in northern Wisconsin.
"The press conference came two weeks after an Enbridge #pipeline rupture released approximately 31,000 barrels, or 1.3 million gallons, of natural gas liquids. Advocates described the incident as the largest pipeline spill of its kind in Wisconsin’s recent history.
" #BadRiver Tribal Elder #JoeBates, who obtained some of the first footage of the recent spill, described what he witnessed after receiving a call about the rupture.
" 'I got the call, and I went down to the site. I had no idea what I was about to see. The plumes of gas were like nothing I’ve ever seen before,' Bates said.
"The call for action also followed #Michigan Gov. #GretchenWhitmer ’s announcement Wednesday that she will reconsider state permits for Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 tunnel project beneath the #StraitsOfMackinac. #Whitmer also reiterated her opposition to continued Line 5 oil transport through the Straits.
" 'Yesterday, Governor Whitmer announced that she plans to spend her last three months as Governor cementing her legacy. She will prioritize protecting the Great Lakes from the catastrophic oil spill that Enbridge’s track record is moving towards. Today, we’re calling on Governor Evers to do the same and leave a legacy of putting people and our water above corporate interests,' said Elizabeth Ward, director of the #SierraClub Wisconsin Chapter.
"Dozens of organizations sent a letter Thursday to Evers and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Secretary #KarenHyun, calling on state officials to hold Enbridge accountable and shut down Line 5.
"The signatories include local organizations such as the #Chequamegon #Audubon Society; statewide groups including the Wisconsin #Wildlife Federation and Wisconsin #Ecolatinos ; and regional and national organizations such as the Great Lakes Business Network and Indigenous Environmental Network [ #IEN ].
"The organizations represent sportsmen, businesses, #environmentalists, #IndigenousPeoples, religious leaders, #CleanWater advocates and others who oppose continued operation of Line 5.
"Pipeline Safety Trust Director Bill Caram said the scale of the incident places it among the most serious pipeline spills in the country in recent decades."
#WaterIsLife #StopLine5 #NoLine5 #NativeAmericanNews #Pipelines #Resistance #CorporateColonialism #USPol #PipelineSpills #EnvironmentalCatastrophe
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#Wisconsin Groups Call on #Evers to Halt #Enbridge #Line5 Following #MajorSpill
by Native News Online Staff, September 11, 2026
"Tribal leaders and organizations from across the #GreatLakes Region called on Wisconsin Gov. #TonyEvers (D) Thursday to halt Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute project and take action against the company following a major #NaturalGas liquids spill in northern Wisconsin.
"The press conference came two weeks after an Enbridge #pipeline rupture released approximately 31,000 barrels, or 1.3 million gallons, of natural gas liquids. Advocates described the incident as the largest pipeline spill of its kind in Wisconsin’s recent history.
" #BadRiver Tribal Elder #JoeBates, who obtained some of the first footage of the recent spill, described what he witnessed after receiving a call about the rupture.
" 'I got the call, and I went down to the site. I had no idea what I was about to see. The plumes of gas were like nothing I’ve ever seen before,' Bates said.
"The call for action also followed #Michigan Gov. #GretchenWhitmer ’s announcement Wednesday that she will reconsider state permits for Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 tunnel project beneath the #StraitsOfMackinac. #Whitmer also reiterated her opposition to continued Line 5 oil transport through the Straits.
" 'Yesterday, Governor Whitmer announced that she plans to spend her last three months as Governor cementing her legacy. She will prioritize protecting the Great Lakes from the catastrophic oil spill that Enbridge’s track record is moving towards. Today, we’re calling on Governor Evers to do the same and leave a legacy of putting people and our water above corporate interests,' said Elizabeth Ward, director of the #SierraClub Wisconsin Chapter.
"Dozens of organizations sent a letter Thursday to Evers and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Secretary #KarenHyun, calling on state officials to hold Enbridge accountable and shut down Line 5.
"The signatories include local organizations such as the #Chequamegon #Audubon Society; statewide groups including the Wisconsin #Wildlife Federation and Wisconsin #Ecolatinos ; and regional and national organizations such as the Great Lakes Business Network and Indigenous Environmental Network [ #IEN ].
"The organizations represent sportsmen, businesses, #environmentalists, #IndigenousPeoples, religious leaders, #CleanWater advocates and others who oppose continued operation of Line 5.
"Pipeline Safety Trust Director Bill Caram said the scale of the incident places it among the most serious pipeline spills in the country in recent decades."
#WaterIsLife #StopLine5 #NoLine5 #NativeAmericanNews #Pipelines #Resistance #CorporateColonialism #USPol #PipelineSpills #EnvironmentalCatastrophe
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Great Lakes sturgeon may be 400 years old:Scientists rethinking how to save them
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ontario-great-lakes-sturgeon-lifespan-study-9.7329250
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49624456
#HackerNews #GreatLakes #Sturgeon #Conservation #WildlifeResearch #EnvironmentalScience #AncientSpecies
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Great Lakes sturgeon may be 400 years old:Scientists rethinking how to save them
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ontario-great-lakes-sturgeon-lifespan-study-9.7329250
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49624456
#HackerNews #GreatLakes #Sturgeon #Conservation #WildlifeResearch #EnvironmentalScience #AncientSpecies
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Great Lakes sturgeon may be 400 years old:Scientists rethinking how to save them
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ontario-great-lakes-sturgeon-lifespan-study-9.7329250
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49624456
#HackerNews #GreatLakes #Sturgeon #Conservation #WildlifeResearch #EnvironmentalScience #AncientSpecies
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Great Lakes sturgeon may be 400 years old:Scientists rethinking how to save them
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ontario-great-lakes-sturgeon-lifespan-study-9.7329250
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49624456
#HackerNews #GreatLakes #Sturgeon #Conservation #WildlifeResearch #EnvironmentalScience #AncientSpecies
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Great Lakes sturgeon may be 400 years old:Scientists rethinking how to save them
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ontario-great-lakes-sturgeon-lifespan-study-9.7329250
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49624456
#HackerNews #GreatLakes #Sturgeon #Conservation #WildlifeResearch #EnvironmentalScience #AncientSpecies
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Damn if that Grand Haven lighthouse doesn’t make for some pretty shots: sunset in Grand Haven, 11 September, 2026. Photo by Mike Borstler.
#LighthousesOfMastodon
#GreatLakes
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“New research suggests these ancient-looking, armoured fish may live far longer than scientists previously thought — in some cases, more than 400 years.”
#Sturgeon #Canada #GreatLakes
#Science
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There's nothing fake about my #Scrabblegram for August (see below for the #Scrabble board)
#LakeOntario #GreatLakes #Superior
#GulfOfMexico #USA #Canada
#Geography #History #Wordplay
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CNN's Laura Coates just pointed out that with President Trump renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America, the new names of the Great Lakes are...
S-uperior
H-uron
A-merica
M-ichigan
E-rieThat should make it easier for school kids to remember the Great Lakes names...
#LakeOntario #Trump #Canada #GreatLakes #SHAME #Politicshttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/us/politics/trump-lake-america-executive-order.html
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Data centres and democratic decline could lead to more water conflict in the future
#Environment #WaterCrisis #AI #ClimateChange #DataCenters #WaterConflict #WaterConflict #Water #Democracy #Canada #NorthAmerica #GreatLakes #WaterRights
https://the-14.com/data-centres-and-democratic-decline-could-lead-to-more-water-conflict-in-the-future/ -
#ducks in the water!
#Michigan is on one of the largest waterfowl flyways in the world! The #GreatLakes bay contains the largest freshwater wetland in the United States
Thats why we chose our ducks, cold hardy and ready for water. 💧 Our #homestead is raising waterfowl chosen for its local resilience. We spend less #energy on heating, #water for gardening ((((just south of the #land of lakes ))))) #permaculture #RegenAg #solarpunk #ducklings #summer #bigwater
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Hype for the Future 250L: Jefferson County, New York
Introduction Jefferson County is a notable county located at the beginning of the North Country in the State of New York home to the City of Watertown; the Villages of Carthage, West Carthage, Clayton, Adams, Sacksts Harbor, Black River, Philadelphia, Brownville, Alexandria Bay, Dexter, Theresa, Cape Vincent, Antwerp, Chaumont, Evans Mills, Glen Park, Mannsville, Deferiet, and Ellisburg; and the Towns of Adams, Alexandria, Antwerp, Brownville, Cape Vincent, Champion, Clayton, Ellisburg, […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/07/08/hype-for-the-future-250l-jefferson-county-new-york/
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Hype for the Future 249D: Erie County, New York
Introduction Erie County is a notable county in the Western New York region effectively at the head of the Niagara River at the eastern end of Lake Erie, with the City of Buffalo serving as the largest community outside the New York City metropolitan area in the State. Suburban, exurban, and even rural areas are also associated with portions elsewhere within Erie County, including the Cities of Lackawanna and Tonawanda and the Villages of Kenmore, Depew, Lancaster, Hamburg, East Aurora, […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/07/07/hype-for-the-future-249d-erie-county-new-york/
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Hype for the Future 242Q: Graycliff by Frank Lloyd Wright
Overview The Graycliff estate by Frank Lloyd Wright is a notable estate building designed by the famed architect and associated with the eastern shore of Lake Erie within Erie County southwest of Buffalo, New York, and notable as a historical and architectural lakeside site in the region. Much of the general area is associated with the New York Route 5 corridor. -
Hype for the Future 224E: Ludington, Michigan
Introduction The City of Ludington is a notable city on the east side of Lake Michigan within Mason County, Michigan, and serves as the largest community and county seat on the western edge of the county and in the northwestern portion of the State. While the community is notable for serving as the eastern terminus of the Route 10 ferry otherwise known as the SS Spartan to Manitowoc, Wisconsin, the area is also notable for the Port of Ludington Maritime Museum, the Beachside Ludington Beach […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/12/hype-for-the-future-224e-ludington-michigan/
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Hype for the Future 222Q: Saint Joseph, Michigan
Overview The City of Saint Joseph is a notable community along the Lake Michigan shoreline within Berrien County, Michigan, and serves as the county seat, with the community associated with the Interstate 94, Route 31, and M-63 corridors. Today, the community is associated with the South Cliff Inn, the Boulevard Inn and Bistro, the Box Factory for the Arts, and the Inn at Harbor Shores within the inner region, with outer areas home to the Morton House Museum and Chalet on the Lake. Also of […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/10/hype-for-the-future-222q-saint-joseph-michigan/
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Hype for the Future 209C: Lake Michigan Urban Corridor, Wisconsin
Introduction The southeastern portion of the State of Wisconsin along the western side of Lake Michigan is home to notable communities in and around Milwaukee, including Waukesha, Port Washington, Grafton, Cedarburg, Kenosha, and Racine, just to name a few. Notable features of the area include proximity to Lake Michigan and high urban densities relative to the smaller urbanized areas and urban clusters throughout the State. While the Grafton, Port Washington, and Cedarburg areas are to the […] -
Hype for the Future 208MIC: Manitowoc and Ludington
Introduction Within the Great Lakes region, the Cities of Manitowoc and Ludington are notable Lake Michigan cities connected via a seasonal ferry carrying the Route 10 corridor with the City of Manitowoc in the State of Wisconsin to the west and the City of Ludington in the State of Michigan to the east. While Manitowoc serves as the Manitowoc County seat, Ludington serves as the Mason County seat on the opposite side of Lake Michigan. Apart from Route 10, the City of Manitowoc is also a […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/05/27/hype-for-the-future-208mic-manitowoc-and-ludington/
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Hey #Ontario friends, take this chance to do something nice for the environment that is simple and fast! Right here is a petition to look into alternatives to road salt, which is toxic and polluting the Great Lakes. Given current #water issues, this is pretty important, I think.
https://saltcoalition.ca/#leaders
@ontario @OntarioNDP #GreatLakes #RoadSalt #Salt #Ice #WaterRights #FreshWater #WaterRestrictions
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Intense Groundwater Flow Destabilizes Ice In North America's Great Lakes, Simulations Show
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https://phys.org/news/2025-09-intense-groundwater-destabilizes-ice-north.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2025WR040581 <-- shared paper
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"KEY POINTS:
• Groundwater inflow enhances winter lake ice thickness by stabilizing the water column and reducing vertical mixing
• Ice responses to groundwater are strongest in coastal zones due to higher flux and shallow bathymetry
• Including groundwater in coupled models improves understanding of ice formation and winter lake processes…”
#water #hydrology #groundwater #flux #flow #GreatLakes #USA #LakeMichigan #LakeHuron #ice #climatechange #model #modeling #shoreline #coast #lakeice #melt #hydrodynamic #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #thermal #stratification #winter #bathymetry #coupledmodels #processes -
#RadioactiveWaste leakage would be threat to area: critic
By Doug Diaczuk The Chronicle-Journal Apr 22, 2025
"A radioactive waste specialist from the United States says #NuclearWaste disposal sites place a giant bullseye on an area, as well as all communities along the transportation route, and residents of Northern #Ontario should take notice.
"#KevinKamps, a radioactive waste specialist with #BeyondNuclear, a non-profit advocacy group in the United States, will be speaking in Thunder Bay at Environment North's annual meeting on Wednesday [April 23].
"Kamps has opposed several nuclear waste sites across North America, including a site in the #YuccaMountains in #Nevada and a site at #Kincardine in #Ontario at the #BruceNuclear Generating Station.
" 'That was a 20-year campaign all told, but we prevailed in the end,' Kamps said of the Kincardine site in an interview with The Chronicle-Journal.
"The Nuclear Waste Management Organization [#NWM] identified a site between #Ignace and #Wabigoon Lake as the location for a proposed deep geological repository [#DGR] for #SpentFuel from #Canadian #NuclearPower plants.
"Last summer, the #TownshipOfIgnace expressed a willingness to be the host community for the repository following a survey showing the majority of residents supported the site.
"But several #FirstNation communities have spoken out in opposition to the site, citing #environmental concerns and the safety of transporting spent fuel through the region.
"Kamps said if anything was to go wrong at the deep geological repository site it would be catastrophic: 'for all points #downstream, #downwind, up the #FoodChain, down the generations.'
" 'In your neck of the woods, what I find ironic is the current target in your area is just outside of the #GreatLakes basin and I think it is a raw political calculation to try to silence what has been more than a decade of U.S. congressional opposition to the #LakeHuronDump,' he said.
" 'Now magically a site has been chosen outside of the Great Lakes basin.'
"There are many safety concerns to take into consideration when it comes to nuclear waste, Kamps said, beginning with the transportation of nuclear material to the site itself.
" 'One of the most controversial aspects is the transportation component, because it makes it everyone's problem along those routes,' he said. 'So that is another part of our challenge, to educate communities that would be along the most likely transportation route, be it road, rail, or waterway.'
"Then there is the site itself, which Kamps said could be vulnerable to #ExtremeWeather, #NaturalDisasters, or even potential attacks.
" 'You had better know your geology really well because if and when this starts leaking from its containers into the geology, then it's a question of how long will it take to mix with underground waterflows and perhaps even surface waterflows,' he said. 'And then the risk flows with the water, and with the air.'
"For those opposed to such sites, Kamps said the best way to fight back is through the democratic process and engaging with government representatives at all levels.
"He cited the opposition to the #Kincardine site that was a 20-year fight and the role First Nations communities played.
" 'An important part of that was the #SaugeenOjibwayNation who asked good questions and in the end voted 86 per cent no to that dump coming into their community,' he said.
"In terms of what to do with nuclear waste from generating stations, Kamps said it should stay at the site of origin."
#EnvironmentalRacism #GreatLakesBasin #WaterIsLife #AirIsLife #NuclearDumping #ClimateChange #NoNukes #RethinkNotRestart #NoNukesForAI #NoDumpingWithoutConsent
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This from 2021. And yes, it's still sitting there. The alternatives? Desecrating #YuccaMountain? Polluting the #GreatLakes? Or maybe burying it underneath Congress? But until we figure out how to transport and permanently store nuclear waste, it is being stored on site. And not just in #Maine -- everywhere there was a #NuclearPowerPlant!
Armed Guards Protect Tons Of #NuclearWaste That Maine Can’t Get Rid Of
By Abigail Curtis, BDN
Published July 19, 2021"In the summertime, the picturesque village of #WiscassetME is infamous for its long lines of people hungry to try a lobster roll at Red’s Eats and cars that crawl through town on the often-clogged #USRouteOne.
"But just a few miles south of downtown is a different kind of roadblock: 550 metric tons of nuclear waste stored on a coastal peninsula at the now-decommissioned #MaineYankee atomic energy plant that have nowhere to go.
"The change in presidential administrations means another chance for the federal government to make good on its promise to remove the waste, so the site can be closed for good. The Biden administration’s Department of Energy seems to be picking up where the Obama administration left off, creating a process for communities to volunteer to host the waste.
" 'What worries me is that there really isn’t any national leadership right now on this stuff. There isn’t an agency that has a mission and has developed a strategy, that has goals and is willing to act on it,' Don Hudson, the chairman of the Maine Yankee Community Advisory Panel, said. 'We’re currently in this limbo.'
"That’s a problem because the waste — 1,400 spent nuclear fuel rods housed in 60 cement and steel canisters, plus four canisters of irradiated steel removed from the nuclear reactor when it was taken down — is safe for now, but can’t stay in Wiscasset forever.
"The situation in Wiscasset underscores a thorny issue facing more than 100 communities across the U.S.: close to a hundred thousand tons of nuclear waste that has no place to go.
"Securing these remnants of nuclear energy generation is an ongoing task that requires armed guards around the clock and costs Maine Yankee’s owners some $10 million per year, which is being paid for with money from the government.
"After the government failed to remove the spent fuel, Maine Yankee and the other two decommissioned nuclear power plants in New England — Connecticut Yankee in East Hampton, Connecticut, and Yankee Atomic in Rowe, Massachusetts — took it to court. So far, they have been awarded a total of $575.5 million in damages during four rounds of litigation, money that has been paid out of the U.S. Judgment fund. A fifth round is happening now, and the lawsuits are likely to continue until the fuel is removed.
"All told, the country’s many abandoned nuclear facilities — including Maine Yankee — have cost the federal government billions of dollars, a sum that increases by about $2 million each day, according to Eric Howes, the spokesperson for Maine Yankee and two other decommissioned plants in New England.
" 'All the #taxpayers in the United States are paying for the government’s failure to meet its obligations,' he said.
"But as the years pass, it seems that fewer and fewer people even realize that there are tons of nuclear waste on the secured site behind a chain-link fence on Bailey Point. Hudson and others worry that for many, it’s too easy not to think about it, diminishing the drive to find a better solution.
" 'Nobody ever travels by it. Nobody ever sees it,' Hudson said. 'It’s the classic out of sight, out of mind.' "
#nuclear #nuclearwaste #WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife #NoNukes #NoNewNukes #NuclearWaste #RethinkNotRestart
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#Palisades power plant will restart. Here's where on the #GreatLakes #NuclearPlants operate
Story by Sarah Moore, Lansing State Journal, 2/27/2025
"Owners of Michigan's Palisades nuclear energy plant this week announced a new five-year program aimed at restarting the power station while adding two smaller, modular reactors to the existing facility.
"Holtec has launched 'Mission 2030,' a program to build America’s first small modular reactors — Holtec’s SMR-300 — at the Palisades site in Covert Township, Michigan, with a target of 2030 for first commercial operation.' Holtec International said in a release. "The new SMR-300s will be co-located with the existing 800-megawatt Palisades plant, which is on track to restart after an extended outage following shutdown in 2022.'
"The program was discussed at a ceremony Feb. 25, at which #Holtec said it has joined forces with #Hyundai Engineering & Construction to build a 10-gigawatt fleet of SMR-300s in North America, the release said.
"Nuclear energy production is seeing growing interest for power generation because it requires no fossil fuels and can help reduce greenhouse gases. The systems, however, generate tons of highly #RadioactiveWaste that has to be stored. In #Michigan, waste is stored within a short distance of the #GreatLakes in some locations."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/palisades-power-plant-will-restart-heres-where-on-the-great-lakes-nuclear-plants-operate/ar-AA1zUV7D
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How Did The Great Lakes Form? Scientists Think They Figured It Out
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https://www.earth.com/news/how-did-the-great-lakes-form-surprising-new-clues-have-emerged/#google_vignette <-- shared technical link
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL110777 <-- shared paper
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10,000 signatures and RISING— How will Michigan respond?
https://www.change.org/p/protect-the-porkies-cancel-the-copperwood-mine/u/32226386?cs_tk=AnH4cpBp864STjAmpGUAAXicyyvNyQEABF8BvAA8IBJxAZHY8G0JqF_eSKY%3D&utm_campaign=77d6c5a33ba94946b2f6d76b716cd1fd&utm_content=variant_v0_7_0&utm_medium=email&utm_source=petition_update&utm_term=cs#MIStateParks #protecttheporkies #cancelcopperwood #lakesuperior #theporkies #upperpeninsula #michigan #greatlakes
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This is a great synopsis about what we are up against.
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PETITION UPDATE
9000 SIGNATURES! Time to write to Attorney General Nessel!
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