News by Year 2026

Group of project partners holding signed rocks to show support for new Channel Island Reef

Increasing Habitat and Supporting Native Fish in Saginaw Bay

The Great Lakes Fishery Commission completed construction of a nearshore rock reef by Channel Island using GLRI funding provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Habitat Conservation.

February 3, 2026

Habitats and Species

Michigan

Restoration

Map showing the two project sites in the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal and Grand Calumet River

EPA and Partners Announce more than $200 Million to Clean Up Grand Calumet River Area of Concern

The project will remove over 240,000 cubic yards of contaminated canal and river bottom sediment and remediate over 100 acres of sediment at two sites in the AOC.

January 26, 2026

AOCs

Indiana

Remediation

Restoration