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Major dock corrosion stumps officials
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After noting that corrosion is eating away at the steel walls holding
Duluth's port together, other port officials are being encouraged to examine
their own underwater steel. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (11/1)
Outdoor lab forecasts global warming effects
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Scientists from around the world are studying how higher levels of carbon
dioxide will affect forests by pumping higher levels of CO2 and ozone into
stands of trees in the Wisconsin northwoods. Source: Great Lakes Radio
Consortium (11/1)
U.S.-Canada trade tiff not making the news
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The dispute between Canada and the U.S. over shipping fees on the Great
Lakes is being resolved behind closed doors. Source: National Post (11/1)
What happened to our ferry money?
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As the Spirit of Ontario sits in the cold Genesee River, hopes are rising
that the popular high-speed ferry will once again ply Lake Ontario to
Toronto. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (11/1)
Standoff over dioxin drags past deadline
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A Halloween deadline set by Michigan regulators to reach agreement with Dow
Chemical Co. on how to address dioxin contamination along at least 22 miles
of Tittabawassee River floodplain has passed without resolution. Source:
Detroit Free Press (11/1)
St. Clair watershed plans start taking shape
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Creeping across waterways and educating classrooms of students, St. Clair
County Health Department workers are plowing through Michigan requirements
to clean up area watersheds. Source: The Port Huron Times-Herald (11/1)
EDITORIAL: Waterway wait
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Year after year, western New York waits for the public-private initiative
that will help Erie Canal communities capitalize on the waterway's beauty,
history and recreational utility. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
(11/1)
Predator fish's origin a mystery
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A dissection of the northern snakehead scooped out Burnham Harbor this month
has failed to solve the mystery of how the dreaded predator ended up in Lake
Michigan. Source: Chicago Tribune (10/31)
Study highlights impact of steelheading
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According to a recent Pennsylvania study, the economic impact on Erie County
of fishing trips totals about $9.5 million a year, with much of the growth
attributable to the growing popularity of the area's steelheading. Source:
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (10/31)
Cleanup nears end after 2001 CSX spill
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Nearly three years after a scorching train wreck spilled thousands of
gallons of solvents into the Genessee River, the final step of the cleanup
could come as early as next week. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
(10/30)
Money's there, but seller isn't for island preservation
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A million dollars in federal money are available to help purchase and
preserve 350 acres of wetlands and uplands on Wisconsin's Clough Island,
though a willing seller has not yet been found. Source: Duluth News Tribune
(10/30)
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Troy plans mass ash tree removal
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The city of Troy, Michigan, will spend more than $1.5 million to chop down
more than 30,000 ash trees in an effort to stem the spread of the emerald
ash borer. Source: The Detroit News (11/2)
Startup firm has sights on lake hovercraft service
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A startup company wants to establish a hovercraft service among Canadian
cities on Lake Ontario and has an eye on Rochester if the high-speed ferry
doesn't resume operations. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (11/2)
Frankenfish going on display at Field Museum
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Chicago's Field Museum will put the monster -- a northern snakehead caught
in Lake Michigan last month -- on display this weekend. Source: Chicago
Sun-Times (11/2)
UMD scientists turn farmland into wetlands
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A University of Minnesota-Duluth wetlands restoration project is the first
in the United States to provide a mix of wooded swamp and peat bog. Source:
Duluth News Tribune (11/2)
New rules start, but trash from Canada still coming
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Toronto trash is flowing unfettered into Michigan even after new laws
cracking down on imported garbage took effect Monday. Source: Detroit Free
Press (11/2)
Bird population on the decline
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A new report warns that nearly a third of North America's bird species are
in trouble, with habitat loss to blame. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium
(11/1)
Alternative energy may bring jobs
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One of northwest Ohio's best markets for job creation could be in
alternative energy production, according to a consensus of university and
business leaders attending a conference on the subject last week. Source:
The Toledo Blade (10/30)
Rural residents debate whether pastoral scenes worth tax increase
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During today's election, voters in five adjacent townships will decide
whether to raise property taxes to fund a program designed to stem farmland
loss near Michigan's Grand Traverse Bay. Source: Detroit Free Press (10/29)
Ontario to curb urban sprawl
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Under new plans to control urban sprawl, residents of the greater Toronto
area are expected to find it increasingly difficult to obtain single-family
homes and turn instead to condominiums and townhouses. Source: The Globe and
Mail (10/29)
Annual rite of autumn makes spring boating smooth sailing
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A few walleye still are being caught along the Lake Erie shoreline and the
perch will bite for a while, but boat owners are moving to get their vessels
ready for winter. Source: The Plain Dealer (10/28)
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Gas terminal supporters want mediator
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Business leaders in Quebec City and Levis are appealing to the province to
appoint a mediator to get a stalled liquid natural gas project on the St.
Lawrence River going again. Source: CBC News (11/3)
Toledo Port levy renewed for 5 years
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Voters approved a Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority levy renewal yesterday
that will provide about $2.5 million a year for job creation programs and
for improvements at Toledo's port and other transportation hubs. Source:
The Toledo Blade (11/3)
Daniels vows changes to government, economy
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Mitch Daniels, who left the White House 17 months ago to wander Indiana with
a promise of change, toppled Gov. Joe Kernan on Tuesday, ending 16 years of
Democratic control of the state's highest office. Source: The Indianapolis
Star (11/3)
Pictured Rocks: Park boating restrictions eased
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Rangers at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore have backed off some boating
restrictions initially proposed in the park's new management plan. Source:
The Mining Journal (11/2)
Proposed new water regulations in Ontario too expensive
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The provincial government's proposed drinking water regulations aren't quite
perfect, if a recent round of public consultations on the matter are any
indication. Source: The Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal (11/2)
Walleye management not just stocking
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Though many anglers take for granted the behind-the-scenes work done by
fisheries personnel, chances are when a walleye is caught its existence was
somehow influenced by resource management programs. Source: The Indiana
Gazette (11/2)
High-speed ferry going nowhere
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For almost two months, the $42 million ferry has been docked at the Port of
Rochester, and the Spirit of Ontario looks to be going nowhere fast.
Source: CNN.com (11/2)
Grants to help preserve land
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Efforts to preserve land in Wisconsin's Door County got a boost from the
federal government, including $1 million for wetlands on Clough Island in
the St. Louis River near Superior. Source: Duluth News Tribune (10/31)
River study focuses on Pine, Chippewa Rivers
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Michigan's Department of Environmental Quality is studying the Pine River
downstream from the former Velsicol Chemical Co. plant in St. Louis to
determine if enough contamination exists to warrant remediation. Source:
The Saginaw News (10/31)
Wind energy firms looking at Michigan's Thumb
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As many as six companies are interested in constructing windmills in
Michigan's Huron County, where newly developed wind maps show average winds
are strong enough to provide renewable energy to the region's power grid.
Source: The Bay City Times (10/30)
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A personal quest to promote the use of wind energy and hydrogen technology in the Great Lakes area of the United States. The Great Lakes area is in a unique position to become an energy exporting region through these and other renewable energy technologies. *Update 2014: Just do it everywhere - Dan*
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