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= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Support GLIN Daily News: http://www.glin.net/news/sponsor/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Great Lakes Daily News: 18 November 2004 A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great Lakes Radio Consortium. For links to these stories and more, visit http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ EPA helps group tackle environment concerns ---------------------------------------- Four regional officials from the Environmental Protection Agency visited Rochester on Wednesday, part of a study prompted by the area's high pollution levels, industrial density, poverty rates and lead levels in children's blood. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (11/18) Asian carp discovery fuels fears of infestation ---------------------------------------- A dead fish scooped from the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal this week alarmed federal and state officials trying to keep Asian carp out of Lake Michigan. Source: Chicago Tribune (11/18) City wants to buy fast ferry; $40 million from Rochester taxpayers ---------------------------------------- Unhappy with progress in restarting Rochester's troubled private high-speed ferry service, city officials want to buy the ship and turn it into a publicly run operation. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (11/18) Cattle in U.P. may be free of bovine TB ---------------------------------------- The state of Michigan has asked the federal government to declare the Upper Peninsula free of bovine tuberculosis for the first time since it was revoked statewide in 2000 because of an outbreak in the northeastern Lower Peninsula. Source: The Detroit News (11/18) Shipwreck dating to 1873 discovered off Sodus Point ---------------------------------------- The Etta Belle, found by two Rochester divers who specialize in hunting Lake Ontario shipwrecks, is the oldest cargo-carrying schooner found on the southern shore of the lake. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (11/18) Merging efforts will boost safety, NRC told ---------------------------------------- FirstEnergy Corp. Tuesday night spent hours trying to convince federal regulators that consolidating efforts of its three operating nuclear complexes will result in a greater margin of safety for the public. Source: The Toledo Blade (11/17) Ashwaubenon-Green Bay water work won't be without a little hassle ---------------------------------------- Installation of new pipes that will carry treated water from the city of Green Bay to Ashwaubenon is sure to cause some headaches in coming months for those along the planned routes. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (11/17) Deer hunts have flourished at Indiana parks over past decade ---------------------------------------- Deer hunts have spread to as many as 21 of Indiana's state parks and nature areas over the past decade as wildlife officials say the thinning of the deer herds has helped improve the health of the state's woodlands. Source: The Indianapolis Star (11/17) COMMENTARY: The water's rising ---------------------------------------- Toronto's sewer infrastructure is crumbling, so council is steeply hiking water rates -- while pouring money down the drain on frills. Source: Toronto Sun (11/16) State aid sought for tree removal ---------------------------------------- The emerald ash borer has infected thousands of trees across southeast Michigan since it was identified in 2002, and the Detroit area is asking the state for help. Source: The Detroit News (11/14) Did you miss a day of Daily News? Remember to use our searchable story archive at http://www.great-lakes.net/news/inthenews.html = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Great Lakes Daily News is a collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network (www.glin.net) and the Great Lakes Radio Consortium (www.glrc.org), both based in Ann Arbor, Mich. TO SUBSCRIBE and receive this Great Lakes news compendium daily, see www.glin.net/forms/dailynews_form.html TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Send a message to majordomo@great-lakes.net with the command 'unsubscribe dailynews' in the body of the message. TO SUBMIT A NEWS STORY: www.glin.net/forms/news_form.html = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Support GLIN Daily News: http://www.glin.net/news/sponsor/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Great Lakes Daily News: 22 November 2004 A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great Lakes Radio Consortium. For links to these stories and more, visit http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ Convening Great Lakes cleanup summit ---------------------------------------- A summit meeting of regional and federal leaders in Chicago will take the next step in organizing cleanup projects in the Great Lakes. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (11/22) Breaking down groundwater pollution ---------------------------------------- Scientists in the Great Lakes region are seeing good results from a new method that uses bacteria to fight groundwater pollution. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (11/22) River cleanup awash in controversy ---------------------------------------- An environmental group contends that Minnesota's planned approach to cleaning phosphorous from the Minnesota River is illegal, too slow and fraught with uncertainty. Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press (11/22) Protecting the Great Lakes ---------------------------------------- More than 25 environmental organizations have gathered in Racine, Wis. for a summit to generate a united push for Great Lakes legislation at a time when beach closings and invasive species sightings are becoming more prevalent. Source: The Racine Journal Times (11/22) Michigan cities swamped by sewer costs ---------------------------------------- State and local agencies have spent billions of dollars to repair Michigan sewer systems over the last 15 years, but millions of gallons of raw sewage continue to flow into lakes and streams after heavy rainstorms and snow melts. Source: Booth Newspapers (11/22) Sale of clean, renewable electricity as Quebec's key to prosperity? ---------------------------------------- Hydro development, wind power, recycling, power conservation and making polluters pay for damage to the environment will all be part of the new energy development strategy for Quebec, according to Premier Jean Charest. Source: The Montreal Gazette (11/22) Maritime enthusiasts flock to Port Huron ---------------------------------------- The power of the Great Lakes and the myriad stories beneath its waters drew several hundred people to the Shipwrecks Remembered conference over the weekend. Source: The Port Huron Times-Herald (11/21) Hovercraft as ferry alternative ---------------------------------------- With the uncertainty surrounding the Spirit of Ontario ferry, two entreprenuers may finally get their chance to start a hovercraft service on Lake Ontario. Source: WROC-TV (11/21) Great Lakes region fearful of losing precious water ---------------------------------------- Yet many believe grabs for Great Lakes water are inevitable as the global water crisis worsens - with western states the primary culprit, though the biggest threat may be closer to home. Source: Chicago Sun-Times (11/21) Silversides drops anchor ---------------------------------------- Directors of the Great Lakes Naval Memorial and Museum are seeking a 30-year lease on the Muskegon Channel for the World War II submarine USS Silversides. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (11/19) Did you miss a day of Daily News? Remember to use our searchable story archive at http://www.great-lakes.net/news/inthenews.html = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Great Lakes Daily News is a collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network (www.glin.net) and the Great Lakes Radio Consortium (www.glrc.org), both based in Ann Arbor, Mich. TO SUBSCRIBE and receive this Great Lakes news compendium daily, see www.glin.net/forms/dailynews_form.html TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Send a message to majordomo@great-lakes.net with the command 'unsubscribe dailynews' in the body of the message. TO SUBMIT A NEWS STORY: www.glin.net/forms/news_form.html = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Support GLIN Daily News: http://www.glin.net/news/sponsor/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Great Lakes Daily News: 23 November 2004 A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great Lakes Radio Consortium. For links to these stories and more, visit http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ Drilling moratorium likely to be extended ---------------------------------------- Officials expect President Bush to sign an appropriations bill to extend the U.S. moratorium against drilling underneath the Great Lakes through Oct. 1, 2007. Source: The Toledo Blade (11/23) Rough water for new fast ferries ---------------------------------------- The first season for the two high speed ferries that began operation on the Great Lakes this year did not go according to plan. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (11/22) Ohio water and sewer improvement projects to get federal cash ---------------------------------------- More than three dozen Ohio cities and counties will get an estimated $25 million to upgrade crumbling water and sewer systems through a long list of federal budget earmarks, providing a patchwork solution to the nation's aging infrastructure problem. Source: Akron Beacon Journal (11/22) COMMENTARY: Lake bottoms need protection, too ---------------------------------------- While most of us -- except for anglers -- focus on the surface of the Great Lakes for recreation, scenery, and transportation, a lot has happened beneath. Source: The White Lake Beacon (11/22) Detroit area Latinos, Arabs join forces to fight dirty air ---------------------------------------- Health worries push southwest Detroit and Dearborn activists to band together to clean up the atmosphere. Source: The Detroit News (11/22) Where have all the salmon gone? ---------------------------------------- Dry summers have scared the salmon from waters such as the Root River and back into the deep, cold waters of Lake Michigan. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (11/22) A whiff of success ---------------------------------------- The draw of living close to water is so strong that million-dollar homes are going up along Bubbly Creek, an infamous stretch of the Chicago River lined with nearly a century's worth of waste from the city's livestock slaughterhouses. Source: Chicago Tribune (11/21) COMMENTARY: Lakefront land is now a lost opportunity ---------------------------------------- Because of the shortsightedness of Milwaukee County supervisors more than two decades ago, the stretch of Lake Michigan shoreline that would now be public is instead a dense wall of generic-looking condos. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (11/21) Wildlife sanctuary thrives in Fort McCoy ---------------------------------------- While most people may think of Fort McCoy as a place for soldiers to train, shoot M-16s and practice firing howitzers, it's also a 60,000-acre wilderness that has changed little in six decades. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (11/21) Passenger rail plan considered in Ohio ---------------------------------------- The Ohio Rail Development Commission is rolling out a $3.5 billion plan to develop a passenger network throughout the state that could become self-sufficient once it's up and running. Source: The Plain Dealer (11/20) Did you miss a day of Daily News? Remember to use our searchable story archive at http://www.great-lakes.net/news/inthenews.html = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Great Lakes Daily News is a collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network (www.glin.net) and the Great Lakes Radio Consortium (www.glrc.org), both based in Ann Arbor, Mich. TO SUBSCRIBE and receive this Great Lakes news compendium daily, see www.glin.net/forms/dailynews_form.html TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Send a message to majordomo@great-lakes.net with the command 'unsubscribe dailynews' in the body of the message. TO SUBMIT A NEWS STORY: www.glin.net/forms/news_form.html = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Support GLIN Daily News: http://www.glin.net/news/sponsor/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Great Lakes Daily News: 24 November 2004 A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great Lakes Radio Consortium. For links to these stories and more, visit http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ NOTE: GLIN Daily News will not be published Nov. 25-26 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S. Australia will soon foreclose on Lake Ontario ferry ---------------------------------------- The Australian government is close to foreclosing on Rochester's high-speed ferry, possibly within days or weeks. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (11/24) Truckers still waiting for relief ---------------------------------------- Five proposals for truck crossings between New York State and Ontario - three by ferry and two over bridges - have been pitched during the last five years to reduce commercial backups on the two Niagara River bridges. Source: The Buffalo News (11/24) Port Dover to appeal unmemorable rating ---------------------------------------- In the province's ranking of "memorable communities," Port Dover received 44 points -- too few for inclusion in an Ontario tourism marketing initiative. Source: The London Free Press (11/24) Wisconsin Energy can fill wetlands ---------------------------------------- A Wisconsin judge ruled this week that Wisconsin Energy is eligible to receive a permit to fill wetlands and the Lake Michigan lakebed to build two coal-fired power plants in Oak Creek. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (11/24) Ottawa River dredging ---------------------------------------- Contrary to the views of Michigan's Department of Environmental Quality, Monroe County officials are backing an Ottawa River dredging project they say will boost the sagging boating industry. Source: The Toledo Blade (11/24) Native tribes want bigger role in regulating water withdrawals ---------------------------------------- Representatives of at least 75 American Indian tribes gathered this week to seek a common voice in the debate over withdrawing water from the Great Lakes. Source: Booth Newspapers (11/23) Federal government to help Pennsylvania's sand-replenishment program ---------------------------------------- The federal government will help Presque Isle State Park with its annual sand replenishment program. Source: WNEP-TV (11/23) Ontario's tough water rules poison rural businesses ---------------------------------------- The costs of meeting the new water regulations may not only devastate the small economic engines of rural Ontario, but some warn that it could also spark a black market as businesses sidestep the lengthy and costly steps to meet the water regulations by operating illegally. Source: The Kingston Whig-Standard (11/20) Did you miss a day of Daily News? Remember to use our searchable story archive at http://www.great-lakes.net/news/inthenews.html = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Great Lakes Daily News is a collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network (www.glin.net) and the Great Lakes Radio Consortium (www.glrc.org), both based in Ann Arbor, Mich. 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For links to these stories and more, visit http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ Flame retardant chemicals ring alarm bells ---------------------------------------- Flame retardants are designed to keep plastics and foam from catching on fire, but they're worrying some scientists because the chemicals are turning up in Lake Michigan sediment, as well as people's bodies. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (11/29) Plan announced to develop $300M wind energy project in Quebec ---------------------------------------- A windswept shoreline on the St. Lawrence River in eastern Quebec will become the site of Canada's largest windmill farm. Source: CBC News (11/29) EDITORIAL: Mining rules ---------------------------------------- The Michigan legislature cannot fail to enact rules to protect the state's land and water whenever minerals are mined. Source: Detroit Free Press (11/29) Tribes urged to air views on Lakes ---------------------------------------- Canada's Indian tribes have been invited to make face-to-face -- but not government-to-government -- submissions on a far-reaching framework to regulate Great Lakes water. Source: The Detroit News (11/28) Scientists study toxins in Great Lakes ---------------------------------------- Indiana University scientists are leading a federal effort to track the fluctuation of PCBs, pesticides and other toxins in the Great Lakes basin. Source: The Indianapolis Star (11/28) Ship is targeted to be a museum ---------------------------------------- A group seeking to keep the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw in Cheboygan as a museum has nearly completed its incorporation as a nonprofit and gained the support of local officials. Source: The Detroit News (11/28) Sunken Rouse Simmons attracting new interest ---------------------------------------- It's been 92 years since the Rouse Simmons sank in a raging winter storm on Lake Michigan, but the legacy of what's known as the Christmas Tree Ship continues. Source: Detroit Free Press (11/28) Canada seeks stronger water accord ---------------------------------------- Canada's House of Commons issued a committee report last week that urges the region's governors and premiers to rework their proposals for curbing Great Lakes diversions and bulk withdrawals. Source: The Toledo Blade (11/27) Ottawa River dredging may be key to reviving recreation ---------------------------------------- Many environmentalists believe it makes sense to dredge the Ottawa River for recreation, but the Michigan DEQ fears that would cause other environmental problems. Source: The Toledo Blade (11/27) Hamilton Harbour reborn ---------------------------------------- Considered perhaps the filthiest part of the Great Lakes for decades, Hamilton Harbour has made a remarkable comeback. Source: The Toronto Star (11/27) Did you miss a day of Daily News? Remember to use our searchable story archive at http://www.great-lakes.net/news/inthenews.html = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Great Lakes Daily News is a collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network (www.glin.net) and the Great Lakes Radio Consortium (www.glrc.org), both based in Ann Arbor, Mich. TO SUBSCRIBE and receive this Great Lakes news compendium daily, see www.glin.net/forms/dailynews_form.html TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Send a message to majordomo@great-lakes.net with the command 'unsubscribe dailynews' in the body of the message. TO SUBMIT A NEWS STORY: www.glin.net/forms/news_form.html = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Support GLIN Daily News: http://www.glin.net/news/sponsor/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Great Lakes Daily News: 30 November 2004 A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great Lakes Radio Consortium. For links to these stories and more, visit http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ Court pulls plug on Oak Creek power project ---------------------------------------- A Wisconsin judge has put a halt to plans to build the state's largest power-plant complex, ruling that state regulators erred last year when they approved the construction of two coal-fired plants. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (11/30) Funds fall short for dunes purchase ---------------------------------------- Federal officials have failed to come through with all the money they pledged to make 104 acres along the Crystal River part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (11/30) Five environment groups unite to fight forest plan ---------------------------------------- Environmental organizations are appealing a federal management plan for the Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota, saying it fails to protect the forest and the wildlife that live there. Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press (11/30) Dredging opponents, proponents line up ---------------------------------------- Residents along the Saginaw River are calling for more environmental studies before a confined disposal facility is built to receive material from a planned dredging of the river. Source: The Bay City Times (11/29) Fond du Lac band examines energy options ---------------------------------------- The Fond du Lac Ojibwe Band is exploring the potential of using the winds, flowing waters and wood as sources of renewable energy and possible income. Source: Duluth News Tribune (11/29) New commander to oversee era of change at Group Sault ---------------------------------------- New vessels, new responsibilities and a larger region to cover are among the changes in store for the new commander of the U.S. Coast Guard sector based at Sault Ste. Marie. Source: Sault Ste. Marie Evening News (11/29) Restoring the North Shore forest ---------------------------------------- An environmental group is starting a small-scale project that organizers hope will be the first step in restoring Lake Superior's North Shore to the type of forest it was a century ago. Source: Duluth News Tribune (11/29) Otters make recovery in Ohio ---------------------------------------- Once endangered, river otters have made such a remarkable recovery in Ohio that the state's Division of Wildlife wants to allow limited trapping of them. Source: Akron Beacon Journal (11/29) EDITORIAL: Our state, our water ---------------------------------------- A multistate deal aimed at protecting Michigan's water would leave the state holding the bag -- or an empty bucket. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (11/28) New regs require 5% ethanol ---------------------------------------- A plan to make Ontario gas more ecologically friendly by requiring it to contain at least five per cent ethanol doesn't mean that all pumps in the province will have to meet that standard. Source: Ottawa Citizen (11/26) Did you miss a day of Daily News? 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