GLIN NEWS: 11 February 2008

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Great Lakes Daily News: 11 February 2008
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and The
Environment Report.

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Frogs: a love story
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Thousands of kinds of frogs and toads could go extinct in our lifetime; so zoos are trying to save the most endangered ones by playing matchmaker. Source: The Environment Report (2/11)


Fed dollars for the birds
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A leading conservation orgination is saying that birds would get much-needed help from an item in President Bush's proposed federal budget. Source: The Environment Report (2/11)


Yeast could be the key to ending lake invaders
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A Michigan company says it may have a promising solution to fight a huge Great Lakes problem -- invasive species dumped from the ballast of oceangoing ships. Source: Detroit Free Press (2/11)


COMMENTARY: Don't be surprised if Uncle Sam starts salivating over Canada's fresh water
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With long-term droughts in the western and southeastern United States, guess which parts of the American citizenry are starting to take notice of Canada? Source: The Sault Star (2/11)


First Nation, U.S. National Park Service to battle Great Lakes virus
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Preventing a deadly fish virus from reaching Lake Superior is the goal of a joint effort between the U.S. National Park Service and the Grand Portage band of the Lake Superior Chippewa. Source: The Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal (2/9)


Smelt low, herring high in Lake Superior
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As smelt numbers in Lake Superior have plunged, populations of native herring have exploded. Source: The Ironwood Daily Globe (2/9)


Appellate panel rejects E.P.A. emission limits
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A three-judge federal appeals panel has struck down U.S. EPA limits on mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants, saying the agency had ignored its legal obligation to require the strictest possible controls on the toxic metal or to justify an alternative approach. Source: The New York Times (2/9)


Great Lakes protection bill gaining support
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A long-awaited bill calling for approval of a multistate agreement to protect the Great Lakes is likely to be ready for consideration by the Wisconsin state legislature this week. Source: Wisconsin State Journal (2/9)


Lake Ontario power project seeks Oswego County route
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Plans to run power from a wind turbine project in Lake Ontario through Oswego County are meeting surprise and resistance from residents of upstate New York. Source: The Syracuse Post-Standard (2/8)


Plan to protect drinking water affects land use
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A plan to safeguard public drinking water in Southern Ontario will restrict land use based on a variety of factors. Source: Northumberland Today (2/8)


Michigan DNR approves Kennecott mine
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After winning two critical approvals from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company appears poised to break ground on what would be the only primary nickel mine in the United States. Source: Marquette Mining Journal (2/8)


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