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Great Lakes Daily News: 13 February 2008
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and The
Environment Report.
For links to these stories and more, visit http://www.great-lakes.net/news/
Michigan weighs water deal
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Legislatures in four of the eight surrounding states and two Canadian provinces have approved a compact to prevent outsiders from swiping Great Lakes water. Now Michigan, the state with the most at stake, is on the bubble. Source: The Detroit News (2/13)
Saginaw Bay doesn't have an algae problem, MI DEQ says
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Views differ on how best to deal with muck and other stressors plaguing Michigan's Saginaw Bay. Source: The Bay City Times (2/13)
Minnesota agency moves to regulate ballast water
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The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is developing a new regulation to ban ships from releasing untreated ballast into the Minnesota waters of Lake Superior and its harbors. Source: Duluth News Tribune (2/13)
Indiana Gov. Daniels expected to sign bill to protect the Great Lakes
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The Indiana House voted 91-8 Tuesday to approve Senate Bill 45, implementation of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact, sending the legislation straight to Gov. Daniels, who is expected to sign it into law. Source: The Indianapolis Star (2/13)
COMMENTARY: Governments fight to keep invasive species out of lakes
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It's time to stop the hype and start implementing the ballast water practices we know are effective. With implementation of the seaway's new proposed regulation, we'll do just that. Source: The Detroit News (2/13)
EDITORIAL: Standing up for Great Lakes
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Two states -- Illinois and Minnesota -- have approved the Great Lakes- St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact. Indiana soon may become the first state to adopt the pact along with enabling legislation. Source: South Bend Tribune (2/13)
Doing research beneath the ice
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Researchers from NASA and the Univ. of Illinois-Chicago are using the frigid waters of a Wisconsin lake this week to test an underwater robot -- slated to explore permanently ice-covered lakes in Antarctica later this year, and eventually search for signs of life beneath the frozen lakes on the most famous of Jupiter 's moons, Europa. Source: Wisconsin State Journal (2/13)
Grant will address deadly fish virus
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A multi-state research grant will focus on addressing a deadly VHS fish virus in Lake Huron and other Great Lakes. Source: The Bay City Times (2/13)
Region could be touted as Freshwater Coast
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Marketing the Great Lakes region as America's Freshwater Coast was one of many ideas that emerged Tuesday in a day-long meeting of civic leaders concerned with boosting the region's economic outlook. Source: Detroit Free Press (2/13)
Lake Mead could be within a few years of going dry, study finds
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Lake Mead, the vast reservoir for the Colorado River water that sustains the fast-growing cities of Phoenix and Las Vegas, could lose water faster than previously thought and run dry within 13 years, according to a new study by scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Source: The New York Times (2/13)
Bait fish need 'disease-free' certificate
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New rules for anglers include declaring minnows "disease-free" or specifying the location where they were collected as the Michigan DNR works to contain the spread of viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS). Source: The Sault Ste. Marie Evening News (2/12)
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Great Lakes Daily News: 13 February 2008
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Environment Report.
For links to these stories and more, visit http://www.great-lakes.net/news/
Michigan weighs water deal
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Legislatures in four of the eight surrounding states and two Canadian provinces have approved a compact to prevent outsiders from swiping Great Lakes water. Now Michigan, the state with the most at stake, is on the bubble. Source: The Detroit News (2/13)
Saginaw Bay doesn't have an algae problem, MI DEQ says
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Views differ on how best to deal with muck and other stressors plaguing Michigan's Saginaw Bay. Source: The Bay City Times (2/13)
Minnesota agency moves to regulate ballast water
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The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is developing a new regulation to ban ships from releasing untreated ballast into the Minnesota waters of Lake Superior and its harbors. Source: Duluth News Tribune (2/13)
Indiana Gov. Daniels expected to sign bill to protect the Great Lakes
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The Indiana House voted 91-8 Tuesday to approve Senate Bill 45, implementation of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact, sending the legislation straight to Gov. Daniels, who is expected to sign it into law. Source: The Indianapolis Star (2/13)
COMMENTARY: Governments fight to keep invasive species out of lakes
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It's time to stop the hype and start implementing the ballast water practices we know are effective. With implementation of the seaway's new proposed regulation, we'll do just that. Source: The Detroit News (2/13)
EDITORIAL: Standing up for Great Lakes
----------------------------------------
Two states -- Illinois and Minnesota -- have approved the Great Lakes- St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact. Indiana soon may become the first state to adopt the pact along with enabling legislation. Source: South Bend Tribune (2/13)
Doing research beneath the ice
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Researchers from NASA and the Univ. of Illinois-Chicago are using the frigid waters of a Wisconsin lake this week to test an underwater robot -- slated to explore permanently ice-covered lakes in Antarctica later this year, and eventually search for signs of life beneath the frozen lakes on the most famous of Jupiter 's moons, Europa. Source: Wisconsin State Journal (2/13)
Grant will address deadly fish virus
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A multi-state research grant will focus on addressing a deadly VHS fish virus in Lake Huron and other Great Lakes. Source: The Bay City Times (2/13)
Region could be touted as Freshwater Coast
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Marketing the Great Lakes region as America's Freshwater Coast was one of many ideas that emerged Tuesday in a day-long meeting of civic leaders concerned with boosting the region's economic outlook. Source: Detroit Free Press (2/13)
Lake Mead could be within a few years of going dry, study finds
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Lake Mead, the vast reservoir for the Colorado River water that sustains the fast-growing cities of Phoenix and Las Vegas, could lose water faster than previously thought and run dry within 13 years, according to a new study by scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Source: The New York Times (2/13)
Bait fish need 'disease-free' certificate
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New rules for anglers include declaring minnows "disease-free" or specifying the location where they were collected as the Michigan DNR works to contain the spread of viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS). Source: The Sault Ste. Marie Evening News (2/12)
Did you miss a day of Daily News? Remember to use our searchable story
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