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Great Lakes Daily News: 21 February 2008
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and The Environment Report.
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Lack of dredging on Great Lakes threatens shipping
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A Great Lakes "dredging crisis," magnified over the last few years by falling lake water levels, is threatening vital international shipping and the overall health of the U.S. economy. Source: The Plain Dealer (2/21)
Governor signs bill letting Indiana join area compact on Great Lakes
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Gov. Mitch Daniels has signed a measure that allows Indiana to join a regional compact intended to prevent water-hungry states from tapping into the Great Lakes. Source: The Indianapolis Star (2/21)
Amherstburg arsenic levels shrinking, residents told
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Levels of arsenic in groundwater near the Honeywell plant have been shrinking and do not pose a risk to people, animals or the municipal water system, residents were told at a public meeting on the issue Wednesday. Source: The Windsor Star (2/21)
Walleye officials fret about Asian invasion
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The Asian-carp invasion in the Illinois River concerns fishermen who descend on Spring Valley from across the country for the annual Cabela's Masters Walleye Circuit tournament in March. Source: Peoria Journal Star (2/21)
People key to halting invasive species
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About 200 people attended the workshop, "Knocking at the Gates: An Aquatic Invasive Species Workshop," to hear a panel of experts present the latest information on aquatic invasive species. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (2/21)
It's cold outside, but Lake Superior is getting warmer
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Lake Superior is undergoing sudden increases in its water temperatures and dramatic declines in its lake levels, prompting scientists and others to wonder: Is the world's largest fresh water lake in the throes of irreversible change due to global warming? Source: MinnPost (2/20)
Money approved to dredge Port of Oswego
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The Army Corps of Engineers now has the money to dredge the Port of Oswego. Source: The Syracuse Post-Standard (2/20)
COMMENTARY: Will Lake Erie water be diverted to the parched plains or thirsty south?
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The struggle for oil may be costly, but the struggle for life-giving water may eventually become all-consuming. Source: Port Clinton News Herald (2/20)
St. Lawrence to freeze tolls through 2010
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With an eye to boosting business for the waterway, the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. has put a freeze on seaway tolls through its 2008, 2009 and 2010 seasons. Source: Country Guide (2/20)
Locals want faster clean-water action
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A local clean water advocate is throwing his support behind an international watchdog's demands that more be done to protect the Great Lakes. Source: The Sarnia Observer (2/20)
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Great Lakes Daily News: 21 February 2008
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For links to these stories and more, visit http://www.great-lakes.net/news/
Lack of dredging on Great Lakes threatens shipping
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A Great Lakes "dredging crisis," magnified over the last few years by falling lake water levels, is threatening vital international shipping and the overall health of the U.S. economy. Source: The Plain Dealer (2/21)
Governor signs bill letting Indiana join area compact on Great Lakes
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Gov. Mitch Daniels has signed a measure that allows Indiana to join a regional compact intended to prevent water-hungry states from tapping into the Great Lakes. Source: The Indianapolis Star (2/21)
Amherstburg arsenic levels shrinking, residents told
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Levels of arsenic in groundwater near the Honeywell plant have been shrinking and do not pose a risk to people, animals or the municipal water system, residents were told at a public meeting on the issue Wednesday. Source: The Windsor Star (2/21)
Walleye officials fret about Asian invasion
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The Asian-carp invasion in the Illinois River concerns fishermen who descend on Spring Valley from across the country for the annual Cabela's Masters Walleye Circuit tournament in March. Source: Peoria Journal Star (2/21)
People key to halting invasive species
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About 200 people attended the workshop, "Knocking at the Gates: An Aquatic Invasive Species Workshop," to hear a panel of experts present the latest information on aquatic invasive species. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (2/21)
It's cold outside, but Lake Superior is getting warmer
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Lake Superior is undergoing sudden increases in its water temperatures and dramatic declines in its lake levels, prompting scientists and others to wonder: Is the world's largest fresh water lake in the throes of irreversible change due to global warming? Source: MinnPost (2/20)
Money approved to dredge Port of Oswego
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The Army Corps of Engineers now has the money to dredge the Port of Oswego. Source: The Syracuse Post-Standard (2/20)
COMMENTARY: Will Lake Erie water be diverted to the parched plains or thirsty south?
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The struggle for oil may be costly, but the struggle for life-giving water may eventually become all-consuming. Source: Port Clinton News Herald (2/20)
St. Lawrence to freeze tolls through 2010
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With an eye to boosting business for the waterway, the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. has put a freeze on seaway tolls through its 2008, 2009 and 2010 seasons. Source: Country Guide (2/20)
Locals want faster clean-water action
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A local clean water advocate is throwing his support behind an international watchdog's demands that more be done to protect the Great Lakes. Source: The Sarnia Observer (2/20)
Did you miss a day of Daily News? Remember to use our searchable story
archive at http://www.great-lakes.net/news/inthenews.html
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