GLIN NEWS: 08 May 2008

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> Great Lakes Daily News: 08 May 2008
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> DEQ eyes plants to stabilize riverbanks
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> Plans to clean up and contain dioxin along the Tittabawassee River
> include stabilizing areas of the riverbank in danger of falling into
> the water and spreading the contamination. Source: The Saginaw News (5/8)
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> Anglers urged to switch to lead-free tackle
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> As anglers in Minnesota prepare their gear for the Saturday fishing
> opener, state officials are asking that only lead-free tackle be used.
> Source: Star Tribune (5/8)
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> EDITORIAL: Managing lakes calls for patience
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>> From Sebewaing to Saugatuck to Sault Ste. Marie, the question is
>> always the
> same: Where did all the water go? Source: The Saginaw News (5/8)
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> COMMENTARY: 'Wind farms in Northeast Ohio?'
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> One of the problems for Ohio is that it doesn't have goals for
> alternative energy as 21 other states have. That means Ohio needs to
> move forward faster if our officials want Ohio to become the Silicon
> Valley as promised. Source: Warren Tribune Chronicle (5/8)
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> Manitowoc, marina plan to control gulls
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> Jack Culley, manager of the Manitowoc Marina, said gulls have yet to
> be a nuisance at his business this season. Source: Manitowoc Herald
> Times Reporter (5/8)
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> University to track emerging fish disease
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> A disease called Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia, known for causing
> hemorrhaging and death in fish, was discovered in the Great Lakes
> region for the first time in 2005. It's been steadily making its way
> toward Minnesota ever since, prompting the University to begin
> monitoring the disease. Source: Minnesota Daily (5/8)
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> Aging systems releasing sewage into rivers, streams
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> America's aging sewer systems continue to dump human waste into rivers
> and streams, despite years of fines and penalties targeting publicly
> owned agencies responsible for sewage overflows, a Gannett News
> Service analysis shows. Source: USA Today (5/8)
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> Ohio EPA orders Ashtabula to dispose of toxic soil
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> Ashtabula city officials will have to cough up about $192,500 to
> remove toxic soil off the bank of the Ashtabula River by July 31.
> Source: Ashtabula Star Beacon (5/7)
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> Proposed changes in salmon, rod limits reel in mixed responses
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> Michigan Steelheaders members are weighing in on new fishing
> regulations proposed by the state Department of Natural Resources --
> but so far, opinions are mixed on whether changes in rod and salmon
> limits would help, hurt or make no difference to the Great Lakes
> fishery. Source: The Flint Journal (5/7)
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