GLIN NEWS: 14 May 2008

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> Great Lakes Daily News: 14 May 2008
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> Lake levels take a dip
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> If boaters run aground early in the season, they might have to blame
> themselves -- not the Lake Erie water levels. The lake, though down
> about an inch from a year ago, is still about 3.15 inches above its
> long-term average. Source: Erie Times-News (5/14)
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> Ohio's Speck on U.S.-Canada panel
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> Ohio's Sam Speck has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to the
> International Joint Commission, a binational government panel that the
> United States and Canada have entrusted for nearly a century on policy
> matters affecting the Great Lakes and other boundary waters. Source:
> The Toledo Blade (5/14)
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> Walleyes' mass death remains a mystery
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> Officials still don't know what killed about 1,500 walleye last month
> in Little Sandy Creek. The walleye died April 17 after a crew treated
> Little Sandy Creek with a chemical meant to kill young lampreys.
> Source: The Syracuse Post-Standard (5/14)
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> EDITORIAL: Great Lakes Compact requires prompt action
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> State lawmakers need to wrap up work on adopting the Great Lakes
> Compact, an interstate agreement that strengthens the power of
> governors in the region to protect the lakes from diversion to
> thirstier parts of the country. Source: The Detroit News (5/14)
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> Constitutional amendment would protect water rights
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> Ohio Sen. Tim Grendell today will pitch his proposed constitutional
> amendment to protect private property rights that he claims would be
> eroded by the eventual passage of the Great Lakes Water Compact.
> Source: The Plain Dealer (5/14)
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> Putting the 'great' in Great Lakes
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> Like buffalo blanketing the prairies, giant sturgeon once filled the
> Great Lakes. They were one of the world's largest freshwater fish,
> growing to a whopping 130-plus kilograms and living for up to 200
> years. Source: The Toronto Star (5/14)
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> Scientists say climate change may affect wolf, moose populations
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> A team closely monitoring Isle Royale's moose and wolves for five
> decades thinks both species may now be facing their biggest threat.
> Source: Carroll County Times (5/14)
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> Experts: Self-policing pollution isn't working
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> Rep. Candice Miller was in town Monday to help lead a House
> subcommittee fact-finding hearing focused on the impact harmful
> nutrients have on the Great Lakes. Source: The Port Huron Times-Herald
> (5/13)
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> Whiting BP plant's expansion opposed by 2 watchdog groups
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> Two watchdog groups are appealing an Indiana air permit for the
> planned expansion of BP's oil refinery on Lake Michigan, contending it
> puts low-income and minority residents at risk. Source: Chicago
> Tribune (5/13)
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> Great Lakes shipwrecks raise curiosity, spark plans
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> About 8,000 ships have become wrecked in the Great Lakes, according to
> researchers. The cold, fresh water keeps them better preserved than
> those found in oceans. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (5/11)
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