GLIN NEWS: 21 May 2008

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> Great Lakes Daily News: 21 May 2008
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> Feds weigh renewal of water cleanup act
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> The Great Lakes Legacy Act hastened cleanup of 31 highly contaminated
> "hot spots" in rivers and harbors that feed into the U.S. side of the
> Great Lakes. The Legacy Act expires this year. Source: The Detroit
> News (5/21)
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> Device will monitor lake's water quality
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> A new weather buoy will monitor the water quality around Presque Isle
> State Park to benefit both tourists and researchers. Source: Erie
> Times-News (5/21)
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> Sewage discharges a major problem around Great Lakes
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> A whopping 92 billion liters of raw or partially treated sewage is
> discharged into the Great Lakes each year in Canada, according to the
> head of a water protection coalition. Source: The Owen Sound Sun Times
> (5/21)
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> Battle against lamprey on Beaver and Bighead Rivers
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> Canada's sea lamprey busters plan to treat a section of the Sauble
> River during the first week of June. Source: The Collingwood
> Enterprise-Bulletin (5/21)
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> Wisconsin's wolf population stalls after years of growth
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> Wisconsin's wolf population stopped growing over the past year after
> steady growth for more than a decade. Source: Duluth News Tribune (5/21)
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> Talk of Great Lakes Water Research Institute begins
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> The Saginaw Bay watershed has problems, from sewage overflows to
> failing septic systems, agricultural runoff and beach muck. Source:
> The Bay City Times (5/20)
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> Street signs are reminder of Emerald Ash Borer threat
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> More than a dozen communities in Northeast Wisconsin have temporary
> signs lining their streets as part of a heightened awareness campaign
> to stop a destructive bug from entering the state. Source: WBAY-Green
> Bay (5/20)
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> River, lake outflows increased to reduce levels
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> Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River water levels are close to their
> upper limit. Source: Watertown Daily Times (5/20)
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> COMMENTARY: Michigan's waters deserve security
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> Instead of supporting leaky laws, state leaders must ensure our waters
> stay in Michigan and that those wishing to use our water come to us.
> Now that's a water future we can all get behind. Source: Detroit Free
> Press (5/20)
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> Macomb County Commissioners pass resolution against radical waste dump
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> The Macomb County Board of Commissioners last week passed a resolution
> against all types of nuclear waste storage near the Great Lakes.
> Source: The Port Huron Times-Herald (5/20)
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