GLIN NEWS: 30 April 2008

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> Great Lakes Daily News: 30 April 2008
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> Ohio's Fisher urges OK of Great Lakes compact
> Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher left nothing to chance yesterday as he spoke
> to the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce. Source: The Toledo Blade
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> Michigan DEQ plans cutbacks in water permits
> Because of staffing cutbacks, the Michigan Dept. of Environmental
> Quality wants to stop reviewing plans for "minor" projects such as
> installing docks and boat hoists on some inland lakes and streams.
> Source: The Grand Rapids Press (4/30)
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> Water pollution discharge rule draws scrutiny
> Interest groups took the first step Tuesday to come to an agreement on
> how Indiana's rule on pollution discharges should be clarified.
> Source: Merrillville Post-Tribune (4/30)
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> Court backs bird cull
> Parks Canada intends to start culling cormorants on Middle Island "as
> soon as we possibly can," following a federal court decision denying
> an injunction request. Source: The Windsor Star (4/30)
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> Tribes' walk around Lake Michigan draws attention to water pollution
> A contingent of walkers allied with the Anishinabe are part of a
> 17-day, nearly 600-mile trek around most of Lake Michigan. Source: The
> Grand Rapids Press (4/30)
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> Twin Ports area environmental groups sue the U.S. Coast Guard
> Several environmental groups have filed suit in federal court in
> Minneapolis against the U.S. Coast Guard and Animal and Plant Health
> Inspection Service regarding ballast water management to protect the
> Great Lakes from invasive species. Source: KUWS-Ashland (4/30)
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> EDITORIAL: Watershed moment
> Implementing legislation for the Great Lakes Compact should be fully
> vetted publicly before the Wisconsin Legislature votes on whether to
> approve the measure. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/30)
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> Owner, city at odds over value of land
> The owner of a property that the city of Waukesha, Wis., may seize to
> acquire the valuable clean ground water beneath places the value of
> the parcel at more than double the price offered by the city. Source:
> Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/30)
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> 1,000-volt shocks help DNR research river walleye in U.P.
> As winter runoff floods Upper Peninsula rivers, researchers say
> they're using an electric shock to stun and catch walleye in one
> waterway to learn more about their spawning habits. Source: The
> Detroit News (4/30)
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> Bid to stop mine in Michigan's U.P. gets hearing
> Opponents of a planned nickel and copper mine in Michigan's Upper
> Peninsula are trying to overturn a decision by the state Department of
> Environmental Quality to allow the project. Source: The Detroit News
> (4/29)
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