GLIN NEWS: 12 June 2009

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Great Lakes Daily News: 12 June 2009

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Mohawk men: PCBs in native foods may be reducing testosterone

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For two decades, the Mohawk Nation's Akwesasne territory has been turned into a human laboratory for studying the health effects of industrial chemicals. The latest finding? Low testosterone levels in men. Source: Environmental Health News (6/12)





Pendills Creek Fish Hatchery awarded $45k in American Recovery funds

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U.S. Senators Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., announced June 4 that Pendills Creek National Fish Hatchery in Brimley has been awarded $45,500 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  Source: Bay Mills News (6/12)






Field Museum presents 'Water' in great depth

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Water is, indeed, a precious resource, and the Field Museum makes that abundantly clear in the new exhibit "Water," which opens Wednesday and runs through Sept. 20. Source: Chicago Sun-Times (6/12)





COMMENTARY: In grand scheme, every warbler's chip-chip counts for something

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Even in retirement, Mike DeCapita hears the siren song of the Kirtland's warbler. So for a second year this week, he was standing as a volunteer amid jack pine near Mio listening for male birds, and I went with him. Source: Detroit Free Press (6/12)





A precious natural resource

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The Great Lakes make up 20% of the world's fresh water. Yet those of us who are stewards of this water rarely give it a second thought. This weekend marks the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Boundary Waters Treaty and times have changed since it was first signed in 1909.  Source: Toronto Sun (6/12)





EDITORIAL: Tough ballast regulations protect Great Lakes

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The Great Lakes are a unique economic resource for Wisconsin and the region. The lakes will continue to play an integral role in the economic future of Wisconsin, the region, and the nation. That future is jeopardized, however, by invasive species.  Source: Superior Telegram (6/12)





Asian carp could be getting weaker in Illinois

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Asian carp continue to terrorize Illinois rivers and endanger fish native to the state, but some observers say they might at least be getting skinnier. Source: The Pantagraph (6/11)





Fishing for solutions in Lake Huron

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The chinook salmon that once were the mainstay of Lake Huron's sport fishing largely are gone. Now the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources that manage the lake's fisheries must decide what will replace chinooks. Source: Detroit Free Press (6/11)





Mackinac sailboat race registrations up slightly

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With the downtrodden economy, the Port Huron-to-Mackinac Island Sailboat Race chairperson Frank Kern wouldn't venture an estimate as to how many boats would sign up this year. But all in all, after 216 boats filed paperwork by Tuesday's deadline, Kern was pleased with the number for the July 25 race. Source: The Times Herald (6/11)

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