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June 10, 2009 - Initiative focusing on Great Lakes moving forward: The U.S. House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee today approved full funding for the new $475 million Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which addresses threats to the Great Lakes, including invasive species, toxic pollution and habitat restoration. June 10, 2009 - Wind turbines could be on Great Lakes in 3 years: The first wind turbine development on the Great Lakes could be built within three years or so, experts on offshore wind power said during a conference Wednesday in Milwaukee. June 10, 2009 - Official vows to fight Lake Huron pipeline: The drain commissioner of a county with Lake Huron shoreline plans to sue if a plan to tap the lake for 85 million gallons of water a day is approved by the state. June 9, 2009 - The Battle to Keep Asian Carp Out of the Great Lakes: After a long delay, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently announced plans to power up a $9 million electrical barrier designed to keep Asian carp, an invasive species, out of Lake Michigan. The barrier had been scheduled for operation in late January, but plans were halted when defective cooling pipes were discovered. Now that they have been replaced, the barrier can be switched on.

June 9, 2009 - Archeological Evidence Of Human Activity Found Beneath Lake Huron: More than 100 feet deep in Lake Huron, on a wide stoney ridge that 9,000 years ago was a land bridge, University of Michigan researchers have found the first archeological evidence of human activity preserved beneath the Great Lakes. June 8, 2009 - Bacteria lurk as swimmers hit Lake Erie beaches: With schools on summer vacation, families soon will flock to Lake Erie beaches to swim while trying to avoid gut-wrenching encounters with bacteria. June 7, 2009 - Many surprised by coal ash dumping: Recent revelations that the S.S. Badger dumps all of its coal ash waste -- hundreds of tons each sailing season -- into Lake Michigan have caught many people by surprise.

June 7, 2009 - Many surprised by coal ash dumping: Recent revelations that the S.S. Badger dumps all of its coal ash waste -- hundreds of tons each sailing season -- into Lake Michigan have caught many people by surprise. June 5, 2009 - New Lake Michigan "Czar" Has History of Blind Eye Toward Pollution: You remember Cameron Davis don't you? He is the president of the Alliance for the Great Lakes, the "environmental" organization that was napping (for several years now) while the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) has poured billions of gallons of raw sewage into Lake Michigan. June 5, 2009 - Waukesha asked not to apply for lake water until rules in place: Waukesha's pursuit of Lake Michigan water is likely headed for a logjam of delays because state rules are not in place to guide the thirsty community through a potentially thorny quest to gain permission by other Great Lakes states to turn on the tap, Milwaukee officials and environmental advocates say.

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