GLIN NEWS: 19 June 2009

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Great Lakes Daily News: 19 June 2009

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Water pipeline coming, says U. S. official
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Regardless of who builds it, another Michigan water pipeline tapping into Lake Huron is inevitable, says the drain commissioner for Genesee County, Mich. Source: The Observer (6/19)


An Erie odyssey
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A group of 14 journalists from both the U.S. and Canada embarked on an eight-day odyssey around Lake Erie, the southernmost of the Great Lakes, to assess its condition today. Source: The Kingston Whig-Standard (6/19)


New group to target water pollution
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A group of citizens and elected leaders in Niagara County has created a new environmental organization to deal with water pollution issues, not only here but in the entire Great Lakes Basin. Source: The Buffalo News (6/19)


Wind power in northeast Wisconsin gets lift from Wisconsin grants
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For more than a year, New North, an economic development organization representing an 18-county area of northeast Wisconsin, has worked to position the region as a supplier to companies that produce wind turbines. Source: Appleton Post-Crescent (6/19)


Hobart studies alternative water treatment system
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The Hobart Sanitary District is exploring a new sewage treatment system that won't need to discharge treated water into Deep River. What would be pollution in Lake Michigan would instead be fertilizer for a farm. Source: Merrillville Post-Tribune (6/19)


Group says MPCA misled public
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The environmental action group Nukewatch is accusing the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency of misleading the public about Department of Defense barrel dumpsites in Lake Superior. Source: Superior Telegram (6/19)


Great Lakes cities tackle pharmaceutical pollution
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An association representing cities around the Great Lakes is demanding the United States and Canada move to keep chemicals from pharmaceuticals out of the water supply. Source: WXXI Rochester (6/18)


Senators move clean water fight out of committee
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The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works approved six water-related bills on Thursday, including the controversial Clean Water Restoration Act. Source: Environment News Service (6/18)


Cashing in on crayfish
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Though there are few folks who actively harvest crayfish from Wisconsin waters - the Department of Natural Resources estimates it's around 20 - the ones who do make a little money while clearing out a highly invasive species. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (6/18)


On whales, drinking water and the Great Lakes
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"Waterlife," a new documentary, is an arresting look at the actions and neglect that have pushed the Great Lakes to the brink of "irreversible" collapse, as top scientists have warned. Source: GlobalPost (6/18)


Wastewater treatment plant to get $33.4-M facelift
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Oakville, Ontario's Southwest Wastewater Treatment Plant is the latest local facility to benefit from inter-government cooperation, receiving $33.4 million in infrastructure funding from the federal, provincial and municipal governments. Source: Oakville Beaver (6/17)


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