GLIN NEWS: 22 June 2009

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Great Lakes Daily News:  June 2009

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St. Lawrence Seaway at 50: a bypass for Buffalo's port

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It was 50 years ago this week, on June 26, 1959, that the St. Lawrence Seaway was opened, and the course of Buffalo history changed forever. Source: The Buffalo News (6/22)





Proposed federal legislation would mean real-time data about beach bacteria

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Sponsored by Ohio Senator Voinovich, the "Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act" will help local and state entities to better provide bacterial count information on a near real-time basis and to ensure adequate warning for unsafe beach conditions. Source: The News-Herald (6/22)





Journeys explored

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The theme of the National Aboriginal Day celebration was "Healthy Water Healthy People," recognizing the work of Josephine Mandamin and the Mother Earth Water Walkers. Source: The Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal (6/22)





One tank trip: exploring the legacy of a historic shipping route

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The Montreal-Lake Ontario section of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System, which consists of seven locks, including the two 2 U. S. Locks in Massena, N. Y., is celebrating 50 years this year.  Source: The Buffalo News (6/22)





Diving into the past

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They may look like just a set of timbers lying on the floor of Lake Ontario, but to divers, they are the first pieces of a puzzle that will slowly come together this year and possibly be solved by 2010. Source: The Kingston Whig-Standard (6/22)





Climate change bill's effect on Midwest debated

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As members of Congress debate a measure aimed at slowing the effects of global warming, Midwestern lawmakers, manufacturers and farmers are warning that the legislation could be costly to the heartland at a time when families and businesses are already struggling financially. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (6/21)

From the ashes of '69, a Cleveland river reborn

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Monday, June 22, 2009, is the 40th anniversary of the Cuyahoga River fire of 1969, when oil-soaked debris floating on the river's surface was ignited becoming a galvanizing symbol for the environmental movement. Source: The New York Times (6/20)





Chicago, city without limits

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Today's Chicago is a living monument to the plan-which called for replacing the chaos, filth and congestion of industrial turn-of-the-20th-century Chicago with a formal downtown. Source: Wall Street Journal (6/20)





Great Lakes study's lack of clarity muddies issue of water levels

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The Great Lakes' water levels are threatened by a warming globe and, some argue, by closed-door decisions being made by leaders of a study that many conservationists say is plagued by a lack of transparency. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (6/20)





Michigan's bid for green economy faces hurdles

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Gov. Jennifer Granholm took to a conference stage this past week to sell a national audience on her vision of a green Michigan - a state whose natural resources, hungry work force and empty plants can attract alternative energy jobs.  Source: Dallas Morning News (6/20)





Cleveland Aquarium Inc. plans downtown facility, rivaling Jacobs Investment Group proposal

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Plans to build a new aquarium in the Flats may soon have direct competition from a long-brewing plan to build one twice as big downtown. Source: The Plain Dealer (6/19)

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