GLIN [dailynews] 14 October 2009

Great Lakes Daily News: 14 October 2009

For links to these stories and more, visit http://www.great-lakes.net/news/


Asian carp just one flop away from Great Lakes
----------------------------------------
Once hailed as heroes of the waterways, the invasive fish are eating their way to the Great Lakes. If they survive the electric barriers, sandbags and perhaps poison, ecosystem collapse looms, conservationists say. Source: The Globe and Mail (10/14)


Clean-air advocates battle Oberstar over Great Lakes pollution proposal
----------------------------------------
A battle over a proposal to regulate air pollution from ships is pitting clean-air advocates against industry groups and Midwestern lawmakers, including Minnesota's Jim Oberstar, who claim the plan would further damage the recession-battered Great Lakes economy.
Source: MinnPost.com (10/14)

Phragmites: Out of control
----------------------------------------
A stand of phragmites, with their wispy flowers and long, swaying stems, are relatively attractive at first glance. But when the non-native grass begins to crowd out Great Lakes plant life, they take on a whole new look. Source: The Voice (10/14)


COMMENTARY: Support bill to get funding on the waterfront
----------------------------------------
A bill now in Congress would provide federal funding to coastal and Great Lakes states to help preserve and protect working waterfronts. Source: New York Post (10/14)


Tapping into the Welland Canal's potential
----------------------------------------
The Welland Canal is showing its age and in need of a makeover. A news reporter hopped on a bulk carrier for a lake-to-lake trip to see how canal boosters are trying to breathe new life into Niagara's defining waterway. Source: The St. Catharines Standard (10/14)


Seaway traffic down 35%; no layoffs planned
----------------------------------------
Despite traffic numbers that have been down by about 35 percent this season, St. Lawrence Seaway officials say there will be no layoffs at the Massena facility. Source: Watertown Daily Times (10/13)


Majority of Amherstburg waterways polluted: ERCA
----------------------------------------
The bulk of local creeks, rivers, and near-shore waters of the Great Lakes system in the Amherstburg, Ont., region are heavily polluted by nutrients, suspended sediments and E. Coli bacteria, according to a water quality status report prepared by the Essex Region Conservation Authority. Source: The Amherstburg Echo (10/13)


Where these fish are jumpin', arrows are aimed
----------------------------------------
The Illinois River and other waterways have become infested with invasive Asian fish species, commonly called silver carp, which can turn a leisurely boat ride into the aquatic version of the running of the bulls. Source: The New York Times (10/13)


More duneland on the block?
----------------------------------------
Another large swath of duneland along Lake Michigan might soon be for sale. The Presbytery of Chicago is considering selling the 130 acres of the Presbyterian Camps at Saugatuck, according to sources and Web sites. Source: The Holland Sentinel (10/13)


EDITORIAL: Beach rights principle is under attack
----------------------------------------
The right to stroll beside a navigable body of water has been guaranteed for 50 or so generations -- but that doesn't mean neighbors can't feud about it. Source: The Times Herald (10/13)


COMMENTARY: Blue-green algae a warning for Brighton
----------------------------------------
Residents should heed the warning the Bay of Quinte blue-green algae bloom sends about possible water quality issues in Presqu'ile Bay. Source: Northumberland News (10/13)


Did you miss a day of Daily News? Remember to use our searchable story
archive at http://www.great-lakes.net/news/inthenews.html

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

dailynews is hosted by the Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN):

http://www.great-lakes.net

To search the archive: http://www.great-lakes.net/lists/dailynews/

All views and opinions presented above are solely those of the author
or attributed source and do not necessarily reflect those of GLIN or
the Great Lakes Commission.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *