GLIN Daily News 21 January 2010

Great Lakes Daily News: 21 January 2010
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What discovery of Asian carp DNA in Lake Michigan means
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Forensic testing of Chicago's shipping channels have spawned new fears Asian carp are invading the Great Lakes. But scientists say the DNA evidence gleaned from the tests also may be the early warning they need to stop the voracious fish from staging a full-scale takeover in the Great Lakes. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (1/21)


Asian carp crisis heading to Congress
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A new threat to Chicago-area locks and dams has surfaced as state lawmakers meet Thursday in Chicago to dissect Illinois' handling of the Asian carp crisis. Source: Chicago Tribune (1/21)


Carp fiasco is latest stupid ruling
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The U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to order immediate closure of a Chicago canal to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes demonstrates the primary roadblock to fixing any of America's environmental problems. Source: Detroit Free Press (1/21)


Army Corps to sample 2 Indiana rivers for Asian carp
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to collect water samples this spring from two northwestern Indiana rivers that flow into Lake Michigan as part of its ongoing efforts to track the spread of invasive Asian carp. Source: ABC News Indianapolis (1/21)


EDITORIAL: States can't let carp in
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If we ever needed common sense and the greater good to win out -- over politics, influence and money -- this would be a good time. A decision on the carp cannot be put off until the political dust settles. Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle (1/21)


Overflows impact environment
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An estimated 477 million litres of stormwater and untreated sewage was dumped into the St. Lawrence River last year as a result of eight combined sewer overflow events. Source: The Cornwall Standard Freeholder (1/21)


EDITORIAL: Time for Detroit to clean up its act
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Here we are, 10 years into the 21st century, living on the border of two of the world's most prosperous nations, and what do we have? We have more than 80 billion gallons of raw sewage and hazardous waste dumped into the Detroit River every year. Source: The Windsor Star (1/21)


Expanding use of wind power feasible, but may be costly
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Wind could replace coal and natural gas for 20 to 30 percent of the electricity used in the eastern two-thirds of the United States by 2024, according to a study released Wednesday by the Energy Department. Source: The New York Times (1/20)


NYPA puts money behind Greenway
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The head of the New York Power Authority was joined Wednesday by representatives from Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper and other environmental groups at Tifft Nature Preserve to share details on new funding for ecological projects. Source: Buffalo Business First (1/20)


U.S. Coast Guard cutters ram away at heaped-up ice
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Five U.S. Coast Guard cutters worked together last week to push through miles of broken pieces of ice piled in heaps from shore to international shore on the icy St. Clair River. Source: The New Baltimore Voice Newspapers (1/20)


Lake Erie and Ohio River are designated Ohio DOT's Marine Highway Corridors
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The Ohio Department of Transportation won't ever have to pave, plow or patch its two newest highways. The Ohio River and Lake Erie have been designated Marine Highway Corridors to promote the use of waterways to move people and freight and ease congestion on roads and rail lines. Source: The Plain Dealer (1/19)

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