GLIN: [dailynews] 14 September 2010

On 9/14/2010 3:51 PM, Daily News wrote:

Great Lakes Daily News: September 14, 2010
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The great Illinois oil rush
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Cleanup crews worked through the day Monday to repair a damaged section of pipeline in south suburban Romeoville that was responsible for leaking an estimated 256,000 gallons of crude oil since last week. The spill was among the largest in the Chicago area in the last 20 years. Source: Chicago Tribune (9/14)


Michigan attorney general delivers petitions on Asian carp barrier
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Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox said Monday 90,000 regional residents have endorsed an online petition demanding that the federal government build a permanent barrier on the Chicago canal system to keep unwanted invasive species such as the Asian carp from migrating between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basin. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (9/14)


Cities Initiative opposes radioactive shipment along Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River
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Today, the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, a consortium of Great Lakes mayors, announced its opposition to the proposed shipment by Bruce Power of radioactive waste on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. Source: Superior Telegram (9/14)


Developers selected for proposed Lake Erie wind farm off Cleveland's coast
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The effort to build a small wind farm in Lake Erie near downtown Cleveland, Ohio, now will be led by a joint venture formed by three companies. Source: The Plain Dealer (9/14)


Pipeline known to have defects, records show
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Three times in the last five years, inspections showed defects in the piece of Enbridge Energy Partners pipeline that burst near Marshall, Mich., in July and sent thousands of gallons of crude oil into a tributary of the Kalamazoo River. Source: Detroit Free Press (9/14)


Dredging of river delayed until spring
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The Superfund cleanup of the Sheboygan River will be delayed until next spring.  The delay is because the Environmental Protection Agency and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources have yet to sign off on an agreement on the final design of the cleanup. Source: Sheboygan Press (9/14)


New exhibit will help people find the best spots for fall color tours
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In just weeks the color show will begin across Northern Michigan and the Traverse City Visitor Center is helping people pick the best spots for fall color tours. Source: UpNorthLive.com (9/14)


Feds try again to 'delist' wolves in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota
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The federal government is making a fourth run at removing gray wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan from the Endangered Species List. Source: Mlive.com (9/13)


Protecting 32,000 islands of ecological purity
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Across the Great Lakes, there's growing interest in the ecological importance of islands -- and the need to keep them free of invasive plants, pests and other threats. Now, a first-ever atlas compiled by U.S. and Canadian researchers has catalogued the biological value of islands. Source: Star Tribune (9/12)

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