GLIN: [dailynews] 08 September 2010

On 9/8/2010 10:53 AM, GLIN Daily News wrote:

Great Lakes Daily News: September 8, 2010
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Hoosier to lead fight to keep Asian carp out of Great Lakes
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A former director of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources has been appointed to oversee the possible invasion of Asian carp into the Great Lakes, the Obama administration said Wednesday. Source: The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (9/8)


Region gains $1M in federal grants to aid Great Lakes
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The Toledo area fared well in the first round of competitive grant money the federal government released Tuesday under President Obama's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, with ties to nearly half of the $2 million share Ohio has been awarded so far. Source: The Toledo Blade (9/8)


Grey backs shipment plan
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Grey County council threw its "full support" behind Bruce Power's plans to export 16 used steam generators to Sweden for recycling on Tuesday despite the misgivings of at least two mayors on council. Source: Owen Sound Sun Times (9/8)


Expert says he advised against river poisoning
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The pioneer of controversial "environmental" DNA tests that indicated Asian carp were getting closer to Lake Michigan testified Tuesday that he warned Illinois and federal officials not to waste $1.5 million poisoning a river just south of Chicago last spring, but he was ignored. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (9/8)


Tourist season's end, cooler weather ease Lake Erie algae blooms
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According to Put-in-Bay Village Administrator Doug Knauer, the end of the busy summer tourist season means the end of water problems caused by the blue-green algae that has spread across hundreds of square miles of the lake recently, and clogged intake pipes at the island's water plant. Source: The News-Messenger (9/8)


Keeping beaches clean
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Cleanup help is on the way for Algoma and Kewaunee beaches. The clear water may hold pesticides, bird and other wildlife waste and refuse flowing from storm water and inflow pipes. Nutrient-rich materials support the growth of algae and other plants. Drifting up on beaches, it can turn black and produces a stench as it decomposes. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (9/8)


Study finds flame retardants in bald eagle blood
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A new study of bald eagles has found flame-retardant chemicals in the bloodstream of the national symbol and suggests such pollutants are prevalent in the Great Lakes food chain and likely elsewhere. Source: Winona Daily News (9/8)


Island repair in Green Bay among first Great Lakes grants
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Projects to repair and cap islands near the southern shore of Green Bay are among the first to receive federal grants from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, federal officials announced Tuesday. Grants to support projects in Wisconsin totaled $5.3 million. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (9/7)


Study targets shoreline erosion
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The LaSalle Park shoreline is threatened with deterioration by regular pounding from Lake Erie waves, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is beginning to study how to save it. Source: The Buffalo News (9/7)


Waukesha water line estimates grow
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Building the pipeline and pumping stations needed to convey Lake Michigan water from Oak Creek or Racine to Waukesha would cost an estimated $97 million to $148 million more than a connection to Milwaukee, Waukesha officials disclosed in documents made public Tuesday. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (9/7)


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