GLIN: [dailynews] 17 September 2010

On 9/17/2010 1:00 PM, GLIN Daily News wrote:

Great Lakes Daily News: September 17, 2010
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Delisting the St. Lawrence
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Council voted to support the removal of the St. Lawrence River - Cornwall Area of Concern from the list of the most degraded environments around the Great Lakes. The river must meet certain criteria for restoration before being delisted and will continue to be monitored. Source: Cornwall Seaway News (9/17)


Pines residents want EPA to take action on coal ash
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Residents from around the Great Lakes have lived with the effects of coal ash contamination for years. On Thursday, Pines residents trekked to Chicago to convince officials from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency it's about time they begin to regulate the disposal of coal ash. Source: Post-Tribune (9/17)


City could receive grant to help fund dam removal
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City officials have the chance to receive a $2 million federal grant that would fund part of the removal of the Ballville Dam. The project will restore natural hydrological process over a 40-mile stretch of the Sandusky River, which is the largest tributary into the Sandusky Bay. Source: The News-Messenger (9/17)


Offshore wind meets onshore resistance
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The New York Power Authority is considering a first-of-its-kind wind farm. The possible location: an undetermined site at least two miles off the shore of either Lake Erie or Lake Ontario. Problem is, it's already meeting gale force resistance at the Monroe County shoreline. Source: WXXI - Rochester, NY (9/17)


All aboard! Tall ships dock at Old Port
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The tall ships come to the Old Port after participating in the Great Lakes Tall Ships Challenge. The summer races are used to raise awareness of the importance of protecting freshwater sources worldwide. Source: The Montreal Gazette (9/17)


Nearby oil spill highlights hazards in area's pipelines
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The oil that leaked from a pipeline beneath a warehouse complex in suburban Romeoville for four days was equivalent to only several hours worth of what leaked from the BP gusher in the Gulf of Mexico. Now federal officials, environmentalists and residents are questioning whether such smaller spills are signs of much bigger problems. Source: Chicago News Cooperative (9/16)


DEC to survey anglers on Lake Ontario tributaries
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The state Department of Environmental Conservation is surveying anglers this fall on 23 tributary streams of Lake Ontario. The main goal of the survey is to find out how many hours people spend fishing and the number of each species of fish caught. Source: The Associated Press (9/16)


Oil spill drill
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It was a cold, drizzly, and quiet morning at Munising Bay.  But over ten federal, state, local, and nonprofit agencies broke that silence as they responded to the scene of a mock oil spill. Source: WPBN-WTOM - Traverse City, MI (9/16)


Erie-area fishermen, conservationists see Asian carp director as positive step toward stopping invader
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Ed Kissell hadn't heard of John Goss before this month, but now hopes Goss will help keep an invader known as the Asian carp out of Lake Erie. Source: Erie Times-News (9/16)


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