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COMMENTARY: Michigan beaches still belong to landowners
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The self-appointed advocates of the little guy are jumping up and down about a recent Michigan appeals court decision that allows beachfront residents to bar people from strolling along the waterfront. Source: The Detroit News (4/27)


Ferry startup date, new fares likely to be announced today
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The Rochester Ferry Co. is expected to announce today when the city's high-speed ferry will once again cruise Lake Ontario. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (4/27)


Lawsuit challenges plants' cooling system
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Environmentalists are challenging Wisconsin regulators' approval of a water permit for two proposed power plants along Lake Michigan they say will kill billions of fish every year. Source: Duluth News Tribune (4/27)


Toronto waterfront getting $20.5-million for facelift
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Two pledges of money for Toronto's waterfront -- $10.5-million unveiled yesterday and $10-million more to be announced tomorrow -- will be spent starting this year even with a possible federal election. Source: The Globe and Mail (4/27)


Living Bridge group incorporates De Pere locks into vision
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A group trying to preserve the aging Claude Allouez Bridge as a pedestrian crossing now sees the project as part of a greater tourism attraction celebrating Wisconsin's recreational waterways. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (4/27)


Michigan to cull UP's growing wolf population
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced plans Tuesday to trap and kill as many as 20 of the Upper Peninsula's burgeoning population of gray wolves this summer in an attempt to limit attacks on domestic livestock and pets. Source: Detroit Free Press (4/27)


Slick moves to Chantry Island, water tests clear
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Tugboats trailing absorbent booms are still trying to clean up the mineral oil spill into Lake Huron that has moved north to Chantry Island. Source: Port Elgin Shoreline Beacon (4/27)


Deal is reached over Detroit River pollution
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After 11 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Wayne County and 13 metro Detroit communities have settled a consent decree to stop the pollution of the Detroit River. Source: Detroit Free Press (4/27)


Passport proposal scrapped
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The Bush administration signaled Monday that it is withdrawing its plan to require passports for those motoring across the northern border by 2008. Source: The Buffalo News (4/26)


Ottawa boosts marine security
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The federal government is bolstering security along Canada's waterways and maritime borders with a new multi-agency policing centre, more patrol vessels, and increased screening and tracking measures at Canadian ports. Source: The Toronto Star (4/22)


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Residents claim wetlands mistreated
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About a month after residents spent $35,000 for a well to help raise the level of a Michigan lake, they say one of their neighbors is filling in the wetlands that help feed water into it. Source: The Detroit News (4/26)


Sewage district will post signs at dumping points
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The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District will soon post signs at 180 points along the lakefront, rivers and other waterways where sewage is dumped during rainstorms. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/26)


Some success in non-native beetle fight
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The Asian Longhorned Beetle rapidly kills hardwood trees and has plagued Chicago for some time, but officials now report that progress is being made in the fight against it. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (4/25)


Wolves make comeback
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The endangered wolf population is growing in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, which excites some people, but upsets others. Source: Earthwatch Radio (4/25)


In Wisconsin, tilting at windmills is a serious matter
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Plans to erect a huge wind farm just east of one of the largest and most important wetlands in the Midwest is generating a controversy over the threat the giant windmills may pose to migrating birds. Source: The Christian Science Monitor (4/25)


Alewive die-off sparks worries for salmon
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According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the amount of alewives in Lake Michigan dropped nearly 70 percent last year, which could spell trouble for the salmon that feed on them. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (4/25)


Community struggles with fate of ore docks
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The ore docks at Two Harbors, Minn. may not be elegant, but they are historic -- and some consider them to be in danger. Source: Duluth News Tribune (4/24)


COMMENTARY: Trash one foreign 'invader' Michigan seems to like
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Zebra mussels, gobies, fleas and other foreign aquatic species need to be kept out, but apparently it's ok to let in garbage from other states and Canada that's filling Michigan landfills. Source: Booth Newspapers (4/24)


Commercial, sport fishermen at odds
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Wisconsin sport anglers are objecting to a rule change that allows commercial fishermen to place whitefish nets in an area of Lake Michigan where they had previously been banned. Source: Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter (4/23)


Michigan Democrats announce hearings for water protection bills
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Democrats in the Michigan Senate will begin holding meetings across the state next month to build public support for a number of environmental bills, including legislation that would regulate large-scale water diversions from the Great Lakes. Source: The Detroit News (4/23)


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Legal battles of oil and gas drilling
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Ohio has enacted legislation stripping local communities of the power to block oil and gas drilling, an example of a nationwide trend in which state governments are limiting the power of local authorities to make environmental decisions. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (4/25)


Big city mayor pushes "green" buildings
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Chicago Mayor Richard Daly has set "green" standards for all new buildings, using a mix of mandates and incentives to lessen their burden on the environment. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (4/25)


Toronto to keep trash coming
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Despite howls of protest on both sides of the border, the Toronto City Council is expected to renew a $36 million (U.S.) contract to send some 800,000 tons of trash per year into Michigan. Source: The Detroit News (4/25)


Chicago River to get sewage warnings
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The Chicago River is the cleanest it has been in decades, but signs are going up that provide a stark reminder of the waterway's sewage-choked history. Source: Chicago Tribune (4/25)


Ten ships to ply Lake Erie to study ailing central basin
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Dozens of scientists will take a sweeping look at Lake Erie starting next month in what is being called one of the largest research projects ever on the Great Lakes. Source: The Plain Dealer (4/25)


Landowners want to bar neighbors from shoreline
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Courts increasingly are being asked to settle battles over what many consider a birthright: Access to 11,000 inland lakes and four Great Lakes that give Michigan the second-largest shoreline of any U.S. state. Source: The Detroit News (4/24)


West-Central counties promote great outdoors
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While other regions around Lake Michigan rely on urban attractions to bolster tourism, a group of western Michigan counties plans to market its natural wonders to attract visitors. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (4/24)


Wetlands remedy jeered
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Environmental watchdogs have lashed out at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' proposed remedy for a developer's wetlands violations adjacent to Grand Traverse Bay. Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle (4/24)


Saving New York's north coast
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Conditions along Lake Ontario's south and east in-shore areas are as polluted as ever, and have largely been overlooked in the laudable efforts to clean up the Great Lakes. Source: Westside News Inc. (4/24)


Hatching a plan to stock Ontario's lakes, rivers
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If you reel in a big one once Ontario's spring fishing season officially gets underway, there's a good chance the walleye or trout at the end of your line came from a provincial fish culture station. Source: Northern Life (4/22)


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DEQ brass cut deals with polluters
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Top state environmental regulators undermined their own scientists' work by cutting deals with polluting companies and refusing to arm state prosecutors with the tools they needed to enforce cleanup laws, according to a state auditor general's report. Source: Detroit Free Press (4/22)


Think green for Earth Day and beyond
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Today is the 35th annual Earth Day, but for those who make it a point to take care of Mother Nature, every day is Earth Day. Source: Chicago Sun-Times (4/22)


NW Ohio key to keeping U.S. pest-free
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Two of Ohio's top public officials said Wednesday that 2005 is a critical year for sparing the rest of North America from the deadly emerald ash borer, and that the war will be won or lost in the Toledo area. Source: The Toledo Blade (4/21)


Galien cleanup under way
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In some "hot spots" in New Buffalo, New Troy and Sawyer, E. coli density in the Galien River often exceeds 100 and 200 times the levels deemed acceptable by the federal Environmental Protection Agency, which could eventually result in Lake Michigan beach closures. Source: South Bend Tribune (4/21)


Michigan's contribution to climate change is rising
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Michigan's greenhouse gas production went up 9 percent from 1990 to 2002, according to the first-ever inventory of the state's emissions of carbon dioxide and other pollutants that contribute to global climate change. Source: The Ann Arbor News (4/21)


On Lake Michigan, anglers are catching more chinook, cohos
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What was once an exotic nuisance and environmental disaster has become a valuable prey species that supports part of Michigan's tourism industry. Source: Detroit Free Press (4/21)


Tapping lake water at issue
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DuPage County officials are studying the feasibility of connecting some or all of the six small, unincorporated water systems that the county operates to the DuPage Water Commission's Lake Michigan water system. Source: Chicago Tribune (4/21)


Invasive species or delectable green?
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Of all the non-native plants and animals that have invaded the Great Lakes region, garlic mustard is one of the most prolific. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (4/18)


EDITORIAL: A Great Lakes border blockade
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The federal government for 32 years has ignored another foreign threat: invasive plants and animals that have hurt the Great Lakes and Michigan's economy. Source: The Saginaw News (4/18)


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Salmon sink and swim
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The disappearance of salmon seems to be resulting in a big increase in the number of lake trout in Lake Huron. Source: Detroit Free Press (4/21)


EDITORIAL: Great Lakes protection
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The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has put in place a key piece for a plan to have Michigan -- ideally joined by other Great Lakes states and provinces -- regulate the ballast water of ocean-going ships. Source: Detroit Free Press (4/21)


Great Lakes oil and gas drilling ban is blocked
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A House committee Wednesday killed a plan to permanently ban oil and gas drilling on the Great Lakes, the source of one-fifth of the world's fresh surface water. Source: The Detroit News (4/21)


GLA prepares to open first saltwater exhibit
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The Great Lakes Aquarium is on track to open its first-ever saltwater exhibit June 1. Source: Duluth News Tribune (4/21)


Army Corps cutting back on dredging
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will end dredging and maintenance of harbors with annual commerce of less than a million tons if President George Bush's funding proposal stands. Source: The Mining Journal (4/20)


Shore dispute to make encore
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Swimmers, boaters and anglers are welcome to use the water lapping the shore of Lake Erie, but the land underneath is private property, lakefront property owners say. Source: The Plain Dealer (4/19)


Chronic wasting disease foundin New York
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Chronic Wasting Disease has now been found in New York and officials there are killing and testing hundreds of wild deer in an effort to keep the fatal brain disease from spreading to other animals. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (4/18)


FirstEnergy, one nuclear plant back, has another under spotlight
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FirstEnergy Corp. was still struggling to get one nuclear power plant back in operation when a series of problems and botched repairs at its second Ohio plant alarmed critics and put the utility in the cross hairs of regulators. Source: The Morning Journal (4/18)


Cliffs-Erie fined for water violations
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Cliffs-Erie LLC has paid a $56,000 fine to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency after a million gallons of coal-ash-soaked water leaked out of a holding pond at the company's Taconite Harbor shipping facility on Lake Superior. Source: Duluth News Tribune (4/16)


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New name for lake group, but same goal
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Founded in 1970 as the Lake Michigan Federation, the organization's name now is the Great Lakes Alliance, but its mission to work on policy issues affecting the Great Lakes remains the same. Source: Merrillville Post-Tribune (4/20)


Steelhead release casts the Clinton in new light
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Once a symbol of pollution, the Clinton River receives increasingly more trout to attract anglers. Source: The Detroit News (4/20)


Ohio's 21st scenic byway hugs Lake Erie
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The Lake Erie Coastal Trail, Ohio's 21st scenic byway, will replace the current Lake Erie Circle Tour, hugging Lake Erie and leading to attractions like the Marblehead Lighthouse. Source: The Plain Dealer (4/20)


Tax sharing in water deal between Milwaukee and Waukesha suburbs?
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Waukesha County Executive Daniel Finley has suggested that a permanent tax revenue sharing program should be part of a deal for water between Waukesha County suburbs and Milwaukee. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/20)


Brown County Water pipeline bids come in $2M below estimates
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Bids opened for Contract G of the Central Brown County Water Authority pipeline project were more than $2 million below engineering projections. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (4/20)


Chicago makes top 10 of 'greenest' U.S. cities
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Chicago has been named one of the top 10 "greenest" U.S. cities -- and Mayor Daley said Tuesday he wants his town to be No. 1 on that list. Source: Chicago Sun-Times (4/20)


New study finds danger riding in ship water tanks
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According to a five-year study by the University of Michigan and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, freighters that enter the lakes via the St. Lawrence Seaway with no "ballast on board" routinely carry thousands of viable organisms in muddy water that sloshes around in empty ballast tanks. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (4/19)


More Lake Michigan beachfront closed because of contamination
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The public health department has closed another mile of Lake Michigan beach in Bay Harbor after finding a fourth area of highly caustic seepage. Source: Detroit Free Press (4/19)


McGuinty urges action on border delays
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Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty pushed U.S. officials to move faster to break chronic congestion at Canada's busiest border point, saying it's imperative to security and trade. Source: The Toronto Star (4/19)


Border bridges group criticizes passport plan
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Great Lakes bridge and tunnel operators Friday warned that the imposition of a passport requirement on travel between the United States and Canada "will end the spur-of-the-moment family vacation...to the Niagara Region." Source: The Buffalo News (4/16)


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Have we finally squashed the beetle?
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Eight years after Asian longhorned beetles started to slowly kill trees on the North Side, authorities this week will announce a rare success story in the battle against invasive pests. Source: Chicago Tribune (4/19)


New battle likely over Lake Erie boundary
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Ohio lawmakers plan to reintroduce legislation that would define the southern boundary of Lake Erie "public trust lands" as the water's edge, reigniting a battle between lakefront landowners and environmentalists and sportsmen's groups. Source: The Toledo Blade (4/19)


Kids paste up stickers to stem lake pollution
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An Illinois campaign to discourage waste dumping into sewers that drain to Lake Michigan was kicked off by a group of 7th graders armed with glue, brushes and gloves. Source: Chicago Tribune (4/19)


As forestland goes on auction block, groups fight to keep access
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Residents of Michigan's Upper Peninsula have watched in distress in recent years as the wild lands that were once their playgrounds have been closed off to them by new owners. Source: Booth Newspapers (4/19)


Nature group aims to safeguard sensitive land
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The Nature Conservancy is unveiling a new campaign to raise $10 million protect sensitive land in West Michigan, from sand dunes along Lake Michigan to the Rogue River watershed. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (4/19)


Lake-infesting weed threatens to 'cause major problems'
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Hydrilla, a lake-choking invasive plant that was long thought unable to survive northern winters, appears to be adapting to colder climates and could be on its way to the Great Lakes. Source: Chicago Sun-Times (4/18)


New strategies to stop emerald ash borer
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Scientists and government officials are focusing on what they call "gateway areas" in their fight to stop the spread of the Emerald Ash Borer. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (4/18)


Wolf management focus of meetings
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will host a series of meetings next month aimed at guiding revision of the state's wolf management plan. Source: The Marquette Mining Journal (4/17)


State wants sailors to chart course toward water safety
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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has spent its winter at boat shows reminding boaters to be safe while on the water. Source: The Toledo Blade (4/17)


COMMENTARY: Every day should be Earth Day
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If Earth Day were a year-round state of mind, Wisconsin officials would not be planning to sacrifice wetlands, woods, farms and historic sites to expand a highway. Source: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/17)


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Members of Congress fighting over Great Lakes drilling
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Two members of Congress are fighting over whether the federal government should ban drilling for oil and gas in the Great Lakes. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (4/18)


New coal-burning power plants on Great Lakes shores?
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Environmentalists and residents are concerned about plans to build two new coal-burning power plants on the shores of Lake Michigan, particularly their impacts on air and water quality and lakeshore views. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (4/18)


Invaders in ships' ballast targeted
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The fight to protect the Great Lakes from biological invaders is picking up steam in the courts, in Congress and in the individual states that border the lakes. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/18)


Toronto catches the Spirit
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In contrast to last year, the atmosphere in Toronto surrounding the Lake Ontario ferry this year is markedly enthusiastic. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (4/17)


Fire shuts down Bruce nuclear reactor
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A transformer fire has resulted in the shutdown of a nuclear reactor at an Ontario power plant near Kincardine and the spill of a small quantity of mineral oil into Lake Huron. Source: The Toronto Star (4/17)


Salmon stocking to continue
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Officials from several Lake Michigan fish agencies say no adjustments to the 2005 king (Chinook) salmon stocking is necessary, but the situation of dwindling alewife populations will be closely monitored. Source: South Bend Tribune (4/17)


Lake Erie walleye numbers pleasing
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Efforts to conserve and boost Lake Erie's walleye stocks via three years of very strict fishing rules, plus a big smile from Mother Nature, are paying off with the brightest fishery status since 1990. Source: The Toledo Blade (4/17)


Pictured Rocks 'science sharing' project under way
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National Park Service staff at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore are working on new efforts to gather and share natural science information with the public. Source: Marquette Mining Journal (4/17)


Indiana lawmakers turn to environment
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Indiana lawmakers are hoping to pass a grab-bag of environmental measures this year, including legislation to address wetlands, brownfields redevelopment, clean coal technology and underground fuel storage tanks, among others. Source: South Bend Tribune (4/17)


A dirty little footnote to the energy bill
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The House and Senate seem divided over a provision to the pending energy bill that would absolve chemical companies of liability for groundwater supplies that have been contaminated with the gasoline additive MTBE. Source: The New York Times (4/15)


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Name change reflects urgent need to address great lakes issues regionally
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Michigan ready to stop invasive species
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With frustration mounting over the lack of federal action to halt the steady stream of invasive species into the Great Lakes from ballast water, Michigan officials are considering a plan to just do it themselves. Source: Booth Newspapers (4/15)


New system could alert for St. Clair River chemical spills
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Federal and Michigan agencies are being asked to approve and fund an emergency system to alert drinking water plant operators residents of chemical spills in the St. Clair River and Lake St. Clair. Source: Detroit Free Press (4/15)


Lighthouses listed as historic sites
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Two Lake Huron lighthouses have been determined to be eligible for listing as historic properties in the National Register of Historic Places. Source: Cheboygan Daily Tribune (4/15)


U.S. may kill passport plan
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President Bush has ordered a review of his administration's plans to require all Canadians and Americans to present passports when entering the U.S. Source: The Windsor Star (4/15)


Waterfront trail may be completed by June
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The Hamilton Port Authority has approved spending and is donating a portion of its land to build the last components of the Hamilton Harbour Waterfront Trail, which connects to the Trans Canada Trail, the Lake Ontario Waterfront and the Desjardins Canal. Source: Stoney Creek News (4/15)


S.S. Badger to get face lift
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Battling to keep its hold on the newly competitive Lake Michigan ferry market, the parent company of the S.S. Badger has invested more than $100,000 in renovations to the 52-year-old vessel. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/15)


Michigan man fights to save ash trees
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The owner of a 40-acre farm on Harsens Island near the Canadian border has blocked the removal of his ash trees in an area that a national advisory panel has identified as a gateway for the emerald ash borer to move into uninfested areas of Canada, New York, and Pennsylvania. Source: Booth Newspapers (4/15)


Canadia farmers could receive $1-billion under Kyoto plan
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Canadian farmers could get federal financing totaling $1-billion for not plowing their fields and adopting other energy-saving practices under the government's Kyoto plan. Source: The Globe and Mail (4/15)


Unpredictable smelt befuddle dippers
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These are definitely not the good old days when it comes to smelt dipping throughout Michigan, and biologists are not predicting things will be any better this year as anglers return to popular haunts. Source: The Soo Evening News (4/14)


Pig farm strives to breathe easy with suburbs
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One Illinois pork producer has embraced an ages-old recycling method, compost, to eliminate odor and produce fertilizer. Source: Chicago Tribune (4/13)


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Michigan congressmen squabble over how to protect lakes
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Two respected Michigan congressmen are fighting this week over who's doing more to keep the lakes clean for generations to come because protection is in the eye of the beholder. Source: Detroit Free Press (4/14)


COMMENTARY: The Great Lakes need big help
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The federal government must do its part to meet the demands of stewardship and enhance the restoration and protection of the Great Lakes. Source: Royal Oak Mirror (4/14)


Dredging backers told plan hinges on Michigan
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Ohio officials left little doubt that the biggest hurdle to Ottawa River dredging may not be financial or environmental: It may be winning over officials from Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm's administration in Lansing. Source: The Toledo Blade (4/13)


Turtle aid sought for site
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Although it is unclear whether eggs have been laid or more turtles may soon be roaming the site, EPA officials said Tuesday that the provisions are necessary to prevent any harm that could come to the threatened species during the construction season. Source: Chicago Tribune (4/13)


Parks tackle eco-friendliness
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State environmental officials are trying to balance their obligations to be kind to both the environment and taxpayers. Source: The Detroit News (4/13)


Latest pipeline bids closer to mark
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Bids opened Tuesday for a drinking-water pipeline to Manitowoc came in about $1.3 million below cost estimates by the Central Brown County Water Authority. Source: Green Bay Press Gazette (4/13)


Mercury survey planned
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Five Gogebic County lakes will be taking part this spring in the annual testing of walleyes for mercury. Source: Ironwood Daily Globe (4/12)


Tentative deal for Great Lakes water use
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Ontario and several American states are close to an agreement that would ban any significant diversion of water from the Great Lakes. Source: CBC Toronto (4/11)


Salmon fighting upstream battle
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The fuel that powers the Great Lakes fishing industry is the salmon's favored food, the alewife, but recently the gauge on the fuel tank is tilting toward "E." Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/9)


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EDITORIAL: Fight Fox River mess in courts
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The question of who should pay for the Fox River cleanup is a matter for the courts, not the Wisconsin Legislature. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/13)


Macomb pinpoints polluters
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Researchers have determined that runoff from dog runs and untreated sewage that empties into the Red Run Drain, which connects to the Clinton River, is ultimately impacting Lake St. Clair. Source: The Detroit News (4/13)


Water-tax relief urged in DuPage County
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Now that West Chicago residents are enjoying softer--and safer--water, officials are trying to soften the city's financial burden by striking a deal with the DuPage Water Commission to either begin receiving rebates from the Lake Michigan water agency or to be lifted from the countywide sales tax that helps to fund the commission. Source: Chicago Tribune (4/13)


Port of Green Bay important to entire state
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Investing in a viable port is important economically not only to Green Bay but to the whole state, according to Wisconsin's Transportation Secretary Frank Busalacchi. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (4/13)


Canadian government to buy greenhouse gas cuts
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Canada's latest climate change plan is going to shift much of the load of reducing greenhouse gas emissions away from the 700 companies that produce half of those gases - and closer to taxpayers. Source: The Toronto Star (4/13)


Ferry start date uncertain
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Rochester officials are uncertain about the re-launch date for the high-speed Spirit of Ontario ferry, due to required engine work, inspections, hiring and training of the crew. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (4/12)


River Rouge lobbies for bridge span
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As United States and Canadian authorities search for new bridge sites along the Detroit River, one community stands out for its willingness to host the span. Source: The Detroit News (4/12)


COMMENTARY: Beach walking is fine, but citizens don't have the right to party on land they haven't paid for
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Can a court decision turn my property into a public picnic and camp site, where anyone can "enjoy" the benefits of ownership without having to fork over the purchase price and pay the taxes? Source: The Detroit News (4/10)


COMMENTARY: It would be a huge public land giveaway if citizens can't freely walk the state's shores
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In a high-profile beach-walking case, the Michigan Supreme Court is being asked for what could be the biggest public land giveaway in American history. Source: The Detroit News (4/10)


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New pipe routes sewage away from the Lakewalk
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The Western Lake Superior Sanitary District is complying with a state order to "control" sewage overflows in a popular area of Duluth's waterfront, but that doesn't mean the overflows will stop soon. Source: Duluth News Tribune (4/12)


Wisconsin to join mercury lawsuit
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Wisconsin will join nine other states in filing a lawsuit against the Bush administration over federal mercury reduction rules that the states say don't go far enough. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/12)


COMMENTARY: Don't ignore harm done to wetlands by big agriculture
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If we want ducks to fill our skies again and clean wetlands to blanket our landscape, we need to work with the agricultural community to find alternative ways to farm that respect nature's design for the landscape. Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune (4/12)


States seek permission to kill problem wolves
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Some Midwest states are regaining permission to euthanize gray wolves that are killing domesticated animals. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (4/11)


Lake St. Clair water quality report offers 'call to action'
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A newly released federal report on improving water quality in Lake St. Clair is the most comprehensive of its kind, but has created barely a ripple of impact. Source: The Macomb Daily (4/11)


Watershed worries
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Parts of the Saginaw Bay watershed are in trouble, local groups say, with hot zones of impervious surfaces that drive harmful, unfiltered pollutants into the river and out into the bay. Source: The Bay City Times (4/10)


Emerald ash borer killing Pearson Metropark
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The Toledo area has become the front line in a near-frantic battle to keep the emerald ash borer from spreading throughout North America. Source: The Toledo Blade (4/10)


1986 'right to know' law helps neighbors keep track of chemicals
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Under a program rooted in one of the world's worst chemical disasters, Waukesha county maintains a database to make county residents aware of where hazardous chemicals exist and in what quantities. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/9)


Cost of Kyoto plan pegged at $10-billion
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The Liberal government will roll out its Kyoto implementation plan on Wednesday and acknowledges that it will cost at least $10-billion, twice the amount set aside for it in the budget. Source: The Globe and Mail (4/9)


Friends of the Apostles aim to protect Lake Superior's crown jewels
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In an era of tightening budgets for national parks and lakeshores, the Friends of the Apostle Islands are helping to pick up the slack. Source: The Ashland Daily Press (4/8)


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Can carp eggs get around barrier?
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Some conservationists worry that Asian Carp eggs may be able to bypass the electric barrier designed to keep the species out of the Great Lakes, simply by hitching a ride on vessels passing through. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (4/11)


Court rules EPA must regulate ballast
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A judge has ordered that ballast water discharges from ocean freighters must be regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. With links to related information. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (4/11)


Ottawa River plan could help boaters
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A proposed dredging of the mouth of the Ottawa River would benefit boaters, but there's debate over the environmental risks it would pose by dumping the sediment in the shallow waters of Lake Erie. Source: The Toledo Blade (4/11)


COMMENTARY: New passport rules chill cross-border contact
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New passport requirements for U.S. and Canadian citizens entering the U.S. will almost certainly have a chilling effect on several aspects of everyday life along the border. Source: The Sault Ste. Marie Evening News (4/11)


Chinook, alewife out of balance
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Lake Michigan anglers are catching record numbers of Chinook salmon, which could be a sign that the population is on the verge of a crash. Source: The Racine Journal Times (4/10)


Aquatic invaders near Great Lakes
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An underwater electric barrier the federal government is building near Chicago may be the key to the future health of the fisherines in lakes Erie and Ontario. Source: The Buffalo News (4/10)


Shoreline access a cooperative effort
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A cooperative effort is underway to improve public access to the 26 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline in Wisconsin's Ozaukee County, most of which is now unreachable. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/9)


Looser limits backed for radium in water
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The Illinois Pollution Control Board has proposed easing the standard for radium in state waterways, but did not go so far as the state Environmental Protection Agency suggested. Source: Chicago Tribune (4/8)


Lawmaker: Sarnia cracking down on spills
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A southeast Michigan lawmaker is pleased with the progress of Ontario crackdown on pollution spills into the St. Clair River from Sarnia's "Chemical Valley." Source: The Macomb Daily (4/8)


Lights take toll on birds
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Turning out the lights or closing blinds in office towers and other tall buildings throughout Toronto at night could save thousands of migratory birds from crashing into them, causing death and injury. Source: The Toronto Star (4/8)


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Plugging the drain
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Plans to regulate Great Lakes water diversions have been rewritten to strengthen a 2004 proposal, prohibiting water from leaving the region altogether. Source: Duluth News Tribune (4/8)


EDITORIAL: Falling behind on energy front
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A pending decision from the state Supreme Court could directly and dramatically steer energy policy in Wisconsin for the foreseeable future. Source: The Capital Times (4/8)


Crusader for clean lake gets high-level legal help
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Karen Schapiro, a Milwaukee lawyer, is being honored for her long -- and thus far unpaid -- battle to keep the city's raw sewage out of Lake Michigan and its tributaries. Source: Chicago Sun-Times (4/8)


Short-sighted to hike quotas for walleye
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There are swarms of young walleye swimming in Lake Erie, a bonanza class that hatched in 2003 and make up an estimated 71 percent of the Lake Erie walleye population. Source: The Plain Dealer (4/8)


Pipeline bids miss by millions
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The Central Brown County Water Authority is trying to figure out why bids came in roughly three times higher than expected for a segment of a Manitowoc drinking-water pipeline project. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (4/8)


Cutter back in homeport after busy ice season
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The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw sailed a more circuitous course than normal for its 2005 ice breakout, according to the ship's commanding officer, Cmdr. Joe McGuiness. Source: Cheboygan Tribune (4/8)


Hazardous waste collection planned: 'Clean Sweep'
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Several environmental groups and nine faith communities from across the Upper Peninsula announced a program Wednesday that aims to collect tons of household hazardous waste. Source: The Mining Journal (4/7)


First saltie expected in port Monday
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The Port of Duluth-Superior's 2005 St. Lawrence Seaway navigation season is scheduled to open at approximately 1 a.m. Monday with the arrival of the Bahamian-flagged Utviken under the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge. Source: Duluth News Tribune (4/7)


Area anglers have plenty of choices
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Early April is when the local fishing action heats up and this year has been no exception as excellent catches of perch, steelhead and suckers are being made. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (4/7)


Future looks bright for South Channel Lights
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Heavy haulers, machine casters, masonry laborers and restoration contractors arrived by boat Tuesday at the South Channel Lights to survey two aging structures built in Lake St. Clair before Abraham Lincoln was president. Source: The Macomb Daily (4/6)


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Insecticides offer hope for control of ash borer
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At a public forum at Monroe County Community College last night, research presented by Michigan State University gave a glimmer of hope for a chemical treatment that could stop the emerald ash borer carnage, or at least buy North America time to seek a cure. Source: The Toledo Blade (4/7)


Department of Agriculture closer to creation
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A ruling by the Indiana State Senate will transfer some state agencies including soil and water conservation from the Department of Natural Resources to the new Department of Agriculture. Source: Monticello Daily Herald (4/7)


COMMENTARY: Court ruling could protect Great Lakes
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It's going to be a wait-and-see situation with regard to a recent federal court ruling ordering the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take action against illegal ballast water dumping in the Great Lakes. Source: Daily Herald (4/7)


Group needs bird watchers for Clinton River watershed
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Bird Studies Canada needs volunteers for its Marsh Monitoring Program in the Clinton River watershed this spring. Source: The Daily Oakland Press (4/7)


Drivers may pay at the pump for clean air
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Under a new proposal, gas dealers in an eight-county region in southeast Michigan would be required to buy and sell more expensive, but cleaner-burning gas. Source: The Detroit News (4/6)


Dig this: big sewer upgrade coming
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Cleveland plans to build 103 miles of new sewers and tunnels to collect sewage and polluted storm water that, for decades, has fouled Lake Erie and contaminated lakefront beaches so they were too dirty for swimming. Source: The Plain Dealer (4/6)


Waste firm asks Michigan for money
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Michigan officials this week may consider a request to use taxpayer money to help bring more trash into the state. Source: The Detroit News (4/6)


Gas prices may trip up tourism
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Tourism officials and economists predict a slight increase in tourism, Michigan's second-largest industry after autos, but they also worry that if gas prices keep climbing, tourism could fall off. Source: The Detroit News (4/6)


Toledo drops off pollution list
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Three and a half months after declaring that the health of Toledo-area residents was being jeopardized by too many fine-soot particles floating in the air, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency called a time-out and gave a second thought to what it had said. Source: The Toledo Blade (4/6)


Developer's plans leave Life-Saving station at Tawas Point in a fog
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A 129-year-old U.S. Life-Saving Service station on Tawas Point faces an uncertain future as plans move forward to build upscale homes at the site. Source: The Bay City Times (4/4)


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Oklahoma tribe files claim on North Bass Island
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The Ottawa tribe of Oklahoma of North Bass Island is pressing a claim for 350 acres of North Bass Island to fish. Source: The Plain Dealer (4/6)


U.S. to demand Canadians' passports
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Canadians will soon require a passport to enter the United States as Washington pushes forward with a controversial homeland security measure that critics fear could choke off tourist traffic from both sides of the border. Source: The London Free Press (4/6)


Landmark Canadian emissions deal signed
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A landmark agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions was formally signed yesterday by the Canadian government and the country's automobile industry. Source: The Globe and Mail (4/6)


EDITORIAL: Michigan must find a way to save salmon fishery
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Fish populations are in free fall around many Lake Michigan and Lake Huron towns that once prospered from a salmon bonanza. Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle (4/6)


Scholar wants to create Ojibwe language center
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A sociolinguistics scholar wants to help create an Ojibwe Language Resource Center near Duluth, Minn. Source: Duluth News Tribune (4/6)


New coke plant gets quick OK
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Pennsylvania has rushed through approval of a new coking and electric power generating plant that is allowed to emit 47 pounds of mercury into the air each year and enough soot and smog that managers of national forests and wilderness areas in nearby states have expressed concern. Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (4/5)


Making a splash: Icebreaker Mackinaw launched
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The mighty Mackinaw - some 3.6 million pounds of metal in a 240-foot-long hull - was launched into the Menominee River on Saturday, officially inaugurating the biggest icebreaker on the Great Lakes. Source: The Marquette Mining Journal (4/5)


Workshops, meetings are set to discuss status of Lake Huron fishery
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The status and future of Lake Huron's fishery will be discussed at a series of workshops being conducted in April. Source: Oscoda Press (4/5)


Study predicts dire future for world environment
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A new study paints a grim picture of today's environment, arguing that the world is living far beyond its means. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/3)


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NFL plans to plant trees in Detroit
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In order to counteract excess carbon monoxide created by the Superbowl, the National Football League plans to plant acres of trees in Detroit. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (4/5)


Brain toxin found in algae in water
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An environmental toxin linked to common neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis has been found in blue-green algae-contaminated water throughout North America and the world, including the Great Lakes. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/5)


Toronto sees harbor tunnel for 2015 Expo
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An under-harbour transitway is the most eye-catching part of a vision for Toronto to host the 2015 world's fair and rejuventate its waterfront in the process. Source: The Toronto Star (4/5)


Citing threat to auto industry, Michigan argues against EPA control
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Michigan's economy could take a lethal hit if the federal government starts regulating carbon dioxide emissions from automobiles, state officials are arguing in a global warming case. Source: Booth Newspapers (4/4)


Detroit's aquarium closes after 101 years
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Hundreds of visitors have turned out to say goodbye to the Belle Isle Aquarium, which has closed after 101 years because of a municipal budget deficit. Source: Detroit Free Press (4/4)


Living out Aldo Leopold's legacy
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Even sixty years after his death, Wisconsin conservationist Aldo Leopold's theories about living in harmony with nature are influencing conservation practices today. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (4/4)


COMMENTARY: Critic wants Granholm held to her word on environment
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The administration of Gov. Jennifer Granholm is dealing with some horrendous inherited environmental messes along the Great Lakes. Source: The Detroit News (4/3)


Ash tree pest discovered in Hancock County
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North America's emerald ash borer problem has moved into northern Hancock County, according to the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Source: The Toledo Blade (4/2)


Plenty of optimism as trout season gets started
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The traditional opening day of trout fishing is expected to be the start of a lengthy season in the Finger Lakes tributaries. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (4/1)


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