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August 2009
$1 billion proposed in 2010 for Great Lakes restoration
The Detroit News (8/31)

Major shipping route fosters a plague of sea life
The Washington Post (8/31)

Energy Composites Co. mulls wind farms
Wausau Daily Herald (8/31)

5 targets of Great Lakes cleanup
The Detroit News (8/31)

Rainy summer washes swimmers out, pollution in
The St. Catharines Standard (8/31)

EDITORIAL: Great Lakes Rescue
The New York Times (8/31)

Duluth-Superior harbor tour shows off pollution cleanup, habitat
Rochester Post-Bulletin (8/31)

Drain commissioner: Proposed pipeline should benefit Sanilac County
Battle Creek Enquirer (8/31)

Ferrysburg looks at impact of deer on dunes preserve
Grand Haven Tribune (8/31)

Bird counters map migration patterns to aid plans for wind turbines
Duluth News Tribune (8/30)

Some progress but funding delays for NY coasts
The Associated Press (8/30)

Rules offered on ships' ballast water
Washington Post (8/30)

Pearls unstrung: for a while, the Great Lakes weren’t connected by rivers
ScienceNews (8/29)

'Eating machine' carp on verge of invading Great Lakes
Ottawa Citizen (8/29)

New DNR bait regs for salmon
Cheboygan Daily Tribune (8/29)

Environmentalists protest York's sewer expansion plan
CTV Toronto (8/29)

Coast Guard proposes ballast water rules
Duluth News Tribune (8/28)

Air pollution lawsuit: Federal and state lawyers sue Midwest Generation over Illinois power plant emissions
Chicago Tribune (8/28)

Crews to survey sea lamprey
Superior Telegram (8/28)

Port Stanley's commercial days appear numbered
London Free Press (8/28)

Ferry study sails closer
The News-Herald (8/28)

Intervenors make their cases for and against Port Hope cleanup
Northumberland Today (8/28)

Mich. county can tap Lake Huron 85M gallons a day
Chicago Tribune (8/28)

Great Lakes water levels are looking up, more rain in the forecast
The Bay City Times (8/28)

Collingwood, its harbour, and the economic future of the community
The Entreprise-Bulletin (8/28)

Lake Erie water snake bounces back
Mansfield News Journal (8/28)

More rain helps lake levels rebound
The London Free Press (8/27)

Governments killing once-endangered cormorants
The Associated Press (8/27)

COMMENTARY: Merging nature agencies may hurt state cash cow
The Detroit News (8/27)

Ferry folks turn to Norfolk
The London Free Press (8/27)

Propelling the Cruising Industry on The Great Lakes
Northland's NewsCenter (8/27)

Sustainable Cleveland 2019 participants still working on final report planned for later this year
Cleveland Ohio Business News (8/27)

Shipwreck explorers discover 1890's steamer in Lake Ontario
WHEC News 10 (8/27)

Expert sees potential of Great Lakes
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (8/26)

Stronger barrier to keep Asian Carp out of Great Lakes now on
Dayton Daily News (8/26)

Door County shipyard may lay off up to 405
Green Bay Press-Gazette (8/26)

COMMENTARY: Bill addresses threat posed by aquatic invasive species
Green Bay Press-Gazette (8/26)

U.S. Fred Upton announces $350,000 for KVCC's wind-turbine academy
Kalamazoo Gazette (8/26)

VHS at bay for now
The Superior Daily Telegram (8/26)

MPP 'Well Aware' of the importance of clean water
Kawartha Lakes This Week (8/26)

EDITORIAL: Going with the wind
The Grand Rapids Press (8/26)

Report cites health risk from herbicide in drinking water
Chicago Tribune (8/26)

Lakefront landowners own whatever's above water, court rules
The Plain Dealer (8/25)

Schumer promotes Great Lakes initiative
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (8/25)

Duluth-Superior harbor tour shows off pollution cleanup, habitat efforts
Duluth News Tribune (8/25)

Water woes to be aired publicly
The London Free Press (8/25)

Population control for cormorants
The Environment Report (8/25)

Mancelona plant source of tainted water
Traverse City Record-Eagle (8/25)

Residents want action on beach grass
Alliston Herald (8/25)

Fish kill remains a mystery -- Puzzled wildlife officials seek clues in Swan Creek
The Toledo Blade (8/25)

State DEQ delays decision in shared waterline project
Flint News (8/25)

Getting the rap on R.A.P.
The Observer (8/25)

Burlington pier beams repairable: contractor
The Hamilton Spectator (8/24)

U.S. State Department OKs pipeline from Canada's oil sands
Environment News Service (8/24)

Mine opponents take public trust case to appeals court
The Michigan Messenger (8/24)

Activists hope to beat the odds in dispute regarding a dump over the Alliston Aquifer [Geogian Bay]
Toronto Star (8/24)

Replica ships of Nina, Pinta get help to pass Asian carp barricade
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/24)

COMMENTARY: Tilting at wind farms
Winnipeg Free Press (8/24)

Illinois governor signs clean water bill
WLS-TV Chicago (8/23)

Study assists Waukesha in its bid for Lake Michigan water
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/22)

Study under way to find market for siscowet lake trout
Bay Mills News (8/21)

Feeling tapped out
The Bolingbrook Sun (8/21)

COMMENTARY: Yes in my backyard to nuclear power
The Toronto Star (8/21)

Heavy rain causes big sewer overflows
Duluth News Tribune (8/21)

Invasion of the other perch
The Herald-Palladium (8/21)

New invasive species found in Oneida Lake
syracuse.com (8/21)

Cleveland port's planned move gets tentative OK from Corps of Engineers
Cleveland Ohio Business News (8/21)

Seaway Corp. to dredge part of St. Lawrence River
Watertown Daily Times (8/21)

Active Trails grant to fund paddling facilities at Lakeshore
The Chesterton Tribune (8/21)

River's red color poses no risk
The Times-Herald (8/20)

Port of Green Bay shows some improvement despite lag
Green Bay Press-Gazette (8/20)

Georgian Bay bouncing back
The Midland Mirror (8/20)

DNR says testing of more Wisconsin lakes and rivers finds no new evidence of deadly fish virus
Fox 6 News Milwaukee (8/20)

COMMENTARY: Time unkind to St. Lawrence Seaway
Hamilton Spectator (8/20)

Water's journey from Lake Michigan to tap
The Business Ledger (8/20)

SkySentry Aerostat balloon to keep tabs on algae growth in Lake Erie, as Army takes notes
The Plain Dealer (8/20)

Barrier navigation safety tests complete, limited vessel traffic to resume
Chicago Sun-Times (8/20)

Levin: Stimulus money well-spent for Muskegon Lake
The Muskegon Chronicle (8/20)

Eco island would eliminate open lake dumping
The Press (8/20)

Tall ship Madeline visits GH
Grand Haven Tribune (8/20)

Lapeer officials back new regional water system
The County Press (8/20)

NY salmon resurgence indicates species recovery
The Associated Press (8/20)

No fish story: This carp could eat up Lake Michigan
Chicago Sun-Times (8/20)

DNR confirms viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus in Baseline Lake and Lake St. Clair
The Michigan News (8/20)

Carp barrier tested for higher voltage
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/19)

Fish kill blamed on dairy farm runoff
The Detroit News (8/19)

Erosion causing drastic land loss for lakefront communities
The Goderich Signal-Star (8/19)

Craft brewers to discuss water conservation in Milwaukee
The Business Journal (8/19)

Groups rally support for Great Lakes cleanup
Forbes (8/19)

Wild Atlantic salmon found in Salmon River for first time in more than a century
The Syracuse Post-Standard (8/19)

Federal study reveals widespread mercury contamination in fish from air pollution, mining
Chicago Tribune (8/19)

Lake Superior State turns grass into fuel
WWJ Newsradio 950 (8/19)

Indian tribe loses claim it made to Lake Erie fishing rights
The Toledo Blade (8/19)

Lake funding in focus
Post Tribune (8/19)

Great Lakes centre touted: research aquarium latest idea
The Windsor Star (8/18)

Canadian scientists uncover alarming invasion of round goby into Great Lakes tributaries
Exchange Magazine (8/18)

Don't let the goose poop fool you: Toronto's beaches are squeaky clean
The Globe and Mail (8/18)

Officials host legislative days
The News-Messenger (8/18)

NSSD denied emergency funds for crumbling sewer pipe
Lake County News-Sun (8/18)

COMMENTARY: The fixes are gray and green
Detroit Free Press (8/18)

Scripps introduces bill to clarify that water is part of public trust
The Michigan Messenger (8/18)

Study will consider new high-voltage lines for renewable power
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/18)

Lake Erie islands high-speed ferryboat to be unveiled in Lorain
The Plain Dealer (8/18)

EDITORIAL: Great Lakes initiative could provide money to clean up Lake Ontario
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (8/18)

PETA wants to own Grand Haven lighthouses
The Detroit News (8/18)

BaySail unveils design for new Saginaw Bay Environmental Education Center
The Bay City Times (8/18)

Island of sediment is proposed for lake
The Toledo Blade (8/18)

Huge, invasive flying carp gain ground in fight for lakes
Detroit Free Press (8/17)

Action urged on Lake Huron's loss of water
The Detroit News (8/17)

Michigan Tech, Army Corps to study nation's shores
Chicago Tribune (8/17)

Driving along the seaway
Winnipeg Free Press (8/17)

Reps. fight for Great Lakes cleanup funding
WTOL News 11 Toledo (8/17)

Sunken ship at center of legal tug of war
The Buffalo News (8/17)

COMMENTARY: How our lakes get so dirty
Detroit Free Press (8/17)

Water quality improves after lawn fertilizer ban, study shows
ScienceDaily (8/17)

Fish population has disappearing habitat
Northland's News Center (8/17)

No pants? No problem!
Examiner (8/17)

Corps in Vicksburg studies Great Lakes
The Clarion-Ledger (8/17)

COMMENTARY: Carpe diem for carp? Corps' blunder could assist Asian species
Detroit Free Press (8/16)

Study links Great Lakes fish and diabetes
Chicago Public Radio (8/16)

Great Lakes czar: Saginaw Bay ripe for restoration
The Bay City Times (8/16)

Conesus at center of pollution solution
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (8/16)

Colleges join forces for wind-energy training
The Muskegon Chronicle (8/16)

EDITORIAL: Investigation of fish kill is imperative
The Times Herald (8/16)

Put-In-Bay's Aquatic Visitors Center reeling them in
The Toledo Blade (8/16)

Great Lakes shipping lag continues
Green Bay Press-Gazette (8/15)

Huron County group gets $1 million to curb pollution to Saginaw Bay
The Bay City Times (8/14)

NYPA awaits federal plan
Watertown Daily Times (8/14)

Cape Vincent, N.Y., to review wind moratorium petition
Watertown Daily Times (8/14)

Upper Great Lakes water levels inch higher
The Detroit News (8/14)

Film takes look at water control
Traverse City Record-Eagle (8/14)

Black River fish kill claims thousands
The Port Huron Times-Herald (8/13)

More dredging set for Saginaw River and Bay, along with expansion of Channel Island
The Bay City Times (8/13)

Corps of Engineers awards contract to deepen channel
Sault Ste. Marie Evening News (8/13)

Group undertakes study of wind turbines
The Brantford Expositor (8/13)

EDITORIAL: Get to the bottom of toxic groundwater in Michigan
Detroit Free Press (8/13)

Area officials seek federal funds for water projects
Spinal Column Newsweekly (8/13)

Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority unveils makeover plan for lakefront
The Plain Dealer (8/13)

Point Beach nuclear plant seeks to raise output
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/13)

The Current: Wind energy over the Great Lakes
Star Tribune (8/13)

COMMENTARY: Right hook, wrong angle
The Globe and Mail (8/13)

Obama Admin breathes new life into long-delayed Great Lakes restoration program
The New York Times (8/13)

Upton announces money earmarked for green jobs in Southwest Michigan
WSBT 2 South Bend, IN (8/13)

Corps scrambling to turn up voltage on carp barrier
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/12)

Aggressive invader threatening other river species
The St. Catharines Standard (8/12)

Well-placed boulders bolster sturgeon spawning potential in St. Louis River
Duluth News Tribune (8/12)

More E. coli in sand than water
The Globe and Mail (8/12)

IDEM meetings introduce new pollution rules
Post-Tribune (8/12)

Lake Erie water snake making comeback
The News-Messenger (8/12)

Illinois governor signs bills to improve water quality
Chicago Environmental News Examiner (8/12)

COMMENTARY: Diversion proposal doesn’t hold water
National Post (8/12)

Ontario’s big windy gamble
Maclean’s Magazine (8/12)

$454,000 in stimulus funds go to Ozaukee County nature preserve
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/12)

Seaway traffic declines by roughly 21% in recession
The Kingston Whig-Standard (8/11)

Great Lakes restoration could bring jobs
WUMW Milwaukee (8/11)

$900,000 grant to boost industrial site cleanups
The Buffalo News (8/11)

Shipping season could be salvaged
Northland's News Center (8/11)

Illinois piping plover chicks: Released
Chicago Sun-Times (8/11)

MSU gets $1.7M US grant to improve biofuel systems
Chicago Tribune (8/11)

Carp detected near barrier
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/10)

Conference to focus on restoring the Great Lakes
WUWM Milwaukee (8/10)

DNR seeks Great Lakes funding
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/10)

Search on for site to study wrecks
The Sheboygan Press (8/10)

Residents want to limit public access to lakes
Duluth News Tribune (8/10)

Shorebirds flock to feed on Lake Erie wetlands
The Plain Dealer (8/10)

Saginaw River dredging makes progress
WNWO NBC24 Toledo (8/10)

Scrapbook sparks Cuyahoga memories
The Akron Beacon Journal (8/10)

Euclid draws up plans for public access to lakefront
The Plain Dealer (8/9)

DNR: Water flea hasn't hurt Lake of the Woods
The Associated Press (8/9)

National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration tests power-generating trailer
The Muskegon Chronicle (8/9)

EDITORIAL: Welcome upgrades
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter (8/9)

Ontario park a work of art
The Akron Beacon Journal (8/9)

Dingell, Forrest promote engineering research
The Michigan Daily (8/9)

EDITORIAL: Public trust doctrine crucial
Traverse City Record-Eagle (8/8)

Invasive species research centre
The Sudbury Star (8/8)

Rising lake level good for ships
Green Bay Press-Gazette (8/7)

Manitowoc County beaches fail water test; Door, Brown, Kewaunee pass
Green Bay Press-Gazette (8/7)

GVSU officials briefs congressional staff on energy issues
Muskegon Chronicle (8/7)

COMMENTARY: Despite federal protection, Great Lakes remain troubled waters
The Detroit News (8/6)

Criticism of study floods in from conservation groups
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/6)

COMMENTARY: Clean energy will create jobs
The Detroit News (8/6)

Finally, an answer for zebra mussels
The Ithaca Journal (8/6)

U.S. power developer betting on natural gas
The Toronto Star (8/6)

Red Cliff band lays out Lake Superior barrel recovery plan
Duluth News Tribune (8/6)

EDITORIAL: Expand Seaway? House legislation should be opposed
Watertown Daily Times (8/6)

Canada believes it has found U.S. wartime plane wreck
Reuters (8/6)

Probable barrel 1.68 miles from Duluth water intake
Wisconsin Public Radio (8/6)

Hearings ordered on new nuclear plant
The Monroe Evening News (8/6)

Kalamazoo River channel walls getting repairs between Saugatuck Harbor, Lake Michigan
The Grand Rapids Press (8/6)

Pic River First Nation adds power to their energy mix
Northern Ontario Business (8/6)

EDITORIAL: Wind study results needed quickly
Muskegon Chronicle (8/6)

Officials: Boaters help secure funding
Port Clinton News Herald (8/6)

Measure could expand Seaway
Watertown Daily Times (8/5)

More than $93 million pledged for Duffin Creek sewage plant in Pickering
Durham Region News (8/5)

How healthy are our fish?
The Mid-North Monitor (8/5)

Winds of change rock Wolfe Island
The Toronto Star (8/5)

Thousands of little mussels ... one big issue
The Fergus Falls Daily Journal (8/5)

Huron Conservation District selected to Conservation Partnership Initiative
The Bay City Times (8/5)

Spitfire may soon be under attack again
Press-Republican (8/5)

Shipping grain on barges could mean savings for farmers
Northumberland Today (8/5)

Two Rivers receives grant for water treatment
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter (8/4)

Two Rivers needs additional federal funds to dredge harbor
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter (8/4)

COMMENTARY: Barrier needed to keep Asian carp out of Great Lakes
Dearborn Press and Guide (8/4)

Minn. Group Wins $3M for Clean Diesel
KSTP TV Minneapolis (8/4)

Summit addresses local protection of Great Lakes
Petoskey News-Review (8/4)

Ballast water permits expected in late summer
Business North (8/3)

Both sides put positive spin on Michigan Supreme Court’s Dow class-action ruling
The Michigan Messenger (8/3)

Critics say little change since BP permit issued
Post-Tribune (8/3)

Great Lakes may clean up -- Cleanup of Cuyahoga might be on agenda
The Akron Beacon Journal (8/3)

Cudahy's move could aid UWM
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/3)

Funding secured for world's only fresh water ballast treatment facility
KBJR TV, Duluth MN (8/3)

Healthy Lake Erie means stronger economy
WKYC-TV 3 Cleveland (8/3)

Easement saves 37 acres of duneland
The Herald Palladium (8/2)

Storm sewers oozing human fecal bacteria to beaches, rivers, study finds
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/2)

COMMENTARY: Lake Superior toxin needs a global solution
Detroit Free Press (8/2)

Michigan beaches healthier than most
Muskegon Chronicle (8/2)

Mich. underwater preserves become favorite adventures for curious divers
Detroit Free Press (8/2)

EDITORIAL: Dioxin tests finally move downriver and into Saginaw Bay
The Bay City Times (8/2)

Girl, 15, conquers Lake Ontario
CBC News (8/1)

COMMENTARY: Celebrate Great Lakes
The Windsor Star (8/1)

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