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August 2007
Beach maintenance will need permit The Grand Rapids Press (8/31)
Slow start on cruises to the city Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (8/31)
COMMENTARY: Turn tide toward recreational boating Detroit Free Press (8/31)
Ohio's goal of 'advanced energy' by 2025 deemed achievable The Toledo Blade (8/31)
A Lower Peninsula spot draws a wider crowd The New York Times (8/31)
EDITORIAL: Laser training a good option South Bend Tribune (8/31)
Salmon getting ready to run The Grand Rapids Press (8/31)
Beach maintenance will need permit Muskegon Chronicle (8/31)
New coalition formed to protect Lake Michigan Chesterton Tribune (8/31)
Heavy rains push sewage into lake, bay Sandusky Register (8/30)
EDITORIAL: Michigan must keep fighting to protect lakes from invaders The Oakland Press (8/30)
Schumer to press for more funds for "crippled" sewer systems The Buffalo News (8/30)
Toronto turns to lake water for air conditioning The Christian Science Monitor (8/30)
COMMENTARY: The talk about plastic water bottles heats up Metromode Media (8/30)
Granholm aims to clean up the Lakes Detroit Free Press (8/30)
Bird die-offs return to lakeshore Traverse City Record-Eagle (8/30)
Workers pull tons of debris from waterways Thunder Bay's Source (8/30)
Great Lakes near record lows The Toronto Star (8/29)
Cottagers ask for help with lake levels The Owen Sound Sun-Times (8/29)
Waukegan holds fast to harbor plan Waukegan News Sun (8/29)
Efforts mount to open Buffalo lighthouse to the public The Buffalo News (8/29)
EDITORIAL: We have a chance to affect Lakes for the better Sandusky Register (8/29)
Fox River's value stressed The Appleton Post-Crescent (8/29)
EDITORIAL: BP makes a lake-friendlier choice for its Indiana refinery Detroit Free Press (8/29)
Superior free fall struck so fast Detroit Free Press (8/29)
Lake level to keep falling Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/29)
Great Lakes states seek comment on mercury reduction strategy Environment News Service (8/29)
Marathon's aim: Infusion of gas, jobs Detroit Free Press (8/28)
BP gets break on soot limits Chicago Tribune (8/28)
Freshwater surfers dive into Great Lakes' season in Sheboygan Green Bay Press-Gazette (8/28)
Shores beckon with beacons of maritime history The Appleton Post-Crescent (8/28)
Lake Erie 'dead zone' studied by NOAA team WKYC-TV Cleveland (8/28)
Wind power the way to go says Greenpeace The Welland Tribune (8/28)
IJC tackles St. Clair River water levels The Windsor Star (8/28)
Greenpeace ice-breaker sailing to Toronto CTV Toronto (8/28)
Deadly chain reaction Detroit Free Press (8/27)
Ashtabula River dredging provides long-overdue makeover The Plain Dealer (8/27)
Rip tide research The Environment Report (8/27)
Bringing past to surface Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/27)
EDITORIAL: BP reversal on refinery good, but lakes owed more Lansing State Journal (8/27)
Environmental group sues to protect Lake Superior from fish virus Star Tribune (8/27)
EDITORIAL: A public outcry to protect the Great Lakes Kalamazoo Gazette (8/27)
Live animal import laws The Environment Report (8/27)
Tiny brown beetle succeeding in battle against foreign invader Muskegon Chronicle (8/26)
EDITORIAL: Keep the water in the Lakes Detroit Free Press (8/26)
Illinois officials seek review of BP air quality variance Chicago Tribune (8/26)
One of two Great Lakes cruise ships pulling out in 2008 The Plain Dealer (8/26)
Gun training method sought for Coast Guard The Syracuse Post-Standard (8/26)
Green Bay port officials aim for education Green Bay Press-Gazette (8/26)
U.S. funds to boost ash borer efforts Chicago Tribune (8/26)
Difficult conditions blamed for freighter's grounding Muskegon Chronicle (8/25)
BP says it won't increase pollution Chicago Tribune (8/24)
Lake Superior sets new low-water record for August Duluth News Tribune (8/24)
Commissioners approve yearlong Lake Erie wind turbine study The Plain Dealer (8/24)
Flood inundates lake trout hatchery Duluth News Tribune (8/24)
Preliminary water-use blueprint released Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/24)
Wind farms pick up speed in Metro area The Detroit News (8/24)
Old life-saving station resurfaces The Port Huron Times-Herald (8/24)
Freighters renew call for more dredging Muskegon Chronicle (8/24)
Great Lakes fluctuations sometimes extreme National Public Radio (8/24)
BP backpedals on increasing lake pollution Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/24)
Rain forces water district to open locks, sending sewage into lake Chicago Tribune (8/24)
Judge to hear petition challenging BP permit Chicago Business (8/24)
Pollution fight pits Illinois vs. BP, Indiana The Washington Post (8/23)
COMMENTARY: Great Lakes must be protected by Compact Green Bay Press-Gazette (8/23)
The state of the Great Lakes Harbor Light Newspaper (8/23)
EPA rejects Waukegan plan Chicago Tribune (8/23)
Coast Guard tries lasers as a live-fire alternative The Bay City Times (8/23)
EPA pulls support for harbor cleanup Waukegan News Sun (8/22)
Coast Guard trains with lasers on Thursday Cheboygan Daily Tribune (8/22)
Lake Huron: Government response to water quality The Lakeshore Advance (8/22)
EDITORIAL: Efforts have made beaches safer this summer South Bend Tribune (8/22)
Concerns rise over Lake Superior's low water levels Madison Capital Times (8/22)
COMMENTARY: Lighthouses a lot more complex than they seem The Leader-Post (8/22)
$1.5 million for St. Lawrence cleanup; Opposition calls it grandstanding The Standard Freeholder (8/22)
COMMENTARY: Extreme Supremes nullify flagship environmental law Lansing City Pulse (8/22)
Area anglers resist permanent controls for fish virus Green Bay Press-Gazette (8/21)
Lawmaker touts Lakes deal; Calls for action to remedy dredging of St. Clair River The Owen Sound Sun-Times (8/21)
COMMENTARY: There's still no clarity on toxic waste in Superior Star-Tribune (8/21)
Port to welcome new cruise line R News - Rochester, NY (8/21)
EDITORIAL: Protecting our waterways Grand Haven Tribune (8/21)
BP permit gets legislative scrutiny tomorrow The Northwest Indiana Times (8/21)
Teacher sets sights on swimming 5 Great Lakes Ottawa Citizen (8/21)
Critics dismiss Ottawa, Ontario pledges for lakes The London Free Press (8/20)
Lower lake levels: multi-causes The Environment Report (8/20)
St. Mary's River: a troubled waterway The St. Catharines Standard (8/20)
EDITORIAL: Fix one factor in low lake levels Detroit Free Press (8/20)
Fish stocking taxing The Environment Report (8/20)
Edmund Fitzgerald life ring probably not original The Toronto Star (8/20)
Experts: Asian carp threatens Great Lakes Kalamazoo Gazette (8/20)
Who should watch big farms? The Environment Report (8/20)
Piranha found in Lake St. Clair The Macomb Daily (8/20)
COMMENTARY: Clearing the way for shipping The Escanaba Daily Press (8/20)
EDITORIAL: Listen to the cottagers Ottawa Citizen (8/20)
Adventure waits for you on Erie shore Akron Beacon Journal (8/20)
Aging docks need Minnesota's help Duluth News Tribune (8/19)
Study gives thumbs up to maritime heritage center idea The Bay City Times (8/19)
EDITORIAL: Our lakes, our laws The Grand Rapids Press (8/19)
Radioactive waste cleanup behind schedule: report CTV (8/19)
Critics rip EPA reporting guidelines The Northwest Indiana Times (8/19)
Illinois vows to protect the Great Lakes WOOD-TV8 Grand Rapids (8/18)
State battle against ballast and invasive species Wisconsin Radio Network (8/18)
Water restrictions pay off in Waukesha Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/18)
Dike breaks at disposal site, heightens fears of contamination The Toledo Blade (8/17)
Hammond open to treating refinery waste Merrillville Post-Tribune (8/17)
EDITORIAL: Just plug the hole Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/17)
Wisconsin's billion-dollar fishing industry copes with virus The Northwest Indiana Times (8/17)
Algae come home to roost The Montreal Gazette (8/17)
Groups challenge WDNR on wells Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/17)
Boat building school ready to set sail The Grand Rapids Press (8/17)
COMMENTARY: Asian carp must be controlled in state waters The Oshkosh Northwestern (8/17)
Law on ballast treatment is upheld Detroit Free Press (8/16)
River levels a concern for conservation authorities Owen Sound Sun Times (8/16)
BP to reconsider permit on refinery Chicago Tribune (8/16)
Wind energy 'phenomenal growth' expected to continue in Canada The Epoch Times (8/16)
Walsh, EPA boss talk cleaner lake Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (8/16)
Hamilton Harbour gets provincial cleanup funds The London Free Press (8/16)
Lake Superior may hit record-low water level in fall The Plain Dealer (8/16)
Group appeals Ice Mountain ruling The Grand Rapids Press (8/16)
Spitzer vetoes hazardous waste limits The Buffalo News (8/16)
2 Great Lakes losing water quickly Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/15)
Ohio bill seeks controls on ballast discharge The Toledo Blade (8/15)
EPA will ask BP to offset pollution Chicago Tribune (8/15)
Steel mill proposes sludge landfill near Lake Michigan Booth Newspapers (8/15)
EDITORIAL: Aim for no added toxins to lakes Detroit Free Press (8/15)
Spencer Creek toxin partially banned The Hamilton Spectator (8/15)
Dredge Duluth floats to the scrap heap Duluth News Tribune (8/15)
Weak economy hurts boating The Sarnia Observer (8/15)
Group asks state to reopen BP case The Indianapolis Star (8/15)
Water levels in three Great Lakes dip far below normal The New York Times (8/14)
BP permit spurs review of state policy The Indianapolis Star (8/14)
COMMENTARY: EPA to allow more toxins in Lake Mich. Detroit Free Press (8/14)
Wisconsin agriculture department issues new VHS rules La Crosse Tribune (8/14)
PCB cleanup finally starts; Mohawk reserve being detoxified The Cornwall Standard-Freeholder (8/14)
Huron wind farm to have six turbines The London Free Press (8/14)
Environmental group says now is the time to protect the Great Lakes Petoskey News-Review (8/14)
EDITORIAL: Keep fighting for a federal ballast bill for our lakes Muskegon Chronicle (8/14)
Red Cliff revives exploration for old Army waste The Ashland Daily Press (8/14)
Great Lakes lower levels The Environment Report (8/13)
What travels to Canada in ocean freighters? The Globe and Mail (8/13)
COMMENTARY: Study of water levels unfairly excludes boaters The Buffalo News (8/13)
Beach bacteria can cause closings The Environment Report (8/13)
Man-made wetlands fail to make the grade The Akron Beacon Journal (8/13)
Snake charmer The Columbus Dispatch (8/13)
Divers think a new shipwreck can raise a sinking economy Traverse City Record-Eagle (8/13)
EDITORIAL: Osprey's return to Bay area shows progress The Belleville Intelligencer (8/13)
Feared fish approaching Lake Michigan Muskegon Chronicle (8/12)
Dirty water... should you eat the fish? Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (8/12)
COMMENTARY: Making cents of pollution South Bend Tribune (8/12)
Keweenaw is Copper Country Traverse City Record-Eagle (8/12)
COMMENTARY: Federal solution to ballast water problem would serve industry and environment Duluth News Tribune (8/12)
Wisconsin plant to end mercury use Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/11)
Fight rages over invasive plants The Detroit News (8/11)
Exotic carp find worries IDNR South Bend Tribune (8/10)
Senator stumps to stop invaders Muskegon Chronicle (8/10)
Fish virus VHS difficult to track over summer months Fond du Lac Reporter (8/10)
Bills seek to limit cormorants The Detroit News (8/10)
COMMENTARY: Ballast water legislation is needed Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/10)
Rain pollutes area beaches The Lorain Morning Journal (8/10)
Detroit man takes to the Great Lakes to indulge his passion for riding the waves Detroit Free Press (8/10)
COMMENTARY: Bills in Congress would hurt Great Lakes Detroit Free Press (8/9)
Erie beaches top U.S. list of risky sites Akron Beacon Journal (8/9)
Marine Star is headed for Turkey, but its fate is unknown The Buffalo News (8/9)
EDITORIAL: Look again before leaping into lakeside refinery deal The Indianapolis Star (8/9)
MDEQ targets septic fields The Port Huron Times Herald (8/9)
Teamwork on the lakes: Sea Cadets helping research scientists Detroit Free Press (8/9)
Lakefront group pitches new money-saving policy The Lorain Morning Journal (8/9)
Study: Aging dams a danger Muskegon Chronicle (8/9)
Tall ships return to Kenosha for Days of Discovery The Racine Journal Times (8/9)
Great Lakes' health threatened The Detroit News (8/8)
BP water pollution under a microscope Merrillville Post-Tribune (8/8)
Edmund Fitzgerald life ring an 'amazing find' The Grand Rapids Press (8/8)
Official says report on bacteria at local beaches is misleading Duluth News Tribune (8/8)
Harbor cleanup moves forward Chicago Tribune (8/8)
Michigan officials tout nuclear power South Bend Tribune (8/8)
Toronto Islands slipping into Lake Ontario through erosion The Globe and Mail (8/8)
EDITORIAL: Polluted beaches affect tourism Green Bay Press-Gazette (8/8)
Study: Swimmers at increasing risk from bacteria The Indianapolis Star (8/7)
Michigan shores are safer for swimmers Detroit Free Press (8/7)
Boating industry thriving in Ohio The Sandusky Register (8/7)
EDITORIAL: Great Lakes are endangered by slow-moving Legislature The Oakland Press (8/7)
Site near Luna Pier under study for new Consumers Energy plant The Toledo Blade (8/7)
Fun stories, photos submitted for Great Lakes contest Booth Newspapers (8/7)
Wave of protest swelling over Lake Simcoe resort The Globe and Mail (8/7)
Department of Environmental Conservation pushes new ballast rules for ships The Oswego Palladium-Times (8/7)
Super-lock flows closer to reality, but Bush veto looms The Sault Star (8/7)
Work to start soon on channel's naval museum Muskegon Chronicle (8/7)
Fishing industry in Wisconsin copes with virus Portage Daily Register (8/6)
EDITORIAL: Many opponents blowin' in the wind The Sudbury Star (8/6)
Keeping an eye on eagles The Environment Report (8/6)
GVSU official will help study water level drop The Muskegon Chronicle (8/6)
Boating industry thriving in Ohio Sandusky Register (8/6)
Chicago cries foul over Indiana wastewater The Indianapolis Star (8/5)
EDITORIAL: Growing farm energy The Toledo Blade (8/5)
Carpe carp? Fishermen seize the fish Peoria Journal Star (8/5)
'No good excuse' for permit backlog Merrillville Post-Tribune (8/5)
Pottawatomie Lighthouse still beckons visitors to Door County Green Bay Press-Gazette (8/5)
Teen hooks Wilson with idea for ridding pier of dead fish The Buffalo News (8/5)
Oil refinery expansion: Legal, not popular CBS News (8/4)
Ontonagon projects included in Water Resource Development Act Ironwood Daily Globe (8/4)
COMMENTARY: Lake Superior woes hold lessons for other waters The Capital Times (8/4)
EDITORIAL: Arizona doesn't want our water: They aren't getting it anyway The Bay City Times (8/3)
IDEM eyes water pollution policy The Northwest Indiana Times (8/3)
Everything's coming up plovers The Record (8/3)
EDITORIAL: Gov. Spitzer - Protect the lakes Albany Times Union (8/3)
Local shipwreck enthusiasts hoping for return of stolen ship’s bell Huron Daily Tribune (8/3)
Benton Harbor sees boon, bust in resort plan Detroit Free Press (8/3)
Recreational harbor dredging likely to be annual fight Ludington Daily News (8/2)
Fishtown gets 'momentum builder' Leelanau Enterprise (8/2)
Garden centers drop invasive trees, plants Merrillville Post-Tribune (8/2)
EDITORIAL: Great Lakes deserve fresh funds Detroit Free Press (8/2)
Great Lakes projects threatened by Bush veto The Plain Dealer (8/2)
$342 million set aside for newest Soo Lock in House Bill The Sault Ste. Marie Evening News (8/2)
COMMENTARY: The power in the carbon tax The Washington Post (8/2)
A boost for Great Lakes cruising Soo News (8/2)
Dark days for whitefish The Flint Journal (8/2)
After devastating ash trees in Michigan, beetle moves east The Adirondack Daily Enterprise (8/1)
Michigan enviros petition lawmakers for cleaner energy Environmental News Service (8/1)
Energy grows on trees in ULERN project in Sault The Sault Star (8/1)
Endangered plovers face new threat Ludington Daily News (8/1)
COMMENTARY: Support a strong Great Lakes Compact The Ashland Daily Press (8/1)
Southern states now eyeing Great Lakes water Business North (8/1)
BP permit appeal may be possible Merrillville Post-Tribune (8/1)
U.S. EPA declines to stop BP dumping into Lake Michigan Chicago Tribune (8/1)
Foreign fish caught recently in Lake Huron The Sarnia Observer (8/1)
Congress may lend Great Lakes a hand Detroit Free Press (8/1)

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