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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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