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July 2011
Apostle Islands named one of state's 'Seven Wonders'
Ashland Current (7/31)

COMMENTARY: Ron Dzwonkowski: Message is clear: Don't mess with the Great Lakes
Detroit Free Press (7/31)

DNR to scrutinize Waukesha's request for lake water
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (7/31)

EDITORIAL: A year later, oil and key questions linger
Detroit Free Press (7/31)

Great Lakes water levels meeting in Superior August 9
Ashland Current (7/31)

Researchers brace for changes after mussels found in Conneaut Lake
Erie Times-News (7/31)

Spinning forward for energy
The Buffalo News (7/31)

Cleaning up the Great Lakes
The Voice (7/30)

Agricultural pollution blamed for Lake Erie blooms, fish woes
The Plain Dealer (7/29)

Feds to step up hunt for Asian carp near Chicago
The Associated Press (7/29)

H2Ontario: ebb and flow of the Great Lakes fishery
The Toronto Star (7/29)

Roundtable includes plea for S.S. Badger
Herald Times Reporter (7/29)

Veto of Great Lakes bill may face override vote
The Toledo Blade (7/29)

ANALYSIS: Great Lakes offshore wind projects move at different speeds
Offshore Wind Wire (7/28)

Beach in Lighthouse Park closed indefinitely
Huron Daily Tribune (7/28)

DNR makes haste to save lake ecology
Star Tribune (7/28)

EDITORIAL: Asian carp -- stop the beasts
The Grand Rapids Press (7/28)

Freak storm, aging sewers and Chicago's topography lead to flooding woes
Chicago Tribune (7/28)

Hamilton: Ontario should reconsider offshore wind
The Toronto Star (7/28)

Honor for Sea Grant educator
WDIO - Duluth, MN (7/28)

LaTourette adds $50M to Great Lakes restoration funding
WKYC - Cleveland (7/28)

Life on the river (Part 3): suing & settling with Enbridge
The Environment Report (7/28)

Pump helps clear Ontario Beach of algae
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (7/28)

Asian carp may just be beginning of trouble brought by canal
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (7/27)

Asian carp threat imminent
The Leader (7/27)

Climate change threatens Great Lakes' parks
Miller-McCune (7/27)

Life on the river: oil and wildlife
The Environment Report (7/27)

N.Y. risks loss of funding from EPA
The Buffalo News (7/27)

New York's tough ballast water rules attacked in Congress
North Country Public Radio (7/27)

Take me to the rivers
City Pulse (7/27)

Three Illinois groups receive grants for environmental restoration
The Associated Press (7/27)

Tosa tells Waukesha what it can't do with its water
Brookfield Patch (7/27)

Tourism, recreation groups join forces to keep Asian Carp out
WWJ-TV - Detroit, MI (7/27)

Water levels focus of talk
The Times Herald (7/27)

Bay City officials say 'musty' water taste is from high algae levels
The Bay City Times (7/26)

COMMENTARY: Don't quit conservation
Chicago Tribune (7/26)

Congresswoman Slaughter bashes bill that would cut Great Lakes funding
WBFO (7/26)

Divers battle Great Lakes shipwreck pirates
Great Lakes Echo (7/26)

Historic Ohio Lake Erie lighthouse up for auction
The Associated Press (7/26)

Labor unions voice support of Lake Michigan plan
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (7/26)

Limits to ballast rules fail in court; lawmakers debate similar action
Great Lakes Echo (7/26)

Preliminary bill to homeowner for heating oil spill that closed two beaches: $38,000
Chicago Tribune (7/26)

EDITORIAL: Close Chicago locks to protect lakes
Lansing State Journal (7/25)

Engine problems cancel Lake Express Muskegon-to-Milwaukee ferry service until Aug. 4
The Muskegon Chronicle (7/25)

Tourists despise tiny fish but anglers love them
The Detroit News (7/25)

Tribal mercury testing important for Lake Superior, inland lakes
Ashland Current (7/25)

US court rejects challenge to EPA ballast permit
Chicago Tribune (7/25)

Climate change could affect Lake Superior economy
WDIO-TV - Duluth, MN (7/24)

COMMENTARY: Don't waver from energy goals
Detroit Free Press (7/24)

COMMENTARY: Political heat halts business move to drain Lake Erie
The Toledo Blade (7/24)

EDITORIAL: New carp DNA should raise alarm
The Times Herald (7/24)

EDITORIAL: Restore Great Lakes funds
The Plain Dealer (7/24)

Great Lakes shoreline project gets millions
The Epoch Times (7/24)

Oil and water: submerged oil now the biggest issue
Battle Creek Enquirer (7/24)

Great Lakes states face unequal beach funding
Ashland Current (7/23)

H2Ontario: shipping industry sees calmer waters
The Toronto Star (7/23)

Huge alewife die-off a sign of life for the lake
Herald Times Reporter (7/23)

Asian carp (part 6 of 6): Scientists race to win war on carp: pheromones, noise guns, biobullets tested
Detroit Free Press (7/22)

Ferry proposal: Detroit's port provides momentum
The Windsor Star (7/22)

Asian carp (Part 5 of 6): Carp can be harvested -- but who will eat it?
Detroit Free Press (7/21)

Aura detects pollution in the Great Lakes region
NASA (7/21)

COMMENTARY: Current strategies to fend off Asian carp don't match devastating threat
Detroit Free Press (7/21)

COMMENTARY: Effective barriers are in place to stop Asian carp, and monitoring continues
Detroit Free Press (7/21)

Could inducing a “dead zone” in Chicago canal block carp and other invaders?
Great Lakes Echo (7/21)

Davie sale approved clearning way for bid on shipbuilding contracts
Montreal Gazette (7/21)

EDITORIAL: A day to celebrate: White Lake moves step closer to clean bill of health
The Muskegon Chronicle (7/21)

International fisheries expert calls for complete hydrological separation to combat Asian carp menace
MLive.com (7/21)

More Asian carp DNA found near Lake Michigan
Wall Street Journal (7/21)

Moving in: fisheries programs infuse waters with walleye
Soo Evening News (7/21)

Overhauling how Michigan regulates industry
The Environment Report (7/21)

Teachers learn by doing science on research vessel on Lake Superior
Duluth News Tribune (7/21)

Asian carp (Part 4 of 6): U.S. as much to blame as fish farms for escape
Detroit Free Press (7/20)

Boat Week affirms city's uniqueness
The Port Huron Times Herald (7/20)

Buffalo councilman calls for hydrofracking ban in all Great Lakes cities
Lake Scientist (7/20)

Cape Vincent struggles with wind power divide
North Country Public Radio (7/20)

EDITORIAL: Alewives are manageable, for now
The Herald Times Reporter (7/20)

Federal bill 'guts funding' on Great Lakes, conservation groups say
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (7/20)

Fix-up of polluted White Lake shoreline planned
WZZM - Grand Rapids, MI (7/20)

Hearing to be held on Waukesha water plan
Wauwatosa NOW (7/20)

Kids conduct science experiments on Lake Michigan
Triblocal Gurnee (7/20)

More evidence of Asian carp found above electric fish barrier
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (7/20)

Port Authority strategic plan focuses on Cuyahoga River, attracting maritime business
The Plain Dealer (7/20)

Video shows horrific storm that capsized Mackinac racing boat
The Detroit News (7/20)

Asian carp (Part 3 of 6): Battle lines are drawn at Chicago ship canal
Detroit Free Press (7/19)

Great Lakes states face unequal beach funding
Great Lakes Echo (7/19)

Public meeting on lake levels planned
London Free Press (7/19)

Remote sensing finished at possible shipwreck site in Michigan
Green Bay Press-Gazette (7/19)

Asian carp (Part 2 of 6): How deadly would it be to Great Lakes?
Detroit Free Press (7/18)

Boosting the Great Lakes international economy
The New Republic (7/18)

Climate change disrupts Great Lakes national parks
Environmental News Service (7/18)

Efforts continue to get permits for large river improvement project
Huron Daily Tribune (7/18)

Governor thwarts plan to siphon water from Lake Erie
The St. Catharines Standard (7/18)

Group to push for new border laws
The Kingston Whig-Standard (7/18)

History sets sail on tall ships in Duluth harbor
Duluth News Tribune (7/18)

Leaders to celebrate White Lake shoreline restoration project
The Muskegon Chronicle (7/18)

Michigan issues health advisory for contaminated Lake Michigan trout
The Associated Press (7/18)

New port opens on Detroit River
WDIV - Detroit, MI (7/18)

Wisconsin DNR sets hearings on lake water diversion
Green Bay Press-Gazette (7/18)

Wisconsin residents weigh in on lake quality
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (7/18)

Asian carp (Part 1 of 6): The truth about Asian carp
Detroit Free Press (7/17)

COMMENTARY: A voice of reason amid the Asian carp hysteria
The Northwest Indiana Times (7/17)

EDITORIAL: Be upfront on wind turbines in Lake Ontario
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (7/17)

EDITORIAL: Endangered Indiana beaches
The Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette (7/17)

Officials see Lake Erie's problems
The Columbus Dispatch (7/17)

COMMENTARY: Continuing the fight against Asian carp
The Grand Rapids Press (7/16)

Dean of new UWM freshwater school won't just dip his toe in
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (7/16)

Group funds Lake Ontario shipwreck survey
The Morning Journal (7/16)

H2Ontario: can more energy be squeezed out of Lake Ontario?
The Toronto Star (7/16)

Davie Yards get new lifeline after firm pulls takeover bid
Vancouver Sun (7/15)

Douglas County (WI) among winners of environmental awards
Superior Telegram (7/15)

Intrepid Montreal swimmers jump into the harbour
CBC News (7/15)

Ohio governor vetoes bill on Great Lakes water use .
Wall Street Journal (7/15)

Public comment set for St. Clair River structure proposal
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (7/15)

State efforts pursue saving lake sturgeon
Eau Claire Leader Telegram (7/15)

Veto of Lake Erie bill sought
Columbus Dispatch (7/15)

Apostle Islands already feeling climate change
Ashland Current (7/14)

City has no plans to raise water level that led to thousands of dead Asian carp
Herald-Review (7/14)

Climate changes alter Great Lakes national parks, study says
The Detroit News (7/14)

Detroit water wars emphasize passion over resources
WBEZ (7/14)

EDITORIAL: Don't drain Lake Erie
The Detroit News (7/14)

Illinois: Asian carp could feed the poor
UPI.com (7/14)

Ohio bill on tapping water draws two letters of protest
The Buffalo News (7/14)

Who owns the fish? How tribal rights could save the Great Lakes
WBEZ Chicago (7/14)

BP: Ind. refinery expansion two-thirds completed
Bloomberg Businessweek (7/13)

Climate change hits mightiest of the Great Lakes
WBEZ Chicago (7/13)

Explorers find 2 shipwrecks in northern Lake Huron
Chicago Tribune (7/13)

Harm to Lake Erie may flow from Ohio law
The Buffalo News (7/13)

Port of Green Bay tonnage down 6% from 2010
Green Bay Press-Gazette (7/13)

Port’s grain terminal to get a major upgrade
Hamilton Spectator (7/13)

EDITORIAL: Fairness key in resolving fish kill in Great Lakes
The Republic (7/12)

Fish Ohio Day turns up few walleye, lots of talk about Lake Erie
The News-Messenger (7/12)

Fish Ohio Day turns up few walleye, lots of talk about Lake Erie
Fremont News Messenger (7/12)

Great Lakes Wind Network brings wind industry leaders to Cleveland
The Columbus Examiner (7/12)

Piping plover shorebird recovery gets boost with grant
Northland's NewsCenter (7/12)

Report: Lakes states have mixed record on compact
Wall Street Journal (7/12)

Satellite system warns swimmers, treatment plants of harmful algae
Great Lakes Echo (7/12)

Where are the cleanest beaches? Not along the Great Lakes
The Toronto Star (7/12)

Coast Guard holding course for Great Lakes crews .
Wall Street Journal (7/11)

EDITORIAL: Toxic algae love Ohio water withdrawal bill
Cleveland Plain Dealer (7/11)

Great Lakes Aquarium joins battle against invaders
Duluth News Tribune (7/11)

Hanging ten in Shorewood
The Shorewood Patch (7/11)

Invasive species documentary rolls through park
Leelanau Enterprise (7/11)

It's summertime, and the beaches are trashy
Chicago Tribune (7/11)

Lake Erie watersnake population booming
Lake Scientist (7/11)

Lake Michigan is sloshing around today
The Chicago Reader (7/11)

Lake trout health advisory expanded for Lake Michigan: steer clear
Muskegon Chronicle (7/11)

Savoring the shorelines of Wisconsin
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (7/11)

The battle over ballast waters
WBEZ - Chicago, IL (7/11)

Un-reversing the Chicago River
WBEZ - Chicago, IL (7/11)

Waukesha to begin busy process of gaining state approval of water deal
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (7/11)

Wisconsin tests dead alewives for fish disease VHS
Interlochen Public Radio (7/11)

EDITORIAL: Restoration funds have earned a place in the budget
Muskegon Chronicle (7/10)

Great Lakes water-level study group schedules Muskegon public meeting
Muskegon Chronicle (7/10)

Lake Superior presents unique dangers to paddlers
Duluth News Tribune (7/10)

Michigan's largest wind farm starting to take shape
Detroit Free Press (7/10)

Only two commercial fishing families left in Muskegon
Muskegon Chronicle (7/10)

Answer for invasive species: put it on a plate and eat it
The New York Times (7/9)

Border issues concern St. Lawrence boaters
Niagara Gazette (7/9)

COMMENTARY: Fight against Asian carp begins with prioritizing
Dayton Daily News (7/9)

EDITORIAL: Great jobs potential
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (7/9)

EDITORIAL: Hey, Ohio! Lake Erie isn't all yours
Detroit Free Press (7/9)

Plight of the yellow perch
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (7/9)

Researchers to hunt for sea lampreys: population of invasive species on the rise in Lake Erie, biologists say
The News-Messenger (7/9)

Lake Erie workers ask feds to bar Asian carp
The Toledo Blade (7/8)

Coastal towns hope great lakes history is a beacon for tourists
WBEZ - Chicago, IL (7/8)

COMMENTARY: Great Lakes protection: feds hit the brakes – states hit reverse
Great Lakes Echo (7/8)

Federal funding could help Finger Lakes
Auburn Citizen (7/8)

Keeping out Asian carp
Fremont News Messenger (7/8)

Lake nurdles remain mystery
The London Free Press (7/8)

Lake Ontario an epic challenge
The London Free Press (7/8)

Nature Conservancy protects Great Lakes System on all fronts: forests, coasts, watersheds, food web
MLive.com (7/8)

Six reasons to be optimistic about Lake Ontario's future
Toronto Star (7/8)

COMMENTARY: National endowment for the ocean, coasts, and Great Lakes
Huffington Post (7/7)

EDITORIAL: Fishing for a solution: Congress needs to act on Asian carp legislation
The Muskegon Chronicle (7/7)

EDITORIAL: Liberals blow it on wind energy
The Sun Times (7/7)

Ind. governor candidate: Blocking carp risks jobs
Wall Street Journal (7/7)

Lake Superior still on upswing
Ashland Current (7/7)

Something lurks at possible shipwreck site of Griffon in Lake Michigan
Detroit Free Press (7/7)

Wind-power backers say criticism keeps many quiet
The Sun Times (7/7)

A problem downstream: Asian carp problem could hit home soon
The St. Cloud Times (7/6)

Biologists battle killer in the Great Lakes
WBEZ - Chicago, IL (7/6)

Swimming in Lake Michigan: the straight poop
AV Club: Milwaukee (7/6)

Big ship diary
WBEZ - Chicago, IL (7/5)

Dead fish wash up on Lake Michigan shores
ABC News (7/5)

EDITORIAL: An important call for faster action on carp
Detroit Free Press (7/5)

Lake Erie water 'ambassadors' depart for Africa
WEWS - Cleveland (7/5)

Lake Erie water-use bill draws foes, even within GOP
Columbus Dispatch (7/5)

Racine mayor looking for solutions-focused water conference
Racine Journal Times (7/5)

Top Seaway administrator says ship traffic up, improvements coming
North Country Public Radio (7/5)

Village seeks to reduce pollution in Lake Michigan
The Shorewood Patch (7/5)

When an inch means a ton. Or 267 tons, to be precise
WBEZ - Chicago, IL (7/5)

Dredging: shipping industry declares state of emergency
WBEZ - Chicago, IL (7/4)

EDITORIAL: Ban boat discharges from lake
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (7/4)

Remodeling to provide better fishing access
Holland Sentinel (7/4)

Army Corps blocks St. Lawrence Seaway's economic potential
Detroit Free Press (7/3)

Iron County (Wis.) mine proposal pits jobs against environment
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (7/3)

Federal officials deem waters environmental success story
The Morning Journal (7/2)

Asian carp: Low-oxygen zone proposed to hold fish back
Detroit Free Press (7/1)

COMMENTARY: Online commentary: Ohio's new rules for Great Lakes should stay in Ohio
Detroit Free Press (7/1)

Experts discuss Lake St. Clair, Great Lakes fisheries
St. Clair Shores Patch (7/1)

Famous expert relents and studies, ranks Great Lakes beaches
Detroit Free Press (7/1)

Maritime Academy of Toledo to purchase former AMO building
Maritime Executive (7/1)

Plan for new Peace Bridge abandoned
Buffalo News (7/1)

Proposal would allow 'fracking' in state
Buffalo News (7/1)

Schoonmaker rechristened to mark new chapter in laker's life
Toledo Blade (7/1)

Scientists favor divide for Great Lakes, Mississippi
Associated Press (7/1)

Toxins in Great Lakes fish (Part 7)
The Environment Report (7/1)

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