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March 2013
Turbines put near Lake Erie energize conservation, wind power debate The Toledo Blade (3/31)
Up-and-down weather fatal to Lake Erie fish The Star Beacon (3/30)
COMMENTARY: Investing in Detroit pays Great Lakes dividends Great Lakes Echo (3/29)
Controlled burn set for Macatawa Marsh to fight phragmites The Holland Sentinel (3/29)
First saltie of the season expected today in Twin Ports Duluth News Tribune (3/29)
Great Lakes drought has ripple effect on auto industry CBS News - Chicago (3/29)
A tern for the better: The Detroit River comeback Metromode (3/28)
Alcoa, Reynolds to pay $20M to clean up St. Lawrence North Country Public Radio (3/28)
Comment period begins on Lake Michigan Carferry-EPA consent decree concerning SS Badger Ludington Daily News (3/28)
Federal loan 'done deal' for downtown river development Chicago Tribune (3/28)
Gov. Rick Snyder signs $20.9M bill to dredge Michigan harbors Detroit Free Press (3/28)
Lake Erie's walleye, yellow perch still slumping, but Ohio daily bag limits remain the same for 2013 The Plain Dealer (3/28)
Mich. Gov. Snyder: Great Lakes meeting is overdue The Associated Press (3/28)
Michigan politician grabs baggies of petcoke to have tested The Windsor Star (3/28)
Recreation projects across Michigan aided through bill signed by Gov. Rick Snyder MLive (3/28)
Ship traffic good sign Cheboygan News (3/28)
State senator’s bill aims to reel in ‘rotten invasive’ sea lamprey LaCrosse Tribune (3/28)
Buoys being placed in St. Lawrence Seaway YNN – Syracuse, NY (3/27)
DNR searching for Asian carp near the Twin Cities CBS Minnesota (3/27)
EPA survey shows most rivers, streams in U.S. in poor condition for aquatic life The Plain Dealer (3/27)
Measuring Great Lakes water quality today and a century ago Great Lakes Echo (3/27)
Wind power on the rise in the Great Lakes region Great Lakes Echo (3/27)
Asian carp may be back in Lake Erie, scientists fear The Toronto Star (3/26)
Baby baldies are first in decades The Hamilton Spectator (3/26)
COMMENTARY: Birding in the national parks:looking for the regulars at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore National Parks Traveler (3/26)
CSI: Invasives Great Lakes Echo (3/26)
EPA to begin soil sampling as part of PCB investigation St. Clair Shores Patch (3/26)
Lawmaker: Loosen ballast restrictions The Times Herald (3/26)
Michigan chefs experiment with Asian carp The Environment Report (3/26)
New federal regulations worry deep-water port planners SooToday.com (3/26)
Ohio EPA director wants more bite in the state 21-WFMJ Ohio (3/26)
Researchers: No pups born to Isle Royale wolves in past year The Associated Press (3/26)
State wants input on one of Great Lakes' largest wetland areas ABC 2 WBAY-Green Bay, Fox Cities, Northeast Wisconsin (3/26)
Cleveland port expects first international ship Thursday as Great Lakes shipping season gets under way The Plain Dealer (3/25)
Flint council supports buying water from Lake Huron through KWA MLive (3/25)
Legault lays out vision for Projet St-Laurent Montreal Gazette (3/25)
Mapping new trails: Kayakers called upon to explore 1,600-mile Lake Michigan Water Trail Grand Rapids Press (3/25)
Michigan's coastal communities could lose millions because of low lake levels Detroit Free Press (3/25)
Spring brings Great Lakes ships Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/25)
Urban farm seeks fish funds Great Lakes Echo (3/25)
Conditions point to slimy summer for Lake Erie Hamilton Spectator (3/24)
Dredging backlog could clog Michigan ports Detroit Free Press (3/24)
Two polluted West Michigan lakes now cleaner, officials say Holland Sentinel (3/24)
Funding cut jeopardizes beach testing Fox 11 News WLUK Wisconsin (3/23)
U.S. Sen. Carl Levin: Army Corps commits $19 million for Great Lakes Hurricane Sandy restorati Holland Sentinel (3/23)
Badger ferry gets 2-year reprieve from pollution rules Chicago Tribune (3/22)
COMMENTARY: Assessing risk to the Great Lakes nearshore Great Lakes Echo (3/22)
COMMENTARY: Low lake levels: don't fight nature, plan for it National Geographic (3/22)
DNR: Fisheries net $20 million for state economy The Holland Sentinel (3/22)
EDITORIAL: Major effort needed to stem toxic algae threat to Lake Erie The Buffalo News (3/22)
Fed funding targets dry docks in St. Catharines The St. Catharines Standard (3/22)
Kayaker John Loomis puts in the paddles every month 4 years running The Holland Sentinel (3/22)
State dredging bill awaits Snyder's signature The Detroit News (3/22)
COMMENTARY: Michigan emerging as the next great shipping hub in North America Forbes (3/21)
COMMENTARY: Salmon want ballast rules to remain The Times Herald (3/21)
High tech protects Lake Michigan water investment Mokena Patch (3/21)
Lipinski among four from Illinois to propose sewage regulations The Reporter (3/21)
Observatory prepares for spring radar study of migration The Press (3/21)
Ships face reality of lower Great Lakes water levels The Environment Report (3/21)
Army Corps commits $5.2M for Great Lakes repairs Fox 19 (Cincinnati, OH) (3/20)
Fort Wayne works board OKs $17 million sewage pump The News-Sentinel (3/20)
Frozen lighthouses on Lake Michigan The Huffington Post (3/20)
Kohler to build 'tented forest' along Lake Michigan The Republic (3/20)
Last day of winter? Surfers ride the frigid waves on Lake Michigan MLive (3/20)
Panel OKs Gillibrand measure on Asian carp lake invasion The Buffalo News (3/20)
State House approves funds for emergency Great Lakes dredging Detroit Free Press (3/20)
A new life for waste from Michigan's lumbering era The Environment Report (3/19)
Binational refuge creates waterfront porches for wildlife and people Heritage Newspapers (3/19)
Busy beavers expanding their local territory The Windsor Star (3/19)
Center seeks information on Great Lakes waterspouts after record reports Great Lakes Echo (3/19)
Lake Erie walleye run about to begin WEWS TV/NewsNet 5 (Cleveland, OH) (3/19)
Lakes shipping season to start this week Duluth News Tribune (3/19)
North shore conservation groups worried about stormwater pollution CBC News (3/19)
Presque Isle Bay advisory group discusses its future Erie Times-News (3/19)
Steel production falls 29,000 tons in Great Lakes states The Northwest Indiana Times (3/19)
Study: Asian carp spawn in more river areas than previously known, showing their adaptability The Associated Press (3/19)
'Pure Michigan' tourism campaign kicks off $13M effort Detroit Free Press (3/18)
After walking over Niagara Falls, Wallenda looks to cross the Grand Canyon Atlantic Wire (3/18)
COMMENTARY: White smoke and Great Lakes: Does new pope bring new hope? Great Lakes Echo (3/18)
Enbridge seeks to pipe more Canada oil to Superior Duluth News Tribune (3/18)
Flint City Council modifies water pipeline proposal, sends measure back to committee MLive (3/18)
State Sen. Mike Green hosts more than 100 Great Lakes fans MLive (3/18)
Whitehall moves quickly to dredge city marina White Lake Beacon (3/18)
Challenges to iron-ore mine likely to wind up in Wisconsin Supreme Court Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/17)
Cudahy's vision for Milwaukee lakefront taking shape Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/17)
Low water levels bedevil Great Lakes harbors USA Today (3/17)
COMMENTARY: Great Lakes Inc. — A corporate subsidiary? Great Lakes Echo (3/15)
Emails show plan change to dam removal project Traverse City Record-Eagle (3/15)
National Park Service program promotes paddling on Lake Erie, Cuyahoga River as a way to connect with nature The Plain Dealer (3/15)
Port Huron unveils possibilities for Lakeside Park The Voice (3/15)
S.S. Badger to start sailing season May 6 as coal ash issue could end up in court MLive (3/15)
Southwest Detroit site expected to host piles of pet coke for some time Detroit Free Press (3/15)
St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation to raise tolls by 3 percent North Country Now (3/15)
The business of low Great Lakes water levels Petoskey News-Review (3/15)
The mystery of the migrating fishes: Investigating clues for Great Lakes conservation efforts National Geographic (3/15)
Congressman Bill Huizenga, President Barack Obama talk Great Lakes issues MLive (3/14)
EPA appoints members of Great Lakes advisory panel Detroit Free Press (3/14)
EPA orders Enbridge to dredge parts of the Kalamazoo River for submerged oil Michigan Radio (3/14)
Experts to discuss Great Lakes problems at forum The Associated Press (3/14)
MDCH releases report on drinking water wells after Kalamazoo River oil spill Michigan Radio (3/14)
Michigan boaters alert: Harbors, marinas would get dredging help under bills moving through Legislature MLive (3/14)
Niagara Escarpment, Lake Michigan keep things breezy in Door County Door County Daily News (3/14)
Spring rain, then foul algae in ailing Lake Erie The New York Times (3/14)
Aerial photos reveal Ontario communities flooded 50 years North Country Public Radio (3/13)
Canadian National wants approval to fill 24 shallow acres at Duluth-Superior Harbor WHBL (3/13)
COMMENTARY: Sequestering the Great Lakes Rochester City Newspaper (3/13)
Great Lakes emergency dredging gets OK from Michigan House committee Lansing State Journal (3/13)
Ice clearing begins Monday on St. Lawrence Seaway WNYF-Fox 28 Northern New York and Southeast Ontario (3/13)
Survey: Shoaling in Saugatuck channel, but water deep enough for cruise ship The Holland Sentinel (3/13)
Valpo to look at buying Lake Michigan water The Northwest Indiana Times (3/13)
Wisconsin communities prepare for climate change Wisconsin Public Radio (3/13)
Boaters lament low lake levels The Windsor Star (3/12)
Boaters lament low lake levels The Windsor Star (3/12)
Ice breaking begins on Duluth, Superior ports, Lake Superior Superior Telegram (3/12)
Lake Erie shoreline shapes up as test for birds and energy Great Lakes Echo (3/12)
Muskegon and White lakes reach cleanup milestones Great Lakes Echo (3/12)
Pet coke piles 'not hazardous,' says expert CBC News Windsor (3/12)
River Rouge: Sierra Club files lawsuit against DTE Energy The News-Herald (3/12)
Steel production falls 8,000 tons in Great Lakes states The Northwest Indiana Times (3/12)
Sturgeons returning to Lake Superior Northland's NewsCenter (3/12)
What's the state of Lake Ontario? WIVB - Albany, NY (3/12)
"Fighting for scraps" - Great Lakes automatic budget cuts Public News Service (3/11)
Coast Guard closures could overload Halifax centre CBC News (3/11)
Invasive species may be key to understanding death of hundreds of loons Minnesota Public Radio (3/11)
Natives, MNR reach commercial fishing accord Owen Sound Sun Times (3/11)
Preliminary reports suggest petroleum coke being stored safely near Detroit River Metro Windsor (3/11)
The mystery of Lake Superior’s explosive barrels: Will it ever be solved? The Superior Daily Telegram (3/11)
Walker signs mining bill into law Wisconsin Public Radio (3/11)
Black Creek, Mona Lake to get marsh filter after seven years of planning MLive (3/10)
COMMENTARY: Offshore wind energy grows in the Great Lakes, but not in Ontario The Energy Collective (3/10)
Surf's up on Lake Superior WBUR Boston (3/9)
Feds making long-range Great Lakes cleanup plans . Wall Street Journal (3/8)
Ice island floats off of northern Michigan coast UpNorthLive.com (3/8)
Lake Ontario's fishery continues to be in fine shape Syracuse.com (3/8)
Mackinaw set to begin icebreaking Cheboygan Daily Tribune (3/8)
MI State Senate OKs diversion of funds for emergency dredging of harbors Detroit Free Press (3/8)
Plant wars kick in when dams come out Great Lakes Echo (3/8)
Red Cliff forced to dump explosives back into Lake Superior Duluth News Tribune (3/8)
Shrinking ice worries Great Lakes scientists USA Today (3/8)
South Haven to settle with beach drowning victim's family WZZM Grand Rapids (3/8)
Wild reproduction of fish on rise in Lake Huron The Voice (3/8)
Wisconsin legislature OKs mining bill, setting stage for mine near Lake Superior Pioneer Press (3/8)
A short history of the barrels of military waste in Lake Superior Duluth News Tribune (3/7)
Debris skimmer, dubbed Lynyrd Skymmr, to return to Milwaukee waterways Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/7)
Dunkirk power plant granted 2-year reprieve from shutdown Buffalo News (3/7)
Great Lakes Aquarium aims for new education space Duluth News Tribune (3/7)
Group trying to purchase laker J.B. Ford Alpena News (3/7)
Sebewaing planning on funds to dredge river Huron Daily News (3/7)
Sequester cuts affecting long-range plan to clean up Great Lakes WTAQ Green Bay (3/7)
Advocates ask Congress to spare Great Lakes funds The Associated Press (3/6)
Ballast exam compliance rates expected to be high Cheboygan News.com (3/6)
EDITORIAL: Preserve Great Lakes Restoration funding Plain Dealer (3/6)
What are those massive black piles? The Windsor Star (3/6)
Will Lake Michigan and Lake Huron levels continue to run at record low levels this summer? MLive (3/6)
COMMENTARY: Superstorm Sandy's ongoing recovery is a Great Lakes priority, Levin says Saline Patch (3/5)
COMMENTARY: This Millennium Park could be big Chicago Sun-Times (3/5)
Cuyahoga Falls dams to be demolished in summer Akron Beacon Journal (3/5)
EDITORIAL: Great Lakes need federal funding Erie Times-News (3/5)
EDITORIAL: Lawmakers should back funding Green Bay Press Gazette (3/5)
Great Lakes shipping season begins Green Bay Press Gazette (3/5)
Hacking back invasive species, and crime WBEZ 91.5 Chicago Public Media (3/5)
Majestic raptors soar near Lake Erie after some TLC The Windsor Star (3/5)
Prettner Solon attends Great Lakes Commission meeting Duluth News Tribune (3/5)
Shell aims to fuel Great Lakes freighters with liquefied natural gas The Globe and Mail (3/5)
Steamship anchors a community, but its days may be numbered National Public Radio (3/5)
Waukesha taking L.Michigan water project to national politicians Waukesha Patch (3/5)
Waukesha water utility taking Great Lakes project to national politicians Waukesha Patch (3/5)
Could proposed iron mine be swallowed up in court? WUWM - Milwaukee, WI (3/4)
Cruise ship set to make 2 Alpena stops Alpena News (3/4)
Enbridge declines to pay for new studies on oil spill damage Detroit Free Press (3/4)
GVSU scientist talks climate change, future of Great Lakes area MLive (3/4)
Kirsten Ellenbogen named new Great Lakes Science Center president Plain Dealer (3/4)
Legislation to help dredging The Macomb Daily (3/4)
Water trails are fast becoming hot spots for tourism and outdoor adventure The News-Herald (3/4)
Can water save Milwaukee’s economy? WITI-TV - Milwaukee, WI (3/3)
Caution still advised when consuming fish from Muskegon, White lakes despite decreased contamination levels MLive (3/3)
Check out Lake Michigan's 50-pound ice balls chicagoist (3/3)
Given disposal options 50 years ago, U.S. Army decided to dump munitions-filled barrels in Lake Superior Duluth News Tribune (3/3)
Water levels could cause problems for future dredging The Alpena News (3/3)
100% of ships entering St. Lawrence Seaway had ballast water tested for invasive species, working group says North Country Now (3/1)
COMMENTARY: Don’t abandon Great Lakes restoration Duluth News Tribune (3/1)
Great Lakes levels up slightly, but 'boaters are going to be shocked' The Detroit News (3/1)
Group wants higher Lake Michigan-Huron level Duluth News Tribune (3/1)

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