Home
like us on Facebookfollow us on Twitter
News Calendar Great Links Site of the Month E-mail Lists Information Center About GLIN Search
The Great Lakes Environment Economy Education Maps and GIS Tourism
Tourism Maps and GIS Education Economy Environment Great Lakes
About the photos (©Mahan, except for satellite photo)
News

Daily News Archive
April 2013
March 2013
February 2013
January 2013
December 2012
November 2012
October 2012
September 2012
August 2012
July 2012
June 2012
May 2012

 
References
Daily News
Media Sources
Regional Press Room
Search News Archive
Submit a Story


  Daily News Archive

 
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)

Back to Top


News | Calendar | Great Links | SOTM | E-Lists | Info Center | About GLIN
The Great Lakes | Environment | Economy | Education | Maps and GIS | Tourism

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Visit us at labs.glin.net
Great Lakes Information Network
Updated: April 5, 2013
Maintained by: Christine Manninen, manninen@glc.org
Selected Photos: Copyright ©John and Ann Mahan
Contact Us | Search | Site Index
© 1993-2012