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May 2009
River report clogs scrutiny
The Port Huron Times Herald (5/31)

Waukesha prepares reply to queries on Lake Michigan water plan
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/31)

EDITORIAL: We put in lakes what we take out
The Battle Creek Enquirer (5/31)

Dipping into beach advisories a click away
The Merrillville Post-Tribune (5/31)

Chesaning Parks & Rec awarded Shiawassee River Cleanup grant
Tri-County Citizen (5/31)

Shippers' challenge to DEC rule rejected
The Buffalo News (5/30)

Rising Tide
The Hamilton Spectator (5/30)

No time to stand still: Water watchers call for new rules to ensure protection in coming century
The Hamilton Spectator (5/30)

Celebrating 100 years of border protection
The Hamilton Spectator (5/30)

Years of change
The Hamilton Spectator (5/30)

Our harbour's looking better
The Hamilton Spectator (5/30)

Another invasive species enters Great Lakes
The St. Catharines Standard (5/29)

Michigan beach testing gets boost, state hoping for federal help
The Bay City Times (5/29)

Taconite tailings find second life in road construction
Minnesota Public Radio (5/29)

Natives handed control of park
The London Free Press (5/29)

Popular, polluted lake gets popular, troublesome fish
The Columbus Dispatch (5/29)

EDITORIAL: Congress should fund new icebreaker for Great Lakes
The Grand Rapids Press (5/29)

Spawning sturgeon typifies good karma
The Toledo Blade (5/29)

Genesee County wants permission to tap into Lake Huron
The Flint Journal (5/28)

Mercury found in St. Clair River fish
The Sarnia Observer (5/28)

Cobourg Beach Society pushes for public access along Lake Ontario
Northumberland News (5/28)

EDITORIAL: Beach bacteria: Sand may be major source
The News-Dispatch (5/28)

Charter fishing trips catch on
The Buffalo News (5/28)

Public meeting about Great Lakes water levels
Soo Today (5/28)

Pickens pushes alternative energy in Michigan
Chicago Tribune (5/28)

COMMENTARY: Michigan not a target for investment?
Detroit Free Press (5/28)

Pipeline for Genesee County appears to have little initial opposition
The Flint Journal (5/28)

Nature takes control at Chicago's only sand dune
Medill Reports Chicago (5/28)

Group examines water quality
Sault Ste. Marie Evening News (5/28)

Environmental Protection Agency announces dioxin review, plans for Dow cleanup
The Associated Press (5/27)

To weed or not to weed is the question around West Michigan lakes
The Grand Rapids Press (5/27)

Efforts under way to fix Oswego Harbor's crumbling breakwater
The Syracuse Post-Standard (5/27)

Cormorant debate: Which part of the ecosystem to protect?
CBC News (5/27)

Lake sturgeon larvae 'Holy Grail' to area
The Windsor Star (5/27)

COMMENTARY: We must preserve our state parks
News/Talk 760 WJR (5/27)

Great Lakes water experts want to hear from Bay City
The Bay City Times (5/27)

Great Lakes research, laws are shifting focus
The Toledo Blade (5/26)

Michigan wants to double its cormorant kill
The Bay City Times (5/26)

Waukesha need for lake water falls 23%
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (5/26)

Environmental centre big polluter
The North Bay Nugget (5/26)

Newest pest can cut you
The Toronto Star (5/26)

COMMENTARY: City looks to Racine, Wis., for help on reducing E. coli
The News-Dispatch (5/26)

Some of $165,000 in fed grants will go to Saginaw Bay
The Bay City Times (5/26)

Saginaw Bay is full of fish, but watch which ones you eat
The Bay City Times (5/26)

Watch for flying carp
Toronto Sun (5/26)

Shoreview experiment may eliminate storm drains
Star Tribune (5/25)

Fish on drugs
Toronto Sun (5/25)

Getting wind of work
The Windsor Star (5/25)

Scientists propose helping wildlife relocate due to climate change
CBC News (5/25)

Volunteers documenting ephemeral ponds in eastern Wisconsin
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/25)

Cooperation along border marks 100-year anniversary
Duluth News Tribune (5/24)

COMMENTARY: A chance to stop the dirtiest oil
Star Tribune (5/24)

Climate rhetoric heating up
The Toledo Blade (5/24)

Can water privatization keep Milwaukee's budget afloat?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/24)

Bustle is notably absent from Port of Milwaukee
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/23)

Kalamazoo River cleanup continues with landfill cap
Kalamazoo Gazette (5/23)

Troubled water
Toronto Sun (5/23)

New Berlin's request for lake water approved, a first under Great Lakes Compact
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/22)

COMMENTARY: Michigan DNR trying to simplify regulations
The Port Huron Times Herald (5/22)

All Trent-Severn Waterway locks open this weekend
The Peterborough Examiner (5/22)

Piping plover seen in Presque Isle State Park
Erie Times-News (5/22)

Lake sturgeon project helps evaluate population
The Daily Journal (5/22)

Cleveland wants to use dry river muck to create industrial park in the Cuyahoga River valley
The Plain Dealer (5/21)

Answer to manufacturing woes may blow in wind
The St. Catharines Standard (5/21)

EDITORIAL: Mother Nature lowered lake levels; no boulders needed
The Bay City Times (5/21)

Village of Cleveland fined for dumping human waste in creek
Sheboygan Press (5/21)

COMMENTARY: Additional revenue a must for Illinois DNR
Peoria Journal Star (5/21)

Schools part of program to restore Atlantic species to Lake Ontario
The Hamilton Spectator (5/21)

Study: Michigan mammals rapidly migrating north
Chicago Tribune (5/21)

European rudd found in Ohio waters of Lake Erie
The Beacon (5/21)

South Haven to swimmers: Respect Lake Michigan
Kalamazoo Gazette (5/21)

Conflicting report on dredging remains secret
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/20)

Midwest Energy opens park
South Bend Tribune (5/20)

30,000 cormorants destroying lakeside park
The Toronto Star (5/20)

Niagara gets ready for wind
The Toronto Star (5/20)

Rain reuse eyed to limit sewer flow
Rain reuse eyed to limit sewer flow (5/20)

EDITORIAL: Let's wait for new definition on wetlands
The Port Huron Times-Herald (5/20)

Wind turbines becoming growth industry in Ohio
The Plain Dealer (5/20)

Saving the Amsterdam Dunes
Sheboygan Press (5/20)

Conneaut, Ashtabula ports get $2.75M in fed budget
The Star Beacon (5/20)

Port Stanley harbour focus of study
London Free Press (5/20)

Feds won’t list coaster brook trout as threatened
Duluth News Tribune (5/19)

Great Lakes scientists soliciting research topics from the public
The Toledo Blade (5/19)

History, public access concerns for Galloo Island
Watertown Daily Times (5/19)

COMMENTARY: Paying for real progress: Federal funds can help Great Lakes to thrive
Battle Creek Enquirer (5/19)

Great Lakes rip currents subject of Duluth conference
Duluth News Tribune (5/19)

Why songbirds stop in Toronto for a tune-up
The Toronto Star (5/19)

'Big pipe' called bad for Halton
The Toronto Star (5/19)

Witness it: Sleeping Bear Dunes’ historic lighthouse to shine again
MyNorth (5/19)

Michigan scientists push legislation to fix climate change
Detroit Free Press (5/19)

Wisconsin wolf population surges
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/19)

State's eagle population growing
WJR-TV ABC 12 (5/19)

Safer swimming in Lake Erie with water quality test system
WKYC (5/19)

Compact fees worry public utilities
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/19)

Detroit could cash in on cruise industry
Detroit Free Press (5/18)

Bad economy ripples down to shipbuilding
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter (5/18)

Lampreys are sucking the life out of Michigan's waterways
Detroit Free Press (5/18)

Meeting on lakes spotlights UT's gains
The Toledo Blade (5/18)

Bioblitz takes stock of Indiana Dunes
Chicago Public Radio (5/18)

Beach clean-up events highly successful
The News-Dispatch (5/18)

Commercial fishermen are coming up empty
Manitowoc Herald Times (5/17)

EDITORIAL: Lighthouse better off with county
The Times Herald (5/17)

Green Bay looks promising as developing muskie fishery
Appleton Post-Crescent (5/17)

Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority sends formal 'letter of interest' in move to East 55th Street
The Plain Dealer (5/16)

COMMENTARY: Historic Manitou lighthouse shining once again
The Holland Sentinel (5/16)

Congress pushed to OK Great Lakes aid
The Toledo Blade (5/15)

Obama wants to pump $475M into Great Lakes cleanup
The Associated Press (5/15)

Corps of Engineers blasted for woeful investment in dredging Great Lakes
Dredging News Online (5/15)

EPA: Private Crestwood wells not polluted
The Southtown Star (5/15)

Chicago Park District set to add two new high-profit harbors
Chicago Tribune (5/15)

Travel ban placed on fish, bait, eggs
The Plain Dealer (5/15)

Group disputes report that asbestos at Lake Michigan beach safe
The Daily Herald (5/15)

Brig Niagara will sail
Erie Times-News (5/15)

$40M plan for Illinois sewer district
Lake County News-Sun (5/15)

Closer lake level hearing sought
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/15)

Meet Lake Superior's crunchy creatures
Duluth News Tribune (5/15)

Critics argue new Minnesota ballast water permits are inadequate
Minnesota Public Radio (5/14)

Cottagers fume as Lake Huron sinks
The Toronto Star (5/14)

Chicago Park District may open five beaches for surfing
Chicago Sun-Times (5/14)

Rising Lake Michigan levels swallowing up beaches
The Muskegon Chronicle (5/14)

Climate change driving Michigan mammals north
Digital Journal (5/14)

Ontario passes Green Energy Act
The Globe and Mail (5/14)

Group extends remarks period for lake study
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/13)

Stats paint a murky picture
Clinton News-Record (5/13)

Waterway may not open any locks this weekend
Peterborough Examiner (5/13)

Tourism helps boost revenue
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter (5/13)

To clean up Great Lakes, Barack Obama pledges $475 million for next year
The Plain Dealer (5/13)

EDITORIAL: Plan to protect lake access good compromise
The Muskegon Chronicle (5/13)

EDITORIAL: Unwarranted
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/13)

State park pay system unchanged for this summer
The Muskegon Chronicle (5/13)

Michigan adds 69 species to endangered list
Detroit Free Press (5/13)

Mich. to keep nuclear waste on-site as storage proposal dies
The Detroit News (5/12)

EDITORIAL: Can we talk rationally about selling our water?
The Sudbury Star (5/12)

Couple helps bacon fat fuel diesel engines
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter (5/12)

MNR fishing for opinions on year-round angling
Northumberland Today (5/12)

Fueling optimism for boating season
The Sheboygan Press (5/12)

Senate panel to consider measure to study pharmaceuticals released by factories, other sources
Chicago Tribune (5/12)

Conservation projects receive $1.5 million from ArcelorMittal
The Northwest Indiana Times (5/12)

MONROE: Licensing panel hears environmental objections over proposed nuclear plant
The News-Herald (5/12)

Senators push for new icebreaker
Soo Today (5/12)

EDITORIAL: River power waits for us to tap into it
The Port Huron Times Herald (5/12)

For and against wind power
The Toronto Star (5/12)

Tasty roe put paddlefish at risk
The Indianapolis Star (5/12)

COMMENTARY: Michigan’s crucial wetlands oversight
Detroit Free Press (5/12)

Michigan wetlands at risk in budget crisis
The Detroit News (5/11)

Two-month project to dredge Rochester Harbor begins
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (5/11)

Making waste water green
90.3 WCPN (5/11)

COMMENTARY: What's the real dope with pesticide laws?
The Sault Star (5/11)

Budget money for big lakes
The Environment Report (5/11)

Several kinds of pollutants affect Lake Michigan
The News-Dispatch (5/11)

Buffalo poised to display its green side to 3,000 visitors
The Buffalo News (5/11)

Dredge facility opens
The Saginaw News (5/11)

How will the economy affect Minn. tourism?
KSTP TV (5/11)

Oswego gets title to harbor lighthouse
The Syracuse Post-Standard (5/11)

Conservationists seek to identify prime stopover sites for migrating birds
First Science (5/11)

Mitigating windmills' threat to birds
The Plain Dealer (5/11)

Ill winds blow no good to Great Lakes, experts say
South Bend Tribune (5/10)

EDITORIAL: Clean Water Act needs restoration
Star Tribune (5/10)

Some surprising salmon findings
Detroit Free Press (5/10)

Groups working to get Cuyahoga River off pollution list
Akron Beacon Journal (5/9)

COMMENTARY: Silver linings for environment in Legislature
The Northwest Indiana Times (5/9)

Plant's twin smokestacks to spew fewer pollutants
The Monroe Evening News (5/9)

EPA elaborates -- a little -- on Great Lakes cleanup plans
The Plain Dealer (5/8)

COMMENTARY: Asian carp pose threat to our waters
The Port Huron Times Herald (5/8)

Breathing new life into Don River
The Toronto Star (5/8)

EDITORIAL: Do your part to limit spread of fish virus, tree pest
Sheboygan Press (5/8)

Bald eagles 'fooling around' at Cootes
The Hamilton Spectator (5/8)

Michigan groups get wind energy grants
Michigan Radio (5/8)

Michigan powers up wind projects
The Detroit News (5/7)

Ohio companies, Ohio Department of Development promote state at American Wind Energy Association convention
The Plain Dealer (5/7)

EDITORIAL: Water issues affect Canadians, too
The Belleville Intelligencer (5/7)

Opinions vary on whether fish farming has bright future in Michigan
The Muskegon Chronicle (5/7)

Revitalizing Penfield’s waterfront
MPNnow.com (5/7)

Buckley: Stimulus funds for Two Rivers projects is likely
Manitowac Herald Times Reporter (5/7)

Stimulus money aimed at improving harbors
South Bend Tribune (5/7)

EPA pumps budget $$ into water infrastructure, Great Lakes
Environment News Service (5/7)

Groups press to see report on lake level
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/7)

Army Corps of Engineers to dredge harbor
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (5/7)

DNR assumes management of Minnesota's wolf population
Isanti-Chisago County Star (5/7)

Bad water on minds, not agenda in Crestwood
Chicago Breaking News (5/7)

Study of lake level wasn't reviewed
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/6)

Georgian Bay Association disputes Great Lakes study findings
The Enterprise-Bulletin (5/6)

The Russians are here: Zebra mussels invade yet another northeastern Illinois waterway
Naperville Sun (5/6)

Crestwood's contaminated wells: Dick Durbin calls for health study related to use of well water
Chicago Tribune (5/6)

Roundup: South and southwest Chicago suburbs' water sources
Chicago Tribune (5/6)

EDITORIAL: Cost of the cull
The Windsor Star (5/6)

EDITORIAL: Offshore wind's big potential
The Plain Dealer (5/6)

Harbor walls receive $10 million for repairs
The Commercial Record (5/6)

Wisconsin DNR could lose 24 service centers
Fond du Lac Reporter (5/6)

Cherry growers, deciphering climate models, find uncertainty reigns
The Daily Climate (5/6)

Program helps sturgeon survival
The Detroit News (5/6)

St. Lawrence River continues on road to recovery
The Cornwall Standard Freeholder (5/5)

Saginaw River dredging set to begin May 11
The Bay City Times (5/5)

Livestock main source of E. coli: study
The Ottawa Citizen (5/5)

EDITORIAL: Improving Great Lakes is well within our reach
The London Free Press (5/5)

Wind Power conference blows into Chicago
NBC Chicago (5/5)

Ontario mayors want Great Lakes beaches promoted
CTV Toronto (5/5)

Wisconsin DNR tests more lakes for VHS fish virus
WBAY-TV Green Bay (5/5)

COMMENTARY: Time to stop dumping manure into the Great Lakes
Ottawa Citizen (5/5)

Coal shipments show Great Lakes' impact outside region
Business North (5/5)

Wolves no longer protected in northern Rockies
The Associated Press (5/4)

State parks struggle with aging
Port Huron Times Herald (5/4)

Decline in demand for ore leaves shipbuilding foundering
The Sheboygan Press (5/3)

Grant to help boost tourism
Watertown Daily Times (5/3)

Lake Erie turbines costly but feasible
Zanesville Times Recorder (5/3)

Habitats are ‘tern’ for the better
The Buffalo News (5/3)

Plan to save tree takes root
Akron Beacon Journal (5/3)

COMMENTARY: Senator's party switch could help Great Lakes
The Toledo Blade (5/3)

Compromise on cormorant control
Detroit Free Press (5/3)

Grinding carp to something useful
Chicago Tribune (5/3)

EDITORIAL: Obama offers a welcome lift for the Great Lakes
The Plain Dealer (5/3)

Dioxin study near Mich. Dow plant draws scrutiny
The Associated Press (5/3)

Some anglers say cormorants prevent steelhead recovery
Duluth News Tribune (5/3)

Birds of prey can capture attention, too
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (5/3)

Boats re-enact arrival of first salties to Twin Ports
Duluth News Tribune (5/3)

Lake-level study ignites opposition
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/2)

St. Clair study won't end dispute
Detroit Free Press (5/2)

Detroit: Plant managers face prison for 2002 oil spill
The News Herald (5/2)

Opponents of proposed tires-to-energy plant stage protest
Erie Times-News (5/2)

COMMENTARY: Don't give critters any free rides
Minneapolis Star Tribune (5/1)

Cleveland's downtown waterfront gets a makeover on paper that envisions public spaces, fishing piers
The Plain Dealer (5/1)

Demand down for Great Lakes freighters
Erie Times-News (5/1)

No action needed, IJC says
The Sarnia Observer (5/1)

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