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May 2012
COMMENTARY: Nearshore ecosystem at risk by Ohio compromise on Great Lakes water compact Great Lakes Echo (5/31)
COMMENTARY: We need to work to keep Lake Erie an important resource Lancaster Eagle Gazette (5/31)
EPA creates Great Lakes protection advisory board The Associated Press (5/31)
Feds leave small harbors dredging for cash Bridge Magazine (5/31)
Film explores rower’s Lake Superior traverse, Ojibwe adoption Duluth News Tribune (5/31)
Lawmaker leads push for greater regulation of imported species Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/31)
Meteorologists, lifeguards partnering for rip current forecasts The Northwest Indiana Times (5/31)
More volunteers means less invasive plants Great Lakes Echo (5/31)
River community: BV7 water plan for Lake Ontario not perfect; but a balanced compromise Watertown Daily Times (5/31)
State announces coastal grant recipients Ashland Current (5/31)
State approves mineral exploration on 22,000 acres near Ely Star Tribune (5/31)
Water Runs Through Us: Muskegon takes its water 'for granted,' some residents say Muskegon Chronicle (5/31)
Wisconsin DNR helping to fight large Michigan forest fire Madison Capital Times (5/31)
Agency releases recovery plan for rare dwarf lake iris along Great Lakes Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/30)
Barlow fights for the Great Lakes Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre (5/30)
Canadians consider nuclear waste storage near Lake Huron Great Lakes Echo (5/30)
Canadians consider nuclear waste storage near Lake Huron Great Lakes Echo (5/30)
EDITORIAL: Canadians join fight against invasive species Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/30)
Lake Superior nearly a foot below start-of-June average SooToday (5/30)
Stop S.S. Badger coal ash discharges with upgrades to historic ferry, environmentalist says Muskegon Chronicle (5/30)
Winter ship work at Muskegon's Mart Dock shows promise for a new maritime business opportunity Muskegon Chronicle (5/30)
Buoy placed over Erie ship wreck The Toledo Blade (5/29)
Canada pledges $17.5 million in Asian carp fight Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/29)
MP Hayes applauds Harper government measure to protect the Great Lakes from Asian carp Local 2 Sault Ste. Marie (5/29)
New limit weighs heavy on tour boat operators Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/29)
Rowing the Great Lake for breast cancer Chicago Tribune (5/29)
Video surveillance captures illegal crossing from Canada Government Security News (5/29)
Water-monitoring robofish almost ready to patrol Great Lakes Great Lakes Echo (5/29)
Without clean water we are nothing London Free Press (5/29)
Middle of Lake Michigan an untapped reservoir of wind energy Clean Technica (5/28)
Warmup could bring Superior swimming Minneapolis Star Tribune (5/28)
Buoy on Lake Erie marks 148-year-old shipwreck near Cleveland Cleveland Plain Dealer (5/27)
Conservancy seeks biz support in fight against invasive species Crain's Detroit Business (5/27)
COMMENTARY: Best idea for Waukesha remains Lake Michigan water Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/26)
Cruising season gets going on the Great Lakes Detroit News (5/26)
New advice for rip current escape may help Great Lakes swimmers this summer Kalamazoo Gazette (5/26)
Beach managers use new technology to check bacteria levels in Lake Michigan Chicago Tribune (5/25)
COMMENTARY: Can Lake Erie algae spark environmental action like the Cuyahoga River fire? Great Lakes Echo (5/25)
Hi-tech sub will check Lake Huron line for trouble London Free Press (5/25)
Lake Metroparks acquires 30 acres of Lake Erie wetlands for free News Herald (5/25)
Carferry files for EPA permit more than a month early Ludington Daily News (5/24)
COMMENTARY: Grand River on endangered list? Strange week for river news Cleveland Plain Dealer (5/24)
Hot weather, dangerous Lake Michigan currents add up to beach worries MLive.com (5/24)
Hot weather, dangerous Lake Michigan currents add up to beach worries MLive.com (5/24)
Invasive species threatening historic Michigan shipwrecks Great Lakes Echo (5/24)
Michigan DNR, others launch 'Catch & Cook' program Detroit Free Press (5/24)
Michigan Senate passes bill that removes restrictions on beach grooming The Bay City Times (5/24)
Petoskey beach ranks among favorites in Weather Channel survey Petoskey News-Review (5/24)
Report details illegal fishing Escanaba Daily Press (5/24)
Save Our Great Lakes joins S.S. Badger coal ash discharge debate, calls for no more dumping MLive.com (5/24)
Save the River names Lee Willbanks as its next executive director Watertown Daily Times (5/24)
Two 60-pound Asian carp found in isolated Chicago lagoon Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/24)
War of 1812 bicentennial sites, events all over US The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (5/24)
Chicago eliminating E. coli swim bans in lake Chicago Tribune (5/23)
LHS, DNR release 40,000 steelhead to the AuSable River Oscoda Press (5/23)
Public comment on Lake Huron shipwreck sanctuary expansion ends Friday Great Lakes Echo (5/23)
Washburn, WI stumped by sewage mystery Ashland Current (5/23)
Alcoa Massena endorses IJC water management plan Watertown Daily Times (5/22)
Buffalo River may open to swimmers in 5 years Buffalo News (5/22)
Chicago River comes off endangered river list, but Ohio’s Grand River replaces it Great Lakes Echo (5/22)
EDITORIAL: Kasich should veto water-use bill Cleveland Plain Dealer (5/22)
Government wants you to run lighthouses Washington Post (5/22)
Great Lakes shipping has solid start Ashland Current (5/22)
Macomb sees its future as waterfront playground Detroit News (5/22)
Muskegon Lake Effect Boating heads into second summer with the goal of promoting the lakes Muskegon Chronicle (5/22)
Near-average Lake Erie levels offer good news Erie Times-News (5/22)
NRC chairman to tour Entergy plant in Michigan CBS Moneywatch (5/22)
Ohio Senate passes water-use bill easily; Gov. John Kasich will sign it Cleveland Plain Dealer (5/22)
Siemens Energy interested in Lake Erie wind turbine project Cleveland Plain Dealer (5/22)
Federal officials study Great Lakes basin to help prevent future floods Great Lakes Echo (5/21)
Mapping Grand Traverse Bay with the Great Lakes Water Studies Institute Circle of Blue (5/21)
Monitoring begins on the beaches of Lake Superior Northland's News Center (5/21)
NY emergency rule allows herbicide for hydrilla WRGB Albany (5/21)
What’s new aboard Badger? Captain Ludington Daily News (5/21)
Wisconsin pipeline could carry more crude Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/21)
Buffalo officials kick off canal project Buffalo News (5/20)
Fort Gratiot Light Station reopens with fanfare Port Huron Times Herald (5/20)
Waukesha's quest for Lake Michigan water lagging Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/20)
Bill revives Great Lakes shoreline groom debate Mt. Pleasant (5/19)
EDITORIAL: Worth Township ruling marks return to sanity Port Huron Times Herald (5/19)
Foreign sailors look forward to docking in Cleveland Cleveland Plain Dealer (5/19)
Lake Michigan water trail would improve shoreline access Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/19)
NYPA funding awarded for study of St. Lawrence River ecosystem in Massena North Country Now (5/19)
Ship museum near Bay City gets a seaworthy attraction Detroit Free Press (5/19)
As Seaway volumes rise, mariner shortages loom St. Catharines Standard (5/18)
COMMENTARY: Reminder to Great Lakes environmentalists: The President is your best friend Great Lakes Echo (5/18)
Festival draw for birders Superior Telegram (5/18)
Great Lakes lake levels still below average Petoskey News-Review (5/18)
Michigan's oldest lighthouse to reopen Saturday after renovation Detroit Free Press (5/18)
Thousands of lake trout find home on Beaver Island reef Gaylord Herald Times (5/18)
Brule Hatchery could close, others may open Ashland Current (5/17)
Co-operation needed to improve ecosystem The Cornwall Standard Freeholder (5/17)
Enbridge enlarging Great Lakes pipeline that leaked in 2010, part of $2.6B plan to boost flow The Associated Press (5/17)
Forest land deal sets state record Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/17)
Lake Erie wind developer asks states to take a Leap of faith Recharge News (5/17)
Maude Barlow wants Great Lakes declared public trust The Hamilton Spectator (5/17)
Neighbors feel pressured by Enbridge's new pipeline plans The Environment Report (5/17)
Officials recover 64 pounds of mercury offered for sale on Craigslist by Northland resident Duluth News Tribune (5/17)
Sterilizing that blasted ballast The New York Times (5/17)
DNR: Aquatic invasive species decal law changes Alexandria Echo Press (5/16)
Evanston looks for faster lake water tests Chicago Tribune (5/16)
Full steam ahead for museum sub The London Free Press (5/16)
Grand River listed among most endangered in nation The News-Herald (5/16)
Lake St. Clair fest teaches students importance of preserving natural resources The Detroit News (5/16)
Tours teach lake history, research TheNews-Messenger (5/16)
$1M project to open lower Rouge to Great Lakes Detroit Free Press (5/15)
Continued ice loss on the Great Lakes may cause widespread change in ecosystems Great Lakes Echo (5/15)
Did Pete Hoekstra run for cover on Great Lakes oil drilling position? MLive.com (5/15)
EDITORIAL: Quicker solution to Asian carp is now possible Green Bay Press-Gazette (5/15)
Grand Haven Pier deteriorating WZZM Grand Rapids (5/15)
Greenhouses fouling creeks, study finds The Windsor Star (5/15)
Lake Erie algae a top focus for US-Canadian panel The Associated Press (5/15)
Lake Superior sediment capping project set to begin CBC News (5/15)
Learn about your environment: Research buoy back in Erie Erie Time-News (5/15)
Researchers expect thinner Lake Erie algae bloom Detroit News (5/15)
State trying to the prevent the spread of Asian carp WSAW-TV - Wausau, WI (5/15)
White Lake swimmers, boaters can expect fewer algae blooms MLive.com (5/15)
Barlow returning to take up battle for Great Lakes Midland Free Press (5/14)
Charter fishing bookings, hotel rooms see major growth as Sheboygan County prime tourism season arrives Sheboygan Press (5/14)
Checks find two Oregon boats with invasive mussels Longview (WA) Daily News (5/14)
Debate rages over OH water source Warren Tribune Chronicle (5/14)
Great Lakes consortium downplays missing states Wind Energy Update (5/14)
Man campaigns to get old ship designated a national treasure Detroit Free Press (5/14)
Ministry orders river remedies Standard Freeholder (5/14)
Participatory ‘experience' planned for Great Lakes museum Toledo Blade (5/14)
Rochester lighthouse fights to preserve views WHAM Rochester (5/14)
St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario communities at odds over water levels North Country Public Radio (5/14)
Asian carp may have back door to Minnesota Times Union (5/13)
EDITORIAL: Urgency needed on carp Toledo Blade (5/13)
ITORIAL: Watchdogging the frackers Cleveland Plain Dealer (5/13)
Massena mayor sees tourism potential in Seaway Watertown Daily Times (5/13)
Coal power plants under cost, environmental pressure Minnesota Public Radio (5/11)
Conservation groups give states planning copper mines poor grades Duluth News Tribune (5/11)
For Buffalo outer harbor, a dollar and a dream Buffalo News (5/11)
Great Lakes invaders face salty rebuff Wall Street Journal (5/11)
Oshawa mayor hits the road to promote city's port DurhamRegion.com (5/11)
S.S. Badger ready to set sail on Lake Michigan — but will environmental pothole make this its last season? Crain's Detroit Business (5/11)
The 'lights of Milwaukee' were seen Thursday night from the Lake Michigan shores of Muskegon Muskegon Chronicle (5/11)
Thunder Bay hopes Wheat Board change brings more business CBC News (5/11)
A new spawning reef for sturgeon spans the Middle Channel The Voice (5/10)
Group pushes beach grooming law Traverse City Record-Eagle (5/10)
Head of U.S. Seaway steps down Watertown Daily Times (5/10)
Interview: DEQ on the safety of fracking The Environment Report (5/10)
Lake Ontario water levels close to average Syracuse Post Standard (5/10)
Ohio boat sales riding a wave WTAM Cleveland (5/10)
Say what? Muskegon charter boat captains want halt to salmon stocking Muskegon Chronicle (5/10)
Wildlife federation gives Michigan poor rating for mining regulatory system The Detroit News (5/10)
Drainage systems crucial to well-being of Michigan, Great Lakes MLive.com (5/9)
EDITORIAL: Michigan must protect its forests Lansing State Journal (5/9)
Genesee County preparing for sale of land for Lake Huron pipeline to Karegnondi Water Authority MLive.com (5/9)
Lake Erie island will lack ferry service for weeks Columbus Dispatch (5/9)
Muskegon's love affair with the lakes was on display at Saturday's Lake Express cruises Muskegon Chronicle (5/9)
When smelt come, buckets come out along Lake Superior Minneapolis Star Tribune (5/9)
Wisconsin's musky reintroduction program has spawned success Bradenton Herald (5/9)
After long, tough Fisherman's Landing debate, Muskegon City Commission decides to keep the issue alive Muskegon Chronicle (5/8)
Army Corps quickens Asian carp study Wall Street Journal (5/8)
Big report on Asian carp put off until after options are released by 2013 Chicago Tribune (5/8)
Coast Guard finishing up navigational aids Ashland Current (5/8)
Dredging work begins in Lake Ontario's Henderson Harbor Watertown Daily Times (5/8)
Genetic sequencing center to be added to WATER Institute Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/8)
Great Lakes coal trade slips slightly in April MarineLink.com (5/8)
GVSU wind buoy now collecting information in the middle of Lake Michigan Muskegon Chronicle (5/8)
Manistee tribe to use donated trees in contamination cleanup effort MLive.com (5/8)
MN invasive species fines soon will double Minneapolis Star Tribune (5/8)
More than 200 ships met their ends at the bottom of Lake Michigan off Indiana Post Tribune (5/8)
New St. Clair River reefs to spur sturgeon spawning Great Lakes Echo (5/8)
There’s good stuff at proposed Thunder Bay slip sites Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal (5/8)
31st Street Harbor makes waves on Chicago's south lakefront; $103 million facility gives once-neglected area a welcome lift Chicago Tribune (5/7)
Amid vast tracts of dying birch trees, residents planting the seed to restore Minnesota forests Duluth News Tribune (5/7)
Falcon simulator helps deter gulls Green Bay Press-Gazette (5/7)
International conference to host more than 600 Cornwall Seaway News (5/7)
Mine project in Michigan’s U.P. faces sacred site claims Great Lakes Echo (5/7)
COMMENTARY: Snake bites part of work The Toledo Blade (5/6)
Part 1 of 4: Fear fans flames for chemical makers Chicago Tribune (5/6)
Students ready to set sail aboard Erie's Niagara Erie Time-News (5/6)
New tug/barge sails the Great Lakes Chicago Tribune (5/5)
With Minnesota wolf hunt a reality, DNR is working on logistics Duluth News Tribune (5/5)
Asian carp barrier had power outage Chicago Tribune (5/4)
City seeks to be Buffalo outer harbor player Buffalo News (5/4)
DNR: Searchable fishing regulations tool now available Green Bay Press-Gazette (5/4)
Erie men on trial on illegal fishing charges Erie Time-News (5/4)
Grain helps boosts Thunder Bay port activity Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal (5/4)
Park cleanup huge success The Windsor Star (5/4)
'War on the Great Lakes!' exhibit sails into South Haven The Northwest Indiana Times (5/3)
DNR warns water is unsafe to drink near power plant TMJ4 - Oak Creek, WI (5/3)
Keewatin to leave Kalamazoo Lake on June 2 The Holland Sentinel (5/3)
Lead in garden products & loosestrife beetles The Environment Report (5/3)
Milwaukee drinking water ranks high on EPA quality list Milwaukee Public Radio (5/3)
National park cuts may impact tourism CBC News (5/3)
New rules on cleaning fish adopted Bucyrus Telegraph Forum (5/3)
Too hot? Lake Erie is still way too cold WKYC - Cleveland (5/3)
COMMENTARY: The Great Lakes aren't so great anymore The Huffington Post (5/2)
EDITORIAL: Not good enough The Toledo Blade (5/2)
EDITORIAL: Waukesha water deal good for Racine area, too The Journal Times (5/2)
Mentor Marsh celebrates nesting bald eagles with special event The Plain Dealer (5/2)
NYPA awards two grants for St. Lawrence River studies Watertown Daily Times (5/2)
Presque Isle battling phragmites invasion Erie Times-News (5/2)
Tribes appeal to United Nations over UP mines Interlochen Public Radio (5/2)
Wisconsin establishes Lake Michigan Water Trail Green Bay Press-Gazette (5/2)
Wisconsin's musky reintroduction program has spawned success Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/2)
Business leaders raise money to dredge money-making harbor UpNorthLive.com (5/1)
EDITORIAL: Selling water to Waukesha could benefit Milwaukee Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/1)
Filet-O-Carp on menu? GHS students prepare, eat Asian delicacy for class Gaylord Herald Times (5/1)
Great Lakes on 'crisis pathway' expert says CBC News (5/1)
New report details opportunities for natural gas-powered marine vessels Maritime Executive (5/1)
Region to be roosting spot for legions of bird watchers The Toledo Blade (5/1)
Saugatuck dunes developer Aubrey McClendon gives up chairmanship at Chesapeake Energy MLive.com (5/1)
State gives approval for copper, silver mine in UP Soo Evening News (5/1)
State, federal agencies partner to help restore populations of 3 fish species The Times Herald (5/1)
Suspension of ferry service hurts Pelee Island businesses Sandusky Register (5/1)
Using spring temperatures to predict summer slime Great Lakes Echo (5/1)
Walleye study continues Cheboygan Daily Tribune (5/1)
Wildlife federation: Enbridge oil spill didn't spur change in regulations Detroit Free Press (5/1)
Wildlife federation: Enbridge oil spill didn't spur change in regulations Detroit Free Press (5/1)

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