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May 2008
Lake Superior barrels pose no health threat, state report says
Duluth News Tribune (5/31)

Underground site would stock radioactive waste materials close to Lake Huron
Petoskey News-Review (5/31)

Great Lakes diversion bill put on hold
The Toledo Blade (5/30)

Great Lakes Water Compact still treading water in state legislature
WKYC-TV Cleveland (5/30)

EDITORIAL: Lakes compact positions state for eco-influx
The Oskosh Northwestern (5/30)

Calm before storm?
The Syracuse Post-Standard (5/30)

Control crews attack lamprey in Big Otter
The Tillsonburg News (5/30)

EDITORIAL: No running away from Duluth's runoff water problem
Duluth News Tribune (5/30)

How great are our lakes
Erie Times-News (5/29)

White bass are scrappy, fun
Detroit Free Press (5/29)

EDITORIAL: A give and take
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (5/29)

Safe to swim? Now you'll know 24/7
The Northwest Indiana Times (5/29)

EDITORIAL: New report should spur Ohio's approval of pact to protect Great Lakes
The Morning Journal (5/29)

Warming seen depleting Great Lakes even more
Reuters (5/29)

A Great Lakes mystery: The case of the disappearing species
Science Centric (5/29)

Lake County struggles with growing water demand
The Lake County News-Sun (5/29)

Wisconsin 5th to sign Great Lakes compact
Green Bay Press Gazette (5/28)

Is Wisconsin a winner in water compact?
The Capital Times (5/28)

Cloud hangs over marsh
The Hamilton Spectator (5/28)

EDITORIAL: County phosphorus bans deserve to be copied
The Grand Rapids Press (5/28)

Critters reflect water health
The Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal (5/28)

Report: Congress must pay to counteract global warming's effect on Great Lakes
Detroit Free Press (5/28)

Paradise lost?
The Hamilton Spectator (5/28)

Uranium plant polluted Canadian side of Lake Ontario
WXXI Rochester (5/28)

Doyle to sign pact to protect Great Lakes water today
New Richmond News (5/27)

Midwest's message: Hands off our lakes
Chicago Tribune (5/27)

Checking ballast water fairly simple
Watertown Daily Times (5/27)

IDEM water rule process ongoing
The Northwest Indiana Times (5/27)

Ontario wind farm generates positive spin; potential for Great Lakes
Toledo Blade (5/27)

Chicago's Oak Street Beach contaminated with asbestos
Environment News Service (5/27)

Saginaw Bay beach monitoring improves this summer
The Bay City Times (5/27)

Tern puts twist in bridge plan
The Welland Tribune (5/27)

Green boat technology
The Environment Report (5/26)

Volunteers can be lighthouse keepers
Detroit Free Press (5/26)

Fishermen on both sides of Lake Erie fret over livelihood
The Toledo Blade (5/26)

New rules help stop invasive species
Watertown Daily Times (5/25)

Deal will preserve Leelanau habitat
Traverse City Record-Eagle (5/25)

COMMENTARY: D.C., Lansing fall short on lakes
Traverse City Record-Eagle (5/25)

Ohio health officials test Lake Erie beaches for bacteria
Associated Press (5/24)

Haven for birds still harbors traces of chemical poison
Chicago Tribune (5/24)

COMMENTARY: Michigan needs renewable energy plan
The Grand Rapids Press (5/24)

Ohio likely to OK lakes pact
The Toledo Blade (5/23)

Wind turbines turn $2.3 million in profits for Duluth Seaway Port Authority
Duluth News Tribune (5/23)

Experts urge action on intermodal
The Toledo Free Press (5/23)

Beware thirsty Americans, Kennedy tells Canada
The Chronicle Herald Canada (5/23)

EDITORIAL: Analysis offers tantalizing view
Traverse City Record-Eagle (5/23)

Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge makes "10 most imperiled" list
The Saginaw News (5/23)

EDITORIAL: Project can foster safer area beaches
The Port Huron Times-Herald (5/23)

Swans beautiful but also dangerous
The Grand Rapids Press (5/23)

Ferry complex upgrade on hold
The Windsor Star (5/23)

Invasive species pose biggest lake challenge
Merrillville Post-Tribune (5/22)

Ohio Senate agreement on water compact set for next week
Port Clinton News Herald (5/22)

Michigan DEQ seeks $1.3 billion to protect environment
Kalamazoo Gazette (5/22)

Cherry seeks more funds to clean areas feeding Great Lakes
The Detroit News (5/22)

Uranium producer warns of Lake Ontario pollution
The New York Times (5/22)

Green trend in building economical
Merrillville Post-Tribune (5/22)

Study: 'Salties' harm greater than benefits
Muskegon Chronicle (5/22)

Feds weigh renewal of water cleanup act
The Detroit News (5/21)

Device will monitor lake's water quality
Erie Times-News (5/21)

Sewage discharges a major problem around Great Lakes
The Owen Sound Sun Times (5/21)

Battle against lamprey on Beaver and Bighead Rivers
The Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin (5/21)

Wisconsin’s wolf population stalls after years of growth
Duluth News Tribune (5/21)

Study: Fewer contaminants showing up in bald eagles
Muskegon Chronicle (5/21)

MMSD settlement negotiated
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/20)

Future of Ohio's beautiful parks not very bright
The Toledo Blade (5/20)

Wisconsin weighs long-term impact of Great Lakes Compact
Green Bay Press Gazette (5/20)

EDITORIAL: Lansing must ratify Great Lakes treaty
The Port Huron Times-Herald (5/20)

300 to cross once-polluted bay
Erie Times-News (5/20)

Talk of Great Lakes Water Research Institute begins
The Bay City Times (5/20)

Street signs are reminder of Emerald Ash Borer threat
WBAY-Green Bay (5/20)

River, lake outflows increased to reduce levels
Watertown Daily Times (5/20)

COMMENTARY: Michigan's waters deserve security
Detroit Free Press (5/20)

Macomb County Commissioners pass resolution against radical waste dump
The Port Huron Times-Herald (5/20)

Living downstream from Dow Chemical
The Environment Report (5/19)

Online map of wildlife diseases
The Environment Report (5/19)

Port of Toledo considers 'short-sea' trips
The Toledo Blade (5/19)

Waukesha Water Utility would pay any Great Lakes tap fees
GM Today (5/19)

Lake Erie shipwrecks found ... online
Mansfield News Journal (5/19)

COMMENTARY: Province's wildlife in all its glory
The Toronto Star (5/19)

Group appeals BP Whiting refinery permit, plans to sue company
The Northwest Indiana Times (5/19)

COMMENTARY: Michigan needs a strong law on commercial water withdrawals
Detroit Free Press (5/19)

Environmental groups eyeing possible expansion of state's only refinery
New Richmond News (5/19)

Sheboygan historian discovers shipwreck
Wausau Daily Herald (5/19)

Harsh winter helps Great Lakes levels
Muskegon Chronicle (5/19)

COMMENTARY: Ohio lags behind in Great Lakes pact
The Toledo Blade (5/18)

Perch poised for revival in Lake Michigan
The Holland Sentinel (5/17)

Foreign invaders bring toxic menace
The Vancouver Sun (5/17)

Great Lakes Water Compact nears agreement in Ohio legislature
The Plain Dealer (5/16)

Phosphorus ban looms; your lawn won't care
The Grand Rapids Press (5/16)

Communities take action to protect Great Lakes
National Public Radio (5/16)

Quebec seeks allies for battle against algae
The Montreal Gazette (5/16)

Lake St. Clair festival takes students into water
The Detroit News (5/16)

Lamprey killing program underway
Elliot Lake Standard (5/15)

Area steel mills may tap wind power
Merrillville Post-Tribune (5/15)

EDITORIAL: Pollution from the wind
Ottawa Citizen (5/15)

Wilderness Act introduced for Beaver Basin
The Mining Journal (5/15)

Great Lakes compact passes in Wisconsin
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/15)

Salmon limit hike may help alewives
Detroit Free Press (5/15)

Great Lakes bills differ on groundwater use
Detroit Free Press (5/15)

Punctured pipe causes diversion in Ontario
The Hamilton Spectator (5/15)

Wisconsin lawmakers want changes in fishing tournament rules
Chicago Tribune (5/15)

Lake levels take a dip
Erie Times-News (5/14)

Ohio's Speck on U.S.-Canada panel
The Toledo Blade (5/14)

Walleyes' mass death remains a mystery
The Syracuse Post-Standard (5/14)

EDITORIAL: Great Lakes Compact requires prompt action
The Detroit News (5/14)

Constitutional amendment would protect water rights
The Plain Dealer (5/14)

Putting the 'great' in Great Lakes
The Toronto Star (5/14)

Scientists say climate change may affect wolf, moose populations
Carroll County Times (5/14)

Quebec adds new nature reserves
CBC News (5/14)

Verdant Power tests free-flow turbines
Daily Commercial News (5/14)

Invasion of the spiny water fleas: Drying anchor lines can help contain spread
Science Daily (5/13)

MNR discovers new fish virus in local waters
The Lindsay Post (5/13)

EDITORIAL: Scrutiny needed for energy plant
Erie Times-News (5/13)

Protecting Michigan's water wonderland
The Detroit News (5/13)

Experts: Self-policing pollution isn't working
The Port Huron Times-Herald (5/13)

Whiting BP plant's expansion opposed by 2 watchdog groups
Chicago Tribune (5/13)

Ballast tanks: Rinse and repeat
The Environment Report (5/12)

Farming boost may stall green land gains
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/12)

Beachfront property owners upset over delay in getting DEQ permits
The Bay City Times (5/12)

New ship has balance without ballast
The Environment Report (5/12)

EDITORIAL: Invaders that swim in also must be checked
Detroit Free Press (5/12)

Great Lakes monitoring groups announce new rules to stop invasive species
Canwest News Service (5/12)

New hints for Duluth's harbor rust mystery
Minnesota Public Radio (5/12)

A busy world pivots around the port
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/11)

EDITORIAL: Great invasion of the lakes
Detroit Free Press (5/11)

Lake shorebird rebounds from protected to pest
The Toledo Blade (5/11)

Great Lakes shipwrecks raise curiosity, spark plans
The Grand Rapids Press (5/11)

Saving Montreal, losing Toronto
National Post (5/10)

Port Huron to host federal water hearing
The Port Huron Times-Herald (5/10)

Migrant birds arrive early with warm spring
The London Free Press (5/10)

Virus linked to carp deaths in Ontario
The Peterborough Examiner (5/9)

EDITORIAL: Stowaway species
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/9)

Underground power plant eyed in Ontario
Watertown Daily Times (5/9)

Niagara Falls heritage area signed into law
The Buffalo News (5/9)

Cost of sewer repairs to affect most of Duluth
Duluth News Tribune (5/9)

Ontario needs to follow Quebec's pesticide lead
The Windsor Star (5/9)

Great Lakes bill aims to clean up ‘areas of concern’
Water Technology (5/9)

DEQ eyes plants to stabilize riverbanks
The Saginaw News (5/8)

Anglers urged to switch to lead-free tackle
Star Tribune (5/8)

EDITORIAL: Managing lakes calls for patience
The Saginaw News (5/8)

COMMENTARY: ‘Wind farms in Northeast Ohio?’
Warren Tribune Chronicle (5/8)

Manitowoc, marina plan to control gulls
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter (5/8)

University to track emerging fish disease
Minnesota Daily (5/8)

Aging systems releasing sewage into rivers, streams
USA Today (5/8)

DNR reissues permit for Oak Creek power plant
Chicago Tribune (5/8)

Lake area positioned well for wind power
The Buffalo News (5/7)

EDITORIAL: Invasive species bill is beneficial to all
Merrillville Post-Tribune (5/7)

COMMENTARY: Economics tops health on pesticides
The Toronto Star (5/7)

Minnesota's fishing opener: The cold truth about ice
Star Tribune (5/7)

Stupak talks EPA, primaries
The Daily Mining Gazette (5/7)

Mixed outlook for health of Lake Ontario
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (5/7)

Fluoride pioneer Grand Rapids rethinks safety of putting chemical in water
The Grand Rapids Press (5/7)

Ohio EPA orders Ashtabula to dispose of toxic soil
Ashtabula Star Beacon (5/7)

Proposed changes in salmon, rod limits reel in mixed responses
The Flint Journal (5/7)

Great Lakes compact interest dries up
Ashland Times-Gazette (5/7)

Seaway acts to flush Great Lakes invaders
Muskegon Chronicle (5/6)

UMD researchers find first known E. coli in fish
Duluth News Tribune (5/6)

Lake Superior is 10 inches higher than May 2007
Duluth News Tribune (5/6)

Alliance details plans for river turbines
Watertown Daily Times (5/6)

Underwater woes; Anglers asked to let fishing gear dry to help curb spread of parasite
The Kingston Whig-Standard (5/6)

EDITORIAL: Manmade cures may not fix Great Lakes
The Ann Arbor News (5/6)

South Haven moving to prevent jumping from piers
Kalamazoo Gazette (5/6)

EPA corrupted by Bush administration?
The Environment Report (5/5)

Stopping ships' stowaways
The Environment Report (5/5)

Ballast water regulations may get more stringent
The Bay City Times (5/5)

Slaughter backs Canadian entrepreneur's plan for hovercraft ferry from Rochester to Toronto
The Associated Press (5/5)

Ohio launches site to promote Lake Erie shipwrecks
The Plain Dealer (5/5)

Ferry SS Badger prepares for Lake Michigan season
The Associated Press (5/5)

Levin seeks status change
The Mining Journal (5/5)

Quebec has accepted wind power proposal
CBC News (5/5)

Midwest states among leaders in redevelopment
Crain's Detroit Business (5/5)

COMMENTARY: Bill will protect Great Lakes
Detroit Free Press (5/4)

Government officials get input on Great Lakes levels study
The Chicago Tribune (5/4)

EDITORIAL: Watershed trust can be a force for regional unity
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/4)

Experts here see potential for wind energy, need for study
The Muskegon Chronicle (5/3)

Pesky fish-eating birds targeted again
The Associated Press (5/3)

Wisconsin squabbles over wind power
Houston Chronicle (5/3)

Local governments hold the power of wind projects
Muskegon Chronicle (5/3)

Waterfront owners anxiously await new rules
Trenton Trentonian (5/2)

Water levels top worries, survey finds
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (5/2)

EPA official ousted while fighting Dow
The Chicago Tribune (5/2)

It’s the first sighting of a violet-green swallow
The Mining Journal (5/2)

Commercial fishermen fight for new quota system
The Tillsonburg News (5/2)

Lake-level study could lead to action
The Muskegon Chronicle (5/2)

Great Lakes pollution, health link denied
The Detroit News (5/1)

A new season for the Erie Canal
MPNnow (5/1)

Regulators approve controversial BP permit
The Associated Press (5/1)

Lakes study will not be rushed
The Sarnia Observer (5/1)

Windsor mayor not sold on DRIC proposal
The Windsor Star (5/1)

County gets A in cutting air pollution
The Capital Times (5/1)

Coast Guard: Be vigilant on water
The Port Huron Times Herald (5/1)

'Shocking' bird cull underway
The Windsor Star (5/1)

Lt. Gov. John Cherry clears way for Saginaw River dredging spoils site
MLive.com (5/1)

Northland conservation groups sue feds over ballast regulations
Duluth News Tribune (5/1)

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