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September 2008
Coast Guard adjusts cargo sweeping rules
Chicago Tribune (9/30)

Canada faces water challenges
Ottawa Citizen (9/30)

Great Lakes ships can keep washing residue overboard
Green Bay Press-Gazette (9/30)

EDITORIAL: Stupak fears should give us pause
The Port Huron Times-Herald (9/30)

Raising small fry for frying pan
The Toronto Star (9/30)

First studies encouraging on Lake Erie wind turbines
The Plain Dealer (9/30)

Study: Offshore wind turbines could pack punch
WWJ News Radio 950 (9/30)

Proposed national forest wind farm project draws supporters, opponents
The Muskegon Chronicle (9/30)

Bottled water at issue in Great Lakes
The Washington Post (9/29)

Earth Voyager ends lakes tour
The Port Huron Times-Herald (9/29)

Court: Great Lakes wolf returns to endangered list
The Associated Press (9/29)

Decline in global bird populations point to an unhealthy planet
NewsoftheNorth.Net (9/29)

Algae blooms doomed by coming cold
Muskegon Chronicle (9/29)

Public to sound off on plan to construct turbines on forest land
Muskegon Chronicle (9/29)

State authorizes $25 million for Great Lakes research lab at Michigan Tech
WWJ Newsradio 950 (9/29)

Congress approves Great Lakes clean-up bill
The Associated Press (9/28)

Fishing for answers
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (9/28)

EDITORIAL: Plug Lakes compact loophole
Traverse City Record-Eagle (9/28)

Volunteers clean up Sleeping Bear
Traverse City Record-Eagle (9/28)

It's beginning to look a lot like fall
The Star Tribune (9/27)

Man fined for moving bait from VHS-positive waters
Owen Sound Sun Times (9/27)

Great Lakes cleanup advances
The Detroit News (9/26)

Cleveland's five-county economic region shrinks in 2006
The Plain Dealer (9/26)

Waukesha should get lake water, report says
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (9/26)

Channel not cause of low lakes
The Sarnia Observer (9/26)

EDITORIAL: Bail out the lakes, too
The Buffalo News (9/26)

EDITORIAL: New York builds record with Great Lakes, climate change
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (9/26)

Seaway strike would shut waterway
Watertown Daily Times (9/25)

Michigan's delegation must demand more from Washington
The Observer and Eccentric Mirrow Hometown (9/25)

Scientists monitor growing Lake Erie algae bloom
The Telegraph-Forum (9/25)

Measuring health of Huron watershed River system is complex
The Ann Arbor News (9/25)

U.P. wind farm may generate juice for Holland
The Grand Rapids Press (9/25)

Three moose sightings reported in northern Wisconsin
The Leader-Telegram (9/25)

EDITORIAL: Clean-energy quest boundaries needed
MPNnow (9/25)

Where heritage, a river and a gas terminal collide
The Globe and Mail (9/25)

Watershed deal aimed at protecting Great Lakes
The Globe and Mail (9/24)

A clean Kalamazoo River is at least seven years away, according to EPA plan
Kalamazoo Gazette (9/24)

Underground power plant studies required
Water Town Daily Times (9/24)

Weather Channel makes a visit to northwest Indiana
Merrillville Post-Tribune (9/24)

Twin Ports could hurt from ballast water restrictions
Northland's NewsCenter (Duluth, MN) (9/24)

Soo Locks malfunction delays shipping 2 hours
Michigan Associated Press (9/24)

BPW wants to build wind farm in U.P.
The Holland Sentinel (9/24)

Grants available for Lake Erie preservation
The News-Messenger (9/24)

Climate expert warns cities to brace for rainy days
The Hamilton Spectator (9/24)

Minnesota won’t wait to vote on ballast-dumping ban
The Star Tribune (9/23)

Endangered natural wonders worth seeing
CBC News (9/23)

Black clouds on the horizon for birds of the world
The Globe and mail (9/23)

Lethal beetle bores into Sault Ste. Marie trees
The Globe and Mail (9/23)

More riches, green promised
The London Free Press (9/23)

Beach sweep nets 2 tons of debris
Buffalo News (9/23)

Turbine likely behind fire at Mich. nuclear plant
The Associated Press (9/23)

Park protesters arrested in Benton Harbor
The Detroit Free Press (9/23)

Halting the Soil
White Lake Beacon (9/23)

House bans diverting water from Great Lakes
The New York Times (9/23)

EDITORIAL: Penny pinching recycling plan better for Michigan than expansion of bottle bill law
The Grand Rapids Press (9/23)

Raw sewage dumped into St. Lawrence near Montreal
CBC News (9/23)

Clock is ticking on crucial Great Lakes Compact
Buffalo News (9/22)

Scientists monitor growing Lake Erie algae bloom
The Associated Press (9/22)

In tiniest streams, clues to quality of water
The Plain Dealer (9/22)

Four new reactors would have 'no significant environmental effects': Bruce Power
The Associated Press (9/22)

Our waters, our rules
Duluth News Tribune (9/22)

Summer rains held no romance for Montrealers
The Gazette (9/22)

Restore the Shore: 5 miles of Muskegon Lake targeted for cleanup
The Muskegon Chronicle (9/22)

Divers no match for mussels
The Chicago Tribune (9/22)

MDEQ funding shortfall could hurt Muskegon
The Muskegon Chronicle (9/22)

Wind and sun to help out, in time
Detroit Free Press (9/19)

Chicago outlines plan to slash greenhouse gases
The Associated Press (9/19)

Marina use linked to cleanup
Merrillville Post-Tribune (9/19)

Transportation leaders gather for summit, freight conference
The Toledo Free Press (9/19)

DTE applies for another nuclear plant
Detroit Free Press (9/19)

Ontario oil sector keeps pumping away
Business Edge (9/19)

Lake is not great
Toronto Sun (9/19)

MWRD readying report on flood control efforts
Chi-Town Daily News (9/19)

OPINION: Sound Science
The Syracuse Post-Standard (9/19)

Adopt-a-Beach: Help wanted for Sept. 20 event
Charlevoix Courier (9/19)

House takes up bill to help clean up Great Lakes
The Chicago Tribune / The Associated Press (9/18)

Invasive species, if left unchecked, could harm Great Lakes ecosystem
The Sault Star, (9/18)

Wetlands restoration is good news for duck hunters
Saginaw Bay Watershed Watch (9/18)

EDITORIAL: Beach cleanup? Better to be safe than sorry
Lake County News-Sun (9/18)

Floods dump garbage on many area beaches
Post-Tribune of Northwest Indiana (9/18)

Seaway workers give union okay to strike
The Standard (9/18)

Great Lakes measure to be voted on Monday
The Star Beacon (9/18)

Minnesota industries to slash mercury emissions
Duluth News Tribune (9/18)

Comeco's Port Hope remediation to cost $50-55 million
The Canadian Press (9/18)

COMMENTARY: Obama Lakes Plan Could Help Woo Michigan
The Washington Post (9/18)

Rapid residential growth and demand for water drive Herridge feedermain project
Daily Commercial News (9/18)

Chicago discharges 99 billion gallons of storm water into lake
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (9/17)

EDITORIAL: Overflowing hypocrisy
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (9/17)

Land trusts help protect Great Lakes, expert says
Green Bay Press Gazette (9/17)

Rejection of regulation may benefit institute
The Kingston Whig-Standard (9/17)

COMMENTARY: Ohio voters to decide fate of several ballot issues this November
Chillicothe Gazette (9/17)

Study: Dams help spread lake invaders
Muskegon Chronicle (9/17)

State park assessing flood damage
Post-Tribune (9/17)

COMMENTARY: Work on harbor link
The Buffalo News (9/17)

Heard this winter will be colder? Think again, says National Weather Service
Madison Capital Times (9/17)

Estrogen levels skyrocket in river around Montreal: researchers
CBC News (9/17)

Sea lamprey control planned for Rifle River
WNEM (9/16)

Wetlands restoration is good news for duck hunters
The Bay City Times (9/16)

Michigan DEQ slashes wetland inspection, pollution spill response programs
The Kalamazoo Gazette (9/16)

Obama plan calls for $5 billion to protect, restore Great Lakes
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (9/16)

90 billion gallons of storm runoff let into Lake Michigan
Chicago Tribune (9/16)

Sea lamprey search to begin
NBC 25 (9/16)

Fish wholesalers face tougher rules
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (9/15)

COMMENTARY: New rules offer effective progress on water protection
Detroit Free Press (9/15)

EDITORIAL: Great Lakes study demands validation
South Bend Tribune (9/15)

Beach experts air test methods
Merrillville Post-Tribune (9/15)

EDITORIAL: Cleanup fund deserves renewal
Detroit Free Press (9/15)

Volunteers to hit Lake Michigan beaches for clean up
Highland Park News (9/15)

Marad makes 'green' grants
The Journal of Commerce (9/15)

COMMENTARY: Language in Great Lakes Compact has flaw
Detroit Free Press (9/15)

Debate flows around historic river barriers
The London Free Press (9/15)

On an infested river, battling invaders eye to eye
The New York Times (9/14)

Lake level plan reaction varies
The Syracuse Post-Standard (9/14)

Shippers, activists clash over cargo sweeping
Chicago Tribune (9/13)

Mayors challenge Great Lakes communities
The Superior Daily Telegram (9/13)

EDITORIAL: Struggle over lake water levels still at sea
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (9/12)

Doyle voices optimism about Great Lakes Compact at conference
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (9/12)

Growing list of fish threatened in Ohio, across nation
The Columbus Dispatch (9/12)

Lack of tourists could mean auction block instead of dock for Duluth's Sundew
Duluth News Tribune (9/12)

EDITORIAL: This fish story doesn't play well on VHS
Duluth News Tribune (9/12)

Great Lakes group wants pledge from Obama, McCain
The Associated Press (9/12)

State funds help buy two Door County sites
Leader-Telegram (9/11)

COMMENTARY: Renewable energy could increase Michigan jobs
Business Review Western Michigan (9/11)

Wisconsin gets federal grant for VHS sampling
New Richmond News (9/11)

Volunteers sought for annual beach cleanup
Muskegon Chronicle (9/11)

Scientists point to forests for carbon storage solutions
Muskegon Chronicle (9/11)

Volunteers needed to help clean Lake Erie shores
East Aurora Advertiser (9/11)

Save money and resources with rain barrels
CBS2 Chicago (9/11)

EDITORIAL: Should PA drill offshore?
Intelligencer Journal Lancaster (9/11)

Great Lakes water rights spill into vote
Columbus Business First (9/11)

Feds set fish shipment rules for Great Lakes
The Associated Press (9/11)

Panel scraps Lake Ontario water-level plans, seeks government input
Democrat and Chronicle (9/11)

Soot-spewing ships pollute environment
Muskegon Chronicle (9/11)

Group wants Obama, McCain to commit to Great Lakes
The Associated Press (9/11)

Dunes Lakeshore and State Park to host beach health science spectacular next week
Chesterton Tribune (9/11)

Go jump in the lakes
The Macomb Daily (9/10)

Diving for lost secrets
The Sarnia Observer (9/10)

State's deer-baiting ban fuels debate
The Detroit News (9/10)

Ancient river could quench local thirst
The Hamilton Spectator (9/10)

Water levels IJC competency in question
Watertown Daily Times (9/9)

Water quality in the St. Marys River is ‘definitely’ improving
Sault This Week (9/9)

'Beach rangers' will monitor bird die-offs
Traverse City Record-Eagle (9/9)

COMMENTARY: Shipping waste: Lots of fuss over a little dust
Duluth News Tribune (9/9)

EDITORIAL: Save the freighter E.M. Ford from the shipbreakers' torches
The Bay City Times (9/9)

Lawmakers take a look at pharmaceuticals dumping
WBBM-AM 780 (9/9)

Mayors encourage others to tap water resources
The Journal Times (9/9)

Residents learn about water quality at Port of Rochester
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (9/8)

Mayor says sewer money not at risk with election
The Sarnia Observer (9/8)

Photo of local lighthouse makes swell beer coaster
The Grand Rapids Press (9/8)

Ship built in Bay City to become an underwater preserve this fall
The Bay City Times (9/8)

Dredging shallow waters
WTVH News (9/8)

Volunteers needed for Great Lakes shorelines cleanup
The Capital Times (9/8)

Fight begins over Ohio's renewable power requirements
The Plain Dealer (9/8)

Pesticides could reduce pesky gobies in Great Lakes
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (9/7)

Does global warming mean we're losing Lake Erie?
Sandusky Register (9/7)

EDITORIAL: Scattered efforts are getting a grip on what ails the bay
The Bay City Times (9/7)

Review panel criticizes Great Lakes health study
The Associated Press (9/6)

Researchers surveying Saginaw Bay Watershed for answers to underwater mysteries
The Flint Journal (9/6)

New guidelines to protect lake issued
The Detroit News (9/6)

Port debate weighs the benefits or problems for lakefront
The Plain Dealer (9/6)

EPA sets rules for lawn, boat engines
The Detroit News (9/5)

Oswego Harbor dredging begins Monday
The Syracuse Post-Standard (9/5)

St. Catharines receives nod for diverting sewer discharge
Niagara This Week (9/5)

International Joint Commission may drop Plan 2007
WWNY TV 7 (9/5)

Not so fast Stupak sees devil in the details of pending Great Lakes Compact
The Bay City Times (9/5)

Can ethanol revive a piece of rust belt?
The Globe and Mail (9/5)

Tiny Invasive Snail Impacts Great Lakes, Alters Ecology
Gant Daily (9/4)

St. Mary's River bit lower this month
The Sault Star (9/4)

EDITORIAL: Law needed to ensure access to Great Lakes beaches
Orangeville Citizen (9/4)

City sewers tagged as threat
The Observer (9/4)

EDITORIAL: Lifting ban on lake drilling would help state
The Detroit News (9/4)

Protectors say Cameco harming Lake Ontario
Northumberland News (9/4)

Lakefront focus of Coast Week
The News-Dispatch (9/4)

HMS Detroit gone for good
The Windsor Star (9/4)

New beach at state park won't really be a beach
The Bay City Times (9/3)

Sand Point to get new look
Indian Country Today (9/3)

Local fish cleared of VHS
The Evening Leader (9/3)

'Native Michigan' exhibit opens at museum Sept. 6
The Holland Sentinel (9/3)

Nature and Science Center heading beach cleanup project
West Life (9/3)

'Green Ships Initiative' sets sail on Great Lakes
Rochester Post-Bulletin (9/2)

COMMENTARY: Broad effort needed to protect lakes
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (9/2)

Group urges cities to adopt green infrastructure to curb sewage spills
The Canadian Press (9/2)

Wind farm plans unveiled for Prince Edward County
Trenton Trentonian (9/2)

Cleanups planned for Coastweeks
The News-Messenger (9/2)

County applying for grant to build fishing facilities near state park
The Holland Sentinel (9/2)

Sault Michigan does not test storm sewer outfalls; Sault Ontario does
Sault News (9/2)

OPINION: Offshore drilling: still a bad idea
Detroit Free Press (9/2)

Environmental regulations, concerns push back
The Bay City Times (9/1)

Century of cargo sweepings litter Great Lakes
The Windsor Star (9/1)

Fish-killing disease in Lake Erie appears not to be spreading beyond Great Lakes watershed
The Plain Dealer (9/1)

If Great Lakes drop, hydro power likely affected
The Associated Press (9/1)

Regulation lacking on invasive species and phosphorus
The Ithaca Journal (9/1)

Loophole feared in Great Lakes accord
The Buffalo News (9/1)

Cleveland Cliffs, Steelworkers deal set
The Mining Journal (9/1)

Great Lakes dead zone a mystery
The Michigan Messenger (9/1)

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