[dailynews] March 11, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: March 11, 2011
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OPINION: We need to keep Great Lakes great
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The Great Lakes are big. But they're not bottomless. A just-released report 
from the U.S. Geological Survey underscores both those points. The study 
affirms what everybody who lives in and around Michigan assumes: The Great 
Lakes hold a lot of water. Source: Livingstondaily.com (3/11)


Friend of lakes nominated to IJC
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Advocates for a more environmentally oriented approach to water level 
regulation on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River soon may have a friend 
on the international commission that oversees those policies. Source: 
Watertown Daily Times (3/11)


Dead fish in Lake St. Clair area blamed on cold
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Michigan officials say thousands of dead fish found in the Lake St. Clair 
area likely died because of the cold weather. Source: Chicago Tribune (3/11)


COMMENTARY: What is killing the Great Lakes (again)?
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On March 9, 2011, the International Joint Commission (IJC) issued its 15th 
Biennial Report (Report), which is issued every other year pursuant to the 
Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (Agreement) between the United States 
and Canada. Source: Michigan Environmental Issues (3/11)


Soil erosion aid available to farmers
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The Sandusky River Watershed Coalition in partnership with the Seneca County 
Water Conservation District is offering assistance now to farmers to help 
them reduce soil erosion. Source: The Review Times (3/11)


Shale-gas report offers something for all
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Quebec's environmental review agency, the Bureau des audiences publiques sur 
l'environnement, has rendered a Solomonic judgment in its eagerly awaited 
report on shale-gas exploitation. Source: The Montreal Gazette (3/10)


Michigan prevails in Great Lakes ballast water battle
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Michigan: State officials today announced an important step forward in the 
effort to prevent the introduction of aquatic invasive species in the Great 
Lakes, signing a settlement agreement with the U.S. EPA that will better 
regulate ballast water from commercial vessels. Source: Water World (3/10)


Shipment of used generators safe: doctor
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Car accidents and smoking pose a greater risk to human health than shipping 
used steam generators through the Great Lakes to Sweden, a doctor told MPs 
probing Bruce Power's controversial proposal Thursday. Source: Toronto Sun 
(3/10)


Sales of live Asian carp threaten Great Lakes, bring record fines
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The threat of Asian carp slipping into the Great Lakes and Lake Erie is a 
major worry for fisheries experts and sport fishermen. There are commercial 
fish companies that couldn't care less, buying and selling live Asian carp 
that could easily end up being released in those waters. Source: The Plain 
Dealer (3/10)


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