[dailynews] March 29, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: March 29, 2011
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Power generators must protect fish under U.S. EPA rules for cooling water
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Power plants and factories face U.S. rules aimed at preventing fish from 
being sucked into cooling-water systems, helping anglers and costing 
industry $384 million a year, the Environmental Protection Agency said. 
Source: Bloomberg (3/29)


State wins fight over ship sunk off WNY
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A historic ship that lies deep beneath the waves of Lake Erie is the 
property of New York's state government, a federal judge ruled Monday. 
Source: The Buffalo News (3/29)


Pennsylvania: Drinking water shows normal levels of radioactivity
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Amid concerns of fallout from Japan's damaged nuclear plants reaching the 
United States, tests performed on public drinking-water supplies throughout 
Pennsylvania found no elevated levels of radioactivity, Gov. Corbett said 
Monday. Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer (3/29)


Quebec contemplates water meters
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The Quebec government wants people to quit wasting water and is considering 
making them pay if they don't. Source: CTV (3/29)


U.S. Rep. Fred Upton: Energy Tax Prevention Act won't weaken Clean Air Act
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'Growing up on the shores of Lake Michigan, I have always favored common 
sense environmental policies, believing that we can create jobs and be good 
stewards of the environment at the same time.' Source: Kalamazoo Opinion 
(3/29)


Bruce Power delays shipment of steam generators through Great Lakes
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Bruce Power says it will delay its controversial plan to ship 16 
school-bus-sized steam generators through the Great Lakes so the power 
company can consult with First Nations, Metis and others who have expressed 
concerns. Source: The Vancouver Sun (3/29)


Veteran water regulator leaving Wis. DNR
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Bruce Baker, a veteran water regulator with the Wisconsin Department of 
Natural Resources, has resigned from the agency. Baker was appointed water 
division administrator by DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp - the same post he held 
at the end of the administration of former Gov. Jim Doyle, a Democrat. 
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/28)


Tighter regulations for Asian carp now in effect
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Tighter regulations have been placed on a type of Asian carp to prevent it 
from spreading from the Mississippi River to the Great Lakes. Source: Pierce 
County Herald (3/28)


U.S. budget cuts target Holland Harbor dredging
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Before summer starts, Holland Harbor will be dredged for the season - but 
don't expect to see the King Company barges in the channel next year if the 
latest federal budget plan passes without changes for Great Lakes harbors. 
Source: The Holland Sentinel (3/28)


Invasive plant plan in the works for Apostle Islands
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The National Park Service is planning to prepare an environmental assessment 
for a Great Lakes Invasive Plant Management Plan for 10 parks in the Great 
Lakes region, including the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Source: 
Ashland Current (3/28)


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