[dailynews] March 30, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: March 30, 2011
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Great Lakes water levels expected to be down this summer
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Lake Michigan's water level is forecasted to be down this summer, leaving 
coastal property owners with larger beachfront areas but forcing boaters to 
navigate shallower water. Source: The Muskegon Chronicle (3/30)


COMMENTARY: Out-of-state rules threaten Indiana ports
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Indiana's waterborne shipping industry plays a vital role in the state's 
position as a logistics powerhouse. However, recently adopted regulations in 
New York governing the discharge of ballast water have threatened to cut off 
one of Indiana's key gateways -- the Saint Lawrence Seaway. Source: The 
Indianapolis Star (3/30)


Passage of disease cluster bill urged
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Advocates from the Natural Resources Defense Council and other organizations 
rolled out information on  42 clusters in 13 states where high incidences of 
cancer and other diseases were linked  to the presence of toxins in water, 
soil and air. Source: The Detroit News (3/30)


Group reports finding shipwreck in Lake Michigan
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An organization that documents shipwrecks says it's found the wreck of a 
60-foot, single-masted sloop in Lake Michigan that may date back to the 
1830s. Source: Detroit Free Press (3/30)


Isle Royale pack down to 2 female wolves
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The number of wolves roaming on Lake Superior's Isle Royale has dwindled to 
just 16 with only two breeding females - a population level researchers say 
may not be sustainable much longer. Source: Duluth News Tribune (3/30)


Québec: Shale gas has another shot
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The environmental assessment of shale-gas development in Quebec demanded by 
the province offers industry "a second chance" at public credibility, an 
industry CEO said Tuesday. Source: The Montreal Gazette (3/30)


Foundation boosts invasive species program
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The Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program has received a private foundation 
grant of $170,000 for invasive species prevention and control in 2011, it 
announced Monday. Source: Adirondack Daily Enterprise (3/30)


COMMENTARY: Will Congress undo 40 years of green gains?
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In 1970, speaking from badly polluted Los Angeles, Bob Hope cracked, "I don't 
trust air I can't see." Most Americans could see too much of their air. So 
they demanded that Congress and the president do something about it. Source: 
The Muskegon Chronicle (3/29)


Environmentalists call for halt to nuclear power plant construction, 
relicensing
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Environmentalists on Tuesday called on the Obama Administration to impose a 
moratorium on nuclear power plant construction and relicensing of existing 
plants while conducting a comprehensive safety review of all 104 operating 
U.S. reactors. Source: The Saratogian (3/29)


Coast Guard begins Operation Spring Restore
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The Ninth Coast Guard District has begun restoring the Great Lakes and St. 
Lawrence Seaway aids to navigation system, following the re-opening of the 
Soo Locks and St. Lawrence Seaway Friday and the resumption of the shipping 
season. Source: The Sault Ste. Marie Evening News (3/29)


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