[dailynews] April 1, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: April 1, 2011
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BPAC assesses the ecological state of the St. Clair River
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The Binational Public Advisory Committee was established in 1987 to prepare 
a Remedial Action Program for the St. Clair River. At its simplest, the goal 
of the group was to clean up the river. Source: The Voice (4/1)


Tapping shale gas is called benefit to economy, consumers
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Low natural gas prices, and ample supplies that are likely to keep prices 
down far into the future, are the rewards that could come from tapping into 
the vast supplies of shale gas trapped deep below the United States, an 
energy industry analyst said Thursday. Source: Buffalo News (4/1)


Fox River cleanup reduces levels of PCB in fish
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The concentration of PCBs in walleye and sediment in Little Lake Butte des 
Morts has dropped significantly following the $92 million government-ordered 
cleanup of the lake. Source: Green Bay Press Gazette (4/1)


Midwest Wind suspends development work in WI
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Midwest Wind Energy says it is suspending development of two wind farms in 
Wisconsin, citing development opportunities in other states at a time when 
Wisconsin policy-makers are moving to restrict wind farm development. 
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/1)


Smuggling of live fish seen as threat to the Great Lakes
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In four months of heightened inspections, Canadian customs officials have 
stopped three trucks attempting to enter the country from the United States 
carrying live Asian carp - an invasive species feared may one day dominate 
the Great Lakes. Source: Detroit News (4/1)


'Get the Meds Out' mail-back program to keep drugs out of Great Lakes
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Residents in 36 Wisconsin counties will be able to dispose of unwanted drugs 
and help keep the Great Lakes cleaner just by using the postal system. 
Source: Madison.com (4/1)


ON wind farm developer takes on critics, hosts open houses
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The developers of a proposed wind farm just east of the Montreal River 
Harbour welcome the chance to engage the public in two open houses next 
week. Source: Sault Star (4/1)


Notre Dame professor leads effort to keep Asian carp out of Great Lakes
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When the United States Fish and Wildlife Service decided in March to ban the 
import and transport of bighead carp - one of the infamous Asian carp - 
under a century-old law called the Lacey Act, David Lodge had one reaction. 
"It's about time," he said. Source: New York Times (3/31)


State grants to help in Ohio coastal cleanup
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State grants will help pay for spring cleaning along Lake Erie, according to 
the Ohio Department of Natural Resources' Office of Coastal Management.
Two offices in Erie County will get grants from almost $50,000 available to 
clean up the shoreline. Source: The Morning Journal (3/31)


Dredging on St. Lawrence's ship channels begins next year
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The maintenance dredging of the North Traverse and Bécancour and Cap-Santé 
Traverse, with an estimated total annual volume of 70,000 cubic metres of 
sediments, is the most important undertaking in the St. Lawrence river 
between Montreal and l'Isle-aux-Coudres. Source: Dredging Today (3/29)


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