[dailynews] April 13, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: April 13, 2011
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Mobile lab helps EPA analyze St. Clair Shores PCB outbreak faster and more 
efficiently
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EPA chemists set up shop in a high-tech mobile lab in St. Clair Shores on 
Monday to begin a five-week project to collect and analyze hundreds of soil 
samples as they work to hunt down the source of PCB contamination. Source: 
Daily Tribune (4/13)


Lake Superior study heats up with more sensors, more data
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A half-hour's cruise out of Duluth, not far off the McQuade Road boat 
landing, Jay Austin gave the signal to let loose his $75,000 baby. Source: 
Duluth News Tribune (4/13)


Dead fish cause stinky mess near River Rouge; officials say it's typical 
after cold weather
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Thousands of dead fish have led to a stinky mess in the Detroit suburb of 
River Rouge. Source: The Associated Press (4/13)


Watch list predicts Great Lakes' future nonnatives
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As many agencies try to rid the Great Lakes of foreign plants and animals 
causing ecological havoc, a team from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration recently identified the region's "future" invaders. Source: 
Great Lakes Echo (4/13)


Chippewa band leery of iron ore mine
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The chairman of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa delivered to 
lawmakers on Tuesday a warning about a proposed mine in northern Wisconsin. 
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/13)


EDITORIAL: Our economic 'backbone' in the port can't be taken for granted
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How often do most of us ever really consider our harbor? Do we really think 
much about our port, other than when it's briefly in the news to mark the 
start or end of another year of shipping activity? We should. Source: Duluth 
News Tribune (4/13)


Buffalo's fracking laws could be model for Cleveland, others
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Laws banning hydraulic fracturing in Buffalo could become a model for other 
Great Lakes cities. Source: WNED - Buffalo, NY (4/12)


Expansion of critical dune in Saugatuck Township now on hold
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The state has put a hold on a critical dune expansion that could affect the 
developable land owned by Oklahoma billionaire Aubrey McClendon. Source: The 
Grand Rapids Press (4/12)


Ind. legislation would have council give Great Lakes a closer look
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The Indiana House voted 90-0 Tuesday to have the Legislature's Environmental 
Quality Service Council study the Great Lakes. Source: The Northwest Indiana 
Times (4/12)


State still considering Great Lakes offshore wind proposals
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Western New Yorkers are still waiting to hear what the state's Great Lakes 
Offshore Wind (GLOW) power project will look like. An announcement was 
originally slated to come in January, then pushed back to the end of March. 
Now the date could run well into summer. Source: WNED - Buffalo, NY (4/12)


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