[dailynews] April 28, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: April 28, 2011
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Landowners invited to meeting on plans to plant trees along streams
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Community Action Duluth is holding a public meeting tonight to outline its 
tree-planting effort on private lands along Duluth-area streams. Source: 
Duluth News Tribune (4/28)


Sunken Muskegon lumber schooner returns home, in an exhibit
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The long, mysterious trip of a Muskegon, Mich. lumber schooner's final 
voyage is figuratively over. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (4/28)


MNR hopes anglers get hooked on new online tool
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The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) has launched a new online tool to 
help experienced and aspiring anglers plan their fishing trips. The tool 
includes data about 13,000 Ontario lakes that was collected over a span of 
more than 50 years. Source: Kingston EMC (4/28)


Supreme Court reversal & air pollution report card
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This week, the Michigan Supreme Court's conservative majority reversed a 
major decision that allowed Michigan citizens to sue the state over 
pollution concerns. Source: The Environment Report (4/28)


EDITORIAL: Karegnondi Water Authority enters spongy ground of political 
process before pipeline project can begin
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The engineering of the proposed $600 million pipeline from Lake Huron to 
Flint shows solid footing for the project, but there's still the squishy 
stuff of money and politics to solve before the Karegnondi Water Authority 
plunges ahead. Source: The Flint Journal (4/28)


EPA chief promises to bolster water protection laws
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Standing on a bridge spanning the swollen muddy waters of the Menomonee 
River near Miller Park, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa 
Jackson promised Wednesday to bolster water protection laws across the 
country. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/27)


Piping plover spotted at Presque Isle State Park
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A piping plover was spotted Tuesday at Presque Isle State Park, Penn. 
Source: Erie Times-News (4/27)


Michigan restricts phosphorous; dead zones remain a mystery
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Phosphorous fertilizers will soon be restricted in Michigan as the state 
addresses one of the ways the nutrient infiltrates waters and spurs the 
creation of zones of low oxygen that harm aquatic life. Source: Great Lakes 
Echo (4/27)


'Schooner Coast' wrecks seen in DCMM exhibit
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The photography exhibit "Ghost Ships of the Wisconsin Schooner Coast" opens 
Saturday in the Reddin Bridge Room at the Door County Maritime Museum. 
Source: Door County Advocate (4/27)


Great Lakes boats sales better than U.S.
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While boat sales across the U.S. continued to decline in 2010, states in the 
Great Lakes region, including Illinois, saw increases that have helped keep 
the industry afloat. Source: Chicago Breaking Business (4/26)


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