[dailynews] May 5, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: May 5, 2011
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Aircraft chemical found in Great Lakes fish
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New research finds that fish in the Great Lakes are contaminated with a 
chemical used in aircraft hydraulic fluids. Source: The Environment Report 
(5/5)


Eagles' nest is empty, but peregrines have filled theirs
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Any hopes of having the first bald eagle hatchlings on the Canadian side of 
Lake Ontario since the 1950s have been cracked. Source: The Hamilton 
Spectator (5/5)


Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority committee paves way for opening 
Dike 14
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Dike 14, more than 80 lakefront acres that most people have never set foot 
on, could soon be open to the public as a nature preserve. Source: The Plain 
Dealer (5/5)


Islanders claim turbines devalue homes
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A potentially precedent-setting tax assessment hearing began on Wolfe Island 
on Wednesday for a couple claiming that noise and lights from nearby wind 
turbines have lowered their property value. Source: The Kingston 
Whig-Standard (5/5)


Purdue, Argonne to reveal waste treatment findings
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Scientists with Purdue University Calumet and the Argonne National 
Laboratory are ready to announce their findings on ways to cut the flow of 
industrial pollutants into Lake Michigan. Source: The Associated Press (5/5)


COMMENTARY: Trout fisheries threatened by climate change
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Wisconsin's trout population and the billions of dollars it brings to our 
state's economy every year are in serious jeopardy as a result of climate 
change. Source: Madison.com (5/5)


Focus on future of river
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Scientists, students and the public explored the future of the St. Lawrence 
River during the St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences' 
annual River Conference Wednesday. Source: The Cornwall Standard Freeholder 
(5/5)


EDITORIAL: More bad news on Asian carp front
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The latest report on the potential problem of Asian Carp finding a new home 
in Lake Michigan couldn't have been much worse. Source: The Sheboygan Press 
(5/5)


Gray wolves go back to state control
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The Obama administration on Wednesday moved to lift Endangered Species Act 
protections for 5,500 gray wolves in the Northern Rockies and Great Lakes, 
drawing the line on the predators' rapid expansion over the last two 
decades. Source: The Associated Press (5/4)


Legislation targets water withdrawals
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If passed, legislation pending in the State Senate and Assembly would bring 
New York into compliance with a water-regulation agreement between Great 
Lakes states and Canadian provinces. Source: Rochester City Newspaper (5/4)


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