[dailynews] May 12, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: May 12, 2011
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Feds demand Chicago River cleanup
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The Obama administration is ordering an ambitious cleanup of the Chicago 
River, a dramatic step toward improving an urban waterway treated for more 
than a century as little more than an industrialized sewage canal. Source: 
Chicago Tribune (5/12)


Gas-drilling advocates get their day in Albany
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After groups opposing hydraulic fracturing swarmed Albany three times in the 
past two months, the natural gas industry got its day at the Capitol on 
Wednesday. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (5/12)


Group rips Wayne over sewage
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The amount of Wayne County sewage that is reaching Michigan waters this year 
without being fully treated is producing calls for action. In four months, 
Wayne County has discharged more than 13 billion gallons of raw or partially 
treated sewage into the state's lakes and streams. Source: The Detroit News 
(5/12)


NY warns anglers to watch for stirring sturgeon
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New York is warning fishermen to watch out for some whoppers - and make sure 
they are returned safely to the water. Source: The Associated Press (5/12)


Early signs good for Minnesota's loons
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Wildlife experts and enthusiasts say there are encouraging early signs that 
Minnesota's loons and other migratory birds fared well while wintering in 
the Gulf of Mexico after last summer's massive oil spill, although they say 
it's too early to be sure. Source: Duluth News Tribune (5/12)


Victorian Princess owner vows to continue operating in Erie
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The Victorian Princess has hit rough waters as it prepares to launch its 
13th year of cruising Lake Erie. But the owner of the 112-foot paddle wheel 
pleasure boat vows to keep sailing in Erie, even as the vessel's future 
remains uncertain after a Monday morning fire. Source: Erie Times-News 
(5/12)


EPA considers alternate plans for Menominee River cleanup
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Two programs proposed for removing arsenic contamination from the bed of the 
lower Menominee River Basin were explained to local citizens at a recent 
meeting in Marinette. Source: Peshtigo Times (5/11)


Walker plan calls for more DNR autonomy
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Gov. Scott Walker's administration is developing a plan that it says will 
streamline the Department of Natural Resources to make it more responsive to 
the public and help speed reviews of environmental permits sought by 
industry. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/11)


Ohio anglers encouraged to participate in survey
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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife invites 
anglers to see www.ohiodnr.com/creel to take a new online angler survey. 
Source: The Press News (5/11)


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