[dailynews] May 16, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: May 16, 2011
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No radioactive waste plans for Great Lakes
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Canadian energy company Bruce Power has withdrawn a request to ship nuclear 
waste materials to Sweden from the U.S. Great Lakes, a Michigan lawmaker 
said. Source: UPI (5/16)


Volunteers to help shape standards for Lake Michigan pollution
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Water quality data collected by Chicago-area volunteers is being used to 
help Illinois shape the state's water quality guidelines in conjunction with 
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Source: NWI Times (5/16)


Port Huron listed among worst for sewer discharges
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A statewide group has named St. Clair County one of its "Dirty Dozen" 
because more than 7.7 million gallons of partially treated sewage and storm 
water have been released into the St. Clair River since the start of the 
year. Source: Times Herald (5/16)


Great Lakes cleanup requests flood Environmental Protection Agency
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The Environmental Protection Agency recently noted on its website that it 
had received 266 applications seeking a total of $124 million in funding, 
more than three times the $40 million that the agency had available under 
the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Source: Green Bay Press Gazette 
(5/15)


Clinton River conservation extraordinaire leaves lasting legacy
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For Dan Keifer, nearly a decade of committing himself to improve the Clinton 
River has set the 63-year-old Rochester resident up for his latest 
adventure: retirement. Source: Daily Tribune (5/15)


Thousands of Lake Erie Walleye turn up dead
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Wildlife researchers are trying to find out what's causing the massive kill 
and to determine if it could spread to the other Great Lakes. Source: WTAQ 
Green Bay (5/14)


State Sen. Tim Grendell introduces Great Lakes Compact bill
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State Sen. Tim Grendell has introduced legislation that would allow the 
Great Lakes Compact to be enabled in Ohio.
It seeks to restrict the diversion of water from the Great Lakes to other 
areas of the country. Source: The News Herald (5/14)


Upstate city plagued by nuisance flock of seagulls .
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Hundreds of seagulls have claimed the rooftops of two buildings in downtown 
Batavia, midway between Rochester and Buffalo and 25 miles south of Lake 
Ontario. Source: Wall Street Journal (5/13)


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