[dailynews] May 25, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: May 25, 2011
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Beach advisory logs begin Memorial Day
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Beginning Memorial Day, Lake County, Ill. beachgoers can access daily 
information on Lake Michigan beach advisories and swim bans through the Lake 
County Health Department/Community Health Center's Web site. Source: Lake 
County News-Sun (5/25)


Funds to restore Great Lakes available to farmers in Lake Erie watershed
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Farmers in the Western Lake Erie Basin have the chance to sign up for a 
special program to improve water quality in the Great Lakes. Source: The Ada 
Herald (5/25)


Invasive species imports flagged
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Ships on the St. Lawrence Seaway receive much of the blame for bringing 
pests from foreign lands into the Great Lakes waterway, but this week 
environmental groups are turning to another culprit: pets gone bad. Source: 
Watertown Daily Times (5/25)


New York moves to ban dumping sewage from boats
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A proposal announced Tuesday by state officials would make it illegal for 
boats to discharge their on-board sewage into Lake Ontario. Source: The 
Buffalo News (5/25)


Ohio's proposed water withdrawal limits worries other Great Lakes states
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Ohio lawmakers are proposing more generous water withdrawal limits than 
other Great Lakes states - an approach that critics say is possibly more 
dangerous to the health of the watershed. Source: Great Lakes Echo (5/25)


Tar sands oil & Michigan pipelines
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The pipeline break that spilled more than 840,000 gallons of oil into the 
Kalamazoo River last summer is still being cleaned up. It has left some 
Michigan residents with questions about the safety of sending heavy crude 
oil through those lines. Source: The Environment Report (5/24)


McKeil Marine is barging ahead - literally
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An economic boom in Atlantic Canada has created an unending demand for 
supplies and equipment - and that spells opportunity for Hamilton, Ontario's 
McKeil Marine. Source: The Hamilton Spectator (5/24)


Researchers look for VHS fish disease in Winnebago System
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The Wisconsin DNR and other researchers were on the Lake Winnebago System 
Monday, where a deadly fish disease was first diagnosed in Wisconsin four 
years ago. Source: WLUK-TV - Green Bay, WI (5/23)


New bill takes slightly slower approach to mine permitting process
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A new iron ore mining bill is expected to be introduced in Wisconsin in the 
next week or two. It will include more public input and public recourse with 
a longer permitting period than draft legislation released two weeks ago. 
Source: The Superior Daily Telegram (5/23)


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