[dailynews] June 7, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: June 7, 2011
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Illinois wants scientists in Asian carp fight
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Federal and state officials are mounting a desperate, last-ditch effort to 
prevent the marauding carp from breaching an electrical barrier and slipping 
into the Great Lakes from the Mississippi River. Source: Peoria Journal Star 
(6/7)


EPA to collect samples of Cuyahoga sediments
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will return in July to conduct 
additional sampling of sediments from the Cuyahoga River between Akron and 
Cuyahoga Falls in Ohio. Source: The Akron Beacon Journal (6/7)


Pact near to pull Pamperin Park dams; move would improve Duck Creek fish 
habitat
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Some man-made structures are keeping fish from getting to Lake Michigan from 
Duck Creek, but that's about to change. An agreement is close to being 
completed that would remove both dams at Pamperin Park and alter one on the 
part of the creek that runs adjacent to Oneida Golf and Country Club in 
Green Bay, Wis. Source: Green Bay Press Gazette (6/7)


Uninvited guests get star treatment at Duluth aquarium
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The story of the Great Lakes might be better if it didn't include a chapter 
on invasive species - critters such as sea lampreys, quagga mussels and 
gobies that are creating economic and ecological harm across the region. But 
that unseemly chapter is still one that needs telling, and the Great Lakes 
Aquarium on Duluth's harbor front is diving in. Source: Duluth News Tribune 
(6/7)


EDITORIAL: Let's not turn away from safe beaches
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Restoration efforts on the St. Clair River include 2,250 feet of riverbank 
in Marysville and 320 feet in Port Huron. An even larger effort, nearly a 
mile of riverfront between Vantage Point and Seaway Terminal, is planned at 
Desmond Landing. Source: Battle Creek Enquirer (6/7)


Voyage of Discovery: Group to begin 11-day paddle down the Muskegon River
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More than a dozen kayakers and canoeists were to gather Wednesday morning on 
the west side of Houghton Lake to start an 11-day river voyage ending in 
Muskegon, Mich. A combination of environmental research, educational 
outreach and public relations, the Voyage of Discovery is putting a 
spotlight on the 217 miles of navigable waters of the river the same way a 
similar event highlighted the Grand River last summer. Source: Muskegon 
Chronicle (6/7)


Plane forced to dump fuel over Lake Michigan
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Mechanical problems forced an American Airlines plane en route to China to 
dump thousands of pounds of fuel over Lake Michigan. Reports are that the 
flight took off from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Sunday night 
and returned safely to O'Hare about 90 minutes later. Source: Chicago 
Tribune (6/6)


Invasive weed becoming a problem
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Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources is gearing up to combat 
phragmites, an aggressive weed that can grow up to 20 feet tall. The 
invasive plants are crowding out native species and obscuring valuable 
waterfront views. Source: Superior Telegram (6/6)


Beach tests: Too little and too late
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The St. Clair County Health Department tests public beaches every week for 
E. coli throughout the summer. The state grant that pays for the program 
might be going away, so testing could be on the line in coming years. 
Source: The Times Herald (6/5)

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