[dailynews] June 17, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: June 17, 2011
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New York approves Great Lakes water rules; Wisconsin up next
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New Yorkers will need state approval to newly tap Great Lakes waters, 
according to legislation approved Thursday that establishes state permitting 
rules and conservation standards. Source: Great Lakes Echo (6/17)


Mayors want $285 million from feds to help clean up shorelines
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With St. Catharines mayor Brian McMullan as its new chair, the Great Lakes 
and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative on Thursday called on the Harper 
government to immediately commit to $285 million in funding to help 
municipalities clean up their shorelines. Source: Niagara Falls Review 
(6/17)


End to open-lake dumping sought: regional session ponders new uses for 
dredging material
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A brainstorming session Thursday may have been the first step toward 
accomplishing a longtime goal of several Great Lakes governors, state 
environmental directors, and fishery biologists: End open-lake dumping of 
material dredged from Toledo's shipping channel. Source: The Toledo Blade 
(6/17)


Co-op helps improve fishing: research facility housed in hydroelectric plant
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A Michigan co-op is helping to improve sport fishing throughout the Great 
Lakes through an aquatic research facility housed in an historic 
hydroelectric plant that it owns. Source: Electric Co-op Today (6/17)


Illinois' options for replacing coal-fired power plants
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Illinois policymakers are piecing together legislation to try to keep energy 
costs from jolting consumers. Efforts could range from pushing to add 
generating capacity to ramping up underutilized generating plants to 
rewarding users for reducing their power use. Source: Chicago Tribune (6/17)


EDITORIAL: A better approach to Lake Erie water use
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The Ohio Senate on Wednesday passed an oil and gas drilling bill that has 
almost as many holes as Ohio's state parks soon may. Source: The Plain 
Dealer (6/17)


Lakes rise but concerns remain
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Water levels are on the rise in Lake Huron and Georgian Bay thanks to heavy 
winter snowfall and plentiful spring rain. But some groups say the upper 
lakes still drain too quickly through the St. Clair River and now's the time 
to stem the flow. Source: The Sun Times (6/16)


Hunt is on for shipwrecks from War of 1812
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Two centuries after a naval arms race introduced more and more warships to 
the Great Lakes, the search is on for the sunken remains of two of the ships 
that fought in the War of 1812. Source: Our Amazing Planet (6/16)


Officials to expand PCB testing in Lake St. Clair
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Officials plan to expand the scope of testing of fish in the Lake St. Clair 
area for PCBs after high levels of the chemical compounds were found in fish 
in two St. Clair Shores canals. Source: Detroit Free Press (6/16)


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