[dailynews] June 21, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: June 21, 2011
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Great Lakes face increasing pressure for water from world, own backyard
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The Great Lakes hold six quadrillion gallons of water. That's 20 percent of 
the world's fresh surface water. As scarcity grows, there's concern more and 
more people are eyeing that water -- it's  been likened to death by a 
thousand straws. Source: WBEZ (6/21)


Control board to lower lake levels
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Lake Ontario and St., Lawrence River waterfront property owners and 
recreational boaters should expect "quite a dramatic" rate of drop in water 
levels during the next two months or so, according to the international 
board that regulates water flows. Source: Watertown Daily Times (6/21)


EDITORIAL:  Lakes summit
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Today, about 250 individuals from business, government and non-profit 
sectors will meet in our community to lay out a game plan for the future of 
the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region. As much as it is a discussion, the 
summit will hopefully set the stage to ensure a climate of prosperity and 
health for our children and their children. Source: The Windsor Star (6/21)


Great Lakes invasive species council proposed
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Michigan Republican senators detailed a proposal Monday that would establish 
a Great Lakes regional council to help determine how to protect against 
aquatic invasive species. Source: Wall Street Journal (6/20)


N.Y. legislature tightens rules on water withdrawals
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New York State is poised to take a new step to protect its water: a 
just-approved bill awaiting Gov. Andrew Cuomo's signature would impose new 
restrictions on withdrawals of large volumes of water from lakes, rivers and 
streams. Source: The New York Times (6/20)


New system installed to track rip currents
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After weeks of dry land testing, Marquette City Police divers installed a 
new current meter at Picnic Rocks Monday morning. Source: Upper Michigans 
Source (6/20)


Front door, back door: WBEZ's Gabriel Spitzer navigates the Chicago River
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Beginning Monday, June 20, Eight Forty-Eight will be exploring the front and 
back doors of the Great Lakes: the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Mississippi 
River as part of the new project Front and Center. The series takes a look 
at water-the critical resource linking Chicago with 42 million other 
residents of the Great Lakes basin. Source: WBEZ (6/20)


Great Lakes restoration
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The Great Lakes are among the world's largest supplies of fresh water. An 
insidious environmental villain, climate change, threatens them. Source: The 
Epoch Times (6/19)


Ohio's Lake Erie shores: Northern version of tropical theme
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You don't need a passport or a plane ticket to get into an island frame of 
mind. Only 196 miles from Pittsburgh, the Ohio Lake Erie shores and islands 
provide a northern version of a tropical theme. Source: Pittsburgh 
Tribune-Review (6/19)


EDITORIAL:  Continue to push ahead
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Protecting and preserving our Great Lakes is not just a matter of regional 
pride. It is vital to the economic and environmental interests of North 
America. Source: Battle Creek Enquirer (6/18)


Special Report: Henry Dorfman First to Kayak on Five Great Lakes in Five 
Days
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Henry Dorfman, 62, a Cincinnati outdoor recreation enthusiast, decided it 
was time to do something that's never been done before - paddle all five 
Great Lakes in five days in a kayak. Source: Lakewood Patch (6/17)


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