[dailynews] June 24, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: June 24, 2011
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Upper Great lakes are down; lower Great Lakes are up
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While there have been no interruptions or restrictions on navigation in the 
Great Lakes, this year's water levels have had some impact on ships that ply 
the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System trade. Source: Dredging News 
Online (6/24)


Town recognized for work on water conservation
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At the 2011 Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative annual general 
meeting earlier this month, the Town of The Blue Mountains in Ontario was 
recognized for its outstanding work on water conservation. Source: The 
Enterprise-Bulletin (6/24)


Taft testifies against Lake Erie water plan
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Former Ohio Governor Bob Taft today joined Democrats and environmentalists 
in opposing a plan by his fellow Republicans to allow large amounts of water 
to be drained from Lake Erie without a permit. Source: The Columbus Dispatch 
(6/23)


Runaway algae returns to Lake Erie
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Runaway algae blooms that killed fish and fouled beaches in the 1970's have 
been making a comeback on Lake Erie - and they're showing up now in other 
Great Lakes. Source: WBEZ - Chicago, IL (6/23)


The shrinking commercial fishing industry
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It's one of Michigan's most valuable natural resources: fish. These water 
dwellers contribute to the ecology of the Great Lakes, our economy, and, of 
course, our dinner plate. But why can it sometimes be so difficult to buy 
fresh fish caught in Michigan? Source: The Environment Report (6/23)


Crooks and cooking grease: some dump it, others steal it
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Although it's a crime in Great Lakes states to dump cooking grease, that 
didn't stop someone in Wisconsin from recently dumping what appeared to be 
used cooking grease into waterways near Green Bay. Source: Great Lakes Echo 
(6/23)


Controversial cargo sails through the St. Lawrence Seaway
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Freighters passing through the St. Lawrence Seaway make dozens of precision 
maneuvers through narrow locks and channels, often carrying hazardous 
materials, a rising controversy among communities along this shipping route. 
Source: WBEZ - Chicago, IL (6/23)


Lake Erie wind farm timeline pushed back
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Due a delay in regulatory permits, it will take a bit more time than 
originally hoped for to get five wind turbines up and running in Lake Erie. 
Source: WKYC - Cleveland (6/23)


Public to get chance to weigh in on lake levels study
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The public will get a chance next month to comment on a new U.S. and 
Canadian report that says it is possible to raise the chronically low water 
levels on Lakes Michigan and Huron by slowing flows in the heavily dredged 
St. Clair River. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (6/23)


Great Lakes diversions: does Illinois catch a break?
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Lawmakers approved stricter water regulations in New York last week, and are 
begging for less restrictive limits in Ohio. And Illinois? Well, in some 
ways it seems like that state is off the Great Lakes hook. Source: Great 
Lakes Echo (6/22)


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