[dailynews] June 30, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: June 30, 2011
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Algae attacks Ohio's largest inland lake; wet spring and manure blamed
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A popular recreational lake in western Ohio has nearly died, economically 
and environmentally, because of algae thriving on runoff from farm fields, 
officials say. Grand Lake St. Marys is now undergoing a clean up to get rid 
of toxic algae. Source: Great Lakes Echo (6/30)


EDITORIAL: Lake Erie water-use bill deserves a veto
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Last December, Ohio Governor-elect John Kasich promised to protect Lake 
Erie. He can live up to that pledge by rejecting a flawed bill that would 
open the spigot for private withdrawals of large quantities of Lake Erie 
water, potentially collapsing the international Great Lakes Compact. Source: 
The Plain Dealer (6/30)


Protecting shorelines: Whose job is it anyway?
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Waterfront property owners are increasingly recognized as having unique 
opportunities to protect and enhance shorelines. Now the Michigan Natural 
Shoreline Partnership is giving them help. Source: Great Lakes Echo (6/30)


Tall ship adds touch of majesty to Fourth festivities
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The Pride of Baltimore II is traveling throughout the Great Lakes region 
this summer to promote next year's Bicentennial of the War of 1812. It will 
be docked at the Central Wharf on Buffalo, New York's waterfront through the 
Fourth of July. Source: The Buffalo News (6/30)


Lake Michigan beaches among worst in nation, study finds
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Illinois' beaches along Lake Michigan have the sixth-worst water quality in 
the country, a study released Wednesday by the Natural Resources Defense 
Council found. Source: Chicago Sun-Times (6/29)


Great Lakes round gobies a mixed blessing
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For all the trouble they bring, it turns out the invasive round goby might 
also be doing the Great Lakes a small service. In addition to being a 
valuable food source for numerous sport fish, the small bottom feeder also 
has an appetite for another, more notorious Great Lakes invader - the zebra 
mussel. Source: Lake Scientist (6/29)


Lake Superior rising faster than normal
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Lake Superior now sits an inch higher than the July 1 level in 2010 but 11 
inches below the long-term normal for this time of year. Source: Duluth News 
Tribune (6/29)


Coastal restoration project making huge progress
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In 2005, Wisconsin's Newton Creek and Hog Island inlet were remediated under 
the Great Lakes Legacy Act. Now the two areas will be the focal point to 
demonstrate the potential to restore fish and wildlife habitat at previously 
remediated sites. Source: Northland's News Center (6/28)

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