[dailynews] July 18, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: July 18, 2011
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Asian carp: How deadly would it be to Great Lakes?
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The question of how deadly an Asian carp invasion would be to the Great Lakes has led to a fierce debate among researchers, environmental groups and governments, who disagree on the answer. Source: Detroit Free Press (7/18)


Wisconsin DNR sets hearings on lake water diversion
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Wisconsin water officials are looking for public comment on the city of Waukesha's request to withdraw water from Lake Michigan. Source: Green Bay Press Gazette (7/18)


Group to push for new border laws
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An organization hopes to get all parties involved in border regulation - border patrols on both sides of the river, Canadian MPs and U.S. congressional members - to update laws regulating cross-border recreation in the Thousand Islands. Source: Kingston Whig Standard (7/18)


COMMENTARY: A voice of reason amid the Asian carp hysteria
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More than 30 potential pathways have been identified where Asian carp could migrate into the Great Lakes basin, and the CAWS is one of the few that is protected because it has an electronic fish barrier. More time and resources need to be spent on securing these other possible avenues of entry Source: nwi.com (7/17)


EDITORIAL: Endangered Indiana beaches
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Climate change threatens the Dunes, and bacteria pose dangers for beach-goers. Those are among the findings in recent reports from the Natural Resources Defense Council. Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (7/17)


Officials see Lake Erie's problems
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Pending surge in algae isn't good for fish industry. Source: Columbus Dispatch (7/17)


EDITORIAL: Be upfront on wind turbines in Lake Ontario
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Apparently the wind's gone out of the sails of the push to place wind turbines off the shores of Lake Ontario.
But there's no official word, and who can be surprised, given the secrecy with which the New York Power Authority has operated this project all along. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (7/17)


COMMENTARY: Continuing the fight against Asian carp
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In the long term, permanent ecological separation of the Mississippi River Basin from the Great Lakes must be our ultimate goal. Source: MLive.com (7/16)


Group funds Lake Ontario shipwreck survey
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Volunteers associated with the Great Lakes Historical Society collaborated in the discovery of a 158-year-old ship that sunk to the bottom of Lake Ontario near Rochester, N.Y., in 1906. Source: The Morning Journal (7/16)


Dean of new UWM freshwater school won't just dip his toe in
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Garman sees Milwaukee playing leadership role internationally on water issues. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (7/16)


Ohio governor vetoes bill on Great Lakes water use .
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Gov. John Kasich vetoed a bill Friday that would have allowed Ohio factories to pull more water out of Lake Erie, amid pressure from governors from other Great Lakes states who expressed concerned about the measure. Source: Wall Street Journal (7/15)


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