[dailynews] July 19, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: July 19, 2011
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Asian carp (Part 3 of 6): Battle lines are drawn at Chicago ship canal
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The most contentious issue in the debate over Asian carp is whether to 
barricade the superhighway for the fish -- and future invasive species --  
created by the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Source: Detroit Free Press 
(7/19)


Public meeting on lake levels planned
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The folks behind an international study floating the idea of 
multi-million-dollar water-flow "speed bumps" in the St. Clair River want to 
hear what Sarnia-Lambton residents think. A four-week consultation tour by 
officials carrying out the International Upper Great Lakes Study is holding 
a public meeting in Sarnia. Source: London Free Press (7/19)


Remote sensing finished at possible shipwreck site in Michigan
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A team of explorers and technicians said it has completed the second phase 
of remote sensing work at the site of what may be the Griffin, a 17th 
century French ship that sank in Lake Michigan. Source: Green Bay 
Press-Gazette (7/19)


Climate change disrupts Great Lakes national parks
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Five Great Lakes national parks and lakeshores are feeling the impacts of 
climate change, finds a new report by the Rocky Mountain Climate 
Organization and Natural Resources Defense Council. Lake Michigan may have 
some winters with no ice cover within 10 years, and Lake Superior may be 
ice-free in about three decades, the report warns. Source: Environmental 
News Service (7/18)


Michigan issues health advisory for contaminated Lake Michigan trout
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The state of Michigan is warning people about the potential health risk of 
eating larger lake trout from Lake Michigan because of concerns about 
possible contaminants. Michigan's Department of Community Health recommends 
people avoid eating trout that are 20 inches or longer. Source: The 
Associated Press (7/18)


Leaders to celebrate White Lake shoreline restoration project
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Conservationists, state and federal employees, and elected officials will 
gather Wednesday at Goodrich Park in Whitehall to kick off a $2.1 million 
project to restore fish and wildlife habitats on White Lake. Source: The 
Muskegon Chronicle (7/18)


Wisconsin residents weigh in on lake quality
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A public hearing was held Monday in Sturgeon Bay to learn the latest in an 
ongoing study about what - if anything - to do about persistently low water 
levels on Lakes Michigan and Huron. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 
(7/18)


Efforts continue to get permits for large river improvement project
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Officials still are in the permitting phase of the Pigeon River Watershed 
improvement project - which is unlike any other that's ever been done in the 
state. Source: Huron Daily Tribune (7/18)


History sets sail on tall ships in Duluth harbor
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After having to sit out a trip aboard a wooden tall ship last year due to 
prior commitments, Cyndy Patsche vowed she wasn't going to miss the 
opportunity again. Source: Duluth News Tribune (7/18)


New port opens on Detroit River
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Monday marked the opening of the $22 million Public Dock and Terminal on the 
Detroit River. Participants in the morning ceremony included Mayor Dave 
Bing. U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, U.S. Rep. Hansen Clark and Wayne County 
Executive Robert Ficano. Source: WDIV - Detroit, MI (7/18)


Governor thwarts plan to siphon water from Lake Erie
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On Friday, Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich vetoed a bill that would have allowed 
individual businesses to each siphon close to 19 million litres of water out 
of Lake Erie, every day, without state approval. It also would have allowed 
the businesses to siphon an additional 7.5 million litres from creeks and 
rivers in the lake's watershed. Source: The St. Catharines Standard (7/18)


Asian carp (Part 1 of 6): The truth about Asian carp
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An electric barrier is the main line of defense against the much-feared 
invasive species entering the lakes. But this defense might not have been 
needed if the U.S. government had framed a more comprehensive, urgent policy 
in the late 1990s, when scientists first noted that Asian carp were 
reproducing in southern rivers. Source: Detroit Free Press (7/17)


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