[dailynews] July 20, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: July 20, 2011
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More evidence of Asian carp found above electric fish barrier
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With no fanfare, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers posted on its website this 
week news that nine water samples taken above the barrier in recent weeks 
have tested positive for the giant, jumping fish. Source: Milwaukee Journal 
Sentinel (7/20)


Fix-up of polluted White Lake shoreline planned
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A project getting under way this week will help restore fish and wildlife 
habitat along the shoreline of White Lake, one of Michigan's 14 Areas of 
Concern, which flows into Lake Michigan in northern Muskegon County. Source: 
WZZM - Grand Rapids, MI (7/20)


Federal bill 'guts funding' on Great Lakes, conservation groups say
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A coalition of Great Lakes conservation groups went on the attack Wednesday 
for a federal spending bill they claim "guts funding" for the world's 
largest freshwater system. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (7/20)


EDITORIAL: Alewives are manageable, for now
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Thousands of dead alewives are washing up along the shores of Lake Michigan 
this summer, from Kenosha to Door counties. Source: The Herald Times 
Reporter (7/20)


Boat Week affirms city's uniqueness
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Nothing illustrates Port Huron, Michigan's self-proclaimed title "The 
Maritime Capital of the Great Lakes" better than Boat Week, which precedes 
Saturday's 87th Mackinac Sailboat Race. Source:  (7/20)


Hearing to be held on Waukesha water plan
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Now that the Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources has determined the city of 
Waukesha's application for Great Lakes water is complete, a public hearing 
has been scheduled July 27 in Wauwatosa. Source: Wauwatosa NOW (7/20)


Video shows horrific storm that capsized Mackinac racing boat
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Video and still photographs shot from another sailboat during the 
Chicago-to-Mackinac sailboat race show the horrific conditions early Monday 
that led to the capsizing of a Saginaw-based vessel and the death of its 
skipper and a crew member. The deaths were the first drownings in the 
Chicago-to-Mackinac race history. Source: The Detroit News (7/20)


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