[dailynews] August 3, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: August 3, 2011
For links to these stories and more, visit http://www.great-lakes.net/news/


Cleaning up the Great Lakes: Coast Guard ready to issue new ballast water rules
-------------------------------------------------
New standards governing the cleaning of ballast water in ocean-going freighters, about to be adopted by the U.S. Coast Guard, should help prevent release of non-native species into the Great Lakes and other threatened U.S. waters, such as San Francisco Bay and the Chesapeake Bay. Source: The Voice (8/3)


Progress made in establishing no-discharge zone to keep Lake Ontario clean
-------------------------------------------------
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer announced a major step in his push to clean up Lake Ontario's waters near Rochester's shore. Source: EmpireStateNews.net (8/3)


Forum talks water levels
-------------------------------------------------
Representatives from the International Upper Great Lakes Study heard concerns Tuesday about the effects of placing structures in the headwaters of the St. Clair River to raise water levels in lakes Huron and Michigan. Source: The Times Herald (8/3)


COMMENTARY: Great Lakes need our help
-------------------------------------------------
People in the Blue Water Area seek needed relief from the heat, but the health of the Great Lakes region suffers. Source: the Times Herald (8/3)


EDITORIAL: Shut Chicago locks, guard Great Lakes
-------------------------------------------------
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers insists its efforts to keep dangerous Asian carp out of the Great Lakes are working. Evidence says otherwise. Source: Lansing State Journal (8/3)


Markham teen to swim across Lake Ontario
-------------------------------------------------
A 17-year-old Toronto-area girl plans to swim across Lake Ontario this Saturday, retracing the original route of swimmer Marilyn Bell. Source: CTV News (8/3)


EPA finds 75 water 'deviations,' sends letter to Wisconsin DNR
-------------------------------------------------
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has pinpointed numerous deficiencies in Wisconsin's management of water pollution and has directed the state Department of Natural Resources to fix the problems in the next two years. Source: Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel (8/2)


Sea lampreys gaining the upper hand
-------------------------------------------------
For fifty years Canada and the U.S. have been battling an eel-like creature across the Great Lakes. Sea lampreys are parasites that drill holes in fish to feed on blood and body fluids. Source: Michigan Radio (8/2)


Crews hunting for Asian carp in lake near Chicago
-------------------------------------------------
Crews are searching for invasive Asian carp near Chicago following several recent discoveries of their genetic material in Lake Calumet. Source: The Associated Press (8/2)


Lake Superior water level expected to rise
-------------------------------------------------
The International Lake Superior Board of Control, under authority granted to it by the International Joint Commission, has set the Lake Superior outflow to 1,750 cubic meters per second for the month of August, effective August 3, 2011. Source: SooToday.com (8/2)


Ferry company navigates rough water
-------------------------------------------------
Things have not gone as scheduled for the Lake Express this season. The car ferry resumes service Wednesday, after more than a week out of commission, and it plans to continue its round trips across Lake Michigan through the fall. Source: Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel (8/2)


Did you miss a day of Daily News? Remember to use our searchable story archive at http://www.great-lakes.net/news/inthenews.html
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.great-lakes.net/lists/dailynews/attachments/20110803/d272c6e0/attachment.html