[dailynews] August 5, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: August 5, 2011
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Great Lakes study gets review at UWS
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Next week, the public gets a chance to weigh in on a five-year international study undertaken to review regulation of Lake Superior outflows and assess the need for improvements to address changing conditions of the upper Great Lakes. 2011 Source: Superior Telegram (8/5)


Fewer fish in Great Lakes
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On Lake Michigan, beach-goers are being pestered by one of the biggest alewife die-offs in many years. On this side of the Straits of Mackinac, beach-goers have only rocks and kids anchoring powerboats to complain about. Source: The Times Herald (8/5)


New smartphone app hits the Great Lakes beach
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A new smartphone app provides beach advisories and other environmental information in real time. Source: Great lakes Echo (8/5)


Sunken barge found in GT Bay
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David Bearrs and Ryan Deering found a ship more than 100 feet long and about 25 feet wide at the bottom of Grand Traverse Bay. Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle (8/5)


Authorities: No Asian carp found during 4-day hunt for invasive fish in Chicago-area waterway
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Authorities hunting for Asian carp in waterways near Chicago say they didn't find any during four days of intensive monitoring. Source: The Associated Press (8/4)


Alliance calls for action to protect the Great Lakes
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Concerns over the health of the Great Lakes increase after study results are released.  The results also have the Alliance for the Great Lakes calling for action. Source: NBC News (8/4)


Bill bans oil/gas drilling in Lake Erie
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A bill that prohibits the director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources from issuing a permit or lease agreement to remove oil or natural gas from Lake Erie has been introduced in the state legislature. Source: Press PUblications Inc. (8/4)


Waukesha to begin water negotiations this month
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The City of Waukesha will begin negotiating Aug. 25 with Oak Creek and Racine for purchase of Lake Michigan water, officials said Thursday. Source: Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel (8/4)


Local teacher returns from study trip on Lake Superior
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A Merrill teacher is back from a week-long trip on Lake Superior and is excited to share what she learned. Source: WJFW (8/4)


APNewsBreak: NY Coast Guard needs chase training
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U.S. Coast Guard crews stationed near an upstate smuggling hotspot aren't adequately prepared to chase speedy, rogue boats they regularly encounter, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press. Source: Wall Street Journal (8/3)


Lake superior water levels returning to normal
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Water levels on Lake Superior are getting closer to normal. Officials said the big lake rose three-inches in July - more than usual, due to heavy rains. Source: WHBL (8/3)


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