[dailynews] August 8, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: August 8, 2011
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Toxic chromium found in Chicago's drinking water
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Chicago's first round of testing for a toxic metal called hexavalent chromium found that levels in local drinking water are more than 11 times higher than a health standard California adopted last month. Source: The Miami Herald (8/8)


State Sen. Tim Grendell claims more water flows into Lake Erie then flows out
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There has been debate focused on House Bill 231, a piece of legislation that was supposed to implement the eight-state Great Lakes Compact that Ohio agreed to be a part of in 2008. The legislation was approved by the General Assembly, but then vetoed July 15, 2011, by Gov. John Kasich. Source: The Plain Dealer (8/8)


EDITORIAL:  Keep funding control measures, or watch sea lamprey multiply
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Sea lamprey might be loving all the attention paid to Asian carp -- if their real love wasn't just sucking the juices out of fish in the Great Lakes. But Michigan can ill afford to let the spotlight on potential invasions divert its attention from a notoriously destructive one that has been here for ages. Source: Detroit Free Press (8/8)


Man's swim across Lake Michigan falls short
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The swimmer who raised cash for charity had to be rerouted and hospitalized after being in water for 36 hours Source: Chicago Tribune (8/8)


COMMENTARY: Opportunity knocks, and it is green
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Folks from Buffalo to Youngstown have been given the resources-$9 million a year for 50 years-to create a "world-class corridor of places, parks and landscapes" along the 36-mile stretch from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. Source: Buffalo News (8/8)


Lake Superior water levels still creeping up
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This past month the amount of water entering the Lake Superior basin was above normal, and the lake ended July four inches higher than it did last year at the same time. Source: Ashland Current (8/7)


Sportsman says he's found Asian Carp in Lake Erie
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A man kayaking out on Lake Erie spotted what he thinks was an Asian Carp jumping near his boat. Source: WKYC (8/7)


Quinn signs bill to study offshore wind energy
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Gov. Pat Quinn has signed bills creating a council to study the potential for wind energy projects in Lake Michigan and allowing counties to establish wind farm districts. Source: Chicago Tribune (8/7)


EDITORIAL:  Close canal to protect Great Lakes
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There was an item in the newspaper last Wednesday about the Illinois Department of Natural Resources searching Lake Calumet for invasive Asian carp. What it didn't say was what happens if they find the fish. Source: Lansing State Journal (8/7)


Shipping strike ends
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Ship Officers and Stewards, who are part of the American Maritime Officers Union, had been picketing since Monday when their contract with American Steamship Co. expired. Source: Duluth News Tribune (8/7)


Snakeheads can move on land, eat other fish -- and could be another threat to Great Lakes
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If you think Asian carp might wreak havoc on the Great Lakes, meet the northern snakehead fish. Along with Asian carp, the torpedo-shaped fish is considered one of 10 invasive species at high risk of invading the Great Lakes from the Mississippi River Basin. Source: Detroit Free Press (8/6)


More problems for Great Lakes
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The discovery of pharmaceutical byproducts in Lake Michigan, and more recently Lake Erie, is raising concerns about the potential health risk to the more than 40 million who rely on the Great Lakes for drinking water - as well as concerns about what else might be circulating in the water. Source: Huron Daily Tribune (8/6)


Asian carp: DNA evidence finds something fishy near Lake Michigan
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The failure of a recent expedition to find any invasive Asian carp near Lake Michigan - though DNA traces say they are there - has shipping interests claiming victory and others calling foul. Source: The Christian Science Monitor (8/5)


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