[dailynews] August 26, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: August 26, 2011
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Waukesha begins water negotiations with Oak Creek, Racine
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Officials from Waukesha, Wis., met Thursday with officials in Oak Creek and 
Racine as the city begins to find the best option for its water source as it 
seeks to purchase water from Lake Michigan. Source: Waukesha Patch (8/26)


Swimmers set to tackle Great Lakes
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Friday marks the assault on lakes Huron and Ontario by two ambitious 
swimmers in completely separate, but coincidental cross-lake ventures. 
Source: The London Free Press (8/26)


Festival marks 10 years of fun, fundraising
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For ten years, thousands of paddlers from the Midwest and Canada have 
journeyed to Barker's Island to paddle in the annual Lake Superior Dragon 
Boat Festival. Source: Superior Telegram (8/26)


Collapse of salmon in Lake Huron (Part 3)
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Changes in Lake Huron have caused a collapse of salmon, causing devastating 
economic impacts to coastal communities. Will Lake Michigan be next? Source: 
The Environment Report (8/25)


Metro Detroit's watery future
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Michigan is only beginning to tap the potential of the largest body of fresh 
water in the world as an energy source, as a lesson in environmental 
management, and as a corridor for maritime commerce and leisure. Source: 
Metromode (8/25)


Great Lakes grand plan on table for public input
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Meetings will be held in Chicago and Toronto to discuss the U.S. and 
Canadian governments' recent two-year effort to rework a decades-old 
agreement designed to coordinate management decisions for their shared Great 
Lakes. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/25)


A ship built to be faster, cleaner and stronger
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The new Canadian ship, the Algoma Mariner, can carry more cargo at faster 
speeds across the Great Lakes and eastern seaboard and do it in a much more 
fuel-efficient and environmentally-friendly manner. Source: St. Catharines 
Standard (8/25)


Plans for UWM water school to undergo zoning review
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The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's plans to build a new School of 
Freshwater Sciences will be reviewed by the city Board of Zoning Appeals. 
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/25)


Ballast system may kill Great Lakes invasives
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Researchers have conducted a large-scale test of a new system to kill 
invasive species hiding in the ballast water of Great Lakes freighters and 
expect to get test results back next month. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette 
(8/24)

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