[dailynews] September 1, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: September 1, 2011
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Water monitoring system needs funding
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Port Huron water inlet. Funds for a water monitoring system are running out. Officials have been meeting to try to come up with a plan to save it. Source: The Times Herald (9/1)


GREAT LAKES: Early returns show strong yellow perch class
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State fisheries crews completed the 34th annual late summer yellow perch trawling surveys on Green Bay Friday, collecting various sizes of fish and species for research during nine days on the water. Early indications are this year's class of perch was comparable to strong 2005 and 2009 year classes, though not as good as last year's 2010 hatch, the third-highest on record. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (9/1)


Ohio AG DeWine asks feds to spend to defend Great Lakes from invasive species
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Ohio AG DeWine, Mike DeWine, asks federal authorities to take immediate action to develop a permanent barrier halting the spread of and damage caused by aquatic invasive species. Source: The Columbus Examiner (9/1)


Clarkson University's Twiss Speaks on Diplomacy and Dialogue on the St. Lawrence River
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Michael R. Twiss, director of Clarkson University's Great Rivers Center, was invited to speak to attendees on Diplomacy and Dialogue on the St. Lawrence River. Source: Clarkson University News Releases (9/1)


Lake Erie Death Watch
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Brought back from the brink once before, Lake Erie Death again faces biological collapse. Source: Onearth Magazine (9/1)


NRDC: Saving a Great Lake
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Lake Erie was widely declared to be dead, because it had massive inputs of pollution from factories and wastewater treatment plants. The Clean Water Act was passed in 1972 in part to address that problem, and it worked, but it wasn't a perfect success. Source: Onearth Magazine (9/1)


Michigan health department tightens fish advisories
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Past Lake Michigan advisories have cautioned against eating larger lake trout; the line has been moved down to 18 inches. And, since only lakers over 20 inches can be kept by anglers, it's in effect an eat-no-lake-trout advisory. The culprits, according to the advisory, are PCBs, chlordanes and dioxins. Source: Midland Daily News (9/1)


EPA Announces Grants for Macomb And Wayne Counties
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More than $2.2 million in grants from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative will be used for projects in Metro Detroit. Source: Wyandotte Michigan Patch (9/1)


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