[dailynews] September 13, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: September 13, 2011
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Walker, other governors ask New York to relax ballast rules
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New York took the lead when it developed a state ballast discharge rule far 
more stringent than any other Great Lakes state, and now a group of 
governors -- including Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker -- is calling on New York 
to relax its regulations, which aren't scheduled to take effect until the 
middle of 2013. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (9/13)


Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will spray in fight against 
invasive grass phragmites australis
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Wisconsin state conservation officials plan to deploy helicopters this week 
in the battle against an invasive grass that displaces plants and wildlife 
and interferes with views of Lake Michigan. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette 
(9/13)


Some ships were saved by Manitou
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Though the waters surrounding South Manitou Island, Mich., are the last 
resting place of a number of ships, many more found shelter there and did 
not succumb to foul weather and storms. Source: Leelanau Enterprise (9/13)


Ill. promoting Asian carp in anti-hunger campaign
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Illinois officials hope they can make progress on two different problems by 
feeding Asian carp to hungry families. Source: ABC 7 - Chicago (9/13)


BioBullets shooting a hole through zebra mussel invasion
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A product invented by two University of Cambridge professors is undergoing 
testing in London, England for its ability to kill zebra mussels without 
harming humans or other creatures. Source: Great Lakes Echo (9/12)


Michigan shipwrecks lure scuba divers to the 40-degree depths of the Great 
Lakes
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Michigan waters have more than 500 shipwrecks officially logged and local 
divers are determined to find more. Source: MLive.com (9/12)


Michigan fishing and tourism industry leaders to discuss Asian carp
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Michigan's tourism and fishing industries will discuss how to form a united 
front against Asian carp during a conference Tuesday in Lansing. Source: 
Michigan Radio (9/12)


You haven't lived here until ...you try stand-up paddleboarding in Lake 
Michigan
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With moves borrowed from a gondolier, stand-up paddleboarding -- the 
fastest-growing water sport -- is catching on in the Great Lakes. Source: 
Detroit Free Press (9/10)


Indiana-made steel being exported to Macedonia
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In what officials say is the first substantial steel export since 2008, 
Indiana-made steel is headed from the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor to the 
Republic of Macedonia. Source: Post-Tribune (9/9)


River monitoring cuts could stop crucial data flow to river regulators
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More than a dozen devices broadcasting crucial water data from rivers across 
Michigan could soon be switched off as a result of projected state and 
federal budget cuts. Source: Michigan River News (9/7)


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