[dailynews] September 29, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: September 29, 2011
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Lake Ontario water-level plan due later this year
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For the third time in five years, the two-nation panel (from Canada and United States) that oversees Lake Ontario water levels will float a new regulatory plan to benefit the lake's ecosystem. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (9/29)


U.S. mulls 'selective fencing' along Canada-U.S. border
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The United States border agency is considering fencing some parts of the Canadian-U.S. border, along with deploying more remote sensors and upgrading checkpoints. Source: The Globe and Mail (9/29)


Economic costs of climate change will be high, panel warns
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Canadians face a high economic cost from the impact of a warming global climate, and the country should act quickly to reduce the financial price by investing in adaptation measures, a federal advisory panel warns. Source: The Globe and Mail (9/29)


Fracking water threat for Lake Ontario feared
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Environmentalists worry that Toronto's drinking water could be threatened by the nearby treatment of toxic wastewater in New York State. Source: CBC (9/28)


Fish on! Atlantic salmon being stocked in local waterway
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Thousands of young Atlantic salmon will be released into Salmon River through early October in an effort to restore this diminished Lake Ontario fish population, extending the sport fishing season by at least two months in Oswego County. Source: Oswego County Business (9/28)


Wind-energy firm Trillium Power sues Ontario
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Trillium Power, a company that planned to build a series of huge wind farms in Lake Ontario, is suing the provincial government for $2.25-billion, claiming it unfairly cancelled all offshore wind projects earlier this year. Source: The Globe and Mail (9/28)


Toledo officials argue over how to handle sewage sludge
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Sewage sludge has become a hot topic for debate at Toledo City Council this week as representatives argue over whether it's safe to put the muck in a disposal facility jutting into Maumee Bay. Source: The Toledo Blade (9/28)


Breakthrough RIT research could affect algae suffocation
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Research by a Rochester Institute of Technology scientist may lead to development of a block for an algae toxin that suffocates non-human life in the water, including the Great Lakes. Source: Henrietta Post (9/28)


Asian carp, part two - Separate the systems?
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While Asian carp apparently have not established themselves in the Great Lakes, the fish are about to spark a significant change in a barrier near Chicago. Source: The Superior Daily Telegram (9/28)


DEP announces annual grants to restore, protect Pennsylvania`s coastal zones
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The Department of Environmental Protection today announced it has awarded $1.2 million in Coastal Zone Management Grants to organizations dedicated to protecting and preserving Pennsylvania's coastal zones along Lake Erie and the Delaware Estuary. Source: Environmental Expert (9/28)


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