[dailynews] October 12,2011

Great Lakes Daily News: October 12, 2011
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Great Lakes harbor cleanups planned
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The Obama administration will target nine polluted harbors for accelerated 
cleanups under a program to heal the ailing Great Lakes, Environmental 
Protection Agency chief Lisa Jackson said Wednesday. Source: The Wall Street 
Journal (10/12)


EPA chief: River Raisin headed toward removal of Area of Concern designation
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Lisa Jackson, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, stopped 
in Detroit Wednesday to tout the success of the Great Lakes Restoration 
Initiative - including the pending removal of the River Raisin region as an 
Area of Concern. Source: The Detroit News (10/12)


Report: Mercury levels mostly down in Great Lakes
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Concentrations of mercury exceed the risk threshold for people and wildlife 
at many spots across the Great Lakes region, and are particularly high in 
inland waterways, said a report issued by the Great Lakes Commission, an 
agency that represents the eight states and two Canadian provinces 
surrounding the lakes. Source: Duluth News Tribune (10/12)


Toxic algae bloom rages in Lake Erie
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The costly toxic algae bloom in Lake Erie this year was the worst in nearly 
50 years, several scientists said today. Toxic blooms are capable of making 
people ill and can kill pets. They're also smelly, cover beaches and are 
leading to larger dead zones in the lake. Source: Detroit Free Press (10/12)


Calumet Prairie, Ivanhoe South win restoration work
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a construction contract of 
$867,775 for ecosystem restoration for the Calumet Prairie and Ivanhoe South 
project in Indiana. Source: Post-Tribune (10/12)


Replica of 1813 ship in Cleveland for tuneup
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A 300-ton replica of a U.S. warship victorious in the 1813 Battle of Lake 
Erie is getting a checkup and some fine tuning at a northeastern Ohio 
shipyard before returning to its home port in Pennsylvania. Source: The 
Columbus Dispatch (10/12)


Great Lakes gathering draws many players, star power
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The Great Lakes Commission, the International Joint Commission and a 
coalition of Great Lakes conservation groups are simultaneously holding 
meetings in Detroit this week, drawing in policy-makers, scientists and 
advocates from across the region. And some star power. Al Gore is expected 
to give the keynote address at the IJC's biennial meeting Thursday. Source: 
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/11)


Wind project threatens birds, green group warns
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An internationally recognized "Important Bird Area" is being threatened by 
an Ontario wind power development, a Canadian conservation group alleges. 
Gilead Power Corporation hopes to build a nine-turbine wind farm on the 
south shore of Prince Edward County, a huge peninsula that juts into eastern 
Lake Ontario. Source: CBC News (10/10)

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