[dailynews] October 14, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: October 14, 2011
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Progress toward safer lakes
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Mercury in the Great Lakes region, which includes Wisconsin, is diminishing - thanks in large part to reasonable limits on how much of the chemical can spew from coal-burning power plants. Source: madison.com (10/14)


Removal of docks and buoys along the St. Lawrence River to begin
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As the water levels along the St. Lawrence River recede the New York Power Authority (NYPA) will begin removing docks and buoys in the vicinity of its St. Lawrence-Franklin D. Roosevelt Power Project. Source: ABC 50 (10/14)


Gore links climate change to environmental woes including floods, drought, Great Lakes algae
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Former Vice President Al Gore linked climate change to a rash of environmental catastrophes Thursday, from floods in Pakistan to drought in Texas and rampant algae blooms sucking oxygen from Lake Erie. Source: The Washington Post (10/13)


NRCS chief touts progress in conservation
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The chief of the National Resources Conservation Service, Dave White, released findings of a Great Lakes Watershed Study today that shows improvement through conservation effort s in the Great Lakes Region. Source: Indiana Prairie Farmer (10/13)


Human fecal bacteria detected in harbor water samples
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee scientists sorting through the bacterial soup in Milwaukee's harbor found "chronic pollution" of the waterway with human sewage, the researchers say in a new report. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/13)


Lake-based water opposed
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The demand is great for groundwater in north Halton but the Region says as the population grows lake-based water will have to pick up the slack. Source: Inside Halton (10/13)


Our View: Steelhead Expo to lure visitors to Erie region
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Sport fishing and tourism make great partners, and the upcoming Great Lakes Steelhead Expo at Rainbow Gardens will illustrate that perfectly for area residents. Source: Erie Times-News (10/13)


Last remaining CP steamship coming home to Canada
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The SS Keewatin, the last surviving Canadian Pacific steamship in the world, is coming home to Canada, more than 100 years after it was launched in 1907 at the height of the Edwardian era. Source: The Globe and Mail (10/13)


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