[dailynews] October 17, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: October 17, 2011
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Groups developing options to block Asian carp from Great Lakes
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Leaders of a privately funded study said they're developing three alternative proposals for placing barriers between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watersheds to prevent Asian carp and other species from slipping between them. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (10/17)


EPA gives $1.1 million grant for restoration work on watersheds
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A $1.1 million grant was awarded last week to restore portions of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and Grand Traverse Bay watersheds. Source: Leelanau Enterprise (10/17)


River freed from dams prison
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For the first time in a century water is flowing unimpeded in the span thought to be the Paw Paw River's original, natural channel after a contractor removed a pair of crumbing concrete dams. Source: The Herald-Palladium (10/16)


Lamprey repellent may help control Great Lakes pest
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Great Lakes biologists might have found a new weapon in the never-ending fight to control the devastating sea lamprey - the stench of death itself. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/16)


Offshore wind farm still on books, despite ban
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The one company that holds a signed contract to build a wind farm in the Great Lakes is going ahead with plans for the project, despite the ban on offshore wind development put in place by the Ontario government earlier this year. Source: The Globe and Mail (10/16)


Gateway to the Great Lakes
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Sault Ste. Marie holds the title of Michigan's oldest city, but its true claim to fame is an engineering marvel that connects Lake Superior with the lower Great Lakes. Source: Star Tribune (10/15)


House bill would hurt state's efforts with Great Lakes
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A bill moving quickly through the House would undermine New York's tough new regulations aimed at preventing invasive species from entering the Great Lakes. Source: The Buffalo News (10/15)


Making blue investments that yield green dividends
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So-called "blue investments" such as beach and wetlands restorations and storm water and sewer improvements, were a topic of discussion last week during Great Lakes week in Detroit. Source: Great Lakes Echo (10/14)


Multi-million dollar waterfront project moves forward
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It's full steam ahead for a multi-million dollar project along the Toledo waterfront -- The National Great Lakes Maritime Museum -- which is set to open its doors within the next 18 months. Source: ABC 13 - Toledo (10/14)


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