[dailynews] October 18, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: October 18, 2011
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Bill seeks to bolster beach monitoring and accelerate public awareness
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Great Lakes beaches will have more strict, comprehensive monitoring and faster public warnings of contamination if two U.S. Senators have their way. Source: Great Lakes Echo (10/18)


Detroit-Windsor passenger ferry considered
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A new passenger ferry service between Detroit and Windsor could begin next year if details can be resolved. Source: Detroit Free Press (10/18)


Ships added to fleet of research vessels
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Smashing a bottle of champagne is part of this week's ceremony welcoming two new Great Lakes research vessels to the U.S. Geological Survey's fleet. Source: Great Lakes Echo (10/18)


Snyder pushes for public bridge at trade meeting
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Michigan governor Rick Snyder made another pitch for a public bridge to Canada in a Tuesday morning speech to a trade and transportation meeting. Source: The Detroit News (10/18)


Site near lighthouse due to become a new park
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About seven acres of land near the historic Buffalo Lighthouse should soon become a new park in Erie County, New York. Source: The Buffalo News (10/18)


Chicago's proposed water tate hike will affect suburban water bills
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Suburbs that get Lake Michigan water will have to pay a share of the city's water and sewer improvements. Source: Downers Grove Patch (10/17)


Next big thing looms in Minnesota's Iron Range
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Environmentalists, residents, and people in tourism fear northern Minnesota's mining rebirth will send noxious chemicals into nearby lakes and streams. Source: Crookston Times (10/17)


No deadline for wind studies
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Ontario bureaucrats have been given "no firm deadline" for reporting on the possible health effects of offshore wind turbines. Source: The Toronto Star (10/17)


EDITORIAL: Lake Erie dead again?
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By several important measures, Lake Erie -- generally considered the bellwether for the health of the other four Great Lakes -- has declined to a point as bad as or worse than it has ever been. Source: Detroit Free Press (10/16)


Defending Lake Huron's fishery
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While invasive species and other threats continue to disrupt Lake Huron's valuable fishery, local stakeholders work across public and private sectors to defend the resource. Source: The Alpena News (10/16)


Change needed in water testing, expert says
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Officials need to find quicker methods of testing the safety of beaches in order to better protect people from contaminated water. Source: The Windsor Star (10/14)


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