[dailynews] October 27, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: October 27, 2011
For links to these stories and more, visit http://www.great-lakes.net/news/


States ask high court to order nets on Chicago waterways to curb Asian carp
-------------------------------------------------
Five Great Lakes states are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to require nets in Chicago area waterways to stop the spread of Asian carp. Source: Chicago Tribune (10/27)


Lutsen asks for special permit to continue water draw from slowing river
-------------------------------------------------
A special permit could be issued to allow Lutsen Mountains Ski Hill to pump water from a nearby trout stream for snow making, despite very low river flow. Source: Minnesota Public Radio (10/27)


Options for new ballast water rules on the St-Lawrence Seaway
-------------------------------------------------
The environmental department of New York State has announced the intention to enforce new rules for ballast water after 2012. Revised shipping rules required that ships exchange ballast water prior to sailing upriver to points upriver of Montreal. Source: The Maritime Executive (10/26)


Wildlife: Cormorant reduction efforts are working
-------------------------------------------------
Michigan reported a 38 percent drop in cormorant nest counts last year while Wisconsin reported an 18 percent decline on islands where control efforts were conducted between 2009 and 2011. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (10/26)


Playing on Chicago River could make you sick
-------------------------------------------------
According to a long-awaited health study published Wednesday, boating and fishing on the Chicago River is no riskier than doing so on other local waterways. Source: WBEZ (10/26)


Colombia-US FTA reinstates entry tariff for Canadian, Mexican travelers
-------------------------------------------------
Canadian, Mexican, and certain Caribbean travelers entering the United States by sea or air must now pay a $5.50 tax after the recently ratified Colombia-US free trade agreement removed exemption from the tariff. Source: Colombia Reports (10/25)


Pennsylvania DEP sponsors state of the lakes ecosystem conference in Erie
-------------------------------------------------
Top researchers and decision-makers from government, industry, academia and environmental groups will meet Oct. 26 and 27 at the ninth State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference (SOLEC) at the Erie Sheraton Hotel on the West Bayfront Parkway. Source: PR Newswire (10/25)


Did you miss a day of Daily News? Remember to use our searchable story archive at http://www.great-lakes.net/news/inthenews.html
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.great-lakes.net/lists/dailynews/attachments/20111027/e98085e2/attachment.html