[dailynews] November 3, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: November 3, 2011
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County sees progress in water care
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Through the years, St. Clair County has gotten its share of criticism for failing to be a good water quality steward. Port Huron's sewer overflows into the St. Clair River were a leading source. But the city's sewer separation project has made progress in reducing those spills Source: The Times Herald (11/3)


State: Water permits not legal
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hio Attorney General Mike DeWine has ruled that permits granted to the City of Warren and Patriot Water Treatment to process brine from gas and oil wells were not issued legally. Source: Trib Today (11/2)


Pilot project seeks uses for dredge soil from Twin Ports
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A pilot project testing the use of materials dredged from shipping channels to treat alkaline storm water at the former Atlas Cement site near Morgan Park could lead to new markets for the material, extending the life of Erie Pier. Source: Duluth News Tribune (11/2)


Officials study effects of Lake Michigan ash spill
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Decades-old coal ash hurled from the grounds of a Wisconsin power plant into Lake Michigan during a landslide this week probably doesn't pose a significant environmental risk, experts said Wednesday. Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (11/2)


Crews give coho, Chinook a hand to spawn success
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A group of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources employees worked quickly this week to scoop up coho salmon at the Root River Steelhead Facility, siphon eggs and sperm and mix the two together in plastic buckets destined for a fish hatchery. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (11/2)


Environmentalists discuss health of Huron River at Ypsilanti conference
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Government officials, researchers, environmental organizations and students from all over Michigan are convening at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti today to discuss the health of the Huron River. Source: Annarbor.com (11/2)


Officials say proposed ballast water regulation could shut down Port of Oswego, St. Lawrence Seaway
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The federal Environmental Protection Agency is set to issue regulations on ballast water release from ships by the end of this month. Collister Johnson Jr., administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corp., said the U.S. Coast Guard will follow with its regulations soon after. He is hoping these new regulations will show New York state that its regulations are off base. Source: Syracuse.com (11/2)


Nutrient management key to reducing dissolved phosphorus in lakes
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Farmers and other key stakeholders successfully reduced total phosphorus going into Lake Erie over the past 50 years, but must revaluate nutrient management practices to more effectively manage dissolved phosphorus in those same bodies of water, according to one Ohio State University Extension expert. Source: Dairy Herd Network (11/1)


Back from the brink of extinction: habitat map for the Lake Erie watersnake
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On August 16, 2011 the Lake Erie watersnake became only the 23rd species to ever be removed, or "de-listed," from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's list of endangered and threatened wildlife. Source: Quest (11/1)


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