[dailynews] November 15, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: November 15, 2011
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Weaker ballast water standard and badger exemption expected to win house approval
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The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass legislation today that would establish a national standard for ballast water discharges by oceangoing vessels in the Great Lakes and block states from setting their own tougher standards. Source: Interlochen Public Radio (11/15)


Editorial: The real objection: Oceana planners need to own up to reasons behind offshore wind ban
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The Oceana County Planning Commission opposes construction of a wind farm in Lake Michigan and is continuing its opposition just in case the Scandia Wind LLC plan resurfaces. Source: MLive.com (11/15)


Planning board's review of wind ordinance questioned by some
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The Huron County Planning Commission's review of the county's wind ordinance was not satisfactory to all Huron County Board of Commissioners members. Source: Huron Daily Tribune (11/15)


Environmental status report on St. Lawrence River presented by Clarkson prof in Erie, Penn.
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Great Rivers Center at Clarkson University Director Michael Twiss co-authored a joint report on the environmental status of the St. Lawrence River for presentation at the recent State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference meeting in Erie, Pa Source: North Country Now (11/15)


Mayor Frank Jackson tries to change history with lakefront plan
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The development of Cleveland's lakefront is a century-old story of piecemeal action and broken promises, but Mayor Frank Jackson thinks he has strategy that could put all that in the past. Source: cleveland.com (11/15)


Canada's drinking water still at risk, report finds
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More than a decade after the Walkerton disaster, much of Canada's tap water remains at risk from contamination despite initial progress in front-line monitoring and treatment, a new report concludes. Source: CTV (11/15)


Higgins: 2011 good year for Buffalo waterfront
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A New York state panel overseeing the revitalization of Buffalo's waterfront says 2011 was a year of good progress. Source: Wall Street Journal (11/15)


Great Lakes coal-shipping numbers down in October
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Less coal was shipped on the Great Lakes in October than the previous month and a year ago. Source: Duluth News Tribune (11/14)


We Energies says some coal-ash cleanup costs won't be passed along
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Once it was clear no one was injured when a bluff laden with coal ash collapsed into Lake Michigan at the Oak Creek power plant last month, attention turned to another issue: Who's going to pay to repair the mess? Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (11/13)


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