[dailynews] December 5, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: December 5, 2011
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NY sets hearings on water use regulations
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New York regulators are holding public hearings this month on new permit rules for withdrawals of large amounts of water. Source: Wall Street Journal (12/5)


Great Lakes safer after Purdue studies data
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A new method of visualizing data developed by Purdue University is helping the Coast Guard reduce deaths on the Great Lakes. Source: Journal & Courier (12/5)


Great Lakes islands have unique wildlife, landscape and environmental challenges
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Kraus, manager of conservation science and planning at the Nature Conservancy of Canada, worked on a report called Islands of Life, which measured the biodiversity of Great Lakes islands and the things that threaten it. Source: Great Lakes Echo (12/5)


Company hopes to convert carferry from coal to gas
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Facing a one-year time limit to stop dumping waste ash into Lake Michigan, operators of the nation's only remaining coal-powered steamship are pinning their hopes on an engineering project that could turn the vessel from a technological dinosaur into an innovator. Source: Wall Street Journal (12/4)


Clarkson faculty delivers report on St. Lawrence River
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A report on the environmental status of the international section of the St. Lawrence River was delivered recently by Michael R. Twiss, director of Clarkson University's Great Rivers Center. Source: Watertown Daily Times (12/4)


Reverse effect: Jeanne Gang on the Chicago River
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Reverse Effect, Jeanne Gang's new book, is a prescription for the healthful future of Chicago and the region's waterways, and an effective way to marry growth with stewardship. Source: Gapers Block (12/4)


Real battle for Lake Erie just beginning
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The efforts to save our lake will be a real battle, with issues being fought on many fronts. The battles are being fought in Ohio's legislature and in Congress. Source: The Columbus Dispatch (12/3)


Michigan plans cut in Lake Huron salmon stocking
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Michigan officials said Friday they will reduce stocking of Chinook salmon in Lake Huron by more than 50 percent next year, acknowledging the lake no longer can support large numbers of the popular sport fish because of food web changes linked to invasive foreign mussels. Source: Wall Street Journal (12/2)


Regulators will allow Ohio nuclear plant to reopen, say cracks found in concrete not a danger
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Federal regulators will allow an Ohio nuclear reactor to reopen after being satisfied that cracks discovered in concrete at the plant don't pose a safety concern. Source: The Washington Post (12/2)


Environmental Commissioner of Ontario warns of chronic underfunding to Great Lakes and risks of fracking
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On Tuesday, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario (ECO) Gord Miller released his 2010/11 annual report entitled Engaging Solutions. The ECO report begins by framing the discussion with commons and public trust principles and examines pressing issues including threats to the Great Lakes and the emerging issue of hydraulic fracturing or fracking in Ontario. Source: Rabble.ca (12/2)


Ohio's compromise to law that would've gutted the region's water compact
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It appears Ohio - the state that only months ago came within hours of unraveling the crucial 2008 regional compact for safeguarding Great Lakes water - will likely implement the agreement without making unreasonable concessions to industry lobbyists. Source: Great Lakes Echo (11/29)


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