[dailynews] SPAM:December 7, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: December 7, 2011
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6 things to expect in new Canada-U.S. border deal
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Canada and the U.S. are expected to announce a new agreement Wednesday to 
ease border congestion and better co-ordinate security between the two 
countries. The agreement deals with three dozen or so elements of trade and 
security policy, but the finer points of how the measures will be 
implemented will be worked out over the next 12 to 18 months. Source: CBC 
News (12/7)


Who will foot bill for cleaner water?
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The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is still working to figure out who 
will be required to take potentially expensive steps to reduce pollution 
caused by fertilizer, manure and sewage that wash into area waterways. 
Source: The Columbus Dispatch (12/7)


Anti-mining rally targets Duluth Chamber
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Protesters who say capitalism has run amok and others who say northern 
Minnesota's environment might be headed in the same direction joined in a 
rally in Duluth on Tuesday against the proposed PolyMet copper mine. Source: 
Duluth News Tribune (12/7)


EDITORIAL: Stuck in neutral
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Climate change affects many elements of Great Lakes life, from fishing and 
boating to public health, and domestic and international climate accords can 
promote these activities. Source: The Toledo Blade (12/7)


Green buffers keep birds from fouling beaches
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Studies by conservationists in Wisconsin have shown that beach landscaping 
not only filters and cleans runoff heading toward our lakes, but also deters 
birds that harbor potential pathogens. Source: Great Lakes Echo (12/7)


EDITORIAL: Another invasive species is lurking
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In addition to precaution by seagoing ships, people will now have to be 
careful about where they get their firewood -- the invasive emerald ash 
borer is edging closer to Northwestern Ontario forests. Source: The 
Chronicle-Journal (12/7)


Waving goodbye to coal - looking to Great Lakes swells for electricity
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Great Lakes waves drive surfboards, kayaks and swimmers, and now they may 
soon power your computer, television and lights. Source: Great Lakes Echo 
(12/6)


NWI Quality of Life Council touts partnerships good for the environment
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Environmentalists and municipal leaders from around Northwest Indiana 
gathered on Friday to hear how cooperative efforts have resulted in cleaner 
water quality in the region. Source: Chesterton Tribune (12/6)


Invasive species wreaking havoc with salmon fishing in Lake Huron
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As invasive species turn Lake Huron's food web on its head, the Michigan 
Department of Natural Resources is cutting its salmon stocking efforts by 
more than 50 percent. Source: Midland Daily News (12/5)


Removing Newburg dam would let river flow free
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Ozaukee County, Wisc., has offered to spend up to $650,000 in federal grant 
money to remove the dam on the Milwaukee River in 2012 and restore the 
natural riverbed. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (12/3)


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