[dailynews] January 5, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: January 5, 2012
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NRC issues violation notice to Palisades nuclear power plant
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The plant had five unplanned shutdowns last year. Four of those were unplanned reactor shutdowns. The fifth was a problem with the plant's water pumps that did not affect the reactor. Source: Michigan Radio (1/5)


4 area beaches may be removed from Wisconsin 'impaired waters' list
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Four area Lake Michigan beaches may be off the state's proposed biennial "impaired waters" list, but phosphorus problems are causing two other bodies of water to be newly listed. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (1/5)


Windstream Energy selects Siemens turbine for its Wolfe Island Shoals offshore wind project
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Siemens Canada Limited has signed an agreement with Windstream Wolfe Island Shoals Inc. to supply up to 130 turbines for its 300 MW offshore wind power project on Lake Ontario, the first of its kind in Canada. Source: Daily Commercial News and Construction Record (1/5)


Water levels rising
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Water levels in the Lakes Michigan-Huron basin are up from last year but remain about 9 inches below the historic average. Source: The Times Herald (1/5)


Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District nearing completion on report for Lake Huron projects
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An official with the Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District said the group is in the "95 percent" stage on a report looking at possible projects in the Lake Huron region. Project Manager Jeff Follett said the report should be completed by February. Source: MLive.com (1/4)


EDITORIAL: Root for S.S. Badger conversion
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The EPA should give university researchers enough time to determine the feasibility and cost of converting the S.S. Badger to natural gas. Source: Wisconsin State Journal (1/3)


Mercury pollution reduction standards protect children's health and the Great Lakes
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On December 21st, the U.S. EPA announced the first-ever national standards to reduce mercury, arsenic, cadmium and other toxic air pollutants from coal plants by requiring installation of modern pollution control equipment. Source: The Huffington Post (1/3)


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