[dailynews] January 13, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: January 13, 2012
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IJC may release water regulation plan next week
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A new regulation plan to control water levels on the St. Lawrence River and 
Lake Ontario may come into sharper focus next week. Source: Watertown Daily 
Times (1/13)


Will latest effort to reorganize Michigan DNR lead to improvements?
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To make the reorganization of the Michigan DNR work will take cooperation, 
leadership, and commitment on a scale not seen before. Source: The Grand 
Rapids Press (1/13)


Superior shares in Wisconsin harbor grants
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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has approved grants totaling 6.8 million 
dollars for three harbor projects in the state including at the Hallett Dock 
in Superior. Source: KDAL - Duluth, MN (1/13)


Dollars continue to flow for Asian carp control
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Federal and state officials say that Asian carp control efforts in the Great 
Lakes will continue this year with congressional commitments to maintain 
funding similar to the previous fiscal year. Source: The Northwest Indiana 
Times (1/12)


Dow Chemical Co. ranked second-largest toxic waste producer in the nation
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A new report by the Environmental Protection Agency shows that Dow Chemical 
Company, based in Midland, Mich., produced more than 600 million pounds of 
toxic chemical waste in the reporting year 2010. Source: Michigan Radio 
(1/12)


Sleeping Bear Dunes National lakeshore gets $1.3 million US grant to build 
hike-bike trail
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore has received a $1.3 million federal 
transportation grant to continue work on a 27-mile hike-and-bike trail. 
Source: The Republic (1/12)


Protestors rally against hydrofracking
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As New York State moves closer to announcing rules on how it plans to move 
forward with hydrofracking, members of Occupy Rochester and others around 
the state protested against the practice. Source: Rochester Homepage (1/12)


Lansing utility says it's too early to comment on proposal to raise 
renewable energy goal in Michigan
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It may be too early to react to the new proposal to raise Michigan's 
renewable energy standards to 25 percent by the year 2025, state utility 
representatives say. Source: MLive.com (1/12)


Air lubrication a possibility for Great Lakes ships
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A new idea in the Great Lakes shipping industry could increase fuel 
efficiency by 5 percent to 20 percent. Source: Great Lakes Echo (1/11)


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