[dailynews] January 25, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: January 25, 2012
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Endangered no more: Michigan Department of Natural Resources delists wolves, 
again
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On Friday, Jan. 27, wolves in the western Great Lakes region will be removed 
from the federal endangered species list. But this isn't wolves' first 
flirtation with delisting. Source: Petoskey News-Review (1/25)


Feds exploring plans to bury nuclear waste in Ontario
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A proposal to bury nuclear waste in Eastern Ontario is taking an exploratory 
step ahead, while a plan to entomb radioactive rubbish near Lake Huron also 
advanced Tuesday. Source: The Montreal Gazette (1/24)


Committee endorses bill to ease mine's creation
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An Assembly committee recommended changes to state mining laws Tuesday 
designed to make it easier for Gogebic Taconite to build a massive iron ore 
mine in northern Wisconsin. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1/24)


Algae growing under Lake Erie ice spur dead zones
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Great Lakes scientists have discovered there is a lot going on under the 
ice, including a high concentration of algae in Lake Erie during the winter. 
Source: Great Lakes Echo (1/24)


COMMENTARY: Fracking gets its own "Occupy" movement
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While most anti-fracking activists have been responding to harms already 
done, New York State's resistance has been waging a battle to keep harm at 
bay. Source: CBS News (1/23)


EDITORIAL: New plan for shorelines
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The western Lake Erie region from Detroit to Cleveland -- which includes the 
most populated but fragile stretch of Great Lakes shoreline -- would 
especially benefit from an updated and effective National Ocean Policy plan. 
Source: The Toledo Blade (1/23)


City lakes attract more airborne mercury than those further away
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A new USGS study proves that if you're an urban dweller, air and rain are 
far more likely to dump mercury into a lake near you. Source: Great Lakes 
Echo (1/23)


Invader nears gate to Lake Erie
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For those with a vested interest in keeping invasive fish and their trail of 
destruction from potentially ruining the fishery on the Maumee River and the 
$7 billion a year sport-fishing industry on the Great Lakes, the wolf is at 
the door. Source: The Toledo Blade (1/22)

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