[dailynews] January 26, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: January 26, 2012
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Detroit River cleanup sees progress, hurdles
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As wonderful as the fish spawning, watershed protection, and cleanup projects in the Detroit River have been, a true dent cannot be made until the biggest polluters clean up their act. Source: The Windsor Star (1/26)


Minnesota DNR details wolf hunting plan
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Up to 6,000 Minnesotans may get the chance to hunt and trap wolves later this year under a plan unveiled Wednesday by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Source: Duluth News Tribune (1/26)


Eastlake, Cleveland power plants among 4 FirstEnergy Corp. plans to close in Ohio
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FirstEnergy Corp. plans to shut down six older coal-fired power plants, including four in Ohio, by Sept. 1 because they will not meet new federal air pollution standards. Source: The Plain Dealer (1/26)


Great Lakes scientists educate communities; put research to work
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At the Lake Superior Estuarine Research Reserve, scientists study the usual Great Lakes issues - invasive species, pollution, habitat loss, and climate change. This research is then taken directly to the community, addressing local issues. Source: Great Lakes Echo (1/26)


Great Lakes coastal wetlands focus of big grant to CMU
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With a $10 million federal grant, a team led by members from Central Michigan University works to protect vital geographic areas that serve as nature's filter in maintaining water quality in the Great Lakes. Source: WNEM - Saginaw, MI (1/26)


Public gets update on Sheboygan River dredging
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Nearly 200 people jammed into a theater on Wednesday night to hear details on the Sheboygan River dredging project, which if finished by fall, will take it off the list as one of the most polluted rivers in the Great Lakes region. Source: Sheboygan Press (1/26)


Questions swirl over Ontario offshore wind power generation projects
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Recent news reports about the Windstream Wolfe Island Shoals offshore wind project in Lake Ontario have spurred concerns from the province's Progressive Conservative energy critic. Source: Daily Commercial News (1/26)


EDITORIAL: Water monitoring system needs federal help
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The Port Huron to Erie Drinking Water Monitoring System protects a waterway that is shared by the United States and Canada.  Keeping it operational ought to be a federal responsibility. Source: The Times Herald (1/26)


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