[dailynews] February 17, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: February 17, 2012
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MSU Institute of Water Research: Finding global water management solutions locally
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Water resource management problems may be global, but the Institute of Water Research at Michigan State University is helping to lead local efforts to preserve our water resources. Source: MLive.com (2/17)


Great Lakes foster different type of comeback
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Michigan shows the fastest job growth anywhere, and native lake trout are filling up the Great Lakes.  But another native, the slimy green algae called Cladophora, is making a big comeback. Source: The Times Herald (2/17)


Mining 4: Scientific perspectives
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife researchers predict how a strip mine might affect a pristine watershed in northern Wisconsin. Source: Milwaukee Public Radio (2/17)


Bay project removes wood from fish habitat
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After more than 100 years, work is beginning to remove tons of wood waste in a bay important for fish habitat on the St. Louis River. Source: Superior Telegram (2/17)


Indiana wetland is latest Asian carp battleground
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One of two likely routes for Asian carp to reach Lake Erie is Eagle Marsh, Ind.  The marsh is close enough to the  Maumee River that some consider it 'ground zero' in the fight to keep the carp out. Source: The Republic (2/16)


N. Minn. taconite plant to pay $240K pollution fine
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A taconite processing plant on the North Shore of Lake Superior will pay $240,000 in fines for violating air quality standards. Source: Minnesota Public Radio (2/16)


Wisconsin GOP senators split over mining bill
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Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate abruptly split Wednesday over competing legislation that would clear the way for a giant iron mine in Wisconsin's north woods. Source: CBS News (2/16)


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