[dailynews] February 23, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: February 23, 2012
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Feds plan to spend $51.5 million in 2012 on protecting Great Lakes from 
destructive Asian carp
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The Obama administration plans to spend $51.5 million this year in its 
continuing battle to protect the Great Lakes from destructive Asian carp. 
Source: The Washington Post (2/23)


New York professor, pollution institute study plastic in the Great Lakes 
from on board sailing vessel
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A study on plastic pollution in the Great Lakes will not only look at the 
amount of plastic present in the water, but also the amount of plastic the 
fish are eating. Source: Great Lakes Echo (2/23)


Austin Lake assessments approved, improvement project may begin this year
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Work could begin in May on an aeration and bioaugmentation project designed 
to reduce the muck-sediment levels of Austin Lake in Kalamazoo County, Mich. 
Source: The Kalamazoo Gazette (2/23)


W. Pa. residents say water ruined, state says no
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At least 10 households in western Pennsylvania fear their drinking water has 
been ruined by natural gas drilling. The Department of Environmental 
Protection tested the water of those who complained and found no evidence 
that oil or gas drilling caused problems. Source: CBS News (2/23)


Erie's mild winter affects beaches, plants and animals
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Normally, Lake Erie would be frozen out to the break walls right now, but 
not this year. This mild winter doesn't just mean idle shovels and 
lackluster skiing, it will reverberate throughout the natural world at least 
through the summer. Source: Erie Times-News (2/23)


Minn. DNR: Moose numbers still falling, hunting season in question
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Minnesota's moose population is still falling, the Department of Natural 
Resources announced today, and the situation is dire enough to prompt the 
agency to consider whether or not to have a hunting season at all this fall. 
Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press (2/23)


Michigan DNR OK with Alabama rig
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The controversial Alabama fishing rig, which lets anglers use six jigs or 
similar lures on a single rod, passes muster under Michigan's fishing rules, 
the Department of Natural Resources has decided. Source: Detroit Free Press 
(2/23)


Plan to dredge Kalamazoo Lake for steamship has Douglas residents worried 
about pollution
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An emergency dredging permit was requested to allow for towing of a century 
old steamship through Kalamazoo Lake in Douglas, Mich. Residents are 
concerned about carcinogens, like PCBs and arsenic, being deposited on land 
if the dredging goes forward. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (2/22)

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