[dailynews] March 12, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: March 12, 2012
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EPA urged not to exempt newer ships plying Great Lakes from ballast limits
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The National Park Service has joined environmental groups in urging the Environmental Protection Agency to require effluent limits for ballast water discharges for large ships built prior to January 2009 that ply the Great Lakes. Source: Bloomberg BNA (3/12)


Signs of a great time on the Great Lakes: New markers show way along water trails
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The Tip of the Thumb Heritage Water Trail now is fully marked for 122 miles of Lake Huron shoreline, helping paddlers find launch areas, camping spots, interest points, and lighthouses along the coast. Source: Detroit Free Press (3/11)


Resource managers to discuss Lake Michigan stocking policy
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In response to warnings from officials that a collapse of the fishery is still possible, resource managers will discuss Lake Michigan stocking policy on April 14 in Benton Harbor, Mich. Source: Midland Daily News (3/11)


Duluthians plan bike trip around Great Lakes
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Two University of Minnesota Duluth graduates start their "Big Water Bike" May 1 in Duluth. It will take them about 5,300 miles around all five of the Great Lakes. Source: Duluth News Tribune (3/11)


Sales of live Asian carp threaten Great Lakes, bring record fines: Outdoors Insider
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Utilizing Asian carp as a food fish or fertilizer is a wise use of the invasive species. The importation and sale of live Asian carp, however, is illegal and puts the Great Lakes at risk. Source: The Plain Dealer (3/10)


Tide is about to turn on Chicago's harbor space shortage
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When it opens in May, the new 31st Street Harbor will have room for 1,000 boats, instantly increasing the number of slips and moorings available in Chicago by 20 percent. Source: Chicago Tribune (3/10)


Cliffs predicts good times ahead for taconite industry
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Top officials of Ohio-based Cliffs Natural Resources held their annual community forum Thursday and said their three taconite plants will continue to churn out pellets at near record clips on the Iron Range with stable work forces and solid demand from steelmakers. Source: Duluth News Tribune (3/9)


Quinn welcomes lakeshore funding, defends cutting elsewhere
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Gov. Pat Quinn joined U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill, today to finalize an agreement that will allow Illinois to receive federal funding to help restore and protect the Lake Michigan shoreline. Source: Chicago Tribune (3/9)


24 speakers to discuss water quality at 2012 Saginaw Bay Watershed Conference on March 16
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Leaders and experts in environmental conservation will meet next week to discuss water quality restoration of the Saginaw Bay Watershed. Source: MLive.com (3/9)


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