[dailynews] March 19, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: March 19, 2012
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Lock in Minneapolis touted as potential Asian carp blocker
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Federal and state leaders have highlighted the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam in downtown Minneapolis as a crucial barrier for stopping the advance of Asian carp up the Mississippi River. Source: Green Bay Press Gazette (3/19)


Vanished shipwreck's secret revealed
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More than a century after its sinking and with the use of sophisticated equipment, researchers recently determined that the Lockwood never moved, it simply sank again. Source: Toledo Blade (3/19)


Leaping Asian carp threaten Iowa Great Lakes
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Community leaders are scrambling to install an electric barrier to stop the Asian silver carp from swimming up the Little Sioux River and into a small creek connected to Lower Gar Lake, the southernmost of the chain of glacial lakes. Source: Des Moines Register (3/19)


EDITORIAL: Wrong Lake Erie usage bill, wrong sponsor
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The Nature Conservancy, the Ohio Environmental Council and other watchdog groups oppose the legislation because they say it would violate the Great Lakes Compact. Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer (3/18)


Vermilion harbor looks to dredge up support
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"We're way overdue, but the problem generally is that by the time the (Army) Corps of Engineers gets through dredging commercial harbors, which come first, there's usually no money left over to tackle recreational harbors like Vermilion," said Bill McCarthy, Vermilion's port operations manager. Source: Chronicle Telegram (3/18)


WI legislature lets wind turbine placement rules stand
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After lobbying by wind energy developers, supporters and utilities, the Republican-controlled Legislature decided not to throw out rules governing how far wind turbines should be placed from homes. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/18)


Coast Guard sets ballast cleansing requirements
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Oceangoing cargo ships will be required to zap their ballast water with ultraviolet light, chemicals or other treatments before dumping it in U.S. waters under a regulation the Coast Guard announced Friday to prevent species invasions that damage the environment. Source: Sault Evening News (3/18)


Ohio lawmakers trying again on Lake Erie regulations
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Gov. John Kasich once again is weighing the consequences of a controversial regulatory program to monitor water withdrawals from the Lake Erie watershed. Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer (3/18)


Minnesota DNR re-evaluates Lake Superior rainbow stocking
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The question is whether the Department of Natural Resources can continue to spend more than a half-million dollars a year to operate a hatchery that provides fish for about 2,000 anglers, according to DNR estimates. Source: Duluth News Tribune (3/18)


The Port of Hamilton: a $6-billion economic machine hits 100
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When the first ship sails into Hamilton Harbour at the end of this month, it will mark the 100th anniversary of the city's port. Source: Hamilton Spectator (3/17)


COMMENTARY: Chinese fish for meaning in U.S. carp rampage
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Outside of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins, news of this carp-control strategy barely registered with the U.S. public. But on March 6, it hit China and, like a jazz trio riffing for an hour on just a few notes, microbloggers took to the minor news topic with gusto. Source: Bloomberg (3/15)


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