[dailynews] March 20, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: March 20, 2012
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St. Lawrence County legislators mull IJC water plan
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St. Lawrence County legislators who heard a presentation Monday by the International Joint Commission were not ready to embrace the agency's latest proposal to regulate water levels in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. Source: Watertown Daily Times (3/20)


Wednesday meeting in Saugatuck on dunes development
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Saugatuck township agreed to change zoning so a billionaire developer could build a resort complex where the river meets Lake Michigan. Source: WMUK Radio (3/20)


Beachfront tug of war shaping up near Baha'i Temple
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There's some debate about whether the expanding lakeshore in front of Wilmette's Baha'i Temple is owned by the Baha'is or the state. Source: Chicago Tribune (3/20)


Plan to restore sauger population in progress
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State wildlife officials are working on a comeback for a popular sport fish that lived in Lake Erie 60 years ago. Source: Bucyrus Telegraph Forum (3/20)


Lakes need time to heal, but progress being made
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There's something peculiarly Midwestern about the successes realized in taking better care of the Great Lakes generally, and Saginaw Bay specifically. Source: Midland Daily News (3/19)


Salmon history casts shadow over fish's fate in Lake Michigan
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Managers of salmon in Lake Michigan must soon decide how many fish to put into the lake each year. Source: Interlochen Public Radio (3/19)


Tracking Lake Erie water snake in fight against invasive fish
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UC's Lauren Flick, a 19-year-old, triple-major senior, will present findings at an upcoming regional conference on the first-ever use of a surgically implanted device to record the habits of snakes in their natural environment. Source: Science Daily (3/19)


Marinette Marine plans to hire hundreds
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Since 2004, the littoral combat ship program has resulted in the addition of thousands of jobs at Marinette and 700 suppliers in 43 states, including more than 120 Wisconsin companies. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/19)


EDITORIAL:  Toronto startup goes underwater with compressed air energy storage
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If land-based wind turbines are a bird's worst nightmare, it will be interesting to see how the fish in Lake Ontario react to giant underwater "accumulators" that will store compressed air to feed back into the electric grid. Source: Smart Grid News (3/19)


Bruce Power nuclear reactor shut down during restart
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The Unit 2 nuclear reactor at Bruce Power was shut down over the weekend because of a leak as it was being restarted after a refurbishment. Source: The Canadian Press (3/19)


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