[dailynews] March 26, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: March 26, 2012
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Michigan students hope rip current alert system invention will save lives
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A team of students at Williamston High School in Williamston, Mich., has been working on an invention that they hope will prevent drownings in the Great Lakes. Source: Detroit Free Press (3/25)


Lake levels are . up?
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The milder than usual winter has many thinking that we'll pay the price in the spring and summer with lower lake levels. Then again, maybe not. Source: CBS - Detroit (3/25)


Shipping growth expected on Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system
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The Great Lakes shipping season has begun and Canada's St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. predicts cargo shipments will increase 3% this year to 38.6 million tons. Source: Detroit Free Press (3/24)


Regional EPA chief touts Duluth redevelopment
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The regional director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was in Duluth on Thursday to find out what's working - and what isn't - to redevelop the city's brownfield sites and grow a green economy. Source: Duluth News Tribune (3/23)


Massive Lake Huron water pipeline moving forward
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The Karegnondi Water Authority (KWA) is planning to start construction on a pipeline that will carry Lake Huron water to areas around the I-69 corridor of Michigan's Thumb area. Source: Michigan Radio (3/23)


Water experts say it's time to clean Great Lakes
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Director of the Purdue Water Institute says that emerging technologies, new federal programs and global volunteer efforts are aiding in cleaner water, but there still is work to be done. Source: Indianapolis Star (3/23)


With gobies on the menu, snake species rebounds
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Gobies, a despised invasive fish, are helping the endangered Lake Erie water snake make a comeback - by being dinner. Source: The Windsor Stars (3/22)


Indiana's beach monitoring funding in jeopardy
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Federal dollars that exclusively fund the Indiana state program that monitors Lake Michigan beaches for contaminants such as E. coli could be lost to budget cuts. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (3/22)


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