[dailynews] March 28, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: March 28, 2012
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Coal-fired power plan left out of NY state budget
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A proposal that would have called on the New York Power Authority to buy the electricity generated by Western New York's struggling coal-fired power plants failed to make it into the state budget. Source: Buffalo News (3/28)


BP seeks leases to drill gas wells on 84,000 acres in Trumbull County, OH
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After the leases are signed, BP would probably use seismic testing or look at other geologic data to determine how rich the shale is in gas and other more valuable hydrocarbons. Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer (3/28)


EPA sets standards for power plants
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For the first time, federal environmental regulators are setting power plant standards designed to tackle emissions from fossil fuels linked with global warming. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/28)


Report: Projects to control Great Lakes unlikely
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Experts from the U.S. and Canada say people in the Great Lakes region should not expect any large-scale engineering projects to control water levels in the foreseeable future. Source: Wall Street Journal (3/28)


Revised OH bill halves amount of lake water for withdrawal
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Gov. John Kasich's administration appears to be generally on board with a new bill rewriting standards for water withdrawals from the Lake Erie watershed. Source: Toledo Blade (3/28)


NOAA upgrades its maritime operations in Muskegon with nearly $1 million investment
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The vessel maintenance and operation building and its equipment is going through nearly a $1 million upgrade and will become NOAA's national showcase for its Green Ship initiative. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (3/28)


COMMENTARY: Sarnia wise to pursue harbour purchase
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Although venturing into unchartered waters, Sarnia council was prudent Monday in voting unanimously to continue negotiations with Transport Canada to acquire Sarnia Harbour. Source: Sarnia Observer (3/27)


Great Lakes residents clash over water levels
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Complaints that levels are too high or too low are longstanding, but the debate is growing louder as a warming climate raises the specter of more dramatic changes. Source: Bloomberg Businessweek (3/27)


Waukesha responds to Lake Michigan mayors' water application questions
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The Waukesha Water Utility responded to a letter from mayors in Milwaukee, Oak Creek and Racine that took city officials by surprise as Waukesha's looking to negotiate a deal to purchase Lake Michigan water from the three communities. Source: Oak Creek Patch (3/27)


NY Mohawk fights to get toxic GM landfill moved away from tribal lands on St. Lawrence River
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PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls - considered probable carcinogens - are the main contaminant, dumped as sludge after use as electrical equipment coolants. Source: Washington Post (3/26)


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