[dailynews] April 5, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: April 5, 2012
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Ohio, Michigan officials join forces to fight Lake Erie algae
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Officials from Ohio, Michigan and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
met Wednesday to outline plans to work together to stop worsening toxic 
algae blooms on Lake Erie. Source: Bucyrus Telegraph Forum (4/5)


NOAA expanding western Michigan research lab
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's maritime operation in 
Muskegon, Mich., is about to take on a higher profile with an expansion of 
the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory on the Muskegon Channel. 
Source: The Times Herald (4/5)


Asian carp controversy: The view from Shanghai
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It turns out there are plenty of people in China who love Asian carp as a 
food item, and don't understand the Asian carp controversy currently taking 
place in the Great Lakes. Source: Minnesota Public Radio (4/5)


Michigan planning big shift on how coho salmon are stocked along Grand River
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Salmon fishing on the Grand River in Grand Rapids, Mich., could get a boost 
next year. That's when state fish managers propose to move ahead with a plan 
to reconfigure how they stock coho salmon there. Source: The Grand Rapids 
Press (4/5)


EDITORIAL: Let nature determine Great Lakes levels
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We should recognize the variations in lake levels as a natural phenomenon, 
not a "problem" in need of an engineering "fix." The inconveniences caused 
by changing lake levels are relatively minor compared to the cost of solving 
them. Source: The Holland Sentinel (4/5)


Report: Ohio unprepared for climate change
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Ohio is one of the least-prepared states in the nation in terms of its 
readiness to deal with climate-change induced water shortages and bad 
weather, according to a report from an environmental group. Source: The 
Columbus Dispatch (4/5)


Cycling tourists, rails-to-trails boost Michigan as two-wheeled vacation 
destination
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Booming bike tours means big business for Michigan, and it may keep getting 
bigger. Michigan is ranked No. 1 in the country for the largest rail-trail 
system with more than 2,400 miles of bike trails. Source: Bridge Magazine 
(4/5)


Nuclear-waste dump proposal sparks protest in cottage country
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The battles lines are drawn in Saugeen Shores, Ont., over the contentious 
issue of whether this Lake Huron tourist community should be the site of 
Canada's first underground repository for high-level nuclear waste. Source: 
The Record (4/4)


EDITORIAL: Live with Great Lakes water levels, at least for now
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The most recent study of Great Lakes water levels offers little solace to 
those who suffer from receding levels in the Lake Michigan-Huron basin, 
particularly those along Georgian Bay. Source: Detroit Free Press (4/3)


EDITORIAL: Testing the winds
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Winds of the Great Lakes represent tremendous potential for powering 
millions of Michigan homes and businesses far into the future. But it is a 
resource that must be developed carefully in order to ensure safe and 
environmentally sound energy. Source: Battle Creek Enquirer (4/3)

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