[dailynews] April 12, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: April 12, 2012
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Judge limits Appleton Papers' PCB liability
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That apparently means Appleton Papers, which holds controlling interest in the company doing the cleanup, can't be forced to speed up operations, which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the state Department of Natural Resources want it to do. Source: Green Bay Press Gazette (4/12)


$880K in grants will protect Great Lakes coasts
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The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has awarded 22 grants totaling about $880,000 for projects designed to protect the state's Great Lakes coasts. Source: Detroit Free Press (4/12)


COMMENTARY: Great Lakes tell own tales of loss
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Right here in our own backyard exists the largest repository of shipwrecks per surface square mile of any body of water in the world. More important, unlike the Titanic, most of these shipwrecks are preserved in the cold, fresh water of our lakes. Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer (4/12)


Lake Huron's ecosystem continues to change
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The food web in Lake Huron has undergone a drastic change in recent years and the major reason for this can be directly attributed to invasive species. Source: Owen Sound Sun Times (4/12)


Federal transportation funding goes to the heart of Rep. Bill Huizenga's problems with Washington
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The different philosophy on transportation funding can be seen with the $6 billion to $7 billion Harbor Maintenance Fund, Huizenga said. In the past, that fund has been raided to cover the general budget deficit and not enough funds remained for needed Great Lakes annual dredging projects, he said. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (4/11)


EPA to host public Kalamazoo River oil spill meeting next week
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There will be presentations from EPA Incident Commander Ralph Dollhopf; EPA Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman; Jim Rutherford, director of the Calhoun County Health Department; and representatives from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. Source: Kalamazoo Gazette (4/11)


Chicago barrier keeping Asian carp from Great Lakes
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There is no indication any sizeable population of the fish has breached the barrier, said John Goss, director of the White House Council on Environmental Quality's Asian Carp. Source: Green Bay Press Gazette (4/11)


NY county committee rejects wind power agreement
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The committee recommended a resolution opposing an agreement between 10 federal agencies and several states - including New York - that would make it easier to put wind turbines in Lake Ontario and other Great Lakes. Source: Watertown Daily Times (4/11)


Demand for coal and iron ore to boost cargo growth for Seaway in 2012
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St. Lawrence Seaway officials are predicting a 3% increase in traffic on the waterway to 38.6 million tonnes in 2012, thanks to buoyant foreign demand for iron ore and coal. This would follow a 2.5% increase in 2011 to 37.5 million tonnes. Source: Canadia Transportation & Logistics (4/11)


EDITORIAL: Rescuing Niagara
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Give Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and the State Legislature credit for taking to heart criticism of the upkeep of Niagara Falls State Park. Source: Buffalo News (4/10)


Ohio volunteer group studies Lake Erie shipwrecks
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The Maritime Archaeological Survey Team, or MAST, is a nonprofit group of volunteers who study and document Lake Erie shipwrecks. Source: CantonRep.com (4/10)


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