[dailynews] April 19, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: April 19, 2012
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EPA orders controls on 'fracking' pollution
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Top officials of the Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that the new regulations would ensure that pollution is controlled without slowing production of natural gas. Source: Buffalo News (4/19)


Algoma Central: a journey into deep value territory
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For investors, obscurity may be the greatest virtue of this little known company that mostly makes money schlepping iron ore, salt and wheat around the Great Lakes. Source: Globe and Mail (4/19)


NY Sea Grant partners with Great Lakes consortium
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New York Sea Grant Extension at Cornell and the Great Lakes Research Consortium (GLRC) are partnering to broaden their outreach and resources to the consortium's 18 colleges and universities in New York and nine affiliate campuses in Ontario, Canada. Source: R&D Magazine (4/19)


Indiana DNR to dedicate sea lamprey barrier in Michigan City
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The barrier allows game fish to jump over it to reach their spawning areas, but stops the sea lampreys because they can't jump. The barrier also will include a passage that allows desirable fish through. Source: Detroit News (4/19)


Groundbreaking set for fishing platform in Erie's Liberty Park
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The Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority said the platform will increase public access along the bayfront with 300 feet of water's edge access. Source: Erie Times-News (4/19)


Speaker to urge stronger water protections
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Jim Olson, who practices law in northern Michigan, believes that threats to the Great Lakes and other waterways necessitate new state laws to protect them from commercial exploitation and pollution. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (4/18)


DFO's Ashfield advances Canada's fisheries issues in Washington
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"I also spoke with my American counterparts about aquatic invasive species, particularly Asian carp...Both Canada and the U.S. recognize the potential impact this species could have on important commercial and recreational fisheries. I want to recognize the United States' leadership and work on this matter and thank them for their partnership." Source: Wall Street Journal (4/18)


Hands off the life rings, please
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Life rings hang at every public pier along Michigan's west coast. This year, Ottawa County Sheriff's Office put the life rings out at Holland State Park as soon as the weather warmed up. Already two have disappeared. Source: Holland Sentinel (4/18)


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