[dailynews] April 24, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: April 24, 2012
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Legislation in Congress could mean more money for Great Lakes dredging
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Great Lakes shipping officials hope a recent vote by the U.S. House of 
Representatives leads to substantial increases in funding for dredging at 
Great Lakes ports. Source: Duluth News Tribune (4/24)


70 mystery barrels to be lifted from Lake Superior this summer
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Almost two decades after nine U.S. Department of Defense mystery barrels 
were recovered from Lake Superior, 10 times that number will be pulled up 
this summer. The recovery operation will also sample lake water and sediment 
next to the barrels. Source: Superior Telegram (4/24)


COMMENTARY: Protecting the Great Lakes an ongoing task
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Whether you depend on the Great Lakes for employment, drinking water, 
recreation or all of the above and more, the preservation of these natural 
jewels is among our highest responsibilities. Source: Daily Press (4/24)


EDITORIAL: Wind on water worth pursuing
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Renewed interest in harnessing the wind on the Great Lakes is so intriguing 
and welcome. The lakes are home to an enormous supply of wind. And if placed 
far enough offshore, turbines would be practically - if not literally - 
invisible to the public. Source: Wisconsin State Journal (4/24)


Thousands of fish die in Rocky River in Cleveland Metroparks
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Tens of thousands of fish of all sizes and species have died in the East 
Branch of the Rocky River in the Cleveland Metroparks since Sunday 
afternoon, bringing crews from several Ohio agencies to investigate for 
toxic pollutants, test river waters and document the range of the fish kill. 
Source: The Plain Dealer (4/23)


Conservancy group acquires large Door County parcel
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In the largest land conservation deal in Door County, Wis., since state 
expansion of Newport State Park in 1967, the Door County Land Trust 
purchased 483 acres within a pristine natural area near Lake Michigan for 
$1.2 million from several private landowners. Source: Milwaukee Journal 
Sentinel (4/23)


Corps expands list of options for stopping carp
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has added three options to list of possible 
measures for preventing Asian carp and other invasive species from migrating 
between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds. Source: Associated 
Press (4/23)


EDITORIAL: Managing oil spills
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Two years ago, a spill from an oil pipeline in Michigan fouled waterways and 
transformed the quiet town of Marshall into a restricted area with a 
military presence. Cities such as Toledo, Ohio, which has a large network of 
underground pipes near Lake Erie, should heed the lessons of the spill. 
Source: The Toledo Blade (4/23)


Cut salmon stocking to prevent something shocking
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Based on a Lake Michigan stakeholders meeting in Benton Harbor, Mich., a lot 
of anglers, including some charter boat captains, would support an end - or 
major reduction - to stocking Chinook salmon in Lake Michigan, in an effort 
to prevent the kind of collapse that happened in Lake Huron. Source: Detroit 
Free Press (4/22)

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